How to Get Frost Heron in Anime Zero
The Artifacts update's limited Life unit — Nightmare Zodiac Trials or nothing.
Frost Heron is the limited Life unit added in the Artifacts update wave (the official page labels it [UPD 6]; we track it as Update 7). She is not in the spin pool — the only way to get her is to clear Zodiac Trials on Nightmare difficulty, where she drops alongside two rare skins and a new title. Details below are cross-checked between two independent outlets (Roonby's Update 6 guide, November 3, and GamestratWiki's Zodiac Trials guide).
How to get Frost Heron (Zodiac Trials route)
- Open the Play menu in the lobby and select Zodiac Trials.
- A wheel decides which Great Beast you face — you cannot pick a specific boss, so learn the shared parry mechanic instead of one boss's script.
- Every Great Beast has a Posture Bar: parry its attacks to drain it. When posture breaks, the boss is stunned and takes double damage for a short window — that is when you dump your cooldowns.
- Frost Heron only drops on Nightmare. Lower difficulties still pay Artifacts and materials, but no unit — don't waste keys farming below Nightmare once your build can clear it.
- The raid also drops two rare Frost Heron skins and a new title on top of standard raid rewards. One outlet adds that the skins come from lower difficulty tiers while the title requires completing the full Frost Heron set (community-reported).
Frost Heron skill list
An ice swordswoman with launchers on nearly every skill. Her kit rewards juggling enemies with the launch, then punishing them on the way down.
| Skill | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Attack (4-hit combo) | Passive + Combo | Four-hit sword combo. Passive: in PvE, the first half of each basic-attack swing grants protection — she is safer mid-swing than most units. |
| Glacier Ambush | Skill 1 | Forward slash that creates an ice field, which shatters to launch enemies — then Frost Heron briefly vanishes. |
| Frostbite Rush | Skill 2 | Dashes toward your aim in a looping path, cutting through everything en route, ending in an ice blast that launches enemies. |
| Skyfall Blade | Skill 3 | Two cuts toward your aim, then hurls the blade skyward and slams it back down — the impact launches enemies. |
| Winter's Requiem | Ultimate | Opens with a draw cut, spawns a frost vortex ~25 studs ahead of her, then detonates an explosion at her feet that launches nearby enemies. Activates her awakened state. |
Awakened state (25 seconds)
Casting Winter's Requiem puts her into an awakened state for 25 seconds, during which her first two skills are replaced:
| Awakened skill | Replaces | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Snowfall | Glacier Ambush | A rapid flurry of sword strikes paired with blink-style movement to hit enemies across the field. |
| Frostflake Bloom | Frostbite Rush | A wide, fan-shaped sword sweep covering a much larger area than the skill it replaces. |
- Time your ultimate so the 25-second window overlaps the boss's posture-break stun — awakened skills inside the double-damage window is the damage ceiling.
- Her exact rarity (stars) is not yet documented by any outlet — this page updates when it is confirmed.
Farming tips
- Learn the parry timing on lower Great Beasts first — the wheel means every run is a different boss, and consistent parries matter more than raw damage on Nightmare.
- Wait for the stun window before burning ultimates; casting Winter's Requiem right before posture breaks is wasted uptime.
- Her passive protection during basic-attack swings makes her surprisingly durable in the raid itself — a good pick while you are still learning parry timings.
- Weekend events (Double Coins, Double Material Drops) apply to raid farming — batch your Nightmare runs then.
- Once obtained, pair her with the new Artifact system and match her Potential Path to the artifacts you equip — some artifact effects only work on a matching path.
Frost Heron FAQ
How do you get Frost Heron in Anime Zero?
Clear Zodiac Trials on Nightmare difficulty — she drops there alongside two rare skins and a new title. She is not in the summon pool, and lower raid difficulties do not drop her.
Is Frost Heron a limited unit?
Yes — outlets covering the Artifacts update describe her as a new limited Life unit, tied to the Zodiac Trials raid (Nightmare drop).
What are Frost Heron's skills?
A four-hit basic combo with PvE swing protection (passive), Glacier Ambush (ice field, launches), Frostbite Rush (looping dash ending in an ice blast), Skyfall Blade (two cuts then an overhead slam), and the ultimate Winter's Requiem (frost vortex ~25 studs ahead plus a launch explosion).
What does Frost Heron's awakened state do?
Winter's Requiem triggers 25 seconds of awakened state where Glacier Ambush becomes Thousand Snowfall (rapid blink flurry) and Frostbite Rush becomes Frostflake Bloom (wide fan sweep).
What rarity is Frost Heron?
Not yet documented by any outlet — only that she is a Life unit and Nightmare-only. This page updates as soon as rarity is confirmed.