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Permafrost

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Overview[1]

"Slow your enemies down with these chilled bullets"; "Throw whatever's left of your magazine to freeze your enemies"

The is a submachine gun that fires in a 2 round burst. Its bullets can slow down enemies, making it very useful for closing distances.

Stats

Ammo
24/72
Burst
2
Burst Delay
0.08s
Cooldown
0.20s
Critical Damage
17.5 → 4
Damage
14 → 4
Damage Dropoff Range
40 studs → 100 studs
Equip Cooldown
0.50s
Freeze Damage Reduction
50%
Max Freeze Duration
3.00s
Max Slow
-50%
Max Slow Stacks
8
Move Speed
Normal
Reload
1.90s
Slow Duration
0.75s
Spread
1.0°
Weapon Title
Permafrost
Cost
600 Prime Bundle (Retired) Contraband Bundle (Retired)

Ability — Freeze

The has an ability to use whatever it's magazine has left to throw a projectile that freezes enemies. The freeze duration is affected by the amount of ammo it has left. (The lower your ammo, the shorter the freeze duration. The more ammo you have, the longer the freeze duration.)

Tier ranking

Patch history

This weapon continues the trend of primary Season Pass weapons having unique abilities, following the. In an unnamed minor update, the gauge on the side of the weapon is functional that decreases depends on the ammo you have in the magazine. The is one of the few weapons that have two abilities in one, being bullets that slow enemies down which is already unique enough and its freeze ability. It is also currently the only weapon to lack an equip sound effect. This weapon effectively functions as a buffed version of the, having 4 freezes instead of 1, but it can also be combined with the to give a total of 5 freezes.

History

Added Permafrost. Permafrost's ability can now bypass both Katana| and Riot Shield|. Added the Gauge, which decreases the less ammo you have. 📝 "Max slowing enemies with just one bullet is unfair" 💪 Damage increased 13 → 14 🔻 Damage Dropoff start range decreased 50 studs → 40 studs 🔻 Damage Dropoff end range decreased 125 studs → 100 studs 🔻 Max Ammo decreased 30 → 24 🔻 Max Reserve Ammo decreased 90 → 72 🔻 Max Slow Stacks increased 1 → 10 💪 Max Slow increased -35% → -50% 📝 "Slowing opponents wasn't effective enough" 💪 Max Slow Stacks decreased from 10 → 8 🔻 Max Slow Duration decreased from 1s → 0.75s 📝 “The freeze mechanic has always been a frustrating to play against” 🔻 Freeze damage reduction now lasts for 1s after thawing

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References

  1. 1.Sourced from robloxrivals.fandom.com · checked Aug 24, 2026
  2. 2.Image from RIVALS Wiki (Fandom) · CC BY-SA · checked Jul 25, 2026

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