Sometimes having Cold damage in your builds can be highly effective, and with pistols, Ice Storm provides both elemental damage and an increase in magazine capacity.
This mod boosts a pistol’s performance by adding Cold damage while allowing you to fire more shots before reloading, improving sustained damage output in fights.
Ice Storm is perfect for Tenno who want a simple, effective way to combine elemental effects with higher ammo availability, giving pistols more versatility and combat potential.
How To Get Ice Storm?
Ice Storm is obtainable as a random reward from Nightmare Mode missions, appearing in rotation B rewards on select nodes depending on active missions.
The drop is random, so multiple runs may be necessary, though choosing nodes with higher rotation B rewards improves the chance of acquiring this mod efficiently.
Tenno can also trade with other players, providing a reliable alternative to farming Nightmare missions for Ice Storm without relying entirely on random drops.
Ice Storm Effects
Ice Storm increases magazine capacity by 40% at max rank, letting pistols hold more rounds per clip and reducing downtime during continuous combat situations.
The mod adds 40% Cold damage at max rank, giving pistols elemental versatility and enabling status effects that synergize well with other elemental or hybrid builds.
This combination improves reliability in prolonged engagements, allowing Tenno to maintain offensive output without constantly swapping weapons or breaking the flow of combat.
Weapons with high fire rates gain the most benefit, as the increased rounds and Cold damage allow more frequent hits, status procs, and better control of groups.
Ice Storm Stats
Rank | Magazine Capacity | Cold Damage | Capacity |
0 | +10% | +10% | 6 |
| 1 | +20% | +20% | 7 |
2 | +30% | +30% | 8 |
| 3 | +40% | +40% | 9 |
Verdict
Ice Storm is excellent for pistols that rely on sustained fire, as the 40% magazine increase lets you shoot longer without interruption or reload pauses.
The 40% Cold damage at max rank adds elemental utility, allowing builds to trigger status effects and combine with other elemental mods efficiently.
Overall, Ice Storm improves both raw firepower and versatility, making pistols more reliable in extended fights while boosting crowd control and hybrid damage potential.
