It’s time to bring your inner Dr. Freeze out. The Cryo Cannon is an unlockable primary weapon for the Driller that is able to damage and freeze enemies. Freezing is the best status effect you can deal to enemies, since they stop in place and they take 3 times damage from any source (2.5 for Dreadnaughts). Freezing also stops unique effects from happening; Exploders won’t explode, Detonators won’t detonate, and Mactera will collapse into the ground and shatter. This makes the Cryo Cannon one of the best weapons, and we got the best builds so you can unlock the full potential of it!

3. Flow Rate Expansion

Flow Rate Expansion is an interesting build. The way it’s set up you’ll want to fully empty the charge chamber, because it’ll be able to fill again quickly and you’ll be able to keep freezing enemies in no time! With this build you’ll be able to restart firing the freeze mix at 75% empty. The weapon will feel like it’s chugging, but don’t worry about it; it’ll freeze enemies quickly and deal decent amounts of damage.

What Flow Rate Expansion Excels In?

• This build is a great jack of all trades, being useful in most situations.
• You’ll deal decent damage with the Cryo Cannon.
• The Cryo Cannon brings tons of utility, and this build helps you achieve that.

Use This Build If…

• You want utility on your primary weapon.
• You want to freeze enemies.
• You’re playing on high difficulty levels.

Build details

Larger Pressure Chamber: This perk will let you shoot for longer before having to refill the pressure chamber.

Bypassed Integrity Check: A lower delay will let you start firing faster.

Improved Pump: This perk will help you fill the pressure chamber faster.

Supercooling Mixture: With Supercooling Mixture you’ll freeze enemies faster.

Cold Radiance: Cold Radiance will create a freeze aura around you, freezing enemies that get too close for comfort.

Overclock - Flow Rate Expansion: Flow Rate Expansion increases the Cryo Cannon’s pressure gain rate and flow rate, while decreasing the pressure drop rate.

• x2.7 Pressure Gain Rate
• +0.8 Flow Rate
• x2.25 Pressure Drop Rate

2. Ice Storm

Do you feel like you need to deal tons of damage with the Cryo Cannon? Then Ice Storm will be the way to go. This build isn’t about freezing (even though it can do it), but about killing enemies with your freeze ray! You’ll deal more damage than usual, but wait, there’s more! If you or any of your teammates freeze any targets, you’ll deal even more damage to them. This makes it so that you have the potential to deal 4 times the damage to any enemy unlucky enough to meet you!

What Ice Storm Excels In?

• This build deals serious amounts of damage.
• Even though freezing power is diminished, this build can still freeze bigger targets. Smaller enemies will die before they get frozen.
• It’s a great build to bring if you feel the need to carry your squad!

Use This Build If…

• You need damage on your Cryo Cannon.
• You don’t mind not being able to freeze targets as much.
• You want to deal with waves of enemies quickly and by yourself.

Build details

Faster Turbine Spinup: This perk will enable your Cryo Cannon to start firing faster, letting you dish damage quicker!

Overclocked Ejection Turbine: We like having more reach on your freezing ray, so we deal damage from further away. You can also take more ammo if you feel you need it.

Improved Pump: The pressure tank will refill faster if you take this perk. Think of it as reduced reload time.

Hard Mixture: We’re going for full damage on this build, and this perk adds up to it.

Fragile: This perk will make it so frozen targets can shatter. Cold Radiance is also a great perk to have with this build.

Overclock - Ice Storm: Ice Storm will double your damage, and double your damage again against frozen targets, while reducing freezing power, tank capacity and increasing pressure drop rate.

• x2 Damage
• x2 Damage to Frozen Targets
• -3 Freezing Power
• -75 Tank Capacity
• x1.5 Pressure Drop Rate

1. Tuned Cooler

This build will let it go, because everything is frozen! Tuned Cooler is the premium utility build, having tons of freezing power, reach and utility. This build excels in a squad, since everything you shoot your freezing ray at will be almost instantly frozen. This makes this build great in terms of utility, creating space for your steam to maneuver during waves and killing the bugs faster. Every veteran loves this build, and if you’re playing on higher difficulties, it will show its full potential!

What Tuned Cooler Excels In?

• This build will freeze enemies extremely fast, helping you and your teammates!
• It’s one of the best builds to bring to high hazard levels of play, because of its utility.
• You will enable your fellow dwarves to deal as much damage as they can.

Use This Build If…

• You like to freeze things quickly.
• You want a strong build for high levels of play.
• You are a team player.

Build details

Faster Turbine Spinup: You can take even more freezing power if you need to, but we like to be able to start freezing things faster.

Overclocked Ejection Turbine: Reach will help you freeze things from further away.

Improved Pump: This perk will refill the pressure chamber faster, decreasing your downtime with this weapon.

Larger Reserve Tank: Once again, you can take more freezing power if you need to. We enjoy having more ammo so we don’t rely on Resupplies as much.

Cold Radiance: Freeze enemies around you! Great for you and your teammates.

Overclock - Tuned Cooler: This overclock will increase your freezing power and flow rate, while decreasing the charge-up time and pressure gain rate.

• +Freezing Power
• +0.8 Flow Rate
• +0.2 Charge-up Time
• x0.5 Pressure Gain Rate

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