Theorylytics

Frost Prime

Permafrost Battery

Avalanche Gun Platform

Frame
Frost Prime
Forma
2
Playstyle
Helminth
Replace 2 (Roar / Parasitic Armor / Nourish)

Gun Frost - Icy Avalanche Overguard and freeze/strip while a Helminth buffs weapons. Snow Globe optional for hard defense. Frost Prime's extra polarities cut Forma versus base Frost for the same polarity story.

Alternative builds

Build dossier · Permafrost Battery

2 Forma

Loadout

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

-7

Corrosive Projection

Enemies lose -18% Armor

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

14

Primed Flow

+185% Energy Max

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

Adaptation

When Damaged: · +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.

16

Umbral Intensify

+44% Ability Strength · +11% Tau Resistance

Arcanes

Recommended pair first, then flexible swaps.

RecommendedMolt AugmentedWarframe · RareStrengthRecommendedArcane RageWarframe · RarePrimary
Arcane Ice StormWarframe · RareAlt

Arsenal

Playstyle

Helminth over Ice Wave — Avalanche Overguard + freeze/strip while a weapon buff and guns clear. Globe optional for hard defense.

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.
  • Helminth over Ice Wave (Roar / Parasitic Armor / Nourish). Icy Avalanche on Avalanche.

Mod breakdown

Strength / Duration

Strip / Overguard / buff potency; Duration for Roar uptime.

Aura / Exilus

Archon shards

  • Strength
  • Duration
  • Casting Speed

Helminth

Replace Ice Wave. Roar is the gun generalist; Parasitic Armor if Overguard numbers matter more.

Mission Usefulness

  • Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption

    Strong

    Icy Avalanche Overguard + Helminth gun buff — Globe optional.

  • Mobile Defense / Excavation

    Excellent

    Overguard on the point while guns clear.

  • Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs

    Excellent

    Skip Globe babysitting — shoot under Avalanche CC.

  • Spy / Rescue / Nightmare

    Weak

    Not stealth.

  • Open World / Bounties

    Strong

    Guns cover travel.

  • Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content

    Situational

    Better than Globe plans if your guns reach.