Cryo Beam (multiplayer)

Cryo Beam (multiplayer)
Type	Tech Power
Base stats	Damage per Second: 150; Defense Debuff vs. Armor: 50%; Recharge Time (s): 10
Requirements	Human Artificer, Human Female Engineer, Human Male Engineer
Description
	HOLD BUTTON: Directs a continuous stream of super-cooled particles that freezes targets, priming them for combo detonations. Freezing disables unarmored enemies and weakens enemy armor, but has no effect on shielded foes.

This article is about the multiplayer version. For the singleplayer version, see Cryo Beam.

Cryo Beam is a tech skill, combo primer, and upgradeable combo primer in multiplayer.

Ranks[]

Rank 4
Damage

Rank 5
Brittle Freeze

Rank 6
Snap Freeze

Rank 1
Cryo Beam

Rank 2
Recharge Speed

Rank 3
Damage

Rank 4
Recharge Speed

Rank 5
Radius

Rank 6
Cryo Trap

Rank	Description	Bonus
1 - Cryo Beam	HOLD BUTTON: Directs a continuous stream of super-cooled particles that freezes targets, priming them for combo detonations. Freezing disables unarmored enemies and weakens enemy armor, but has no effect on shielded foes.	Damage per Second: 150 Defense Debuff vs. Armor: 50% Recharge Time (s): 10
2 - Recharge Speed		+10% Recharge Speed
3 - Damage		+30% Damage
4 - Damage		+50% Damage
4 - Recharge Speed		+30% Recharge Speed
5 - Brittle Freeze		+65% Armor Defense Debuff
5 - Radius	The beam freezes targets in a small radius around its impact point.	Radius (m): 2.5
6 - Snap Freeze	Shattering frozen targets causes additional damage to nearby foes and snap-freezes nearby defenseless enemies.	+200% Frozen Shatter Damage +100% Frozen Shatter Force +150% Frozen Shatter Radius
6 - Cryo Trap	When aimed away from a direct target, the beam creates a temporary freezing zone that chills enemies who enter.

Cryo Beam is the focus of the following challenges: