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Frost-Clad Night

GoldStonesplit - StrengthMartial ArtsAttackDMG Boost
⇄Skills it changes5
Fleeting TraceSnowparting BladeGeneral's BaneSnowparting Bladethe text calls it “Dread”Grave FrostSnowparting BladeHeng BladeSnowparting Bladethe text calls it “Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon Skill”Snowbreak SpringSnowparting Blade
≡Other names for these3
Finding SpringMistranslation ofSnowbreak Spring
Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon SkillAlso writtenHeng Blade
DreadComes fromGeneral's Bane
✦Base buff

Successfully deflecting with Snowparting Blade or fully casting Light Attack Charged Skill and Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon Skill= Heng Blade can activate Varied Combo Snowbreak Spring, quickly slashing the enemy once while granting Tenacity.

This attack deals 36% bonus HP damage against non-player units.

During the Iron Guards state, hitting an enemy with Snowbreak Spring summons a Heng Blade Anxi Soldier to deal additional follow-up damage.

▲TiersTier 1 → 6
Tier 1Breakthrough Gain

During the Iron Guards state, hitting an enemy with Snowbreak Spring summons a Heng Blade Anxi Soldier to deal additional follow-up damage.

Iron Guards state: Snowbreak Spring hit summons a Heng Blade Anxi Soldier for follow-up damage (no number shown)

Tier 2Breakthrough Gain

Increases Min Physical Attack based on Solo Mode Level.

Min Physical Attack scales with Solo Mode Level (no number shown)

Tier 3Breakthrough Gain

Fully casting Light Attack Charged Skill Grave Frost and Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon Skill= Heng Blade activates Finding Spring= Snowbreak Spring. Hitting a target with Finding Spring restores 0.5 bar of Blade Momentum.

Finding Spring hit restores 0.5 bar of Blade Momentum

Tier 4Breakthrough Gain

Increases the Inner Passion stacks applied by Special Skill Fleeting Trace to 4. During Inner Passion, casting Snowbreak Spring consumes 1 stack to increase its HP damage against non-player units by 40%.

Fleeting Trace applies 4 Inner Passion stacks; Snowbreak Spring consumes 1 stack for +40% HP damage vs non-player units

Tier 5Breakthrough Gain

Increases Direct Critical Rate by 4.6%.

+4.6% Direct Critical Rate

Tier 6Breakthrough Gain

Snowbreak Spring deals 10% more damage and grants Forgetfulness: you can cast Grave Frost once without charging within 3s. This uncharged Grave Frost resets the trigger interval of Snowbreak Spring. Forgetfulness can be gained once every 6s. Hitting an exhausted boss with Snowbreak Spring grants the Inner Passion damage bonus, resets the cooldown of Forgetfulness, and extends Dread= General's Bane by 2s.

Snowbreak Spring +10% damage; Forgetfulness: one uncharged Grave Frost within 3 s, gained once every 6 s; uncharged Grave Frost resets Snowbreak Spring trigger interval; hitting an exhausted boss grants the Inner Passion bonus, resets Forgetfulness cooldown, extends Dread by 2 s

❖Where its Notes come fromyour 713 chests a week
ChestsA weekChance of Frost-Clad NightNotes a week
Custom Swap Chest · Stonesplit Strength6007.49%45.0
Random chests · energy 63, season shop 40, hero's realm 5, path trial 51131.18%1.3
All 7137136.49% of all your chests≈ 46.3

97% from the Custom Swap Chests, 3% from random chests.

In the Custom Swap Chest, by the sub-path you choose:

Assumes all 600 Swap Chests: they cost 5 bookplates each, so the planner works out what yours buy.

Every number, broken out

ParameterValueUnitConditionFrom
Min Physical Attack bonusScales with Solo Mode LevelNo number shownTier 2
Blade Momentum restored by Finding Spring hit0.5barHitting a target with Finding SpringTier 3
Inner Passion stacks applied by Fleeting Trace4stacksSpecial Skill Fleeting TraceTier 4
Inner Passion stacks consumed by Snowbreak Spring1stackDuring Inner PassionTier 4
Snowbreak Spring HP damage vs non-player units0.4bonusDuring Inner Passion, when 1 stack is consumedTier 4
Direct Critical Rate bonus0.046additive statTier 5
Snowbreak Spring damage increase0.1damage increaseText says "deals 10% more damage"Tier 6
Forgetfulness: uncharged Grave Frost window3secondsCast Grave Frost once without charging within this timeTier 6
Forgetfulness gain interval6secondsCan be gained once per intervalTier 6
Dread extension2secondsHitting an exhausted boss with Snowbreak SpringTier 6
Snowbreak Spring bonus HP damage vs non-player units0.36bonusThe attack activated by deflecting with Snowparting Blade or fully casting Light Attack Charged Skill and Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon SkillBase Buff

What these mechanics mean

Dread
More likely to become staggered when hit. Deal increased HP damage to boss targets with Dread from you. Hitting a target with General's Bane - Stab further increases this effect and its duration.
Finding Spring
Mistranslation of Snowbreak Spring
Forgetfulness
After casting Snowbreak Spring, you can cast Grave Frost once without charging within 3s. This can trigger only once every 6 seconds.
Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon Skill
Snowparting Blade's Dual-Weapon Skill, which the game names Heng Blade.
Heng Blade Anxi Soldier
A spectral Anxi Soldier summoned to perform an additional attack with a Heng Blade.
Learn it: the game's tutorial3 lessons, with the practice runs

Basic Tutorial III · Stonesplit - Strength

Inner Way: Frosty Night Sky

Frost-Clad Night: A successful Deflect with Snowparting Blade, activates the Heavy Attack Varied Combo, Finding Spring.

After reaching Frost-Clad Night: Tier 4, the Special Skill Treading Snow enhances the Heavy Attack Varied Combo, Finding Spring, increasing its HP damage dealt to non-player targets.

Practice run

  1. Special SkillFleeting Trace to unleash a Blade Flash, gaining Inner Passion
  2. Deflectbutton to deflect an attack
  3. Heavy Attack Varied ComboSnowbreak Spring to slash the target with Varied Combo Finding Spring

Advanced Tutorial I · Stonesplit - Strength

Inner Way: Frost-Clad Night Tier 3; Inner Way: Steadfast Devotion

Inner Way: Frost-Clad Night Tier 3: Using Snowparting Blade's Light Attack Charged Skill or Heng Blade - Dual-Weapon Skill activates the Varied Combo Finding Spring.

Inner Way: Steadfast Devotion: Increases Phalanxbane Blade's Heavy Attack Charged Skill, Burning Heart max charge stages from 2 to 3, dealing high Jump Strike damage.

Practice run

  1. Special Skill then Dual-Weapon SkillLegion Summoner to gain Anxi Army Assistance. Heng Blade to switch weapons
  2. Heavy Attack Varied ComboSnowbreak Spring to slash the target with Varied Combo Finding Spring
  3. Martial Art SkillGeneral's Bane to unleash the first stage of the Martial Art Skill
  4. Special Skill then Martial Art SkillFleeting Trace to unleash a Blade Flash, gaining Inner Passion
    General's Bane - Stab to unleash the second stage of the Martial Art Skill, applying Vulnerability
  5. Switch Weapon then Charged SkillMo Blade to switch weapons. Speed up Inner Passion and Mo Blade - Heavy Attack to deal a Charged Heavy Attack

Advanced Tutorial II · Stonesplit - Strength

Inner Way: Frost-Clad Night Tier 6

Inner Way: Frost-Clad Night Tier 6: After releasing the Varied Combo Finding Spring, unleash a Light Attack Charged Skill without charging.

Practice run

  1. Special Skill then Dual-Weapon SkillLegion Summoner to gain Anxi Army Assistance. Heng Blade to switch weapons
  2. Heavy Attack Varied Combo then Light Attack Charged, Heavy Attack Varied ComboSnowbreak Spring to slash the target with Finding Spring
    Heng Blade - Light Attack to release Light Attack Charged Skill without charging and Snowbreak Spring to trigger Finding Spring again
  3. Martial Art Skill then Special Skill, Martial Art SkillGeneral's Bane to unleash the first stage of the Martial Art Skill
    Fleeting Trace to unleash a Blade Flash, gaining Inner Passion. General's Bane - Stab to unleash the second stage of the Martial Art Skill and inflict Vulnerability
  4. Switch Weapon then Charged SkillMo Blade to switch weapons. Speed up Inner Passion and Mo Blade - Heavy Attack to deal a Charged Heavy Attack

Keywords used by this Inner Way

Blade Momentum
A unique martial art resource for Snowparting Blade and Phalanxbane Blade. Can be gained with Grave Frost and Stygian Freeze hits or through natural regeneration over time, and is consumed when using certain skills.
Exhausted
You will enter Exhausted state when your Qi falls to zero. While Exhausted, you cannot use Dodge to cancel the taking hit effect.Also called Spirit Depletion.
Inner Passion
Martial art Snowparting Blade specific. Using Special Skill Treading Snow (Fleeting Trace) grants 3 stacks of this state for 12 seconds. While in this state, the Snowparting Blade Martial Art Skill can release the enhanced move General's Bane: Stab. A stack of Inner Passion can also be consumed to increase the Phalanxbane Blade Charged Skill's charging speed by 50%.
Tenacity
Immune to all but disabling when hit.

Where to learn it1 place · Hexi

Quest reward

The game’s clues

In the woods above Sparrow Sutra Hall, Well of Heaven disciples often train—among them, masters of blade and inner ways.
Across the icy surface, on a hill, a senior disciple admired by others exudes a calm strength...
Complete To Scorn the Frost. The quest reward package includes this Inner Way’s learning tome alongside its associated martial art.

The quest that teaches it

To Scorn the FrostUse Tai Chi to move the male disciple to the senior sister's side
The map around this place
  1. Near Sparrow Sutra HallFind it on the Atlas →