Eiskalt

Eiskalt the Ice Dragon is a hero in Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, introduced with the Frozen Nightmare Mini-Campaign. Eiskalt costs $5.99 and starts at Level 5. On Steam, he is unlocked at stage 21. 
==Description==
As son of Jokull, Eiskalt was born to reign in the North. However, his frequent attacks on humans made him a big problem for Arkus and his own mother. Together, they trapped him under innumerable layers of ice, where he remain asleep until Vez'nan managed to free him.
Eiskalt, the most powerful son of Jokull, was born to rule in the North.
Life was a perpetual hunt and no one was better at this than him. His favorite prey were those feeble humans; It was so thrilling to play with them and end the chase in an instant with an icy breath or a twist of his powerful tail.
Arkuz and his own mother warned him several times against this, but he was having too much fun to listen to them and this, was his undoing. They trapped him under innumerable layers of ice, where he remained asleep until Vez'nan managed to set him free.
Now he will unleash his piercing cold rage against Vez'nan's enemies and follow your command. With this hero on your hands, you will be unbeatable.
==Skills==
===Primary===
 FROST BLAST (passive) (3/2/1 hero points):
:Eiskalt's basic attacks now cause damage in an area of 80/120/160.
:* This ability is named "Fierce Breath" on the mobile versions. 
 PERMAFROST (active, cooldown: 20/16/12 seconds) (3/2/1 hero points):
:Eiskalt freezes the ground, slowing enemy's movement speed by 50% for 5 seconds.
:* This ability is named "Cold Fury" on the mobile versions.
 AVALANCHE (active, cooldown: 18 seconds) (2/2/2 hero points):
:Throws a snowball that travels along the path for 5 seconds, dealing 8/16/24 physical damage per 0.25 second. Requires 2 targets to activate.
:* This ability is named "Frosty" on the mobile versions. 
 ICE PEAKS (active, cooldown: 15 seconds) (2/2/2 hero points):
:Eiskalt summons ice spikes that deal damage equal to 10%/20%/30% of an enemy's† max HP
:†: Excludes bosses.
===Ultimate Spell===
 GLACIAL STORM (active, cooldown: 50*seconds) (4/4/4 hero points):
:Freezes all enemies** on the map for 3/4/8/12 seconds.
:* 40 second cooldown with Ultimate Power upgraded, giving it 30% uptime.
:** Excludes bosses, Frozen Soul and Ghost.
===Secondary===
 ICY BREATH
:Enemies hit by Eiskalt's basic attack have their movement speed reduced by 30% for 4 seconds. 
:* This ability is named "Frozen Throat" on the mobile versions
:* Eiskalt is a flying hero, so he is not restricted to staying on the road and cannot block enemies. (Ranged enemies will attempt to attack him if he is in range and is therefore effectively blocked.)
==Stats==
Level	HP 	Heal Rate(2.0s)	Damage (2.0s)	Armor	Respawn
1 	300 	22 	14-22 	None 	25s
2 	325 	25 	19-29 	None 	25s
3 	350 	28 	24-36 	None 	25s
4 	375 	31 	29-43 	None 	25s
5 	400 	34 	34-50 	None 	25s
6 	425 	37 	38-58 	None 	25s
7 	450 	40 	43-65 	None 	25s
8 	475 	43 	48-72 	None 	25s
9 	500 	46 	53-79 	None 	25s
10 	525 (630)	49 	58-86 (66-98)	None 	25s
* Eiskalt's basic attack deals True Damage.
==Tips and Tricks==
Eiskalt is a very powerful hero, with both great damage and superior crowd control. His ability to constantly slow down enemies makes it far easier to manage enemy flow, and he is also capable of dishing out high aoe-damage. Unlike Beresad and Murglun, Eiskalt has no ability to insta-kill an enemy, but more than makes up for this with his superior CC (basic attacks and Permafrost) and true area damage (basic attacks and Ice Peak).
However it is important to note that he is more vulnerable to attacks unlike other dragon heroes such as Murglun and Beresad. It is also important to note that his powers are very unprotected to the point that they even contradict each other in complete contrast to many other dragon heroes such as Murglun for example.
While Eiskalt's ultimate ability does no damage, it is very powerful nonetheless (Doing the same thing as an item that costs 250 gems in previous installments), effectively stunning all enemies currently on the map, buying time to cull their numbers or for other abilities to come off cooldown. While Eiskalt's but despite everything it's Ultimate Spell is weak compared to other dragon heroes, like Beresad or Murglun.
However, while Eiskalt is capable of constantly slowing enemies down in large numbers, he cannot block them as he is flying. Also, like the other dragon heroes (except Murglun), he cannot attack enemies that are directly beneath him.
==Related Upgrades==
==Quotes==
* "Revenge is best served cold."
* "This is a cold war."
* "Fear freezes you!"
* "Nothing burns like the cold!"
* (death) "Winter always returns..."
==Trivia==
* Eiskalt is German for freezing (literally: "Ice cold").
* Eiskalt is a bipedal dragon, classified as a Wyvern, a dragon with 2 legs and 2 wings. Eiskalt's mother, Jokull, is also mentioned as being the "Mother Of Wyverns" in the achievement "HOW TO TAME YOUR DRAGON". 
*Eiskalt is the only hero that has different hero ability names depending on the platform he is viewed on. 
*"Revenge is best served cold."
**A common proverb.
*"This is a cold war."
** Oddly enough, this is not a reference to the historical conflict or a song. Instead, the designer thought that 'an ice dragon would call a series of conflicts a cold war'.
* "Winter always returns..."
** The name of a music album by "Appalachian Winter"
* "Nothing burns like the cold!"
** A quote from George Raymond Richard Martin's novel "A Song Of Ice and Fire", and the name of a song by Snoh Aalegra
==Gallery==
Eiskalt_death.gif|Winter always returns...
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