CRYOSTHESIA [Destiny 2] Viewer Selected PvP Breakdown and Play Test

My apologies for getting this video out a day late. I spent a little too much time at the golf course last week, and not enough time at the PC. 😅⛳

Fun Fact: Cryosthesia was the first Primary Stasis weapon added to the game. It was followed up by Peace Bond later in the season, but beat for first Stasis weapon by Salvation's Grip.

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I like the gun in theory, but I think my big problem with it is that with most of the sidearms I use, I tend to go full aggressive with the weapon itself going for the kills, and the freeze being so brief for its alt shot means that when I try that, I end up losing out on fights I would have won with the sidearms I'm used to. I know that probably doesn't make sense given that it's basically "free damage" but I think the time an enemy is frozen gives them a bit of a chance to figure out their counterattack, when ordinarily the panic would let let me get a kill before they fully realized what was happening.

Love to see some sidearm love! I am still a little ambivalent about Cryo, but I agree it is a potent weapon. Surprisingly I think shadebinder is actually NOT helping cryo out, since sidearms need mobility to thrive. As you found, where cryo would work your abilities can do the same job, if not better. I recommend trying on astrocyte verse or transversive icarus dash to break some ankles and let cryo shine 👍 P.S great series!

Awesome video per usual, 1 note for if you decide to try the gun again use solar hunter with heavy throwing knives. After freezing someone the knife is much easier to lineup

I agree with you, Iron: Cryosthesia is fun and addictive. However, sometimes it doesnt work well with distance melees, like hammer or knife...

If you want a sidearm with range, I recommend the great Traveler’s chosen.

Always love the videos brother! I hope that you’re doing well!🍻

Great review! 🍻 I appreciate the honesty and the benefit of the doubt. Here's my advice from personal experience. Statistically, Cryosthesia is a monster, and it has a rare recoil pattern that behaves like Devil's Ruin. It has no muzzle flip, so its very accurate and your aim point doesn't get obscured like other sidearms. It has the stats to win its 1v1s handily. Do not trick yourself into thinking that every single freeze shot must always be cleaned up with Cryosthesia to keep chaining the LN2 freeze burst; you will certainly get another kill with it at an appropriate time. Use the freeze to your advantage and pick the right tool for the job -- sidearm, rifle, or fist. When you get the freeze shot loaded, you have 3 options available to you: A) Freeze in melee distance for an instant-kill beatdown; B) Freeze at close range for a Cryosthesia cleanup; C) Freeze down range and clean up with your energy primary. Reading your radar and planning out your attack ahead of time is crucial. The thing with Cryosthesia is that you need to consider its LN2 freeze shot as a one-hit kill attack up close. You can play very aggressively with it, so move with confidence. Its freeze is hard for an enemy to predict, and comes out faster than many players can react to. Being able to freeze+beatdown an enemy with it means you can pretend its like a shotgun (or perhaps a rapid-fire fusion rifle) and rush an enemy for a freeze kill. This aggressive instant-kill threat is rare among sidearms, so take advantage of it. The other thing with Cryosthesia is that it iiiiis a Sidearm, and as that name suggests, you're right to use it as an offhand weapon together with something like the BXR. In a few of Ironworker's clips, he froze a target down a long hallway, then tried to take weak pistol shots past falloff. That right there is your opportunity to swap to the other primary and mop them up. By the time they thaw, they're already half dead and an easy cleanup as they panic jump, or try to pop class abilities. Bonus points if your BXR or etc has a post-kill perk of its own like Kill Clip. Cryosthesia is a beast, and the Bungie devs like Mercules and Chris Proctor have both hinted that they believe its so strong that they hope players don't find out about it. 🍺😄

I tend to run cryo with a sniper so that that I can freeze and kill instantly from any distance. I also like to swap to behemoth to get a diamond lance after killing the first frozen guy to get 2 freezes off one cryo kill.

How funny. I just (an hr ago) voted on this (clearly, it was already made. 😂) but was just watching your outbreak video from 2 years ago. Just funny timing.

I'm surprised how much range it has. I need to try it out.

Freeze everything!

Personally… sidearms are largely hit or miss for me. It also depends on how many shotguns the other team has and the map. Rat king is my favorite for PvP though. Catalyst helps it a ton. Invis hunter with Gemini jester Overall I’m more of a mid-long ranged player though. Scouts, pulses, bows, etc

Try Cryosthesia with a grenade launcher. Worked wonders for me though it locks you into close range and aggressive rush downs

insert various Mr. Freeze quotes 🧊😁 Its an oddly balanced exotic in PvP. I've had some success using it with my Solar Warlock but I am an odd duck.