Cryo

Cryo is one of the seven Elements.

Its associated Archon is the Tsaritsa, whose domain is Snezhnaya.

Elemental Resonance

Having at least two Cryo characters in a party of four results in the Elemental Resonance:

Shattering Ice: Affected by Electro for 40% less time. Increases CRIT Rate against enemies that are Frozen or affected by Cryo by 15%.

Elemental Reactions

Cryo has the following Elemental Reactions:

Superconduct: Deals Cryo DMG and reduces the Physical RES of enemies caught in the AoE by 40%.
- Stellar-Conduct: Creates a Starlight Prism on the target position that increases characters' Cryo and Electro DMG Bonus and decreases opponents' Physical RES within a certain AoE.
Frozen: Immobilizes the target and applies a Freeze aura.
- Shatter: If the Frozen target is hit by a Blunt or Geo attack, deals Physical DMG and unfreezes the target.
Melt: Deals ×1.5 Cryo DMG when a Cryo attack triggers the reaction.
Swirl: Deals Cryo DMG while spreading the Cryo status to nearby enemies.
- Stellar Swirl: Creates a Stellar Vortex that explodes after a delay, dealing Cryo DMG. Triggering this reaction with a Stellar Vortex nearby will further increase the DMG it deals upon bursting.
Crystallize: Creates a Cryo shard. Picking it up creates a Cryo Shield around the character.

Cryo Status

Cryo is a status effect that reduces overall character speed. While affected by the Cryo status, all animation speed will decrease by 15%. This animation speed decrease stacks multiplicatively with Attack Speed and Movement Speed. This is not to be confused with Sheer Cold, an environmental mechanic that is the result of the Subzero Climate.

Unlike other elements, the Cryo status can also be applied to certain objects, such as Ores, Thunderwoods, Thunder Dwellings, and Amber's Baron Bunny, and can allow certain elemental reactions to occur on such objects.

Sibling Elements

Comparison between the Cryo status icon (left) and the Frozen/Freeze status icon (right)

Cryo has 2 sibling elements, Frozen and Freeze. The status icon for the Freeze/Frozen auras is similar to that of the Cryo status, but with an animated glow around it.

Cryo, Frozen, and Freeze auras can all coexist on the same target.

Frozen

The Frozen element functions similarly to Cryo, but with the following differences:

It does not react with Hydro.
It does not apply the animation speed debuff.
The Frozen gauge can be depleted by Poise Damage from Blunt Attacks.

The Frozen element can be applied in several ways:

Applied to enemies with a Frozen shield.
- All "Cryo" shields used by enemies are actually of the Frozen element, as indicated by the status icon.
Applied to certain enemies as innate auras, such as Cryo Slimes and the Cryo Hypostasis.
Applied to characters with certain Talents.

Freeze

The Freeze element is applied when a Frozen reaction is triggered and maintains the Frozen state while it is present. Like the Frozen aura, the Freeze aura cannot react with Hydro. When a target with the Freeze aura is hit by a Blunt or Geo attack, Shattered will be triggered.

Frozen Status to Self

The following Talents apply Frozen to its user and/or the active character.

There are 3 Talents that match the category selection:

Talent	Description	Type
Dawnfrost Darkstar Dawnfrost Darkstar Citlali	Invoking secret pacts passed down by her tribe over the millennia, Citlali deploys an Opal Shield and calls forth "Obsidian Tzitzimitl: Itzpapa," a creature that is (reputedly) terrifying beyond compare, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG. The Opal Shield's DMG absorption scales based on Citlali's Elemental Mastery, and absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% efficiency. When it is deployed, it will cause Citlali to briefly be affected by Cryo. After using this skill, Citlali gains 24 Nightsoul points and enters the Nightsoul's Blessing state. Nightsoul's Blessing: Citlali When Itzpapa leaves the field, Citlali exits the Nightsoul's Blessing state. Itzpapa Itzpapa will follow the character. If Citlali has at least 50 Nightsoul points, Itzpapa enters the Opal Fire state and continuously consumes Nightsoul points to whip up a Frostfall Storm that follows the character around and attacks opponents within its AoE, dealing Nightsoul-aligned Cryo DMG. When Citlali's Nightsoul points are fully depleted, Itzpapa's Opal Fire state also ends.	Elemental Skill
Icy Paws Icy Paws Diona	Fires an Icy Paw that deals Cryo DMG to opponents and forms a shield on hit. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Diona's Max HP, and its duration scales off the number of Icy Paws that hit their target. (‍Press‍/‍TapText for touch screen‍) Rapidly fires off 2 Icy Paws. Hold Dashes back quickly before firing 5 Icy Paws. The shield created by a Hold attack will gain a 75% DMG Absorption Bonus. The shield has a 250% Cryo DMG Absorption Bonus, and will cause your active character to become affected by Cryo at the point of formation for a short duration.	Elemental Skill
Nights of Formal Focus Nights of Formal Focus Layla	Puts forth a shield known as the Curtain of Slumber, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Curtain of Slumber's DMG Absorption is based on Layla's Max HP and absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% effectiveness. When the shield is deployed, Layla will have Cryo applied to her briefly. Night Stars and Shooting Stars While the Curtain of Slumber is active, it will create 1 Night Star that will be attached to it every 1.5s. When a character protected by this shield uses an Elemental Skill, 2 Night Stars will be created. Night Stars can be created once every 0.3s in this way. A maximum of 4 Night Stars can be accumulated at any one time. Once the Curtain of Slumber has accumulated 4 Night Stars and there are opponents nearby, these Night Stars will transform into homing Shooting Stars that will be fired off in sequence, dealing Cryo DMG to any opponents hit. If the Curtain of Slumber's duration ends or it is destroyed, the Night Stars will disappear. If they are already being fired off as Shooting Stars, these Shooting Stars will last until this wave of shots ends. New Night Stars cannot be created until the previous wave of Shooting Stars has been fired completely.	Elemental Skill

Cryo Characters

Playable Characters

22 Characters match the category selection:

Name	Weapon	Region	Model Type
Aloy	Bow	None	Medium Female
Charlotte	Catalyst	Fontaine	Medium Female
Chongyun	Claymore	Liyue	Medium Male
Citlali	Catalyst	Natlan	Medium Female
Diona	Bow	Mondstadt	Short Female
Escoffier	Polearm	Fontaine	Medium Female
Eula	Claymore	Mondstadt	Tall Female
Freminet	Claymore	Fontaine	Medium Male
Ganyu	Bow	Liyue	Medium Female
Kaeya	Sword	Mondstadt	Tall Male
Kamisato Ayaka	Sword	Inazuma	Medium Female
Layla	Sword	Sumeru	Medium Female
Lohen	Polearm	Mondstadt	Medium Male
Mika	Polearm	Mondstadt	Medium Male
Odette	Sword	Snezhnaya	Medium Female
Qiqi	Sword	Liyue	Short Female
Rosaria	Polearm	Mondstadt	Tall Female
Sandrone	Claymore	Snezhnaya	Medium Female
Shenhe	Polearm	Liyue	Tall Female
Skirk	Sword	None	Medium Female
Traveler	Sword	None	Aether: Medium Male Lumine: Medium Female
Wriothesley	Catalyst	Fontaine	Tall Male

Upcoming Characters

No Characters match the category selection.

Enemies

Common Enemies

Elite Enemies

Normal Bosses

Weekly Bosses

Other Enemies

Exploration

Some environmental objects or obstacles are considered Cryo objects:

Cryo Exploding Barrels
Frozen Chests
Frozen Snowboar
Ice
Icicle
Mist Flower

In Snezhnaya, players can make use of the Cryo element to destroy, shatter, and reshape the battlefield terrain, influencing enemy movement paths.^[1]

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Trivia

Etymology

The name Cryo comes from the prefix for words related to freezing or ice, "cryo-," which derives from the Ancient Greek word for icy cold, frost, chill (Ancient Greek: κρύος krúos).

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Cryo	—
Chinese (Simplified)	冰 Bīng	Ice
Chinese (Traditional)	冰 Bīng	Ice
Japanese	氷 Koori	Ice
Korean	얼음 Eoreum	Ice
Spanish	Cryo	—
French	Cryo	—
Russian	Крио Krio	—
Thai	น้ำแข็ง Nam khaeng	Ice
Vietnamese	‍Băng冰‍	Ice
German	Kryo	—
Indonesian	Cryo	—
Portuguese	Cryo	—
Turkish	Buz	Ice
Italian	Cryo	—

Change History

Released in Version 1.0

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References

↑ Behind the Scenes of Genshin Impact "To Snezhnaya and the Future"

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