5.5e / 2024 · 5e / 2014 · Pathfinder 1E · D&D 3.5e
Armour or Shield of Cold Resistance, Greater
Greater Cold Resistance is a Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e tier that reduces cold damage by 30. The two 5e rulesets do not have a Greater tier; they use the ordinary Armor of Resistance (Cold) item instead.
Related: Cold Resistance · Magic Armour & Shields · Resist Energy
5.5e / 2024
No separate Greater tier. Armor of Resistance (Cold) is Rare, requires Attunement and grants Resistance to Cold damage while worn. A 30-point fixed reduction from 3.x does not convert into a stronger 5e Resistance state.
5e / 2014
No separate Greater tier. Armor of Resistance (Cold) is Rare, requires attunement and grants resistance to cold damage. Do not treat Greater Resistance as immunity or apply a flat 30-point reduction.
Pathfinder 1E
Energy resistance: cold 30 · Price: 66,000 gp · Aura: moderate abjuration · CL: 11th.
The armour or shield reduces qualifying cold damage by 30 each time the Pathfinder 1E energy-resistance rules apply.
Construction: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, resist energy.
D&D 3.5e
Energy resistance: cold 30 · Price: 66,000 gp · Aura: moderate abjuration · CL: 11th.
The 3.5e property reduces qualifying cold damage by 30 under that edition’s energy-resistance rules.
Construction: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, resist energy.
Edition Difference
Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e use a fixed 30-point reduction for the Greater property. 5e uses a single Cold Resistance state instead; there is no Greater tier.
Resistance Family
Cold Resistance · Improved Cold Resistance · Greater Cold Resistance
Other energy types: Acid · Cold · Electricity / Lightning · Fire · Sonic / Thunder
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