Freeze

“	Unable to move, attack, or use skills (inflicted through the Cold status); When enemies are frozen, RES -15.	”
	—In-game tip

Freeze, known in-game as Frozen, is a Negative Status in Arknights.

Effect

A Chilled unit will become Frozen if they are inflicted by Cold the second time, which is indicated by the unit being encased in ice and having their animation paused. In this state, the unit is disabled (as if they are Stunned) but Frozen friendly units can still block enemies and thus be attacked by melee enemies.

Since the Break the Ice update, Frozen enemies have their RES reduced by 15 which makes them more susceptible to Arts damage.

Unlike other Negative Statuses, Freeze is refreshed when the affected unit is hit by an instance of Cold.

Interactions

Friendly

Operator	Subject	Interaction
Aurora	Artificial Snowfall	Artificial Snowfall's ATK buff is increased when Aurora attacks Frozen targets: Level 1-3: 200% Level 4: 250% Level 7: 300% Mastery 1: 310% Mastery 2: 320% Mastery 3: 330%
Gnosis	Hypothermia	Frozen enemies within Gnosis' range will remain Frozen until Hypothermia expires, at which they receive Arts damage equal to a significant percentage of Gnosis' ATK: Level 1: 200% Level 2: 230% Level 3: 270% Level 4: 300% Level 5: 330% Level 6: 370% Level 7: 400% Mastery 1: 450% Mastery 2: 500% Mastery 3: 600% Gnosis attack enemies who are not Frozen over the others while Hypothermia is active.
	Rigid Ice	Frozen enemies within Gnosis' range receives Fragile: Elite 1: 30% Elite 2: 50% Potential 5: +4%
Lee	Preparedness Averts Peril	The next DP drain instance drains 5 DP instead (unless if there are not enough DP) to block the next Stun/Freeze received by Lee.

In Integrated Strategies, the Collectibles String Puppet and Children's Puppet (as well as "Renowned Singer" in Phantom & Crimson Solitaire) cause Frozen enemies to periodically receive Arts damage.

Enemy

Enemies with Low-Altitude Hovering will lose it when Frozen for the first time, unless if they are immune to Freeze themselves.

Enemy	Interaction
"Frozen Monstrosity"	While the Frozen Monstrosity is present, Frozen friendly units that leaves the map will have their redeployment times doubled.

The following enemies inflict more damage against Frozen targets:

Enemy	Method	Multiplier
Frostfang Razorfrost Yeti Operative Yeti Sniper Yeti Sniper Leader	Attack	1.5×
Icefield Berserker		1.6×
The Last Knight		1.75×
Icefield Berserker Leader		2×
FrostNova, "Winter's Scar"	Ice Nova
"Frozen Monstrosity"	Ice ring
Yeti Icecleaver	Attack	2.5×
"Frost Buck"	Attack; passed on to Snow Doe when defeated
Yeti Icecleaver Leader	Attack	3×