Theorylytics

Frost Prime

Glacial Surge

Icy Avalanche Overguard

Frame
Frost Prime
Forma
3
Playstyle
Helminth
Keep 4 · Icy Avalanche

Icy Avalanche Frost - freeze and strip packs while coating the squad in Overguard every Avalanche cast. Frost Prime's extra polarities cut Forma versus base Frost for the same polarity story.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Glacial Surge

3 Forma

Loadout

Aura + Exilus on top, then eight general slots in two rows of four.

-7

Growing Power

On Status Effect with Weapon: Squad increases personal Ability Strength by 25% for 6s.

9

Power Drift

+15% Ability Strength · +30% Chance to Resist Knockdown

16

Blind Rage

+99% Ability Strength · -55% Ability Efficiency

16

Transient Fortitude

+55% Ability Strength · -27.5% Ability Duration

14

Primed Continuity

+55% Ability Duration

14

Stretch

+82.5% Ability Range

7

Augur Reach

+30% Ability Range

9

Icy Avalanche

Avalanche Augment: Allies within Affinity Range are coated in ice that grants 60 Overguard per enemy hit. Overguard increases by 20% of your Armor once per enemy.

12

Rolling Guard

On Dodge: · Become invulnerable for 3s and remove all Status Effects. 7s cooldown.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedMolt AugmentedWarframe · RareStrengthRecommendedArcane Ice StormWarframe · RareCold kill Strength / Duration
Arcane EnergizeWarframe · LegendaryAlt energy

Arsenal

Playstyle

Spam Avalanche for freeze, strip, and Icy Avalanche Overguard. Snow Globe on objectives. Ice Wave is the usual Helminth slot.

Passive abilities

Melee hits and freeze procs chill the room. Avalanche freezes and strips armor (aim ~167%+ Strength for full strip). Icy Avalanche converts hits into squad Overguard.

Active abilities

  • 1 Freeze — Single-target freeze / Freeze Force hold buff. Often flexed.
  • 2 Ice Wave — Cold wave. Common Helminth slot (Parasitic Armor / Roar / Airburst).
  • 3 Snow Globe — Absorbing ice bubble. Chilling Globe freezes entrants. Recast to implode.
  • 4 Avalanche — AoE freeze + armor strip. Icy Avalanche grants affinity-range Overguard per enemy.
  • Augment: Icy Avalanche on Avalanche. Optional Biting Frost for crits into frozen targets.

Mod breakdown

Strength / Range

Strength for full Avalanche strip and Overguard per enemy; Range for Avalanche radius.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Strength — strip + Overguard
  • Casting Speed
  • Violet Equilibrium

Helminth

Replace Ice Wave. Parasitic Armor feeds more Avalanche Overguard; Roar / Airburst are alts.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Excellent

    Avalanche freeze + strip + Icy Avalanche Overguard trivializes dense SP rooms.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Avalanche the point wave; Overguard coats the squad.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Strong

    Fast once Avalanche is online; empty tiles waste casts.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Loud ice kit — not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Camp clumps Avalanche well.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Weak

    Avalanche wants packed mid-range enemies.