Understand Vicious Frost
Useful when…
- Use on a melee weapon when Cold damage and increased Status Chance both support the intended build.
What the mod adds
Vicious Frost grants Cold damage and Status Chance. Rank 0 provides +15% to both, rank 2 provides +45%, and max rank 3 provides +60%. The values are mod bonuses; they are not final weapon damage or a guarantee of a status proc.
When to slot it
It fits a standard melee slot and has Madurai polarity. Consider it when both Cold and Status Chance are wanted, since the dual bonus supplies them together. Its usefulness depends on the melee weapon and the other stats being built around; no particular attack mode or resulting damage is specified here.
Rank investment and alternatives
The mod has base drain 4 and maximum rank 3. Fusion costs step up from 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits for rank 0 to 1, to 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits for rank 2 to 3. Carnis Mandible offers Slash rather than Cold alongside Status Chance. Drifting Contact pairs Status Chance with Combo Duration. Condition's Perfection is an Exilus mod tied to Tennokai attacks and offers +100% Status Chance on those attacks. These alternatives serve different build conditions.
Acquisition
The listed reward entries are Rotation C Spy missions on Ceres/Hapke, Earth/Cambria, Mars/Arval, Mercury/Suisei, Phobos/Grildrig and Shklovsky, and Venus/Unda and Vesper. The listed chance is 8.6% for each entry.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The standard slot is occupied by a dual bonus, so compare its Cold and Status Chance to other stats the build needs.
- Higher ranks add substantial fusion costs.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Reading +60% as final weapon damage or guaranteed status application.
- Using the Tennokai-specific alternative as though its stated bonus applied to every melee attack.