Ice

Attack

Ellen

Maid of Victoria Housekeeping Co.

TierA

RolesMain DPS

Release1.0

Ellen Joe is an on-field Ice Attack Agent who builds Flash Freeze Charges with her charged scissor strike, then spends them on hard-hitting Basic Attacks that get +100% CRIT DMG from her Core Passive. Her 2.0 rework and later Potential Awakening brought her back into shape: she's fast, has wide AoE, and her best teams now pair her with Dialyn and Astra Yao.

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On-field Ice DPS

W-Engines

Deep Sea Visitor BiS

S · CRIT Rate

Her signature and best option: CRIT Rate main stat, +25% Ice DMG and up to +20% more CRIT Rate from Basic and Dash Attacks, both of which she uses constantly.

Ice DMG +25%; Basic Attack hits grant CRIT Rate +10% for 8s, and Ice Dash Attacks another +10% for 15s.

Myriad Eclipse

S · CRIT Rate

Hugo's signature matches or even beats Deep Sea Visitor in some fights: CRIT Rate main stat and 25% DEF ignore after her Ice EX Specials, Chain Attacks and Ultimates.

CRIT DMG +45%; dealing Ice DMG with an EX Special, Chain Attack or Ultimate lets hits ignore 25% of DEF for 3s.

Cordis Germina

S · CRIT Rate

Seed's signature: lots of CRIT Rate and 20% DEF ignore on Basic Attacks and Ultimates with no upkeep. Heartstring Nocturne is a similar CRIT stat stick.

CRIT Rate +15%; Basic and EX Special Attacks stack Electric DMG +12.5% for 40s (up to 2); at 2 stacks, Basic Attack and Ultimate DMG ignore 20% of DEF.

The Brimstone

S · ATK%

Best standard option: her constant Basic and Dash Attacks keep the ATK stacks up. Game8 ranks it second.

Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks and Dodge Counters stack ATK +3.5% for 8s, up to 8 times.

Cannon Rotor

A · CRIT Rate

Best A-Rank you can still get: CRIT Rate main stat plus ATK.

ATK +7.5%; critical hits deal extra DMG equal to 200% of ATK (once every 8s).

Starlight Engine

A · ATK%

Free option with an ATK buff after Dodge Counters and Quick Assists.

Dodge Counters and Quick Assists raise ATK by 12% for 12s.

Drive Discs

Puffer Electro ×4

Woodpecker Electro ×2

Best with Dialyn, whose Ultimate conversion gives her two Ultimates per Stun and full uptime on the ATK buff.

Set effects

2pPEN Ratio +8%

4pUltimate DMG increases by 20%. Launching an Ultimate increases the equipper's ATK by 15% for 12s.

2pCRIT Rate +8%

Woodpecker Electro ×4

Puffer Electro ×2

The best general set (Prydwen, Icy Veins): extra CRIT Rate and ATK stacks from Basic Attacks and EX Specials. Polar Metal or Branch & Blade Song also work as 2-pc.

Set effects

2pCRIT Rate +8%

4pLanding a critical hit on an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dodge Counter, or EX Special Attack increases the equipper's ATK by 9% for 6s. The buff duration for different skills are calculated separately.

2pPEN Ratio +8%

Polar Metal ×4

Woodpecker Electro ×2

Game8's pick: Basic and Dash Attack DMG +20%, doubled after a Freeze or Shatter. Good in Ice teams that Freeze often.

Set effects

2pIce DMG +10%

4pIncrease the DMG of Basic Attack and Dash Attack by 20%. When any squad member inflicts Freeze or Shatter, this effect increases by an additional 20% for 12s.

2pCRIT Rate +8%

Shadow Harmony ×4

Puffer Electro ×2

Usable fallback: her frequent Dash Attacks keep the ATK and CRIT Rate stacks up, but the 2-pc is weak.

Set effects

2pThe DMG of Aftershocks and Dash Attacks is increased by 15%.

4pUpon hitting an enemy with an Aftershock or Dash Attack, if the DMG dealt aligns with the equipper's attribute, the equipper gains 1 stack of a buff effect, at most once per use of a skill. For each stack, the equipper's ATK increases by 4%, and CRIT Rate increases by 4%. The effect can stack up to 3 times and lasts for 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

2pPEN Ratio +8%

Main stats

Disc 4

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Disc 5

PEN Ratio / Ice DMG Bonus / ATK%

Disc 6

ATK%

Substat priority

1CRIT Rate 2CRIT DMG 3ATK% 4PEN 5ATK

Stat targets

CRIT Rate 90–100% in combat (Deep Sea Visitor adds up to +20% that the stat screen doesn't show)
CRIT DMG 120–180%+ (her Core Passive already adds +100% on most attacks)
ATK 2,600–3,000+
HP 9,500+, DEF 780+

Talent priority

Core Skill

Basic Attack

Special Attack

Chain Attack

Dodge

Assist

PEN Ratio is the best Disc 5 with Astra Yao, Lighter or Dialyn; Ice DMG is close behind. Avoid PEN Ratio if Nicole is in the team, since her DEF Shred lowers its value.

Teams

Recommended teams

Dialyn & Astra Yao

Ellen

Dialyn

Astra Yao

Her most used team in both Shiyu Defense and Deadly Assault. Dialyn builds Daze with little field time, extends Stuns and gives her an extra Ultimate; Astra Yao adds ATK, CRIT DMG and extra Chain Attacks. Bangboo: Knightboo (any Support in the team).

Dialyn & Sunna

Ellen

Dialyn

Sunna

Sunna's raw ATK and Stun DMG Multiplier buffs don't overlap with Ellen's already high CRIT DMG, and her buffs are easy to trigger because Ellen spends a lot of time on-field. Bangboo: Knightboo.

Accessible Ice: Lycaon & Soukaku

Ellen

Lycaon

Soukaku

A standard S-Rank and an A-Rank. Lycaon shreds Ice RES and raises the Stun DMG Multiplier, Soukaku buffs ATK and Ice DMG, and everyone activates each other's Additional Abilities. Swap Lycaon for Lighter for more damage. Bangboo: Sharkboo (Ice) or Butler (Victoria Housekeeping).

Guide

How to play

Flash Freeze Charges

Ellen can hold up to 6 Flash Freeze Charges. They turn her Basic Attack into Flash Freeze Trimming (Ice DMG) and power Glacial Blade Wave.

Hold Dodge (or double-tap it) to enter the Roaming state. From there, tap Basic Attack for a quick strike (+1 Charge) or hold it for the Charged Scissors strike of Arctic Ambush (+3 Charges, always Shatters a Frozen target).
Getting hit while charging cancels the damage and completes the charge instantly: a built-in parry.
A Perfect Dodge, a Quick Assist or Icy Blade grant Quick Charge, which shortens the next charge.

Bread-and-butter combo

Charged Arctic Ambush → Glacial Blade Wave (2 Charges) → Flash Freeze Trimming 3rd hit → automatic Icy Blade (big AoE Ice DMG, extra hits on Medium and Large enemies).

EX Specials

Tail Swipe (EX 1) gives a Charge and goes straight into the 3rd Basic hit.
Sharknami (EX 2) can follow right after for more damage and another Icy Blade.
Her EX Specials are cheap: slot one in whenever you can, but go into Stun with 80–100 Energy so you can open with Tail Swipe → Sharknami.

Tips

Her Additional Ability stacks Ice DMG +3% per Ice hit (up to +30%); with her Potential, each stack also adds CRIT DMG and 10 stacks ignore 10% Ice RES. It needs a Stun Agent, an Ice Agent or a Victoria Housekeeping teammate.
Her Chain Attack is long: with Astra Yao or Nicole, it's often better to cancel into EX Specials.
Icy Blade is a good moment to swap out for your Support's buffs.

Strengths

High, easy-to-access Ice damage with wide AoE and extra hits on bigger enemies.
Very mobile, with lots of invulnerability and a built-in parry on her charged strike.
Her Additional Ability is easy to activate and works with standard Agents like Lycaon and Soukaku.
Cheap EX Specials that fit into almost every rotation.

Weaknesses

An on-field DPS with many different combos: harder to pilot than most.
A long Chain Attack that can eat into short Stun windows.
Her CRIT DMG saturates quickly because of her Core Passive, so she really wants CRIT Rate.
Low usage in current endgame compared to newer Ice DPS.

Notable dupes · Mindscape Cinema

Big upgrade

Arctic Ambush gives 3 Charges (quick strike) or 6 (charged strike), and each Charge spent gives +2% CRIT Rate (up to 6 stacks). Game8 and Icy Veins's top pick.

Solid upgrade

Flash Freeze Trimming's 3rd hit links straight into Sharknami, and EX Specials gain up to +60% CRIT DMG from held Charges.

Solid upgrade

6 Charges, Quick Charge and some Energy whenever the squad Freezes or Stuns an enemy.

Big upgrade

PEN Ratio +20% for 6s whenever she uses an EX Special or Chain Attack or gains Quick Charge. Each of these also gives a stack of The Feast Begins, and at 3 stacks her next Charged Scissors strike deals +250% DMG.

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Updated September 26, 2026 · Version 3.2

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