Glacier And Dim Glacier Weapons For Dummies

Introduction

Last Updated: 2023-07-19
This guide will explain what Glacier and Dim Glacier Weapons are while providing examples.

What Are Glacier Weapons?

Glacier weapons are a new archetype of mid-game weapons introduced in Episode 19.
They all require Lv 210 to be equipped.

At first glace they seem bad because all of them only provides MATK bonus and have no slot.
But what makes them powerful are their customizable enchants.

They reach their most cost-effective potential when fully enchanted and refined to +9, which is easy to achieve since they are Lv 5 weapons.

Possible Enchants

See detailed list of all possible enchants here.

Slot	Possible Enchants
1	Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 15%.			Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 15%.			Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 15%.			Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by 10%. _______________________ For each 4 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 5%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 10%.
2	Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 15%.			Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 15%.			Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 15%.			Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by 20%. _______________________ For each 3 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 20%. _______________________ Refine Level +11: Increases damage of [3rd job skill(s)] by additional 20%.
3	Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every race by additional 15%.		Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every size by additional 15%.		Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 10%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Physical/Magical Damage against monsters of every element by additional 15%.		Decreases Variable Casting Time by 7%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Decreases Variable Casting Time by additional 8%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Decreases Variable Casting Time by additional 5%.		Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by 7%). _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by additional 8%). _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: ASPD +1		Decreases After Cast Delay by 7%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Decreases After Cast Delay by additional 8%. _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Decreases After Cast Delay by additional 5%.
4	For each 3 Refine Levels: ATK +20 Increases Melee and Ranged Physical Damage by 5%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: ATK +10% _______________________ Refine Level +11: P.ATK +5 _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Melee and Ranged Physical Damage by additional 10%.				For each 3 Refine Levels: MATK +20 Increases Magical Damage with every element by 5%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: MATK +10% _______________________ Refine Level +11: S.MATK +5 _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Magical Damage with every element by additional 10%.				For each 3 Refine Levels: Critical +4 Increases Critical Damage by 5%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases Critical Damage by additional 10%. _______________________ Refine Level +11: C.Rate +5 _______________________ If weapon is two-handed: Increases Critical Damage by additional 10%.

Full Glacier Examples

Job	Weapon	Primary Skill	Recommended Enchants	Result	Bonus at +9
Biolo	Sword or Mace	Cart Cannon	Damage to all size Cart Cannon Damage Damage to all element or After Cast Delay ATK	Glacier Sword or Mace (Size / Cart Cannon / Element or ACD / ATK)	Damage to all size +20% Cart Cannon Damage +70% Damage to all element +20% or ACD reduction 15% ATK +60, ATK +10%, Ranged Damage +15%
Windhawk	Bow	Crescive Bolt	Crescive Bolt Damage Damage to all race Damage to all element Crit	Glacier Bow (Crescive Bolt / Race / Element / Crit)	Crescive Bolt Damage +30% Damage to all race +35% Damage to all element +35% Critical Rate +12, Critical Damage +35%
Hyper Novice	Wand	Jupitel Thunderstorm Jack Frostnova Meteor Storm Buster Ground Gravitation	Damage to all size Damage to all race Damage to all element MATK	Glacier Wand (Size / Race / Element / MATK)	Damage to all size +20% Damage to all race +20% Damage to all element +20% MATK +60, MATK +10%, All property magic damage +15%

What Are Dim Glacier Weapons?

Dim Glacier weapons are another set of new archetype weapons introduced in Episode 19.
They all require Lv 230 to be equipped.
Unlike Glacier, Dim Glacier weapons are one of (if not) the best end-game weapons available as of Episode 19.

They are similar to Glacier weapons in which on their own they only give MATK, but have powerful enchants.
But what makes them truly powerful is their 2nd slot enchant which must be upgraded 4 times.

Their only downside is they are not suited for classes that uses multiple skills due to how their 3rd and 4th enchant works.

They also have their own refining hammer ( Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) ) which is technically free to use while you're making the weapon.
This makes them one of the cheapest weapons to maximize.

Possible Enchants

See detailed list of all possible enchants here.

Slot	Possible Enchants
2	ATK +75 Increases Melee and Ranged Physical Damage by 15%. _______________________ Refine Level +7: Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by 15%). _______________________ Refine Level +9: Decreases Variable Casting Time and After Cast Delay by 15%. _______________________ [Bonus by Weapon Grade] [Grade D]: ATK +5%, ATK +75 [Grade C]: P.ATK +3 per 3 Refine Levels [Grade B]: POW +1, CON +1 per 2 Refine Levels [Grade A]: Physical Damage against enemies of every element +18%. Refine Level +11: Physical Damage against enemies of every size +18%.	MATK +75 Increases Magical Damage with every element by 15%. _______________________ Refine Level +7: Increases Attack Speed (Decreases After Attack Delay by 15%). _______________________ Refine Level +9: Decreases Variable Casting Time and After Cast Delay by 15%. _______________________ [Bonus by Weapon Grade] [Grade D]: MATK +5%, MATK +75 [Grade C]: S.MATK +3 per 3 Refine Levels [Grade B]: SPL +1, CON +1 per 2 Refine Levels [Grade A]: Magical Damage against enemies of every element +18%. Refine Level +11: Magical Damage against enemies of every size +18%.
3	Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by 10%. _______________________ For each 4 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 5%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 10%.
4	Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by 10%. _______________________ For each 4 Refine Levels: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 5%. _______________________ Refine Level +9: Increases damage of [4th job skill(s)] by additional 10%.

Full Dim Glacier Examples

Job	Weapon	Primary Skill	Weapon	Bonus at Grade A +12
Night Watch	Grenade Launcher	Wild Fire	Dim Glacier Launcher (Physical Lv 5 / Wild Fire / Wild Fire)	ATK +150 ATK +5% Melee & Ranged Damage +15% ASPD +15% Variable Cast Time Reduction +15% After Cast Delay Reduction +15% P.ATK +12 POW +6 CON +6 Damage to all element +18% Damage to all size +18% Wild Fire Damage +70%
Inquisitor	Knuckle	Third Flame Bomb	Dim Glacier Knuckle (Physical Lv 5 / Extermination / Extermination)	ATK +150 ATK +5% Melee & Ranged Damage +15% ASPD +15% Variable Cast Time Reduction +15% After Cast Delay Reduction +15% P.ATK +12 POW +6 CON +6 Damage to all element +18% Damage to all size +18% Second Flame Damage +70% Third Flame Bomb Damage +70%
Archmage	Staff	Soul Vulcan Strike	Dim Glacier Staff (Magical Lv 5 / Illusion Soul Magic / Illusion Soul Magic)	MATK +150 MATK +5% All Property Magic Damage +15% ASPD +15% Variable Cast Time Reduction +15% After Cast Delay Reduction +15% S.MATK +12 SPL +6 CON +6 Damage to all element +18% Damage to all size +18% Mystery Illusion Damage +70% Soul Vulcan Strike Damage +70%

How To Get Full Enchant Glacier And Dim Glacier Weapons

These weapons are accessible after completing 19 Issgard Land of Snow Flowers.

Glacier weapons can be purchased for 150k zeny each from NPC.
Dim Glacier weapons are dropped from monsters introduced in Episode 19.

Their enchanting materials are earned by destroying Dim Glacier weapons on Dim Glacier Extractor.
Destroying Dim Glacier weapons will grant various ingredients which falls into 6 categories:

Item	Description
Snow Flower Stones Snow Flower Ore (1000811) Snow Flower Stone (1000812) Shining Snow Flower Heartstone (1000813) Brilliant Snow Flower Manastone (1000814)	Used to enchant Glacier weapons. 5x = 1x higher tier. Example: 5x Snow Flower Ore (1000811) can be traded for 1x Snow Flower Stone (1000812) .
Snowflake Manastone Extracts Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001034) Shining Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001035) Brilliant Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001036)	Used to enchant Dim Glacier weapons and upgrading Dim Glacier 2nd enchantment.
Magical Crystals Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032)	Used to activate Dim Glacier refine hammer ( Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) ).
Magical Source Stones Encroached Magical Source Stone (1001029) Neutralized Magical source Stone (1001030)	Used to craft Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) and Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) respectively. Can also be traded for Snowflake Manastone Extracts.
Glacia Extract (1001037)	Used for upgrading Dim Glacier's 2nd slot enchant, and crafting other gears (e.g. Boitata Hat [1] (400109) )
Poisonous Magic (1001033)	Used for purchasing Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) , and crafting other gears (e.g. Moan of Corruption [1] (470204) )

Most of the time you will get Snow Flower Stones, that's why it is very easy to get Full Enchant Glacier Weapons.
Read more about Glacier weapons here.

To get a fully enchanted Dim Glacier weapon (including upgrading the 2nd enchant to Lv 5), you will need:

1. Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001034) 130x
2. Shining Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001035) 175x
3. Brilliant Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001036) 305x
4. Glacia Extract (1001037) 225x
5. Encroached Magical Crystal (1001031) 37x
6. Neutralized Magical Crystal (1001032) 37x
7. Poisonous Magic (1001033) 6x

Read more about Dim Glacier weapons here.

Dim Glacier Farming Tips

Before going into farming Dim Glacier weapons, here are some tips to improve your farm efficiency.

Always Use Bubble Gum

All Dim Glacier weapons have a drop rate of 2.74%, meaning that they are somewhat rare.
Bubble Gum doubles this into 5.48% meaning it will drop 1 out of 20 monsters in average compared to 1 out of 40.

Prepare Your Setups

The most common setup is:

1. Have an empty storage
2. Have a hotkey for the command @storeall and @return
3. Pick a dungeon or field you can directly warp into (common places are Snake Pit and Abandoned Pit)

Farming Dim Glacier weapons fill up your weight really fast, so you will be going back and forth between town and dungeon.
Whenever you hit full weight, do these steps:

1. Use @return
2. Click on Healer so all your items get identified (THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT)
3. Open the empty storage you've prepared before
4. Use @storeall - this will dump all your inventory into the storage
5. Use warper to get back into the dungeon

You can only destroy identified Dim Glacier weapons and there's no Healer near the Extractor.
That's why step 2 is really important.

You can prevent specific items to from getting dumped into storage by @storeall by putting them in the Favorites Tab.

Always Grade At +11

Due to how rare Brilliant Snowflake Manastone Extract (1001036) is, you will most likely have an overabundance of the other materials unless you are buying from other players.
Since they won't be used after you complete your weapon, it's better to spend them on refining the weapon to +11 using Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) .
This means you will have better odds at grading from No Grade to D and from D to C.

Store All Your Other Items When Using Extractor

Destroying the weapon requires them to be in your inventory and they aren't exactly light.
It is highly recommended to put away all your gears and inventories to storage so you can carry additional weapons to the extractor.
This also prevents you from accidentally destroying the Dim Glacier you are using.

FAQs

Should I get a Glacier weapon?

If you're just starting out and are still using Paradise weapon, 99% of time the answer is yes.
Glacier weapon is such a good cost-effective upgrade because it requires no grading and only needs to be refined to +9.

Should I get a Dim Glacier weapon?

Most probably yes. There are plenty of other end-game weapon choices, but most won't be that much better or worse.
Also thanks to Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) it is very easy to refine and grade it to Grade A +12.

What enchants should I get for my weapon?

Ask around in the discord, plenty of people are willing to answer your question!
Though most of the time you will want Size/Race/Element/ATK or MATK.

How to refine Glacier and Dim Glacier weapons?

They are both Lv 5 weapons, meaning you simply need Etherdeocon (1000332) to refine them.
More details regarding refining odds, how to get Etherdeocon (1000332) , and penalty of failing the refine here.

TLDR - Get 120 Etherdeocon (1000332) and keep smashing that Refine button until you hit +9.
Given average luck, that amount should be more than enough.

For Dim Glacier weapons, once you hit +9 proceed to use Dim Glacier Reinforcement Device (101637) until +11 (or +12 if you're already at Grade A).

Is there a faster way to use the extractor?

There's no other way than increasing your Weight Limit right now so you can carry more weapons from the storage.
Suggestions have been made in the forum, but for now you just have to repeat the process manually.
I've been there. I made 2 Dim Glacier weapons and I'm fed up already.