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Anime Expeditions Ice Queen Build Guide

Build Ice Queen around two-second Freeze, low-health finishing, lane coverage, traits, equipment, positioning, and live banner checks.

Ice Queen is a Hydro · Magical Legendary control and finisher, not a unit to judge from card damage alone. Soul Rend deals 20% more Damage to enemies below 20% HP. Freeze stops movement and actions for two seconds, counts as Stun, and has a five-second application cooldown.

Her banner availability can rotate. Open the current summon Rates panel before spending; this page does not assume Ice Queen is permanently featured.

Ice Queen kit at a glance

Kit part
Verified behavior
Best use
Live check
Soul Rend
+20% Damage below 20% enemy HP
Finishing enemies that survive the main burst
Whether a balance patch changes the threshold
Freeze
Stops movement and actions for 2 seconds; counts as Stun
A dense lane just before the carry cluster
Boss immunity and repeat behavior
Application CD
5 seconds
Space copies only after observing whether their windows overlap
Duplicate stacking or shared resistance

Build and placement

Decision
Recommended approach
Why
Avoid
Stats
Range and SPA first; Damage after coverage is stable
More reliable attack windows make control useful
Comparing unnormalized card screenshots
Equipment
Magic Orb for coverage; Magic Book when its current requirement matches her verified Magical type
The build should serve control uptime or Magical damage
Choosing gear from the character theme alone
Position
Place before the main kill zone, with the busy path inside range
Frozen targets remain available to carries
A back-corner placement that freezes after enemies pass the team
Investment
Use modest rerolls until the live card and endgame role are confirmed
Legendary control can remain useful without premium traits
Chasing a rare trait just for card DPS

Pair Ice Queen with concentrated damage that can exploit the two-second stop. In a team with another Stun source, test one copy at a time: the current public record does not confirm that Freeze stacks, bypasses resistance, or creates a separate immunity category. See the status effects guide for a clean test method.

Quick play sequence

  1. Cover the main lane before upgrading pure Damage.
  2. Watch which enemies display Freeze and which ignore it.
  3. Put your carry’s burst zone over the frozen section.
  4. Upgrade only after confirming the next level improves the role you need.
  5. Recheck the live card after Updates; use the unit stats tracker instead of old screenshots.

Common questions

Is Freeze different from Stun?

Ice Queen’s disclosed wording says Freeze counts as Stun. Do not build around an assumption that it bypasses Stun immunity.

Is Ice Queen a main DPS?

Her low-health bonus helps finish targets, but her clearest verified value is control. Treat main-carry status as a card-stat and stage test, not a rarity promise.

Hydro · Magical type and kit wording checked July 18, 2026. Banner rotation, duplicate interaction, card stats, and boss immunity should be read from the current game panels.

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