Freeze Ray
Emits a freeze ray when hitting an enemy, dealing {[min_laser_damage]}-{[max_laser_damage]} to all enemies in its path, with a {[freeze_pct]} chance of freezing them for {[freeze_length]} seconds
Freeze Ray Ball Guide
Quick Reference
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Effect | On hit, emits a freeze ray that damages all enemies in its path. Each enemy in the path has an X% chance to be frozen |
| Category | Pierce / Freeze CC |
| Tier | A |
Rating
Freeze Ray is an A-tier pierce-and-freeze ball. On every hit, it fires a linear ray that damages every enemy along its path. Each enemy hit by the ray rolls an independent freeze chance — if it fires, that enemy freezes in place.
The key advantage over standard Freeze is the pierce: a single Freeze Ray can hit and potentially freeze multiple enemies in a line. Against a column of enemies, one well-placed ray deals damage and rolls freeze on every target in sequence. At high freeze-proc rates, this converts to a reliable multi-enemy freeze.
The proc-based freeze means it's less consistent than guaranteed-freeze options like Wraith. Compensate with freeze-proc passives for more reliability.
When to Pick
- Stages where enemies frequently line up in columns
- Builds combining pierce coverage with freeze setup for combos
- Complement to reliable-freeze balls for additional coverage
- Builds needing both damage and CC without dedicating separate ball slots
Best Characters
| Character | Synergy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Combo builds | S | Multi-freeze from one ray opens up massive combo windows |
| Line-clear builds | A | Column lineups mean maximum enemies hit and frozen per ray |
| Damage + CC builds | A | Combines damage and crowd control in one ball slot |
Recommended Passives
| Passive | Synergy |
|---|---|
| Freeze proc chance up | More reliable freeze on each enemy the ray contacts |
| Freeze duration up | Longer freeze windows for follow-up combos |
| Ray damage increase | More burst damage per enemy contacted |
| Ray range extension | Ray reaches further, contacting more enemies per shot |
| Pierce enhancement | Ray passes through more enemies per throw |
Tips
- Line up shots through columns — aim through enemy columns to maximize the number of enemies the ray contacts and rolls freeze on
- Pair with a reliable freezer — Freeze Ray is probabilistic; pair with Wraith or Blizzard for guaranteed baseline freezes when it matters
- Invest in proc chance passives — the more reliable the freeze, the more consistently Freeze Ray functions as a freeze tool
- Use after direct hits — after the ball hits a target, the ray fires from that hit point; aim so the ray extends through remaining enemies
TL;DR
Freeze Ray fires a piercing freeze ray on hit that damages and potentially freezes all enemies along its path. A-tier pierce-CC combo. Most effective when lined up through enemy columns with freeze-proc passives.