Frost is one of the many status effects you can use to your advantage in Elden Ring. It is one of the most powerful elements in the game, and building your character to harness the potential of it will always result in you decimating your enemies.
In this guide, we’ll be looking at two extremely powerful frost builds in Elden Ring. The guide below covers everything from the basic stats and starting class, to more advanced build mechanics like Talismans and Ashes of War.
Elden Ring Frost Bleed Build Overview
The Frost Bleed Build leverages the two most powerful status effects in the game; blood loss and frost to deliver massive bouts of damage. This is a dual-wield build that requires significant investment into Arcane.
- Class: Samurai
- Flask Spread:3 to 1 ratio of HP and FP
- Stats: Arcane, Vigor, and Endurance (primary) Dexterity and Mind (secondary)
- Weapons: Godskin Peeler and Twinblade
- Ash of War: Chilling Mist and Seppuku
- Spirit Summons: Mimic Tear or Lone Wolf Ashes
- Armor: Black Knife Set with White Mask
- Flask of Wondrous Physick: Dexterity-knot Crystal Tear and Greenburst Crystal Tear
- Talisman: Radagon’s Soreseal, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Lord of Blood’s Exultation, and Green Turtle Talisman
Elden Ring Pure Frost Build
The Pure Frost Build is all about proccing frost damage as quickly as possible. This is also a dual-wielded build that deals a significant amount of damage.
- Class: Vagabond
- Flask Spread: 3 to 2 ratio of HP and FP
- Stats:Strength and Dexterity (primary) Intelligence, Vigor, and Endurance (secondary)
- Weapons: Death’s Poker and Frozen Needle
- Ash of War: Chilling Mist and Impaling Thrust
- Spirit Summons: Lhutel the Headless or Spirit Jellyfish
- Armor: Night’s Cavalry Set
- Flask of Wondrous Physick: Opaline Bubbletear And Ruptured Crystal Tear
- Talisman: Claw Talisman, Shard of Alexander, Green Turtle Talisman, and Rotten Winged Sword Insignia
Best Stats Choice
Stats at level 60
| Stat | Frost Bleed Build | Pure Frost Build |
|---|---|---|
| Faith | 8 | 9 |
| Mind | 18 | 10 |
| Dexterity | 20 | 31 |
| Strength | 12 | 29 |
| Endurance | 25 | 18 |
| Vigor | 22 | 21 |
| Intelligence | 9 | 14 |
| Arcane | 25 | 7 |
Stats at level 100
| Stat | Frost Bleed Build | Pure Frost Build |
|---|---|---|
| Faith | 8 | 9 |
| Mind | 23 | 10 |
| Dexterity | 26 | 40 |
| Strength | 12 | 42 |
| Endurance | 33 | 24 |
| Vigor | 35 | 27 |
| Intelligence | 9 | 20 |
| Arcane | 33 | 7 |
Stats at level 150
| Stat | Frost Bleed Build | Pure Frost Build |
|---|---|---|
| Faith | 8 | 9 |
| Mind | 30 | 10 |
| Dexterity | 35 | 56 |
| Strength | 12 | 58 |
| Endurance | 42 | 29 |
| Vigor | 44 | 32 |
| Intelligence | 9 | 28 |
| Arcane | 49 | 7 |
Best Weapons for Frost Build
For the Frost Bleed Build, we’ll be using the Godskin Peeler and Twinblade. Each weapon will be catered to a specific status effect: Bleed and Frost, which we’ll go through in this guide’s Ashes of War section.
The Godskin Peeler can be acquired by defeating the Godskin Apostle in Dominula, Windmill Village in the Altus Plateau. This weapon scales primarily with Dexterity, while Arcane increases its blood loss buildup. The Twinblade, on the other hand, can be found inside a chest in the Dragon-Burnt Ruins. This weapon also scales with Dexterity, and like the Godskin Peeler, it also has significant bleed damage.
For the Pure Frost Build, we’ll once again dual-wield weapons. In this case, we’ll go for Death’s Poker and the Frozen Needle. Death’s Poker can be acquired by killing the Death Rite Bird that appears around the southern Aeonia Swamp area. This weapon scales with Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence and has an inherent frost build-up effect, making it perfect for this build. Lastly, the Frozen Needle can be found in the Kingsrealm Ruins.
Best Ashes of War Picks
For the Frost Bleed Build, you’ll have an Ash of War for both of your weapons. For the Godskin Peeler, we’ll go with the Chilling Mist, and for the Twinblade, we’ll opt for Seppuku. The Chilling Mist Ash of War increases the Frost buildup on your weapons by +60, letting you proc freeze much quicker. This is the single best Ash of War for Frost Builds. Seppuku, on the other hand, increases the rate at which you proc blood loss. These Ashes of War combined will let you freeze and hemorrhage your enemies extremely quickly.
For the Pure Frost Build, we’ll be using Chilling Mist on our main-hand weapon (Death’s Poker), and we’ll stick with the Frozen Needles default Ash of War, Impaling Thrust, which essentially just allows you to deliver a charged piercing attack that procs freeze much quicker when compared to standard attacks.
Best Spirit Summons Picks
Regarding the Spirt Summons, you can go with any that you like as there aren’t any summons that proc frost damage. For the Frost Bleed Build, we recommend going with any Summon that inflicts bloodloss like the Lone Wolves or Lhutel.
Pick from any of the four following Summons for your Frost Builds:
- Mimic Tear: The Mimic Tear summons a replica of your build that fights alongside you. This is a great way to quickly proc frost damage.
- Lone Wolf Ashes: on the other hand, Lone Wolf Ashes summons three wolves that swarm your enemies from every side. Each wolf’s health is fairly low but tends to inflict blood loss much quicker.
- Lhutel the Headless: Lhutel the Headless is a slow tank with harder-hitting attacks and a huge health pool, perfect for tanking enemy attacks.
- Spirit Jellyfish: The Spirit Jellyfish tends to move around a lot more, which is perfect for distraction. It inflicts the poison status effect on your enemies, giving you a slight head-up during most combat situations.
Best Armor for Frost Build in Elden Ring
For both builds you can choose any armor that you like. We recommend the Black Knife Set or the Night’s Cavalry Set. These armor sets provide ample protection without weighing you down too much. For the Bleed Build, swap out the default head armor for the White Mask.
The Black Knife Set can be found on a body in Ordina, Liturgical Town in the Consecrated Snowfield area. On the other hand, the Night’s Cavalry Set can be acquired by killing the two Night’s Cavalry escorts in the same area as the Black Knife Set.
| Stats | Black Knife Set | Night’s Cavalry Set |
|---|---|---|
| Stats | Black Knife Set | Night’s Cavalry Set |
| Damage Negation | ||
| Physical | 22.5 | 27.4 |
| Physical (Strike) | 21.6 | 25.4 |
| Physical (Slash) | 24.4 | 27.4 |
| Physical (Pierce) | 24.4 | 26.5 |
| Magic | 17.5 | 21.7 |
| Fire | 18.9 | 24.9 |
| Lightning | 13.5 | 21.7 |
| Holy | 22.5 | 24.9 |
| Resistance | ||
| Immunity | 65 | 94 |
| Robustness | 108 | 135 |
| Focus | 54 | 57 |
| Vitality | 54 | 57 |
| Poise | 40 | 53 |
Best Flask of Wondrous Physick Choice
The Flask of Wondrous Physick allows you to use two temporary buffs in a single-use Flask. For the Frost builds, we recommend the following:
Frost Bleed Build
- Dexterity-Knot Crystal Tear: The Dexterity-Knot Crytal Tear increases your Dexterity, which is always helpful for this build.
- Greenburst Crystal Tear: This tear increases the rate at which your Stamina recovers. This will ensure you can use both Ashes of War more frequently.
Pure Frost Build
- Opaline Bubbletear: The Opaline Bubbletear reduces the amount of damage you take.
- Greenburst Crystal Tear: This tear increases the rate at which your Stamina recovers. This will ensure you can use both Ashes of War more frequently.
Best Talismans for Frost Builds
Talisman allows you to buff your builds in several ways. There are a total of four Talisman slots that you can unlock and use. For the Frost builds, these are the best Talisman:
Frost Bleed Build
- Radagon’s Soreseal: Radagon’s Soreseal raises your Vigor, Endurance, Strength, and Dexterity by +5, however, you take +15% more damage.
- Rotten Winged Sword Insignia: This Talisman increases the power of consecutive attacks, letting you deal more damage the more you attack a single target.
- Lord of Blood’s Exultation: Lord of Blood’s Exultation increases your attack power by +20% when either you or your enemy experiences blood loss.
- Green Turtle Talisman: The Talisman simply increases the speed at which you recover your Stamina. This stacks well with the Greenburst Crystal Tear.
Pure Frost Build
- Rotten Winged Sword Insignia: This Talisman increases the power of consecutive attacks, letting you deal more damage the more you attack a single target.
- Shard of Alexander: This Talisman boosts the power of your Ashes of War by +15%.
- Green Turtle Talisman: The Talisman simply increases the speed at which you recover your Stamina.
- Claw Talisman: The Claw Talisman increases the attack power of your jump attacks by +15%.
