Stasis crystals

Stasis crystals are solidified Stasis matter, which Bungie describes as "not simply ice." They come in small (about waist height) and large (taller than a player) sizes, and size sets both the freezing radius and the damage dealt when the crystal is destroyed.

Creation

Crystals are made by several Stasis abilities. The Behemoth Titan slams a Stasis gauntlet to create a field of crystals with Glacial Quake. The Revenant Hunter's Silence creates a small freezing area, the Shadebinder Warlock's Winter's Wrath fires freezing shards, and Fallen can also create waves of crystals.

Effects

When created, crystals freeze nearby combatants and slow nearby players. Enemies inside are frozen, and Overload Champions are stunned by the slow. Slowed players move more slowly, regenerate abilities more slowly, and their weapons perform worse; the screen darkens with a blue tint. A player can break out of the freeze with a button press for a small amount of damage.

Shatter

A frozen target shatters when it takes additional damage, and the shatter deals area damage around it. Shatter damage stuns Unstoppable Champions. Destroying a crystal also deals area damage.

Related Fragments

Several Whispers interact with crystals: Whisper of Fissures increases the burst when a crystal is destroyed, Whisper of Rending increases primary weapon damage against crystals and frozen targets, and Whisper of Shards boosts grenade recharge after shattering crystals.