Hoarfrost-Z Stasis Titan Build
Last Updated:October 10, 2024|Change Log
The Hoarfrost-Z Stasis Titan has been an amazing option for quite awhile especially in the previous Season 23. Having access to amazing aspects that turn you into a behemoth crashing into Stasis glaciers is also a whole lot of fun. One exotic that has been at the forefront of Stasis is the Hoarfrost-Z exotic chest piece. Having your barricade turn into a wall of ice that Freezes targets is incredibly useful in most pieces of content. The rest of the setup we build around turns you into the second coming of an Ice Age!
Now let's talk about the exotic carrying you throughout this setup. Hoarfrost was added in during the Witch Queen campaign to help fill in the gap of Stasis exotics. It’s ability reads “When using the Stasis subclass your barricade becomes a wall of Stasis crystals that slows nearby targets when created. Standing behind this barricade grants you and your allies increased weapon reload speed, stability, and range.”
- High ability uptime
- Strong against champs
- Damage reduction from Frost Armor
- Multiple ways to create Stasis crystals
- Boss damage isn’t top tier
- Charged melee can be buggy
- Damage is based around crystals and ammo
Gameplay Loop
The loop of this Hoarfrost-Z Strand Titan build is based around making plenty of Stasis crystals. These are going to help with damage reduction while also being able to nuke areas with Stasis damage. Here is a simple loop below to give you an idea of how to play:
- Activate Rally Barricade to create a Stasis Crystal wall. Shoot frozen targets first then cleanup by shooting the Stasis crystals.
- Now Diamond Lance recently recieved a buff where is can now Shatter stasis crystals making it very explosive. Also if you slam it on the ground you can now gain free Frost Armor.
- Use Glacier Grenade at will to rinse and repeat the crystal nuke method.
- If your abilites are on cooldown pull out your Salvation's Grip to Freeze targets and create crystals. No need to use your primary here, just shoot the crystals for maximum detonation.
It’s a pretty simple damage loop and is effective on bosses as well. The recent buff to crystals as well makes this endgame viable.
Ability Breakdown
Super
- Glacial Quake
- This is a sleeper roaming Super that has broken many big bosses in the game. Getting to create fields of Stasis Crystal is awesome for big area damage. They can definitely be annoying for your team, but they'll thank you for all that damage.
Abilities
- Rally Barricade, Rally is the only options for this setup so it's a must regardless!
- Strafe Lift, Jump of choice!
- Shiver Strike, Really not a fan of this melee which is a big reason why we use Howl of the Storm.
- Glacier Grenade, A grenade that creates walls out of Stasis crystals to block damage and Freeze targets; these walls can be shattered for damage.
Aspects
- Tectonic Harvest, This is a great option to help feed into our Howl of the Storm aspect to create more Stasis destruction.
- Diamond Lance, Shattering or defeating frozen targets will create a lance pickup for you to use. Either throw it to freeze targets instantly or slam to create a AoE freezing effect around you. Absolutely love this because it provides a lot of different utility for your character. Also slamming it gives you frost armor which is great for survivability.
Fragments
- Whisper of Refraction, Since you're already inflicting Slow and Freeze it helps feed into your Hoarfrost-Z.
- Whisper of Rime, You need this to add to that wonderful survivability that frost armors provides.
- Whisper of Torment, This recently got a change that is perfect for this build. Getting more grenade energy just for getting shot is quite satisfying.
- Whisper of Rending, Primary ammo weapons do increased damage to Stasis crystals and Frozen targets.
- Whisper of Fissures, you'll be creating a lot of Stasis crystals with this build so having those small nukes around the map is very nice.
Gearing
Required Gear and Weapons
Hoarfrost-Z
How to acquire:
- Purchase from Xur (his loot rotates weekly).
- Decrypting exotic engrams at Rahool (it will be a random exotic drop, but will prioritize exotics you currently do not have, known as the knockout system).
- Farm the expert lost sector on chest Armor days.
- WARNING: This assumes you've purchased the Witch Queen Campaign.
Stat Priorities
- Resilience > Discipline > Recovery.
- Resilience is the amount of damage you can take before dying, as well as your shield capacity.
- Discipline is what reduces your grenade cooldown.
- Recovery is how long it takes for your health to regenerate after you take damage.
Learn more about the Stats available to you in Destiny 2 with our dedicated guide.
Armor Mods
| Item | Slot | Mandatory Mods | Supporting Mods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Explorer Helmet | Helmet | Special Ammo Finder Harmonic Siphon Heavy Ammo Finder | |
| Deep Explorer Gauntlets | Gloves | Bolstering Detonation Firepower | Firepower |
| Hoarfrost-Z | Chest | Arc Resistance Solar Resistance Void Resistance | |
| Deep Explorer Greaves | Legs | Stasis Weapon Surge Elemental Charge | Recuperation |
| Deep Explorer Mark | Class Item | Powerful Attraction Reaper Bomber |
- Optional Mods:
- On your Arms, add an additional Firepower for increased Orb of Power generation.
- On your Legs, add Recuperation to take advantage of increased health generation when picking up Orbs of Power.
Armor Mods are unlocked by progressing your Guardian Rank. Check out the Guardian Ranks Guide for more information.
Artifact Mods
The artifact will help you here, but isn't a must for this build. Let's go over though some of the key mods that helps this build!
Creeping Chill is very nice so you can continue those Slow effects on targets. You should already be using your Stasis weapons the most so it's quite helpful.
Finally using Shieldcrush is good for keeping up your melee energy since you'll always have Frost Armor active.
Recommend Weapons
- Kinetic Weapon:Bold Endings - A very solid and easy to get Stasis hand cannon. Its perk pool has Headstone which is crazy useful for this episode.
- Energy Weapon: IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3 - Shotguns this episode are a must for Stasis focused builds since they stun barriers which Stasis is missing out on intrinsically.
- Power Weapon: Salvation's Grip - A heavy grenade launcher that has projectiles that create Stasis crystals and freeze nearby targets.
Variants
Gear Swaps
- Swap Salvation's Grip for Suspectum-4fr.
- This should be a simple weapon to use in the meantime while you get the currency to acquire Salvations Grip.
- How to acquire: Random world drop from multiple sources like Gunsmith, Vanguard Ops, or decrypting engrams.
Summary
This legitimately is one of my favorite builds in the game for the sheer destruction these crystals make. The Hoarfrost-Z Stasis Titan has had some moments to shine but now is a legit contender. A very simple setup that provides a large amount of damage reduction while using cover as ammo. It’s able to take on champions with ease and bosses don’t stand a chance.
Credits
Written by: Byrdman
Reviewed by: Chunky, Dredscythe