A sliver of glacierite honed until it disappears. Victims feel only the cold.
| Ores (N) | P(Frostneedle) no lock | Expected forges | With RNG lock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 17.6% | ~1 in 6 | needs 10 ores |
| 10 | 6.3% | ~1 in 16 | ~1 in 4 locked |
| 15 | 1.0% | ~1 in 97 | ~1 in 4 locked |
| 55 | 0.0% | ~1 in 71,962,545,667,028,885,000,000 | ~1 in 4 locked |
"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 10, leaving only the 31.3% variant roll.
Solved at the Frostspire Expanse anvil with RNG lock targeting the Dagger class — BiS god-roll, clean zero-waste split, and a no-raid farmable fallback.
Trait coverage: Stormsilver 30% OPTIMAL
Highest score: 155.0 DPS on Frostneedle at 31.3% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.
⚡ Load in CalculatorTrait coverage: Stormsilver 30% OPTIMAL
20 ores divides cleanly by 30% — every trait ore sits at exactly the sweet spot with zero rounding waste.
⚡ Load in CalculatorTrait coverage: Stormsilver 31% OPTIMAL
Built entirely from mined and crafted ores — no Tower of Hell drops or event items required.
⚡ Load in CalculatorEach recipe loads straight into the crucible with ores, RNG lock and target pre-set. Odds are per forge at the recipe's anvil world.
| Rune | Effect | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Blast Chip | 20–40% Explosion | per-hit explosions scale with swing rate — a fast weapon triggers it almost twice a second — at 0.695s true speed. |
| Thunder Shard | 15–30% Chain Lightning | chain lightning rides the high hit count of a speed build — at 0.695s true speed. |
| Weapon | Base dmg | True speed | Damage | True DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oni Tanto | 15 | 0.725s | 125 | 172 |
| Sakura Petal Fang | 13 | 0.71s | 108 | 152 |
| Frostneedle ← | 11 | 0.695s | 91 | 131 |
| Gloom Stiletto | 9 | 0.68s | 75 | 110 |
| Whisperfang | 8 | 0.665s | 66 | 100 |
| Squire's Toothpick | 6 | 0.65s | 50 | 77 |
| Rusty Shiv | 5 | 0.635s | 42 | 65 |
| Pocket Shiv | 4 | 0.62s | 33 | 54 |
Same-class alternatives at an identical 8.3x multiplier, quality 100, no traits or runes — pure damage ÷ true swing speed.
Frostneedle is a Dagger: its class roll RNG-locks at 10 ores, its recommended crucible is 5 and its absolute minimum is 4. At 10+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 4.
The solver's BiS recipe is 3× Stormsilver + 7× Skyforge Ingot — 8.3x multiplier, 31.3% per forge at Frostspire Expanse. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.
The tooltip lists 0.55s but the real swing is 0.695s — listed speeds under-report. True DPS on this page is computed against the 0.695s figure, the same one the game engine uses.
Frostneedle is a B-tier Dagger with 11 base damage and 2 rune slots. With RNG lock it lands in ~4 forges on average — check the comparison table for where it sits inside Dagger.