The air around you turns deathly cold, and frost coalesces on your body, creating a protective shell of ice.

Daily   ✦     Arcane, Cold, Implement
Standard Action      Close burst 1

Target: Each creature in the burst

Attack: Charisma vs. Fortitude

Hit: 2d8 + Charisma modifier cold damage.

Miss: Half damage.

Effect: Until the end of the encounter, you gain a +2 power bonus to AC and Fortitude, and each creature that hits you with a melee attack takes cold damage equal to your Charisma modifier.

Published in Arcane Power, page(s) 31.