Weakness to Frost (Morrowind)

For other uses, see Weakness to Frost.

"This effect decreases the target's resistance to damage from elemental frost."

―The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Construction Set^[src]

Weakness to Frost is a magic effect, ability, and a spell in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that is a member of the Destruction school of magic, governed by Willpower. Its base Magicka cost is 2.00 points.

Racial ability[]

Altmer – 25% weakness to frost

Creatures[]

The following creatures have this ability:

60% weakness to frost
- Blighted Shalks
- Diseased Shalks
- Flame Atronachs
- Shalks

Spells[]

The following spells consist of a Weakness to Frost effect. They may include additional effects. See articles for details.

Weakness to Frost Spells
Name	Type	Cost	Magnitude Min.	Magnitude Max.	Duration (sec.)	Range	Area (ft.)		Base ID
Dire Weakness to Frost	Spell	47	2	60	10	Target	0	✓	dire weakness to frost
Weakness to Frost – 25%	Ability	0	25	25	Constant	Self	0		weakness frost_25
Weakness to Frost – 60%	Ability	0	60	60	Constant	Self	0		weakness frost_60
Weakness to Frost	Spell	8	10	10	5	Target	0		weakness to frost

= Available for purchase from a spell merchant.

Merchants[]

The following spell merchants are purveyors of one or more spells consisting of a Weakness to Frost effect:

Weakness to Frost Merchants
Name	Faction	MS	Location	Spell(s)
Elynu Saren	Tribunal Temple	10	Suran: Temple	Dire Weakness to Frost
Eraamion	Mages Guild	10	Caldera: Mages Guild	Dire Weakness to Frost
Ervona Barys *	Imperial Legion	10	Ebonheart: Hawkmoth Legion Garrison	Dire Weakness to Frost
Estoril	Thieves Guild	10	Ald'ruhn: The Rat in the Pot	Dire Weakness to Frost
Laurina Maria ^TR	None	18	Mournhold: Royal Palace, Imperial Cult Services	Dire Weakness to Frost
Marayn Dren	Mages Guild	10	Balmora: Mages Guild	Dire Weakness to Frost
Mertisi Andavel	Telvanni	10	Tel Branora: Upper Tower	Dire Weakness to Frost
Urtiso Faryon	Telvanni	10	Sadrith Mora: Urtiso Faryon: Sorcerer	Dire Weakness to Frost

* This person's services are available to faction members of a sufficient rank only.

Items[]

The following items consist of a Weakness to Frost effect. They may include additional effects. See articles for details.

Apparel and jewelry[]

Enchanted Apparel and Jewelry
Item	Type	Magnitude Min.	Magnitude Max.	Duration (sec.)	Item ID
Whitewalker ^BM	Robe	5	10	Constant	BM_Nordic01_Robe_whitewalk

Potions and scrolls[]

Potions and Scrolls
Item	Type			Magnitude (Min.)	Magnitude (Max.)	Duration (sec.)	Area (ft.)	Item ID
Scroll of Frostbane	Scroll	0.20	112	10	20	30	0	sc_frostbane

Weapons[]

Weapon damage varies by attack type (chop, slash, or thrust). Refer to individual articles for detailed information.

Enchanted Weapons
Weapon	Type	Magnitude (Min.)	Magnitude (Max.)	Duration (sec.)	Item ID
Nordic Silver Battleaxe ^BM *	Axe 2H	100	100	10	BM_axe_Heartfang_Unique
Spear of the Snow Prince ^BM	Spear	10	10	10	steel spear snow prince

* There are three distinct weapons that are all named Nordic Silver Battleaxe. This unique version is received from Tharsten Heart-Fang during "Hircine's Hunt."

Trivia[]

The magnitude directly corresponds to a percent increase in Frost Damage subsequently inflicted (e.g. ten points is equal to +10% damage).
There is a one-second delay after casting a weakness effect before it is active. Therefore, if using a spell that simultaneously casts both weakness and damage effects, the weakness component will not be applied the first time it is cast.

Resistance[]

Weakness to Frost and Resist Frost are opposites, but equal. If they are present with the same magnitude, the two effects cancel (e.g. a person with ten points of resistance and ten points of weakness has no net effect). The magnitude of these effects can be subtracted from one another to determine a net magnitude. For example:

30 weakness - 10 resistance = net effect 20 weakness
40 resistance - 25 weakness = net effect 15 resistance

In Morrowind, immunity is synonymous with one hundred points of resistance, and Weakness to Frost functions as such. For example, inflicting twenty points of Weakness to Frost upon an immune creature such as an Ancestor Ghost results in eighty points of Resist Frost. A hundred points of weakness completely negates immunity.