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Weapon

Frostwave

Glacial Fronts / Rime / Shatter

Fast glacial fronts build Rime, shatter frozen crowds, and culminate in Glacial Cataclysm.

Launch fast glacial fronts that claim space, build Rime and shatter frozen formations.

Development snapshot: This page shows how Frostwave plays in the v0.70 development snapshot. Balance, visuals, upgrade details, and presentation may still change over time.
Frostwave
Auto-fire weapon Glacial Fronts / Rime / Shatter
15 Weapon levels shown
Ultimate Unlocks through weapon evolution, then keeps scaling

Baseline

What it starts with

  • Base Damage: 130
  • Cadence: 1.75s
  • Range: 20m
  • Radius: 3m
  • Shots/Cycle: 1
  • Projectile Speed: 26
  • Crit Chance: 5%
  • Damage Variance: 10%

Weapon track

Current progression from pickup through Ultimate Ascended

Level 1 Rare

Frostwave

Launch a glacial front that builds Rime on survivors and freezes the ground as it passes.

Level 2 Common

Twin Front

+1 simultaneous Frostwave front. Extra fronts cover separate forward lanes.

Level 3 Common

Avalanche Force

+15% damage, +15% wave width and +10% wave speed.

Level 4 Common

Deep Freeze

Rime lasts 4.75s: +25% damage per stack. At 3 stacks: Brittle and 0.65s Freeze on ordinary enemies.

Level 5 Common

Shatterline

Brittle or Frozen hits burst for 55% wave damage. Up to 8 bursts per cast; each enemy takes one burst hit.

Level 6 Common

Avalanche Momentum

+20% range. Waves accelerate and gain up to +25% damage with distance.

Level 7 Common

Whiteout

Every third cast is a Whiteout: +30% damage and +25% width for all fronts.

Level 8 Common

Cresting Glacier

+15% damage. Waves grow smoothly to +50% width as they travel.

Level 9 Common

Threefold Winter

+1 simultaneous front: 3 fronts before Additional Projectiles.

Level 10 Legendary

Glacial Cataclysm

One colossal front: 1000% damage, double width, 34m range. Ordinary foes Freeze; survivors become Brittle.

Level 11 Rare

Winter's Grasp

Glacial Cataclysm cooldown reduced by 20%.

Level 12 Rare

Marching Glacier

Glacial Cataclysm gains +30% width, +25% range and +10% speed.

Level 13 Rare

Permafrost Wake

Glacial Cataclysm leaves a frozen wake for 5s, slowing susceptible enemies by 65%.

Level 14 Rare

Fracturing Cold

Glacial Cataclysm primes survivors for 4.75s. Their next normal Frostwave shatter deals 150% wave damage.

Level 15 Legendary

Cathedral of Ice

At maximum range, ice erupts across the front: 150% Cataclysm damage and +50% Freeze time. Major foes resist control.