REVERSE MELT
2-Piece Blizzard + 2-Piece EM
Best practical Reverse Melt combination.
GENSHIN IMPACT GUIDES & BUILDS
Last verified: September 21, 2026
Cryo · BowALOY
★★★★★
Cryo Quickswap Burst DPS
A limited collaboration character best used as a quickswap Cryo Burst unit in Reverse Melt or Freeze teams.
BEST ARTIFACTS
GENERAL
2-Piece Blizzard + 2-Piece ATK
Reliable general Cryo damage setup.
BURST DPS
Emblem of Severed Fate
Burst-focused option when more Energy Recharge is needed.
BEST WEAPONS
BEST IN SLOT
Thundering Pulse
608 Base ATK · 66.2% CRIT DMG
Premium CRIT bow for personal damage.
OPTION
Skyward Harp
674 Base ATK · 22.1% CRIT Rate
Strong and consistent standard option.
OPTION
The Stringless
510 Base ATK · 165 EM
Excellent Reverse Melt Burst weapon.
F2P / ACCESSIBLE
Prototype Crescent
510 Base ATK · 41.3% ATK
Craftable F2P choice.
RECOMMENDED STATS
SandsATK% or Elemental Mastery
GobletCryo DMG Bonus
CircletCRIT Rate or CRIT DMGSubstats: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG → ATK% → Elemental Mastery → ER
Targets: Prioritize Burst damage; Energy needs fall in Cryo-heavy teams.
BEST TEAMS
Reverse Melt
Freeze
Burn Melt
Accessible Melt
CONSTELLATIONS
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ABILITIES PRIORITY
HIGHEST PRIORITY
Prophecies of Dawn
Aloy throws a Power Cell filled with Cryo in the targeted direction, then detonates it with an arrow, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.
SECOND PRIORITY
Frozen Wilds
Aloy throws a Freeze Bomb in the targeted direction that explodes on impact, dealing Cryo DMG. After it explodes, the Freeze Bomb will split up into many Chillwater Bomblets that explode on contact with opponents or after a short…
LOW PRIORITY
Rapid Fire
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow. Charged Attack Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG. While aiming, biting frost will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged frost arrow will deal…
PASSIVE TALENTS
PASSIVE
Combat Override
When Aloy receives the Coil effect from Frozen Wilds, her ATK is increased by 16%, while nearby party members' ATK is increased by 8%. This effect lasts 10s.
PASSIVE
Strong Strike
When Aloy is in the Rushing Ice state conferred by Frozen Wilds, her Cryo DMG Bonus increases by 3.5% every 1s. A maximum Cryo DMG Bonus increase of 35% can be gained in this way.
PASSIVE
Easy Does It
When Aloy is in the party, animals who produce Fowl, Raw Meat, or Chilled Meat will not be startled when party members approach them.
ASCENSION & TALENT MATERIALS
Combined material families for Level 90 and talent investment. Quantities aggregate the full progression path.
Crystal Marrow×168
Spectral Husk×18
Crystalline Bloom×46
Spectral Heart×30
Spectral Nucleus×36
Guide to Freedom×63
Philosophies of Freedom×114
Molten Moment×18