Cryo Claymore

Freminet

Yearning for Unseen Depths

TierC
RolesMain DPS
Release4.0

The shy diver of the House of the Hearth fights alongside Pers, his mechanical penguin. His Skill can be spammed as quick Cryo slashes in Freeze teams, or charged to Pressure Level 4 for a big Physical hit. He is a fun, accessible 4★ carry, but falls well short of current meta DPS in 7.1.

Freminet

Weapons

A Thousand Blazing Suns BiS
5★ · CRIT Rate
One of his best 5★ options: CRIT Rate, ATK and CRIT DMG after his Skill.
Skills and Bursts grant +20% CRIT DMG and +28% ATK, boosted by 75% and extended during Nightsoul's Blessing.
Fang of the Mountain King
5★ · CRIT Rate
Equally strong: CRIT Rate and stacking Skill DMG from his many Skill hits.
Skill hits and party Burning/Burgeon reactions stack Canopy's Favor, up to +60% Skill and Burst DMG.
Skyward Pride
5★ · Energy Recharge
Best choice if you need more than 150% Energy Recharge.
+8% DMG; after a Burst, Normal and Charged hits fire vacuum blades dealing 80% ATK (20s or 8 blades).
Tidal Shadow
4★ · ATK%
Craftable: +24% ATK after being healed. The top 4★ pick at R5, with Escoffier healing him.
Craftable: +24% ATK for 8s after being healed.
Serpent Spine
4★ · CRIT Rate
Excellent 4★ (Battle Pass): CRIT Rate and up to 30% DMG while on-field.
Battle Pass: gains up to +30% DMG while on the field, but each hit taken removes a stack.

Artifacts

Blizzard Strayer ×4
Up to 40% CRIT Rate against Frozen enemies: the default for Freeze.
Set effects
2pCryo DMG Bonus +15%.
4pCRIT Rate +20% against enemies affected by Cryo, and another +20% if they are Frozen.
Golden Troupe ×4
45% Skill DMG on-field; his frost waves also count as Skill DMG.
Set effects
2pElemental Skill DMG +20%.
4pElemental Skill DMG +25%, and another +25% while off-field (lost 2s after taking the field).
Marechaussee Hunter ×4
Only with Furina, whose HP changes stack its CRIT Rate.
Set effects
2pNormal and Charged Attack DMG +15%.
4pWhen current HP increases or decreases, CRIT Rate +12% for 5s (max 3 stacks).

Main stats

Sands of Eon
ATK% / Elemental Mastery
Goblet of Eonothem
Cryo DMG Bonus
Circlet of Logos
CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Substat priority

1Energy Recharge 2CRIT Rate 3CRIT DMG 4ATK% 5Elemental Mastery

Stat targets

  • Energy Recharge 150–170% as the only Cryo unit, 110–150% with Cryo teammates (much less from C2)
  • CRIT Rate 30–40% on the stat screen with Blizzard Strayer (+40% against Frozen enemies)
  • CRIT DMG 150%+
  • ATK 1,800+

Talent priority

Elemental Skill
Normal Attack
Elemental Burst

Weapons

Song of Broken Pines BiS
5★ · Physical DMG Bonus
Physical DMG stat, ATK and a team ATK/ATK SPD buff: made for this build.
+16% ATK; Normal and Charged hits build Sigils that grant the party +20% ATK and +12% Normal ATK SPD for 12s.
A Thousand Blazing Suns
5★ · CRIT Rate
Strong CRIT Rate stat stick for either build.
Skills and Bursts grant +20% CRIT DMG and +28% ATK, boosted by 75% and extended during Nightsoul's Blessing.
Serpent Spine
4★ · CRIT Rate
Best 4★ option (Battle Pass).
Battle Pass: gains up to +30% DMG while on the field, but each hit taken removes a stack.
Snow-Tombed Starsilver
4★ · Physical DMG Bonus
Free Dragonspine claymore with a Physical DMG stat.
Normal and Charged hits have a 60% chance to drop an icicle dealing 80% ATK as AoE DMG, or 200% on Cryo-affected opponents (once every 10s).

Artifacts

Pale Flame ×4
Best Physical set: up to 50% Physical DMG and 18% ATK from Skill hits.
Set effects
2pPhysical DMG Bonus +25%.
4pSkill hits grant +9% ATK for 7s (max 2 stacks); at 2 stacks the 2-piece bonus is doubled.
Pale Flame ×2
Bloodstained Chivalry ×2
50% Physical DMG while farming.
Set effects
2pPhysical DMG Bonus +25%.
2pPhysical DMG Bonus +25%.

Main stats

Sands of Eon
ATK%
Goblet of Eonothem
Physical DMG Bonus
Circlet of Logos
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substat priority

1Energy Recharge 2CRIT Rate 3CRIT DMG 4ATK%

Stat targets

  • Energy Recharge 150–200% alone, 130–180% with teammates (lower from C2)
  • CRIT Rate 60%+
  • CRIT DMG 120%+
  • ATK 2,000+

Talent priority

Elemental Skill
Normal Attack
Elemental Burst

Build Physical only in a dedicated Superconduct team (Fischl or another Electro unit for the Physical RES shred). Note that when Odette or the Cryo Traveler is in the party, Superconduct becomes Stellar-Conduct instead.

Teams

Recommended teams

Cryo Freeze

Escoffier heals and shreds Hydro and Cryo RES, Furina buffs DMG and applies Hydro, Shenhe's Icy Quills boost his Skill hits.

Physical Superconduct

Fischl triggers Superconduct for −40% Physical RES, Mika buffs Physical DMG and ATK SPD, Zhongli shields and shreds.

Guide

How to play

How he works

  • Pressurized Floe (Skill): an upward Cryo thrust that starts the Pers Timer for 10s. His Skill then becomes Shattering Pressure, whose effect depends on the Pressure Level: Level 0 is a pure Cryo slash, Levels 1–3 mix Cryo and Physical DMG, Level 4 is a big Physical hit.
  • Each Normal Attack during the Pers Timer releases a Cryo frost wave (counted as Skill DMG) and raises the Pressure Level.
  • Shadowhunter's Ambush (Burst) resets his Skill cooldown and enters Subnautical Hunter mode for 10s: Skill CD −70%, +1 extra Pressure Level per Normal Attack and double frost DMG.
  • Saturation Deep Dive: Shattering Pressure below Level 4 cuts 1s from the Skill cooldown. Parallel Condensers: triggering Shatter gives +40% Shattering Pressure DMG for 5s.

Rotation

Cryo (Freeze) Skill DPS: E, Q (it resets the cooldown), then chain E → E pairs (thrust + Level 0 Shattering Pressure), weaving one or two Normal Attacks while the Skill is on cooldown. Aim for 4–6 Shattering Pressures per rotation.

Physical DPS: E, Q, then repeat N2 → E (two Normal Attacks reach Level 4 during Subnautical Hunter) to land 3–4 Level 4 Shattering Pressures.

A plunge variant with Xianyun and 4-piece Long Night's Oath also works if you have both.

Strengths

  • Free-to-play friendly 4★ carry with two distinct playstyles
  • Good interruption resistance during his Burst
  • Pairs well with Escoffier and Furina in Freeze teams

Weaknesses

  • Far behind current meta DPS in endgame content
  • High Energy Recharge needs before C2
  • Physical builds require a dedicated Physical team and artifact set

Notable dupes · Constellation

C2
Big upgrade

Each Shattering Pressure restores 2–3 Energy: fixes his ER problems.

C4
Solid upgrade

Up to +18% ATK after Frozen, Shatter, Superconduct or Stellar-Conduct.

C6
Big upgrade

Up to +36% CRIT DMG with easy uptime: his best constellation.

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