How to beat Frost Walker in The First Descendant

The Frost Walker in The First Descendant is one of the main boss encounters in the game, also known as Void Interceptor battles. It looks like a giant crab with ice- and cold-themed attacks. Its general loop is quite simple, but due to its high damage and frustrating enrage phase, defeating it can be quite challenging.

Don't worry, though. This article offers a detailed guide on how to bring down the Frost Walker in The First Descendant.

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Guide for beating the Frost Walker in The First Descendant

Get to a high ground to focus fire (Image via NEXON, Grind Hard Squad/YouTube)

Like most of the Void Interceptors in The First Descendant, the Frost Walker has both a normal phase and an enraged phase. It also has a party wipe frost attack that can only be countered by collecting all the glowing red embers dropped when you shoot at its weak points. You must collect all six embers to summon the anti-freeze shield that can save everyone inside it from the freeze attack.

The best strategy here is to collect the last ember right before the boss performs the attack in order to have the most optimal anti-freeze shield duration.

Get Gley to break the boss apart (Image via NEXON, Grind Hard Squad/YouTube)

Team composition and gear requirements:

• Recommended team: 1 Ajax (tank) and 3 Glay (DPS)

Minimum gear requirements:

• DPS: Try to have at least one weapon with 400,000+ weapon DPS
• Defense: At least 30,000 for survival (especially for the tank)

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Weapon and build recommendations for Frost Walker

For Glay:

• Primary weapon: Vestigial Organ
• Focus on skill duration and cooldown reduction
• Aim for 8+ seconds of Increased Sensory (third ability) duration
• Equip Predator Instinct Module (Drop from Hard Pyromaniac) if possible
• Use reactors with non-attribute and singular traits, prioritizing skill cooldown and duration

For Ajax:

• Body Enhancement build with 30,000+ Health and 70,000+ Defense
• Use Modules focusing on Defense and Health. Ajax needs to survive in order to carry the match.

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Battle strategy for Frost Walker

Collect the embers to build up the shield (Image via NEXON)

a) Opening Phase (0-30 seconds):

• Focus fire on the boss' helmet/brain
• Destroy weak points to drop embers (need six total)
• Position on elevated debris for better targeting

At the start of the match, find high ground, focus fire on the boss' head, and collect the embers it drops.

b) Main Combat Phase:

• Ajax: Draw aggro and protect Glay players
• Glay: Utilize Increased Sensory for infinite ammo
• Target weak points, especially the sensor and shoulder plates
• Use scan ability to monitor the boss' rage meter

If you are playing Ajax, focus on collecting the embers and building the anti-freeze shield. Kill the smaller enemies to get ammo and other resources. Protect your DPS players and draw fire towards yourself.

c) Rage Phase of the Frost Walker:

• Quickly destroy tubes on the boss' knees
• Maintain high accuracy despite increased boss speed

d) Ember Collection:

• One player should focus on collecting embers
• Collect five embers early, then the sixth at seven minutes four seconds
• Group up for ember protection at seven minutes 30 seconds to avoid the party wipe attack

e) General Combat loop:

• Keep destroying weak points for ember drops
• Be prepared for another party wipe at four minutes 30 seconds
• Maintain ember collection and protection strategy

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Final tips for the Frost Walker battle

Ammunition Management:

• Equip high power round weapons with ammo conversion mods
• Ajax should kill mobs to ensure ammo drops for Glay players

Key Tips:

• Prioritize weak point damage on weapons and mods
• Maintain high defense and health for survivability
• Coordinate Ember collection and protection timing
• Use elevated positions to your advantage
• Communicate and focus fire on critical weak points

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That’s all for our Frost Walker guide. We hope it helps you with the fight.

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