Ice Cone Mage
Silver Knight transforms your mage into a melee ice warrior. Each auto stacks +4% Ice Amp (max 20 = +80%). The Ice Lance at ★2 deals 5×150% Cold DMG — each hit counts as an auto for more stacking.
Use Moogle for short fights or PvP where you can't stack Silver Knight to 20 hits. Moogle's front-loaded +300 Ice ATK, +35% Ice Amp, and +15% DMG win in content lasting under 10 seconds where Silver Knight's ramp-up time is wasted.
Lazulite/Lazulite/
Ruby
Emerald/Emerald/
Sapphire
Lazulite/Ruby/Ruby
Emerald/Sapphire/Sapphire| Star | Branch | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 2★ | B1 | Slow → Freeze |
| 3★ | B2 | Each ice arrow +15% crit damage (max 15 stacks) |
| 4★ | B2 | +35 Cold bonus, +35% Cold Amp |
| 5★ | B1 | Every 4s on hit: 50% ice ring → freeze + -35% ice resist 4s + 500% cold DMG (20x) |
CC + Cold DPS. Freeze locks + crit damage stacking + cold amp. Silver Knight's auto-melee 500x cold bonus compounds with Maruka's +30% Ice ATK%.
| Source | Effect |
|---|---|
| Ice Cone (SELF) | -10/stack (max 4 = -40) + -200 Crit Resist on freeze |
| Moogle card | -30 Ice Resist |
| Stranded Fish passive (Humidity Lv5) | -40 Ice Resist |
| Stranded Fish active | -5/stack (max 10 = -50 Ice Resist) |
| Ice-Rhinoceros card passive (Frost Lv3) | -3/stack (max 5 = -15 Ice Resist) |
Stack example: Ice Cone x4 (-40) + Moogle (-30) + Stranded Fish passive (-40) + Stranded Fish active x10 (-50) = -160 Ice Resist. Built-in -200 Crit Resist on freeze guarantees crits on shredded targets.
Build Scaling Quick Reference
Scales From: Ice ATK (500% ice scaling via Silver Knight), Ice Amp% — per-hit stacking gives +4% ATK Speed & Ice Amp per stack (x20 = +80% each)
Core Synergy: Silver Knight (500% ice scaling, +80% Ice Amp/ATK Speed at 20 stacks) → Maruka of suit 2pc (+30% Ice ATK%) → Maruka of suit 4pc (+40% Ice Arrow DMG) → constant freeze procs at 80% ATK Speed → Cobalt gems at 30x scaling efficiency
Weakness: Silver Knight forces melee range on a squishy mage — DEF-heavy gem setup necessary to survive 20-stack ramp
Affix Priority: Ice ATK > Ice Amp% > Equipment ATK%
Recommended Card
Best: 
Silver Knight — ★4
| Star | Passive |
|---|---|
| ★1–4 | Auto → 150% ice melee attack (500% ice scaling); per hit: +4% ATK speed, +4% move speed, +4% ice amp (max 20 stacks) |
At 20 stacks: +80% ATK speed, +80% move speed, +80% ice amplification. Transforms your mage into a rapid-fire ice machine.
Budget: 
Ice Rhino — ★3
+200 Ice DMG, +15% Ice Amp. Good stepping stone.
Why Silver Knight over Moogle? Silver Knight's stacking mechanic (+80% ice amp, +80% ATK speed, +80% move speed at 20 stacks) massively outscales Moogle's static +35% Ice Amp in any fight lasting more than a few seconds. The 150% ice melee conversion with 500% ice scaling also creates a unique playstyle where every auto-attack deals massive ice damage. Moogle provides flat stats without scaling potential.
Alt: 
Moogle — ★4
+300 Ice, +30% Ice ATK%, +35% Ice Amp, +15% DMG at ★4. Use when you can't stack Silver Knight to 20 (short fights, PvP bursts). Moogle's front-loaded stats win in content lasting under 10 seconds.
Equipment Set
Best: Maruka of suit — ★4
| Pieces | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 2pc | +30% Ice ATK% |
| 3pc | Auto 15% freeze |
| 4pc | Ice Arrow +40% DMG |
Why Maruka of suit for Ice Cone: The 2pc +30% Ice ATK% directly scales all ice damage — Silver Knight's 500% ice scaling converts this into massive output. The 3pc 15% auto-freeze synergizes perfectly with Silver Knight's melee auto-attacks: at 20 stacks (+80% ATK Speed), you auto-attack extremely fast, giving many freeze procs per second for crowd control. The 4pc +40% Ice Arrow DMG applies to ice-converted attacks, further multiplying Silver Knight's ice melee damage. Combined with Silver Knight's +80% ice amp at 20 stacks, the chain is: Cobalt base → +30% Ice ATK% (Maruka of suit 2pc) → +80% ice amp (Silver Knight stacks) → +40% Ice Arrow DMG (Maruka of suit 4pc). Every layer multiplies the previous one.
Gem Setup
Early Game (Before Maruka of suit 4pc)
Without Maruka of suit's bonuses, you need pure Cobalt to build a strong ice base for Silver Knight's scaling:
| Equipment | Socket 1 | Socket 2 | Socket 3 | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon |  Cobalt (Ice) |
Cobalt (Ice) |
 Ruby (ATK) |
Silver Knight's +80% ice amp at 20 stacks multiplies Cobalt base; 1 Ruby for ATK base |
| Ring | Cobalt (Ice) |
Ruby (ATK) |
Ruby (ATK) |
Cobalt for ice scaling; Ruby for base ATK (150% ice melee still uses your ATK as base) |
| Armor |  Emerald (HP) |
Emerald (HP) |
 Sapphire (DEF) |
Survivability — Silver Knight's melee range means you take more hits |
| Amulet | Emerald (HP) |
Sapphire (DEF) |
Sapphire (DEF) |
DEF-heavy for melee mage survival |
Endgame (With Maruka of suit 4pc)
Maruka of suit 2pc gives +30% Ice ATK%, making your Cobalt base even more efficient. The gem setup stays Cobalt-heavy since ice scaling dominates:
| Equipment | Socket 1 | Socket 2 | Socket 3 | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Cobalt (Ice) |
Cobalt (Ice) |
Ruby (ATK) |
Ice scaling dominates; 1 Ruby for base ATK (150% ice melee still uses your ATK as base) |
| Ring | Cobalt (Ice) |
Ruby (ATK) |
Ruby (ATK) |
Cobalt for ice scaling; Ruby for base ATK feeding into Maruka of suit + Silver Knight chain |
| Armor | Emerald (HP) |
Emerald (HP) |
Sapphire (DEF) |
Melee mage = constant hits. DEF + HP for survivability |
| Amulet | Emerald (HP) |
Sapphire (DEF) |
Sapphire (DEF) |
DEF-heavy for melee mage survivability; Silver Knight's +80% move speed helps dodge but DEF is the safety net |
Why Cobalt stays dominant: Silver Knight's 500% ice scaling + Maruka of suit's +30% Ice ATK% + +40% Ice Arrow DMG create a triple multiplier on ice stats. A Cobalt gem providing X ice DMG is effectively worth 500% x 1.3 x 1.4 = 910% of its face value. No other gem type comes close to this per-slot efficiency.
Equipment Affixes
| Priority | Affix | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold ATK | Multiplied by Silver Knight's 500% ice scaling and Maruka of suit's +30% Ice ATK% — highest-value affix by far |
| 2 | Cold Amp% | Stacks with Silver Knight's +80% ice amp at 20 stacks; multiplicative with all ice damage in the chain |
| 3 | Equipment ATK% | Base ATK multiplied by 150% ice melee conversion; secondary to cold stats but still valuable |