Ice bomb
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The ice bomb is one of the auxillary weapons in Doom Eternal. Fired from the shoulder-mounted launcher of the Praetor suit, the ice bomb is a projectile that douses the target in "freezing gasses", causing a flash freeze. The frozen enemy is then left immobile and helpless, and shatters after enough damage has been inflicted upon them.[1] It is selected as an ammunition type versus the frag grenade via a toggle key or button (G by default on PC).
Tactical analysis[edit]
The ice bomb can be used to hold a target in place while you attack them, keep a dangerous enemy from fighting back, or to make a quick escape when surrounded. It is strongly recommended when fighting whiplashes due to their fast movements, and it can be used to hold a pinky or spectre in place while you attack its vulnerable rear side. Spectres and whiplash spectres that have been frozen can be targeted with the rocket launcher's Lock-On Burst mod.
Enemies frozen by an ice bomb cannot be glory killed; instead, they shatter once enough damage has been inflicted on them. It also has no effect on demons that are possessed by a spirit or have been buffed by a screecher, but will freeze enemies that are under the influence of a buff totem.
In The Ancient Gods, Part Two and Horde Mode, frozen enemies will drop additional health bonuses when they are struck with the Sentinel Hammer.
The ice bomb has a cooldown of 45 seconds, or 35 seconds with the Faster Cooldown Praetor Suit upgrade.
| Enemy | Seconds | Seconds (Upgraded) |
|---|---|---|
| Fodder/Ambient, except for the riot soldier | 4 | 6 |
| Riot soldier | 3 | 3? |
| Pinky, spectre, revenant, whiplash, cacodemon, Hell knight, dread knight, and arachnotron | 2 | 4 |
| Mancubus, pain elemental, arch-vile, and baron of Hell | 1.5 | 3 |
| Doom hunter (except in Doom Hunter Base) and tyrant | 1 | 2 |
Upgrades[edit]
The ice bomb can be upgraded by finding and spending Praetor suit points.
- Faster Ice Cooldown
- "Takes less time to cooldown [sic] after firing."
- Permafrost
- "Demons remain frozen for longer."
- Ice Drops
- "Damaging and killing frozen enemies will drop health."
- Frost Bite
- "Damage dealt against a frozen Demon is increased."
When using the Equipment Fiend rune, killing frozen enemies will reduce the ice bomb's cooldown time by three seconds up to four times per cooldown.
Trivia[edit]
- Airborne demons, like the pain elemental, can remain suspended above the ground, even when frozen. An exception to this is the lost soul, which is outright slain instead of freezing.
- Initially, the ice bomb was planned as a second mod of the plasma rifle before being replaced with the microwave beam.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ (24 October 2019). "The new ice bomb will let you freeze demons in place in DOOM Eternal." Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Lane, Jon (11 September 2020). "Nice catch.... the ice bomb was originally a plasma mod before becoming an equipment item." Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
| Weapons from Doom Eternal | |
|---|---|
| Primary weapons: | Ballista • BFG-9000 • Chaingun • Chainsaw • Combat shotgun • Crucible • Heavy cannon • Plasma rifle • Rocket launcher • Super shotgun • Unmaykr |
| DLC - TAGP2: | Sentinel Hammer |
| Side arms: | Doomblade • Equipment launcher • Flame belch • Frag grenade • Ice bomb |
| Abilities: | Blood punch • Dash |
| Unused: | Pistol |
| Progression: | Weapon modification • Weapon upgrade |
