Description:
Cryo Damage reduces enemy movement speed and can freeze them.
Effective on Armor; Neutral on Flesh; Weak on Shields.
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 3
Cryo was introduced in Borderlands The Pre Sequel.
Cryo Damage can cause the stackable Cryo Status Effect.
Each Stack reduces the enemies movement speed until they freeze and are unable to move.
With a Cryo Efficiency of 100% enemies freeze at around 20% of their health.
Frozen enemies take 3x Melee damage.
Normal Mode:
+20% Damage against Armored Targets.
±0% Damage against Flesh
-30% against Shielded Targets.
True Vault Hunter & Mayhem Mode:
+50% Damage against Armored Targets.
±0% Damage against Flesh
-50% against Shielded Targets.
More Elements
Corrosive
Effective against armored enemies. Ineffective against flesh enemies and very ineffective against shielded enemies.
Shock
Shock is effective against shielded enemies. Ineffective (Neutral in Borderlands 2) against flesh and armored enemies.
Non-Elemental
Non-Elemental items deal Physical Damage that's neutral against Flesh and Shielded Targets and ineffective against Armored Targets.
Radiation
Enemies that die with the Radiation Status effect, explode and spread radiation to nearby enemies.
Effective on Shields; Neutral on Flesh; Weak on Armor.
