Hoarfrost-Z Stasis Titan Build

Heresy

Last Updated:February 9, 2025|Changelog

The Hoarfrost-Z Stasis Titan has been an amazing option for quite awhile. Having access to an 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.”

Pros

High ability uptime
Strong against champs
Damage reduction from Frost Armor
Multiple ways to create Stasis crystals

Cons

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.
Diamond Lance Shatters Stasis Crystal making it very explosive. Also, if you slam it on the ground you gain free Frost Armor.
Use Glacier Grenade at will to rinse and repeat the crystal nuke method.
If your abilities 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.

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 deals devastating damage in certain situations. Though, the Crystals are definitely annoying for your team in any other circumstance. It's also great for ad-clear though!

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:

Complete the Witch Queen Campaign on Legendary.
Focus Exotic Engrams at Rahool.
Participate in Vex Incursions on Neptune.
WARNING: This assumes you've purchased the Witch Queen DLC.

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

Piercing Sidearms
- Gives your Primary and Special Ammo Sidearms Anti Barrier capabilities, allowing them to break the invulnerable shields of Barrier Champions.
Volatile Marksman
- Scoring rapid precision hits or kills with Void Weapons grants them Volatile Rounds, additionally giving them Anti Barrier capabilities.
Dreadful Finisher
- Finishing powerful combatants creates Special Ammo for you and your fireteam. More Ammo is generated when Finishing Subjugators, Tormentors, and Champions.
Maligned Harvest
- Rapid Volatile application readies a Weakening burst that procs when damaging enemies with a Void Weapon.
Defibrillating Blast
- Stunning a Champion immediately grants and readies Bolt Charge while triggering an Arcbolt which Jolts enemies and partially heals you.
Void Flux
- Defeating Weakened enemies with a Void Weapon creates an explosion, enemies damaged by it become Volatile. Stronger enemies create a larger explosion.

Kinetic Weapon: Bold Endings - A very solid Stasis Hand Cannon from the Pale Heart. Its perk pool has Headstone and Demolitionist which are very synergistic for this build.
Energy Weapon: Lotus-Eater - with Repulsor Brace and Withering Gaze make for a Rocket-Assisted Frame Sidearm that has unrivaled versatility and even build crafting potential. This Nightfall Weapon is focusable at Zavala in the Tower.
Power Weapon: Salvation's Grip - A heavy grenade launcher that has projectiles that create Stasis crystals and freeze nearby targets, its catalyst is handy for maintaining Frost Armor stacks. Obtain it through a post-Beyond-Light-Campaign quest, requiring the Beyond Light Pack.

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