Frostbite inflicting weapons are currently some of the most popular within Elden Ring. This is because they work exceptionally well when combined with bleed status effects.
This works because of the simple fact that when frostbite is inflicted, it reduces the damage absorption capability by around 20%. Thus, it is understandable that the overall effect is compounded when this stacks up with other sources of damage.
Elden Ring provides players with quite a few weapons that can either inflict the status effect through the in-built passive or the weapon skill itself. Either way, users should consider chasing these and pair them with other major damage dealers during their playthroughs.
The Icerind Hatchet is an ax in Elden Ring capable of inflicting serious frostbite on enemies. The weapon used to be extremely popular amongst speedrunners before patch 1.03.
This one comes with the Hoarfrost Stomp Ash of War, considered one of the biggest boss DPS options before the same patch. Apart from that, the super low requirements for this weapon were quite favorable amongst speedrunners who would spend very little time leveling up.
However, the nerfs to the cast time and the weapon skill destroyed that strategy. Even then, there is no doubt that this weapon is powerful even today and is worth using along with other DPS options for normal playthroughs.
This weapon will be extremely valuable to those who love using curved swords in Elden Ring. The Zamor Curved Sword has very low requirements with 16 strength, 18 dexterity, and comes with the Zamor Ice Storm skill.
The skill is a bit slow but can inflict frostbite quite well and do a lot of poise damage to the enemy. Either way, this sword will be extremely valuable for players who love
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