Frost Relic

Stat
 Maximum Radius

The **Frost Relic** is a returning item in Risk of Rain 2.

As the holder kills enemies, an ice storm builds up in a sphere around them. The ice storm deals 300% damage every 0.25 seconds with a proc coefficient of 0.2, as well as  all enemies hit. The radius of the storm starts at 8m and increases by 2m per kill, up to a maximum of 18m (*+12m per stack*).

## Tips

* The Frost Relic cannot critically strike.
* This item can usually be overlooked by most ranged classes, but it can be very useful to pick up as  or . The radius is fairly small and is essentially a direct upgrade to melee DPS.
* Pair the Frost Relic with  to further increase its already high damage.
* Destroying clay pots and explosive barrels will build up the ice storm.
	+ This can be a double-edged sword, as the ice storm will also destroy these objects. If players are not careful, they may end up taking heavy damage or dying.
* Many Frost Relic stacks might not be beneficial, as it is often impossible to kill enemies fast enough to benefit from them.
* The  will charge the ice storm when active.
* The Frost Relic is especially effective when the Artifact of Swarms is active, as there will be twice as many enemies to kill with only half the health.
* If theArtifact of Chaos is enabled, the Frost Relic's ice storm will *not* hurt the holder.
* Frost Relic's zoom out can be misleading as  while scoped in with  or , as the bullet fired will be fired from its original position. See the gallery for details.
* This item can stay active while intangible using  ().

## Lore

```
“Sven Volz discovered the specimen that holds the record of Galaxy’s Largest Snowflake: a whopping 0.5 meters in diameter, with an average temperature of -52 degrees. However – much to the despair of novelty snowflake enthusiasts everywhere – this gargantuan snowflake was lost in transit aboard the UES Contact Light, which disappeared in uncharted territory. One can only hope that it is preserved and frosty as ever, where ever it may be.”
- Academy Galactic Records 2056
```

## Version History

PC Patch v1.1.1.2
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fixed Frost Relic applying its  even when inactive

Anniversary Update
* Major Content
	+ Added New Lore Entry: Frost Relic
* Gameplay Changes
	+ 🌧 Now applies
	+ 🌧 Now has a softer visual
	+ Damage Coefficient: 150% ⇒ 300%
	+ Radius: 3m (+1.5m per kill) ⇒ 6m (+3m per kill)
	+ (Undocumented) Max Radius: 6m (+6m per stack) ⇒ 18m (+12m per stack)

PC Patch v1.0.1.1 (Build ID No.5440050)
* Bug Fixes
	+ Fix  not triggering Frost Relic

Early Access Hidden Realms Content Update
* Gameplay Changes
	+ 🌧Add area sphere to to clarify that it does damage in a sphere, not a disk

Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
* Gameplay Changes
	+ Has been reworked in functionality
		- Now grows in size for every kill, up to a limit that increases with stacking
		- Damage: 25% (+25% per stack) per kill ⇒ 150% (+150% per stack)
		- Proc Coefficient: 0.05 ⇒ 0.2
		- Update graphics to be ~cooler~

Early Access Release (3/29/2019)
* Introduced as "Killing an enemy surrounds you with "3 icicles" that deal 3x33% damage."

## Gallery

* Railgunner first person view misleading zoom-out

## Trivia

* The Frost Relic was an uncommon item in Risk of Rain 1.