Ice (element)

Ice (冷), also known as Cold, is a recurring element in the Final Fantasy series. It is one of the earliest elements introduced, and forms a trifecta with the elements of Fire and Lightning. It is the opposing element of Fire.

Equipment
Ice Equipment appears regularly through the series and includes many Weapons and Armor. A common weapon is Icebrand, a medium-level blade.

Spells
Ice has a complete set of tiered spells: Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga, and Blizzaja. The enemy spell Snowstorm also appears in some games.

Summons
Shiva is the earliest and most frequent summon of Ice, with her attack Diamond Dust. Cyclops and Mateus the Corrupt are summons of Ice in Ivalice.

Enemies
Enemies that have an affinity to ice usually dwell in snowfields and other cold areas. Amphibious creatures such as Toads tend to be weak against ice.

Final Fantasy IV
In the game's original SNES version, when the characters equip Ice or Fire resistant equipment, they inherently become weak to the opposite element. This is easy to negate for magic spells by equipping an opposing elemental armor (e.g. Ice Shield and Fire Armor). However, a character with the Protect Ring (has both Fire and Ice resistance) is weak to Fire and Ice-elemental physical attacks (however, no enemy uses physical elemental attacks so this isn't usually an issue). This is changed in the Advance version where characters are no longer weak against the opposing element. Flood is Water elemental in DS version.

Final Fantasy XI
In Final Fantasy XI, the Ice element is strong against Wind and weak to Fire. It is aligned with the attribute of Intelligence. The status ailment corresponding to Ice is Frost, and it drains HP and Agility from the target.

Final Fantasy XII
In Final Fantasy XII, Ice opposes the element of Lightning.

Kingdom Hearts
Ice is an element in the Kingdom Hearts series. The primary spells associated with it are Blizzard, Blizzara and Blizzaga. Diamond Dust utilizes the ice element and appears as a Keyblade in most games in the series and as a Command Style in Birth By Sleep.