Cold as Ice

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Walkthrough 3 Notes 4 Trivia

[edit] Overview

Summary

1. Speak to Sif when you are ready to face the Glacial Griffon.
2. Destroy the Glacial Griffon and prove your valor to Sif. Earn your song!
3. See Sif Shadowhunter for your reward.

Obtained from

Sif Shadowhunter in Sifhalla

Requirements

Anything You Can Do

Reward

• 500 Norn reputation points
• Skills

"I Am Unstoppable!"

• Perfect Salvage Kit

Dialogue

"[Difficulty: Master] [Solo Quest] Are you ready to tackle a worthy quest, <name>? In the highest icy reaches live the glacial griffons. They are deadly and prey mostly on wolves, bears, and other large game. I have spread wolf carcasses around the village to attract one of these beasts. Your task is simple: single-handedly slay a glacial griffon. Only then will your deeds be worthy of song; only then will your fame rise to the level of a true Norn."

Reward Dialogue

"What a welcome sight! I didn't expect you to return, <name>. At least, not in one piece. Slaying the glacial griffon is a deed worthy of many songs, starting with this one.

Hail! Hail! Witness the skill!

Body parts strewn, flesh from the kill

<name>, you are second to none

May your legend ring true from dusk 'til sun

Catchy, eh? Well... it's a work in progress."

[edit] Walkthrough

• The Glacial Griffon brings a combination of spirits that can shut down a wide variety of builds. Shadowsong shuts down attack-based characters, Dissonance shuts down casters, and Bloodsong does steady damage through protection skills. He also utilizes Pain. Spirits also have long range, and the Griffon will use terrain to its best advantage. On top of it all, the Griffon does devastating melee damage.

• Fortunately, the Griffon has no healing or energy management skills. Health degeneration (burning, poison, disease, Conjure Phantasm/Nightmare, etc.) can degen it to death. As a spellcasting profession, strong energy denial (Energy Burn/Surge, Malaise, Wither, Ether Lord, etc.) will keep him from renewing any of his spirits.

• An easy way to beat him would be to bring a Longbow and Apply Poison, as well as Toxicity. Try to lure the Griffon so that it goes into a corner and doesn't move. From there, move to a high vantage point and degen him to death with the bow. Be wary that he may create his spirits right when the fight starts and hide behind them, protecting him from harm unless you are willing to take large amounts of damage.

• It is possible to beat him with a 55hp build with Spoil Victor and/or Pain Inverter.

• Another easy way to defeat the Griffon is to use a Bison tournament build. Take Ritualist secondary with Agony, Vampirism, Shadowsong, Bloodsong, Dissonance, and pull using Painful Bond. See the Guide to defeating Magni the Bison for more info.

• There are some exploitable corpses around the area. A perfect way to beat the Griffon if you are a Necromancer is to use Aura of the Lich and Barbs.

• Grenth's Balance works well. If using Deep Wound, it is advised to use Grenth's Balance before applying it.

• A Permanent Shadow Form build using Sliver Armor works well, and even better in Hard Mode if availible.

• One more way is to continuously interrupt him by using four interrupt skills with the Warrior elite Flourish.

• The Talk Page of this article has a variety of other builds and commentary on tactics.

[edit] Notes

• The Griffon starts out as an ally for the first few seconds. Consider using this time to cast Live Vicariously, Life Attunement or Essence Bond on it, to make the fight easier.

• The Griffon has an extremely high health regeneration rate.

[edit] Trivia

• The quest name is a reference to the song "Cold As Ice" by Foreigner, keeping with the musical theme of this quest chain.