[3] A music video was shot for the song in 2010, Amberian Dawn's fourth after River of Tuoni, My Only Star and He Sleeps in a Grove.

[2] The video varies between shots of the band playing against a red background, and scenes of an old alchemist with a magic amulet.

By the end of the video, the alchemist manages to freeze the amulet to ice, and the band's background becomes white and icy.

[4] "Arctica" was generally received as a good successor to the band's previous lead songs such as "River of Tuoni" and "He Sleeps in a Grove",[5] but was also heavily criticised for repetition.

"[6] Metal Sickness called it extremely catchy and one of their darkest songs yet, alongside "Talisman" portraying a more mature side of the band.