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
Shock
Shock is effective against shielded enemies. Ineffective (Neutral in Borderlands 2) against flesh and armored enemies.
Explosive
Neutral on Flesh and Shields; Weak against Armor.
In Borderlands 3 Explosive Damage is considered Kinetic Damage.
Corrosive
Effective against armored enemies. Ineffective against flesh enemies and very ineffective against shielded enemies.
