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Icebreaker achievement in Mass Effect: Andromeda

Icebreaker

Shatter a frozen enemy with a jump melee attack. (Single-Player)

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How to unlock the Icebreaker achievement

  • xTGExTGE
    17 Mar 2017 17 Mar 2017 18 Mar 2017
    Icebreaker Achievement/Trophy Guide

    To earn this achievement/trophy you will first need to unlock the "Cryo Beam" skill from the tech tree. You will start to earn skill points during the first mission so the achievement/trophy can be earned on this level if you so choose.

    To actually earn this however, you must play on normal difficulty or above as enemies will die before they freeze if you play any lower. Using the Cryo Beam, freeze an enemy then perform a Omni-Slam by pressing cn_A or X to jump into the air and melee with cn_Y or Triangle.

    As long as you are near the body when you do it you will shatter the enemy. The best place to do this is after meeting Alec Ryder in the first mission.

    If your misplaced your skills, you can always respec in the Med Bay on the Tempest.

    Here is a video guide showcasing myself unlocking the achivement.

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    wolfzero01can also confirm you don't need to unlock the cryo beam skill, I got it during the area where you need to protect your father in the first misson, one of my squad mates had frozen an enemy, I jumped and melee'd him and got the achievement. also I did this on casual, so its not necessary to do it on normal or higher
    Posted by wolfzero01 on 27 Mar 17 at 18:03
    KennyannydennyI used the cryo ammo upgrade of Cora. She shoots an enemy with her shotgun, they get frozen almost instantly. Just melee and done. Easy as pie.
    Posted by Kennyannydenny on 09 Apr 17 at 12:42
    AradorI got it on casual, but I'm also level 50 and on Elaaden so enemies are tougher
    Posted by Arador on 12 Apr 17 at 06:38
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  • jumpin jonnyjumpin jonny
    29 Mar 2017 29 Mar 2017
    I used the remnant cryo gauntlet which i think you get on eos , melee attack an enemy i did it on a chosen (kett) it took half its health, then quickly jump and hold Y for a ground melee attack. Note i did do it on casual difficulty
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    Stevo6483Yep, there's a container that always has the gauntlet in it off to one of the sides of the room where you land after descending to the second level of the Eos vault during the story mission. You can equip it as soon as you open the container with (I think) the Y button. I got the achievement just a little further into the vault using it on an Assembler.
    Posted by Stevo6483 on 07 Apr 17 at 15:18
    XellizThis is how I took care of the achievement as well.
    Posted by Xelliz on 22 Apr 17 at 12:48
  • BandannaboyBandannaboy
    25 Mar 2017 31 Mar 2017 31 Mar 2017
    All the other guides are good, but if getting this is no rush, you can get this in liams loyalty mission WITHOUT putting any points into cryo blast (spoilers sorta)

    After freeing the captives, in the next room just before the boss fight, the eos guys sabotage a cryo tube or something, freezing all enemies in the room.

    Just shoot a couple guys down to about 1/2 hp, then when they freeze, ground pound em.
    I did it on insanity difficulty, so 1/2 hp for sure and itll work
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