Katrin

Katrin

Wizard
Frost
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Frost Wizard who stacks crit damage off every crit and freezes the field: Raid S when the crit chain holds, C in short PVP where Blizzard's 32s cooldown is half the match.

Profile

age

20

height

158 cm

weight

43kg

birthday

12/24

nationality

Kingdom of Isiel

hobby

Reading

PvE

DPS A

Raid

DPS S

Brawl

DPS C

Colosseum

DPS C

Overview

Strengths

  • Amplification at T5 is +15% Critical DMG per crit stack, max 10. A full bar is +150% Crit DMG with no external buff required.
  • Archive is a flat Critical Hit Rate +20% and Attack +88%, so the crit engine starts online before gear.
  • Blizzard hits all enemies for 925% Attack and applies Frozen for 4s; Ice Beam then adds 90% damage into Frozen targets.

Weaknesses

  • Brawl and PVP are C. Frozen windows and crit stacks need time that arena rounds do not give.
  • Ice Beam only covers forward enemies at 404% Attack; without Frozen up the Active is a thin poke.
  • No self-heal or immortality; she dies like a backline Wizard the moment the front collapses.

Build

Skill priority

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Investment

Extra copies

Feed extras into Transcend first. Amplification stacks and Archive percentages scale with skill level harder than another Water Dragon's Blessing copy.

Transcend stop

Stop at Transcend 5. That locks the full +150% Crit DMG ceiling and the Attack/crit-rate floor. Awaken only with leftover copies.

Gifts

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Skill

Lv.
ULT Lv.MAX Blizzard Ultimate
Description

Inflicts damage to all enemies and grants an Active Skill Final Damage Increase buff to self.

Damage Dealt

Inflict damage equal to 1200% of Attack.

Effect: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Skill damage +200%.
Spell Type
Cannot be removed.
ACT Lv.MAX Ice Beam Active
Description

Inflicts damage to all enemies in front and grants a Critical Hit Chance Increase buff to self. If this skill hits the same target 3 times, Inflicts Additional Damage and freezes them.

Damage Dealt

Inflict damage equal to 474% of Attack.

Effect 1: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Critical Hit Chance +18%.
Duration
10s
Effect 2: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Additional damage when maximum stack is reached.
Spell Type
Cannot be removed.
P1 Lv.MAX Amplification Passive 1
Description

Attacking a frozen target increases damage inflicted and grants a Critical Damage Increase buff to self. If there is a frozen target among the enemies, reduces own Active Skill Cooldown. If the Active Skill Final Damage Increase buff from the Ultimate Skill is active, reduces own Active Skill Cooldown.

Effect 1: Status Effect Bonus Damage
Activation Condition
When Skill Lands

Damage is increased by 50% when attacking a target affected by Frost.

Effect 2: Change Cooldown
Detailed Activation Condition
Activates when affected by
Cooldown
4s
Effect 3: Change Cooldown
Detailed Activation Condition
Active while [Blizzard] is at maximum stacks
Cooldown
1s
P2 Lv.MAX Archive Passive 2
Effect 1: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Critical Hit Chance +20%.
Effect 2: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Attack +88%.

Review

Swordbringer Updated Sep 5, 2026

Katrin is a Frost Wizard in the back row whose damage identity is crit stacking, not raw Freeze alone. Raids rate her S, general PVE A, and both Brawl and PVP C. Long fights let Amplification cook; short ones leave her as a slow Freeze button.

Amplification is the skill you build around. At Transcend 5, every Critical Hit adds Critical DMG +15% per stack, max 10. A completed bar is +150% Crit DMG. Skill priority is Passive 2 > Passive 1 > Active = Ultimate for that reason. Archive supplies the floor: Critical Hit Rate +20% and Attack +88%, so she is not begging a buffer just to crit in the first place.

The Freeze package supports the crit lane. Blizzard deals 925% Attack to all enemies, applies Frozen for 4s, and sits on a 32s cooldown. Ice Beam hits forward enemies for 404% Attack, deals 90% additional damage to Frozen targets, and self-buffs Critical Hit Rate +18% for 5s on a 10s cooldown. Ult opens the Frozen window; Active farms it and tops off crit rate so Amplification keeps stacking.

Gear leans into that loop: Domination with Crit DMG% and Attack%, Warrior Armor (Block%, Crit Res%), Glory of the Empire (HP%), and Rune of Focus (Crit DMG%). Archive already covers a chunk of crit rate, so stacking Crit DMG% on weapon and rune is the correct greed. Synergy names on this site are Anessa, Merlin, and Galahad. Cards are Water Dragon's Blessing (Merlin) and Madness (Vivien): freeze and crit support that keep the bar climbing.

She falls over when the fight is too short or too messy for stacks. A 32s ult in Brawl is often one cast per round, and without Frozen up Ice Beam is just a forward poke. She also has no survival passive, so a broken frontline deletes her before Amplification matters. Hold Blizzard for the damage amp window rather than panic-casting it the moment it is up, and keep Ice Beam on cooldown so the +18% crit rate buff stays nearly permanent. Transcend through T5 first; that is where Archive and Amplification finish. Use her as a raid Frost carry behind a stable front, not as an arena opener.