Mutator: Blizzard

Storm clouds move across the map, damaging and freezing player units in their path.

Difficulty points	4
Available in custom	Yes
Rollable in Chaos Studios	Yes

Detailed Mutator Information

Blizzards slow down unit movement speed to 12% over the span of 5 seconds. It also deals 5 damage per second to all units in its range. The debuff lasts for 2 seconds.

Safety Zones

Certain mutators create environmental hazards that can impact/debuff player units, including workers. These mutators get deactivated in areas called "Safety Zones". All player bases and expansions are considered Safety Zones. The mutators that obey the Safety Zone rules are as follows:

Blizzard
Going Nuclear*
Lava Burst
Orbital Strike
Purifier Beam
Temporal Field
Time Warp
Twister

*The centers of the nukes will not be placed inside the safety zones. However, nukes can still damage units inside the safety zone due to their large radius.

Images of the Safety Zones for all maps are shown below.

Chain of Ascension

Cradle of Death

Dead of Night

Lock & Load

Malwarfare

Miner Evacuation

Mist Opportunities

Oblivion Express

Part and Parcel

Rifts to Korhal

Scythe of Amon

Temple of the Past

The Vermillion Problem

Void Launch

Void Thrashing

Commander-specific Tips

Artanis: The Dragoon's Trillic Compression Systems upgrade can allow Dragoons to survive longer in Blizzard.
Stukov: Stukov's Rooted Bunkers can outheal the effect of Blizzard.
Vorazun: Time Stop stops currently-present Blizzards from moving. Newly-created Blizzards will move as normal. All Blizzards still deal damage.
Zagara: Zergling evasion applies to damage dealt by Blizzard.

Mutator Interactions

Afraid of the Dark	Blizzards appear on the minimap.
Concussive Attacks	Blizzard applies the Concussive Attacks debuff.
Darkness	Blizzards appear on the minimap.
Fear	Blizzard can apply the Fear effect.
Gift Exchange	Blizzards can capture gifts.
Laser Drill	Blizzards do not provide vision for the Laser Drill.
We Move Unseen	Blizzards are not cloaked.