#1 Ranked Solo Cryo Guide

[@LichKArthus]

I just finished streaming some green gear solo cryo and death knight games over at www.twitch.tv/lichkarthus Complete with tips on all matchups!

[@yugrasan]

Great video! Very enjoyable to watch your playstyle while listening to the narrative and thoughts on the moment. Would be very nice to see a video narrating the process to reach this build starting with all greys and 0 gold. Keep up the good work!

[@gabagoles9421]

I was the first Cryo that got absolutely melted. Glad to be apart of the guide and build showcase hahah. Cheers mate. I would say hope to see you in the dungeon but I think that would be a bad idea 😂

[@sIkLeGAMING]

impressed by the quality my guy. Appreciate it, keep it up!

[@lordcatmaster]

what a great video, can we get a DK video on how to solo each class? preferably no legendary items would be much easier to comprehend. Really like how you calmly explain everything you do even the details. I think people need to focus on how you kite your enemies and the timing you use your skills especially heavy from orb. I play DK myself and i rarely see any Cryo kite as well as this hence most of them die. Hit the passive one by one and kite well especially against melee classes you should win even without 4 passives activated. Most passives are just more damage, kite well you will have time to deal more damage to get the kill, and the stamina...he is basically 100% all the time im sure he would kill the entire lobby without this passive activated.

[@yuvalsapirh4698]

hey man nice vid- i play loads of cryo and just got a full 30 storm rage 6 tiny torment and 10 dragon scale- works very well for escaping dual sword combos and rouge sneaks i pair it with 146 crit dmg and 100 crit chance- abot 25-40 per tick and managed to squeeze 10 life on hit as well

[@ameraltnain2357]

yo, mind if i add u on discord? i wanna learn more about gearing

[@Painjusu]

Oh the 24-7 gearcheck has to be fun. Haha! Good one pal!

[@LichKArthus]

You're not wrong, haha. That's why I tried to showcase that the fights are won by kiting and spacing. If you never let a melee touch you, you'll win even in greens.

[@Ensyd]

Class is super balanced right now. Beats every one in the isolated 1v1 and is the best class by far in 3s. Well placed storms end teams. What do you think they should do to nerf Cryo?

[@LichKArthus]

@@Ensyd fixing stacking slows inadvertently balances cryo by a lot

[@blake2665]

Can u make a budget build for new players. Finding it hard as hell to achieve 4 passives

[@LichKArthus]

Sure thing!

[@wanderer2925]

you can easily make 3 passives with just green gear, it's pretty cheap too.

[@c0rrupt3dsidd]

I'd love to see what your tips would be for a 3 green/rags cryo run, like bottom of the barrel expertise xDD good video bro got a sub from me

[@subermario]

You seem to have a great understanding of the effectiveness of offensive and defensive affixes. As well as the set bonuses and their value to other classes. It would be awesome to see a video breaking them down.

[@PretendBreadBoy]

Scary stuff! Thanks for the info.

[@boringcactus01]

Nice to see too level players gameplay. Great video and commentary

[@Zedsey]

Great video. Love watching gameplay to the best at it currently playing the game for that specific class. Quick question.. what would your ideal clothos trial build be? Would it be close to what youre wearingin this video or what you thinking

[@LichKArthus]

I'd probably just wear the same thing. I'm not taking clothos too seriously.

[@tonnymirthful1054]

Incredible skill my man. You are awesome 💪

[@kevintorres9377]

Keep making more videos, your content is amazing

[@Carlos-Carvalho]

Ive died to this man so many times, that now Im here to learn from him

[@Carlos-Carvalho]

PS: Please let me get you the dam Auction House so you can sell back the gear you take from us all lmao

[@LichKArthus]

​@Carlos-Carvalho haha. This gear has to be removed from circulation SOMEHOW.

[@paver7070]

Damn your brain works fast 😂 this was entertaining thanks for the tips

[@nerve4179]

You’re a beast. Could you show some gameplay as a less geared cryo still trying to accumulate wealth through PvP?

[@phunq_]

I've seen you playing with firebox, didn't know you had a channel. Any tips on playing without a full purple set? And for Cryo, isnt the Q skill stronger if you use if with the staff out? On the video you had the sword/orb out a lot when you were casting it, did you do it to be able to slow/shield if necessary?

[@LichKArthus]

So curse scales with weapon damage which is why staff does more damage. If I cast it with sword and orb out it's for convenience or if I'm preparing to fight a melee.

[@lugreyz306]

i like how the #1 dk and cryo is that chill

[@pokerCHEWITS]

Nazorri has escaped. That what you do when you see this typo of killfeed xD

[@marcusciochina6584]

the one lucky rogue probably lol.

[@pokerCHEWITS]

@@marcusciochina6584 was a priest by one of a streamer

[@yuvalsapirh4698]

btw what do you think of knife vs sword on cryo? i usually use a knife but you seem to do loads of dmg with sword

[@joeyhendriks1744]

his dmg is coming from fae with ring, thats 100 dmg per swing just off of fae. the legend/uniques in this are truly busted. fully kitted people like this in lobbies just run them and theres not a damn thing you can do about it unless you drop 15mill

[@yuvalsapirh4698]

@@joeyhendriks1744 nah i just meant his sword doest elemental dmg- and yeah you have a good advantage with a good kit but i got some guys wearing 30/30 with base hear so its mostly skill

[@aruffinascension2462]

@@yuvalsapirh4698 Sword is always better than dagger as daggers do phys damage, you're stacking int so having that does elemental damage is beneficial

[@saliencyy]

@@aruffinascension2462 dagger has x100 sword damage

[@LichKArthus]

Sword 100% better than dagger. Sword heavy breaks block. If someone is in your face and you need to get away, you charge heavy them and run. Dagger can be blocked, can't break blocks, and has lower weapon damage which means less curse damage.

[@ashengames111]

In 10:37 if a melee get close you shield until you have a chance for a heavy an slow them down? in that fight you were able to thunderflask them, what happens if you cant? in low lvl I am having a lot of trouble with classes that close the distance, without enough life on hit I just get pummeled to death

[@joeyhendriks1744]

honestly think set bonuses should be taken out of this game, there is absolutly no reason for them. all it is, a bunch of credit card warriors running lobbies, that DK at the end should not have been in the same lobby as you considering the gear level difference, yet there he was, trying to make money and got rolled by at top 1% gear level player

[@LichKArthus]

I think there are a lot less RMT'ers on NA than most would think. However, I do think casual drops should be increased and a gear capped should be added. I don't think gear based matchmaking should be in classic.

[@JezzuZZ7FReaKK]

The fact that you duo with firebox is insane haha. Maybe me and my duo will see you guys one day 😂😂😂

[@Kabb0]

Do u recommend play with dagger? or the sword is better? and why?

[@pinchaa3964]

Nice Video!

[@juanvaldivia8001]

For a DK and Cryo main, you're pretty chill

[@DarkBayou]

Great vid! As a personal advice, next time turn down the music volume, more like a background music. Overall, perfect explanation, keep it coming!

[@askakizz]

It's insane how much better the fairy ring is than all other legendaries. Literally hard to lose 1v1 and even most third parties with double 30 fairy

[@parker4583]

Thanks for making this video. I would like to know your thoughts on what the best blue tier heirlooms would be for a player that hasn’t quite progressed enough to get out of casual. I have been using the staff/ring/boots but might consider swapping the staff for orb and prioritizing dex/stamina breakpoints + crit cap before anything else.

[@SpectrumViibes]

Great vid! Why do you use Heirloom Orb over Sword or Staff?

[@LichKArthus]

Your abilities scale off weapon damage and heirloom weapon damage is very low :)

[@SpectrumViibes]

@@LichKArthus please make more content, you seem a very genuine player and everything is so concise and thorough yet not overwhelming! You're awesome!

[@SpectrumViibes]

@@LichKArthus I guess same reason with the heirloom ring right? More access to better stats from the necklace eventually?

[@gnakvo2]

So how should any other class try to beat a cryo? Get and stay in the cryo's face?

[@LichKArthus]

@@gnakvo2 yes

[@GilmoreeX]

could you make an updated build / a build we could use without the ring i know you explained it but a separate build video would be great thanks

[@KadavaSmile]

"the only way I die is by getting one-shot" - the state of cryomancer ladies and gentlemen!

[@Noctis1804]

Rouge ha ?

[@LichKArthus]

It's even crazier that I CAN get one shot, haha.

[@KadavaSmile]

@@LichKArthus I agree that high tiered rogues are over-tuned but that's literally the only thing that can "one shot" you if they're in max gear... Every other class doesn't have that capability, so the fact you say you can only really die if you get one-shot is a testemant to how insanely strong cryo is right now.

[@malevolent4231]

​@@KadavaSmile hes also a VERY good player. Not everyone can pick up cryo and do what he did in this video i dont think

[@HoxtonRules]

​@@malevolent4231 You'll be suprised actually.

[@lonelywolf1784]

Will you do some clotho's trial videos?

[@spikesponge7005]

KEEP MAKING VIDS ILY FROM FIREBOX

[@Noctis1804]

You Using int sword or the dex one ? What you trink about dagger ? And Storm Staff?

[@LichKArthus]

Int sword since it scales with intellect. I think dagger is way worse compared to sword. Sword heavy can break block and also the damage is way higher. Thunder staff is worse than fire staff for cryo because it doesn't really help in any match ups. Any match up you would have won anyways is where thunder staff is good. Do things that are proactive.

[@Noctis1804]

@@LichKArthus thank you very much

[@tryingsumthing5340]

How do you deal with 90 dex rogues who run up to you and spam dagger light attacks? Also great video, keep those coming it's very informative!

[@henryg3313]

Curse, block, curse, block, curse block.

[@guardianrondo1629]

what perks are on your heirlooms? and other than crown what heirlooms you prefer?

[@indysrebel5181]

Great commentary on the play through.

[@ikilluboy]

Any particular reason you use sword over dagger? doesn’t the dagger heavy do alot more damage?

[@BrentReichert]

Make a build people can make. Don't tell people to figure out spawns when you can just hit M or find a map online and add it to your video. If you send people elsewhere it's giving others views. If you had a video on spawns and refer that would be best because you're getting double views. Besides that your explanation on what is going through your head was great. I wonder if you could improve by adding a map overlay and show their path, what path you think they'll do and why and what path they decided to go? Great video though. We'll have more legs soon so I suspect people won't be as salty you made a guide video with something 99% of people have little to no chance of getting

[@henryg3313]

You play like 20 games and then you know that map and spawns. Dont be lazy. This is great info.

[@AaronVB98]

Could you possibly make a build video like this but with the life on hit build instead? No legendaries? It’s hard enough for me to afford purples as it is but getting a legendary is impossible for me right now. I’m only playing solo at the moment so it would help a lot. Thank you!

[@Xamothth]

Would love to see a video about DK too !

[@lukarito]

why will over int?

[@contraxlit]

Are you going to upload new build for new updates?

[@carloszent]

Which offensive sets bonus do u recommend to achieve? I mean 0-10 (first tier of the set). I play duos should i prioritice stamina and will over intelligence? Thanks a lot, great video

[@notcriticalhit919]

can you show your heirlooms and what u run on them?

[@SpectrumViibes]

Make more content dude, your vids are awesome!

[@fccarminati]

hi! couple of questions if you dont mind, would you still favor Will over INT on passvies, after the change? (now it requires >15 meters to deal extra dmg) and second, why ring heirloom over necklace? you end up not showing what you use on them, could you tell us?

[@LichKArthus]

@@fccarminati int is better now. Ring over necklace because purple necklace can have 2 additional stats, heirloom can have 1

[@the7entity]

what is that heirloom ring to the right that u have equipped? I unlocked stamina, will and dexterity rings to try to check but still have no clue. it has to be one of them right? xd

[@vhreekkun]

"4 passive may seems like a lot, but it's actually fairly easy to achieve" It is easy if you have any legendary ring. If you are playing without it it's extremely hard and im not even sure you can reach all 4 passives if you use crown instead of any +7 stats helm. Legendary rings grants you a total of 16 stats among the 4 passives besides a possible extra roll of 3, while any purple ring just gives you 7 of a chosen stat. Correct me if i am wrong! Beside that good guide and i learned something. Keep doing videos 💙

[@supleandro]

I love how people play all purple and say “easy build” too

[@LichKArthus]

A purple ring and neck can actually have 2 more stats on it! Obviously if you're in all greens it's not achievable but 4 passives on cryo is actually very easy :) thank you for enlightening me, though. I may be ignorant at times.

[@LichKArthus]

​@@supleandroWith a little experience in casuals, you can make 30k profit a run! Just keep practicing and work your way up :)

[@vhreekkun]

@@LichKArthus I mean i always play full purple and i play with 4 passives actives at all time. But achieving it it's not really easy considering crit chance is also mandatory. Idk i feel cryo needs so many specific pieces, if i die i have to spent 20+ minutes to rebuild. And people with less experience/money probably will have even an harder time building it

[@vhreekkun]

@@supleandro Achieving a full purple build it's not that expensive. Today i made a 4 active passive, 100% crit chance, tiny torment, drunk alchemist with something like 65k that you can make in around 30mins with a bit of experience

[@Miikagu]

Congrats, a twitch streamer calls you a "known cheater". That is just the biggest compliment ever. GG Bro.

[@adamjack7891]

I’ve seen several videos of people saying that running dagger with orb is almost mandatory but you’re running sword. If I had to guess it would be because you don’t need the extra damage from the dagger throws with all your set bonuses and bonus damage, and it’s better to be able to break shields. Are there any other factors?

[@henryg3313]

Shields. Good warriors , sword masters and DKs will always block the daggers 😢

[@Desimor]

Sorry you're getting so much hate in your comments. Showing your build is highly appreciated. Unfortunately, your build is a bit difficult to achieve as a newbie, but at least now I understand it's mechanisms and I can build towards it eventually. Your Rogue is also top notch. I'd be curious to see a video for Rogue or maybe DK next if you don't mind.

[@digitalnomad6286]

It's hard to achieve, yes. But it's the #1 cryo man, I would expect that 😅 as you say, this tips can be replicated in a low gear cryo, that's very helpful

[@Desimor]

@@digitalnomad6286 Agreed. It is expected for the #1 Cryo to have an amazing build like this. The tips of how to use the Cryo are the best part. Plus the order of importance on the passives was super useful because it at least tells me which to go for first as I'm leveling up.

[@digitalnomad6286]

@@Desimor I memorize it like this DDrink SSome WWater. Dex Sta Will. Just these 3, I cant afford to unlock the 4th passive. But hope that silly phrase stucks in the order of importance.

[@askakizz]

As it stands now it's hard to make use of the will passive. Only rarely will you be further than 15m away from your cursed target. Int is far more useful instead​@@digitalnomad6286

[@josheror2455]

Always helpful to see how terrible I am at this game :)

[@1117Jrod]

How come you don’t have the auction house? Is that a pay to use service/feature?

[@ryanlent]

Is Farey still your go to?

[@LichKArthus]

@ryanlent I use storm rage since I sold my faery ring. Faery set is still overpowered though.

[@Wisp_]

what set bonuses do you use other then FAery and what do u use on ur heirloom ring and orb?

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

Pretty sure it’s only faerie to get 30/30, and likely crit and life on hit stats where possible on heirlooms

[@trickstertris]

W guide man thnx i needed some cryo tips

[@errm9573]

What do you do against juiced rogues with legendary crossbow?

[@LichKArthus]

@@errm9573 block everything

[@Wolfito2K]

What heirlooms would you recommend to craft, besides crown?

[@wanderer2925]

Boots, gives alot of free crit and you can even enchant them with Crit on kill for even more, basically boots heirloom is what you ever need on Cryo if you want to crit consistently to prock your Dex passive.

[@Wolfito2K]

@@wanderer2925 And what would you recommend in terms of weapon and jewelry? I usually go staff and amulet but dont know if orb and ring are better

[@wanderer2925]

@@Wolfito2K Well same as you I was always going for Staff and Amulet, mainly because I could get life on hit from them, but also amulet gives you alot of stats. But apparently heirloom wapons have less attack then normal purple weapons so heirloom orb is the obvious choise here, craft it and buy the weapons from auction. But idk it doesn't seem like a big difference to me personally, some people just like min-maxing I guess.

[@TatharNuar]

What are the counters to LoH cryo?

[@LichKArthus]

Xbow rogue. DK does very well against 99% of cryos. If you have a DK aura slow AND thunderclap a cryomancer, they're almost always dead unless they know exactly what to do.

[@henryg3313]

​​@@LichKArthuswhat do you do? Dks are my cryptonite.

[@luckytofu9617]

Would love a similar video for dk. Early green n blue build . Cheers

[@Wisp_]

pls tell me what ring ur using with what stats

[@PerfectOua]

player who can buy such equip and legendary know almost all information that you told and showed. how to play low/middle Cryo or other class to farm so many gold can be more helpfull for others then top1 cryo with so expensive equipment

[@LichKArthus]

That's a good suggestion. I'll put on an entirely green kit and do a commentary game :)

[@consttheginger7760]

That would be awesome.

[@amazinglyaverage590]

Bro casually clearing an entire room

[@lonelywolf1784]

what would you run for cryomancer duo?

[@LichKArthus]

For cryomancer duo I would suggest one cryomancer who is comfortable using ice storm and lightning staves. Then my build would act as the front line.

[@damathar]

we need more videos my man :)

[@contraxlit]

With news Updates, you are going same thing?

[@reek7518]

Why not use the auction house?

[@elmodimen8434]

support!

[@thoughtgaming492]

Music is slightly too loud. Thanks for the guide though this is huge and nicely detailed. Most "guides" for this game are just someone running an adventure and calling it a day.

[@Virtualravens]

Saw you in castle the other day. You nearly 1 hit me w curse after we ambushed you. Scary 😨

[@Ak3R0]

Step 1: play a lot. Step 2: please refer to Step 1.

[@LichKArthus]

As with any skill haha.

[@granddaddylurch9178]

More videos plz, could u do DK next. This content is great

[@LichKArthus]

@granddaddylurch9178 check out my twitch channel in the description! I just streamed green kit DK and cryo games!

[@mcdanielsslaughterground7920]

can you make more videos of your game footage

[@fahradseidov7698]

tip, use most OP build LOH on cryo with leg faery😀😀

[@nodge9671]

I enjoy the knowledge and the effort put into the video but the music is really, really, really loud thus making it distracting

[@HimmyTee]

wish a little more quality in the recording but nice wrecking abilites

[@droplo]

swag

[@llamaobama4695]

Why do you cap frame rate at 60 fps?

[@Jrv175]

Why would you need more

[@Painjusu]

Because we live in 2024 and 60fps is ass to look at​@@Jrv175

[@baykemz]

@@Jrv175 because 60fps feels like shit compared to 144/240

[@saliencyy]

@@baykemz because game always drops to 60 fps (5800x3d 3070) so no matter to play with more and get eye used to more fps

[@LichKArthus]

Personal preference. I don't really need more frames in a game like this. There's a lot of server delay anyways. 😊

[@呀咧呀咧]

that guy was just waiting for a portal to escape, and your inv was full already. Just let him go...

[@frfrUp]

good video to load music

[@branislavklimacek5871]

make the video of full purple set no Loh no faery then show us how you play this is pointless in bis gear wheere 95% ppl cant get it

[@LichKArthus]

Don't get hung up on the gear part and take from the advice :)

[@irondef2585]

Cryo needs heavy nerf

[@henryg3313]

Sssshhh

[@xX1Cuddles1Xx]

capped 60 fps?

[@xacoswso6976]

do you know LoH got nerfed?

[@saliencyy]

i spam R to charge too xd

[@AnEnemyAnemone1]

I learned nothing from this other than that I am already fit to take your spot minus having a legendary lol

[@surakieat2000]

the music is too loud bro.

[@LichKArthus]

Thank you for educating me :)

[@Specs4TV]

for those who say its broken its not the guys just now is stuff and he is good at it

[@akumasatoru7402]

do a DK video pls

[@doyouknowdawae2625]

no way he doesnt have auction house, wtf 😭

[@MrGenius2]

what the f is that dmg? 92! and 27! ???

[@lukarito]

nice vid but pls make ur voice louder

[@watermagigaming]

you never showed the rest of your items

[@LichKArthus]

Sorry, figured it wasn't important. It doesn't matter what each piece has, just hit 100% crit chance and meet your passives.

[@watermagigaming]

@@LichKArthus some people dont know what exact stats to roll for on each item. Helps visually to see what the items and passives on those items are. imo.

[@slash2074]

perks of being EU im not queueing against u

[@boxinsteadyeddie]

You’d think with that name you’d be a DK lol