Chilled - Status effect - ESO
The Chilled Status Effect: Instant damage. Applies Minor Maim and Minor Brittle to the enemy. Chilled can be applied by skills that deal frost damage, weapon enchants and sets.
Effect: Instant damage. Applies Minor Maim for 4 seconds, reducing target’s damage done. Also applies Minor Brittle increasing the critical damage done to the target. Note that a frost staff has to be on your active bar when Chilled is applied to proc Minor Brittle.
Related buffs and debuffs
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Minor Brittle | Increases Critical Damage taken by 10% |
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Minor Maim | Reduces damage done by 5% |
Armor sets that grant Chilled
Trial
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Every second cast of Force Shock will always apply the Burning, Concussion, and Chilled status effects. The Force Shock casts must be made within 5 seconds of each other for this effect to occur.
Dungeon
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(3 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(4 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(5 items) Summon a blizzard around you while you are Bracing, inflicting 496 Frost Damage every 1 second to enemies within 6 meters. This effect scales off your Max Health and has a 15% chance of inflicting the Chilled status effect.
(3 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(4 items) Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
(5 items) Summon a blizzard around you while you are Bracing, inflicting 496 Frost Damage every 1 second to enemies within 6 meters. This effect scales off your Max Health and has a 15% chance of inflicting the Chilled status effect.
PvP
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 1206 Maximum Health
(3 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(4 items) Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
(5 items) Stunning or immobilizing your enemy causes them to burst with frost magic, applying the Chilled status effect and dealing 13% of their total Physical and Spell Resistance as Frost Damage to themselves and enemies within 8 meters of them. This effect can occur once every 7 seconds, ignores Spell Resistance, and cannot be blocked.
(3 items) Adds 1487 Armor
(4 items) Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
(5 items) Stunning or immobilizing your enemy causes them to burst with frost magic, applying the Chilled status effect and dealing 13% of their total Physical and Spell Resistance as Frost Damage to themselves and enemies within 8 meters of them. This effect can occur once every 7 seconds, ignores Spell Resistance, and cannot be blocked.
Trial
Level 50 - CP 160

(2 items) Adds 103 Weapon and Spell Damage, Every second cast of Force Shock will always apply the Burning, Concussion, and Chilled status effects. The Force Shock casts must be made within 5 seconds of each other for this effect to occur.
Enchantments that grant Chilled
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Glyph of Frost | Frozen Weapon Enchantment |