Cryo Blast is a tech power available to Sentinels, Engineers and Mordin in Mass Effect 2, as well as Kaidan in Mass Effect 3. When activated, the user's omni-tool fires a mass of super-cooled subatomic particles capable of snap-freezing targets within a certain radius. If the target's health is low enough when frozen, it is possible to shatter it through the use of weapons or other damage dealing abilities. Frozen enemies are more susceptible to damage.

Note: As with all projectile powers, the power does not launch an actual projectile when used by a squadmate. Instead, it impacts instantly. In Mass Effect 2, if there is any cover between Shepard (not the squadmate using it) and the target, the power will strike the cover instead. In Mass Effect 3, it will always hit the target.

Contents 1 Mass Effect 2 1.1 Power Ranks 1.1.1 Deep Cryo Blast 1.1.2 Full Cryo Blast 1.2 Player Notes 1.3 Availability 2 Mass Effect 3 2.1 Power Ranks 2.1.1 Rank 1: Cryo Blast 2.1.2 Rank 2: Recharge Speed 2.1.3 Rank 3: Duration 2.1.4 Rank 4: Duration/Radius 2.1.5 Rank 5: Speed Reduction/Cryo Explosion 2.1.6 Rank 6: Recharge Speed/Frozen Vulnerability 2.2 Player Notes 2.3 Availability

Mass Effect 2 Edit

Power RanksEdit

• Rank 1
  • Recharge Time: 4.50 seconds (9.00 seconds for Mordin)
  • Impact Radius: 1.20 meters
  • Freeze Duration: 3.00 seconds

• Rank 2
  • Recharge Time: 4.50 seconds (9.00 seconds for Mordin)
  • Impact Radius: 1.20 meters
  • Freeze Duration: 4.00 seconds

• Rank 3
  • Recharge Time: 4.50 seconds (9.00 seconds for Mordin)
  • Impact Radius: 1.20 meters
  • Freeze Duration: 5.00 seconds

Rank 4

Choose to evolve the power into one of the following,

Deep Cryo BlastEdit

• The blast potency and freeze duration are equal to advanced cryogenic weapons.
  • Recharge Time: 4.50 seconds (Mordin and Shepard)
  • Impact Radius: 1.20 meters
  • Freeze Duration: 7.00 seconds

Full Cryo BlastEdit

• This cryo weapon's spray effect is engineered to maximize your chances of freezing multiple targets.
  • Recharge Time: 4.50 seconds (Mordin and Shepard)
  • Impact Radius: 3.00 meters
  • Freeze Duration: 5.00 seconds

Player NotesEdit

• Regular Husks will automatically shatter when frozen by any weapon.
• Cryo Blast, just like Cryo Ammo, is very potent when used in conjunction with force-applying powers such as Throw, Charge, or Shockwave, as the impact damage of even a level 1 Throw is often sufficient to shatter standard enemies. This can be used to clear small groups of enemies without firing a shot.

Availability Edit

• Engineers
• Sentinels
• Mordin Solus

Mass Effect 3 Edit

Power Ranks Edit

Rank 1: Cryo Blast Edit

Flash-freeze and shatter unprotected enemies. Slow down the rest.
Weaken armor. Frozen targets won't regenerate health.

• Recharge Speed: 6 sec (5 sec multiplayer)
• Freeze Duration: 3 sec (4 sec multiplayer)
• Movement Speed: -15%

Rank 2: Recharge Speed Edit

Increases recharge speed by 25%.

• Recharge Speed: 4.80 sec (4 sec multiplayer)
• Freeze Duration: 3 sec (4 sec multiplayer)
• Movement Speed: -15%

Rank 3: Duration Edit

Increase duration by 40%.

• Recharge Speed: 4.80 sec (4 sec multiplayer)
• Freeze Duration: 4.20 sec (5.60 sec multiplayer)
• Movement Speed: -15%

Rank 4: Duration/Radius Edit

Duration Increase duration by 60%. Recharge Speed: 4.80 sec (4 sec multiplayer) Freeze Duration: 6 sec (8 sec multiplayer) Movement Speed: -15%

Radius Increase impact radius by 2 meters.

Rank 5: Speed Reduction/Cryo Explosion Edit

Speed Reduction Decrease movement speed of chilled targets by an additional 20%. (30% multiplayer) Recharge Speed: 4.80 sec (4 sec multiplayer) Freeze Duration: Duration: 6 sec (8 sec multiplayer) Radius: 4.20 sec (5.60 sec multiplayer) Movement Speed: -35% (-45% multiplayer)

Cryo Explosion Increase damage to chilled and frozen targets by 10%.

Rank 6: Recharge Speed/Frozen Vulnerability Edit

Recharge Speed Increase recharge speed by 50%. (100% multiplayer) Recharge Speed: 3.43 sec (2.22 sec multiplayer) Freeze Duration: Duration: 6 sec (8 sec multiplayer) Radius: 4.20 sec (5.60 sec multiplayer) Movement Speed: Speed Reduction: -35% (-45% multiplayer) Cryo Explosion: -15%

Frozen Vulnerability Increase damage to frozen and chilled targets by 15%. Weaken armored targets by an additional 25%.

Player Notes Edit

• Cryo Blast will decrease the damage reduction offered by armored enemies such as Atlases, Ravagers or Geth Pyros. It does not allow penetration of armor plating protecting enemies such as Brutes, or Cannibals and Husks after they are given plating by a Marauder.
  • It will further increase damage done when used in conjunction with Incinerate if the "Frozen Damage" evolution is picked for Incinerate (Rank 6). Used correctly one can devastate frozen enemies with said power, and deal damage over time, allowing you to either finish them off, or if their health is too low for them to survive, pick off other enemies.
  • The turian Havoc Soldier can do this himself with Havoc Strike.
• Cryo Blast is very effective against Cannibals, Husks, Geth Troopers, and Cerberus Troopers. Their lack of any shielding means they can be frozen immediately and subsequently eliminated from the fight, or failing that, incapacitated.
• For the aforementioned reason, Cryo Blast also stops Cannibals from feasting on their former friends and gaining extra health and protection, provided said foes are eliminated during the snap-freeze.
• Cryo blast is a very good power for easy headshots. The time to get one easily is as the enemy freezes, because the power stuns it. Adding the damage bonus from Cryo Blast, even weaker sniper rifles like the M-97 Viper can score headshot kills.
• With the Rank 5 "Speed Reduction" evolution, Cryo Blast is able to bring already slow enemies like Brutes, Atlas mechs and Scions to a standstill, leaving them sitting ducks. This is especially the case in multiplayer, where the speed reduction is higher; the female quarian Engineer and turian Havoc Soldier in particular can run circles around enemies crippled by Cryo Blast.

Availability Edit

• Single-Player: Engineer, Sentinel, Kaidan Alenko
• Multiplayer: Human Infiltrator, Quarian Engineer, Turian Havoc Soldier