Arctic Kriegsmesser build — Best weapons, sets & teams | Honkai Impact 3rd

Weapons

Hrungnir BiS

A

BBS Ice DPS pick, released alongside her: a 700% ATK Ice slam with +30% Attack Speed, +25% Total DMG and bonus Ice DMG against slowed or frozen enemies, which her sword waves provide.

Ice greatsword released with Arctic Kriegsmesser: a leaping 700% ATK Ice slam that grants +30% Attack Speed, +25% Total DMG, and a chance of bonus Ice DMG against frozen or slowed enemies.

Judgment by Dawn

A

Free craftable greatsword if you have nothing else.

Craftable greatsword: its active gives +50% ATK Speed and +25% Crit Rate for 8s, and crits can impair enemies (-50% DEF).

Blood Dance

A

Hybrid option: its active also makes enemies take 60% more Elemental DMG from her own Ice attacks, and it stays on her when you switch to the support role.

The active (20 SP) whips up a blood tornado (9 x 35% ATK of Physical DMG) that sends enemies into Blood Rage for 9s: they attack twice as fast but take 60% more Elemental DMG; +30% Physical DMG above 15 combo hits, and off-field healing below 50% HP.

Stigmata

Ana Schariac T Top

Ana Schariac M Middle

Ana Schariac B Bottom

BBS Ice DPS set (with Hrungnir): +25% Ice DMG, Ice Pillars and +50% Total DMG on Charged ATKs, the attack that opens her Threshold Mode.

Set effects

2pHerrscher of Ice set. Ice DMG +25%; Combo and Charged ATK hits summon Ice Pillars around enemies for 400% ATK of Ice DMG and boost Ignore Interrupt for 3s (CD: 10s).

3pCombo and Charged ATKs deal 50% more Total DMG, and the wearer deals 10% more Ice DMG to enemies within 5m.

Scott T Top

Scott M Middle

Scott B Bottom

BBS transitional Ice set, easy to find.

Set effects

2pTotal DMG Multiplier +12%.

3pAfter a Combo or Charged ATK, Ice DMG +18% for 6s.

Stat targets

Stigmata affixes: ATK on every piece
S rank first (team Ice DMG bonus, Threshold gains, 7s Frost Touch), then SS (Ultimate refills Threshold to 600)
Stay in Threshold Mode as long as possible: most of her Ice damage comes from the sword waves

Talent priority

Special ATK

Basic ATK

Ultimate

Passive

Evasion

Leader

Where to get her: Open World, Expedition, Dorm Supply, Dorm Shop and Elysian Shop (Marisa Impact). The Fandom wiki and current client list her simply as "Kriegsmesser"; the official FR battlesuit list still shows « Kriegsmesser arctique ».

Weapons

Blood Dance BiS

A

BBS top recommendation, and her historical role (Marisa Impact): its 20 SP active makes enemies take 60% more Elemental DMG for 9s (but doubles their Attack Speed), +30% Physical DMG above 15 combo hits.

The active (20 SP) whips up a blood tornado (9 x 35% ATK of Physical DMG) that sends enemies into Blood Rage for 9s: they attack twice as fast but take 60% more Elemental DMG; +30% Physical DMG above 15 combo hits, and off-field healing below 50% HP.

Stigmata

Turgenev T Top

Avogadro M Middle

Turgenev B Bottom

BBS recommendation: Turgenev's Elemental Vulnerability mark with Avogadro's cheaper, faster weapon skill and its team Total DMG buff.

Set effects

2pRebel's Gun set. Every 6 hits from the wearer or her summons extend Hunter Mark (applied by the B piece) by 2s, up to 12s; marked enemies take 21% more Elemental DMG.

3pThe wearer's Ultimate and summons deal 25% more Total DMG; while her summons are on the field, the team deals 25% more Ice DMG to marked enemies.

2p30 initial SP and weapon skills cost 15% less SP (M piece: weapon skill CD -30% and the team gains 10% Total DMG for 12s after it).

3pTotal DMG +15%; the weapon skill marks its target, which explodes after 10s, and marked enemies take 15% more Total DMG from the wearer.

Critic T Top

Critic M Middle

Isaac Newton B Bottom

BBS alternative: Jin Shengtan T and M (Elemental DMG field) with Isaac Newton B.

Set effects

2pJin Shengtan set. Attacks create a Blue Phoenix field (6s, CD: 9s): allies inside deal 30% more Elemental DMG and enemies inside take 10% more Elemental DMG.

3pThe field lasts 3s longer and protects allies against Ice; weak hits no longer interrupt the wearer.

2pLaws of Motion set. Total DMG +10%; Basic, Combo and Charged ATKs have a 10% chance to slow, impair or weaken enemies for 10s, or to inflict 3 Trauma (CD: 2s).

3pEvery second, Basic ATKs (Combo and Charged ATKs included) gain a 20% Total DMG Multiplier (5 stacks max); attacking consumes the buff and starts a 7s cooldown.

Stat targets

Stigmata affixes: ATK is fine, since she only switches in for the weapon active
Use Blood Dance's active right before your Elemental DPS switches back in

Talent priority

Special ATK

Ultimate

Passive

Basic ATK

Evasion

Leader

A legacy support role: in 9.0, real Elemental supports (Herrscher of Truth, Jade Knight…) do this job far better.

Teams

Recommended teams

Free Ice supports

Arctic Kriegsmesser

Jade Knight

Herrscher of Truth

Two farmable Part 1 Ice supports: Jade Knight brings Elemental Breach, shield break and buffs, Herrscher of Truth more Breach and SP. Arctic Kriegsmesser's team bonus against slowed enemies helps them too. No Astral Ring: older content only.

Part 1 Ice (Jade Knight + Sugary Starburst)

Arctic Kriegsmesser

Jade Knight

Sugary Starburst

Marisa Impact's Part 1 Ice support pair. Any later Ice DPS (Starchasm Nyx, Herrscher of Reason) makes much better use of it.

Guide

How to play

Threshold

Threshold starts at 200 (max 600). Basic ATK SEQ 4 and her Sprint ATK restore it on hit (60 per hit from S rank), Ultimate Evasion restores 150, and her Ultimate restores 200 (600 at SS).
Hold [ATK] for her upward Charged ATK: with at least 200 Threshold it spends 50 and opens Threshold Mode, which drains 20 Threshold every 0.5s.

Threshold Mode

Every attack also fires 3 Threshold Sword Ki (Ice DMG, -40% enemy Attack Speed); after 2s in the mode she deals 50% more Ice DMG until 4s after it ends.
She is immune to Stun, Paralyze and Freeze and takes 40% less damage in this mode, and Basic ATK SEQ 3's sword waves inflict 10 Rime Trauma (CD: 8s).
From S rank, the whole team deals 30% more Ice DMG to slowed or frozen enemies.

Ultimate: Frost Cyclone

100 SP: three Ice waves, a triple spin and a massive downward cleave that inflicts Rime Trauma in a large area and refills Threshold.

Evasion, QTE and switch

Ultimate Evasion: tap [ATK] for a windmill cleave with 5 Rime Trauma (CD: 7s from S rank).
QTE: triggered on an ignited enemy (Rime Trauma and +200 Threshold). Switch skill: a knock-down cleave.

Rotation: Basic ATK to SEQ 4 / Sprint ATK to reach 200+ Threshold → Charged ATK to enter Threshold Mode → keep attacking for sword waves → Ultimate (at SS it refills Threshold to the max) → repeat. As a support, switch in, cast Blood Dance's active (Elemental Vulnerability) and switch back to your Elemental DPS.

Strengths

Tanky in Threshold Mode: immune to Stun, Paralyze and Freeze with 40% damage reduction.
Team-wide +30% Ice DMG against slowed or frozen enemies (S rank), and lots of Rime Trauma.
Leader skill: 20% less melee Physical DMG taken for the team and +14% Total DMG for PSY battlesuits.
Very easy to get (Open World, Expedition, Dorm Supply, Dorm Shop, Elysian Shop).

Weaknesses

Obsolete in 9.0: an A-rank with no Astral Ring, no endgame use and no Elysian Realm version.
A mediocre Ice DPS even at release (Marisa Impact); much of her kit still deals Physical DMG.
Her support role (Blood Dance holder) has long been replaced by real Elemental supports.
Superseded by every later Ice DPS (Herrscher of Reason, Starchasm Nyx, Herrscher of Human: Ego…).

Notable dupes · Rank

S

Big upgrade

Unlocks Merciless Pursuit (team +30% Ice DMG against slowed/frozen enemies), Icy Frost (60 Threshold per hit, stronger sword waves), a 7s Frost Touch and the stronger leader skill.

SS

Solid upgrade

Frozen Heart (the Ultimate restores 600 Threshold) and White Heat (+20% Total DMG Multiplier above 20 combo hits).

SSS

Optional

Snowstorm: the Ultimate inflicts 5 more Rime Trauma and slows enemy Attack Speed for 6s.

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