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11Overview22The Icewing Plate Armor is an Epic-rarity chest piece in Crimson Desert, part of the Icewing Plate set belonging to Gwen Kraber. It is the standout piece of the set thanks to its Shattering Frost imbue, one of only two ice imbue skills in the entire game. The chest piece has the highest defense ceiling of any item in the set, reaching 41 at max refinement. Like other Icewing Plate pieces, it arrives at refinement level 2.55A piece of armor belonging to Gwen Kraber, captain of the Wolf Trackers. She is Giath's loyal right hand, constantly seeking new prey for him. In some ways, she seems an unlikely fit among wolf trackers. Her true origins are unknown, but her skill is beyond doubt.77Stats99StatBase (+0)At +2Max (+10)Defense48411111With 41 defense at +10, the Icewing Plate Armor has one of the highest defense values among chest armor pieces. The defense scaling is aggressive: the jump from +9 (34) to +10 (41) alone accounts for 7 points.1212Abyss Gears1414The Icewing Plate Armor comes with three Abyss Gear sockets pre-filled, making it one of the most gear-dense armor pieces in the game:1616Gear SlotAbyss GearEffectSocket 1Shattering Frost (Imbue Ice)Triggers a delayed ice explosion at the target location. Can instantly freeze enemies that are not resistant to cold.Socket 2Spirit Regeneration Lv 1Restores +100 Spirit every tick. Keeps your spirit pool topped off during extended fights.Socket 3Damage Reduction Lv 1Reduces incoming damage by a flat amount. Stacks with other sources of damage reduction.1818Shattering Frost is the crown jewel of this piece. Ice imbues are extremely rare in Crimson Desert, and this is one of only two ways to access one. The delayed explosion mechanic means you can apply the imbue and then continue attacking while the ice detonation charges up in the background, potentially freezing the target if they lack cold resistance.1919Refinement2121The armor can be refined from +0 to +10 at a blacksmith. Higher levels demand increasingly expensive materials. The final upgrade to +10 requires an Aeserion's Scale.2323LevelDefenseKey MaterialsSilver Cost+04None2,037+16Iron Ore x22,073+28Iron Ore x32,127+310Iron Ore x4, Copper Ore x22,289+414Iron Ore x5, Copper Ore x42,559+518Iron Ore x6, Copper Ore x6, Large Bone x1, Abyss Artifact x15,847+622Iron Ore x8, Copper Ore x8, Large Bone x3, Abyss Artifact x19,381+726Iron Ore x10, Copper Ore x10, Large Bone x5, Abyss Artifact x113,161+830Iron Ore x15, Copper Ore x15, Large Bone x8, Bismuth Ore x2, Abyss Artifact x117,976+934Iron Ore x25, Copper Ore x20, Large Bone x12, Bismuth Ore x6, Abyss Artifact x124,516+1041Aeserion's Scale x1, Abyss Artifact x127,3672525How to Obtain2626The Icewing Plate Armor is obtained as a reward from the "Frozen Elder Tree" quest, given by House Celeste as part of the Hernand faction questline. This quest is one of the last in a very long chain of prerequisite quests that spans multiple Hernandian factions and guilds. You need to be at least Chapter 5 (possibly Chapter 6) of the main story before the chain becomes available.2828Full Quest Chain Prerequisites3030The Frozen Elder Tree quest requires completing the following quest chains in order. This is the longest prerequisite chain in the game:3232Complete 10 House Roberts questsComplete 6 House Alfonso quests (Piercing Spear, Crimson Stain and Fear, House of Spears, Transcendent Structure)Complete 10 House Circus quests (Silent Anvil, Flames Melting the Chains, Secret of the Lost Seal, Lord Amidst the Runes, Hooves Through the Wind)Complete 2 House Celeste quest chains (Queen of the Silk Spun Citadel and Abandoned Factory)Complete 6 Vela Fisherman's Guild questsComplete Hernandian Parish of Solomon quests (Where Land Meets Sky, Missing Relic)Complete the Hellhounds quest line to unlock the Legendary WolfComplete 3 Legendary Wolf questsComplete 5 House Felix questsComplete 4 Beggar's Alliance questsComplete 5 House Grace quests (including the secret room puzzle in "Whereabouts of the New Lord" / "Lord Who Hid in the Manor")Complete 3 Kuranso Croll Alliance quests (includes a boss fight)Complete "What the Stars Left Behind" for Skola Stone Institute (includes a constellation puzzle)Finally, "Frozen Elder Tree" unlocks for House Celeste: you must kill a tough boss (weak to fire, resistant to ice) and then clear a fortress3434House Grace Secret Room Puzzle3636One notable step in the chain is the secret room puzzle during the House Grace quest "Whereabouts of the New Lord" (also called "Lord Who Hid in the Manor"). On the first floor next to the staircase, walk into the wall to discover it rotates. Behind the rotating wall, pick up a key to the basement from the table. Go upstairs and collect a dagger from the shelving unit. Open a nearby cabinet to reveal a wheel, then spin the wheel to aim light onto a decorative stone. This opens another shelving unit containing a second dagger. Proceed to the room with the ornate fireplace and insert both daggers. This opens a secret entrance to the basement. Use the key you found earlier to get inside.3838Skola Constellation Puzzle4040The Skola Stone Institute quest "What the Stars Left Behind" includes a constellation puzzle. Equip the special helmet from the quest and also place it in your food wheel slot. Activate the helmet's skill, then look up at the sky to find the constellation. Rotate until you find the angle that forms a square shape, then hold the examine button to solve the puzzle.4242Drop Location and Approach4444The Icewing Plate Armor is awarded by defeating Gwen Kraber at the Elder Tree arena. The arena sits northwest of Castle Hernand in the mountains south of Sage's Peak, deep inside the Hernand region. The fight is the terminal objective of the Elder Tree quest line in House Celeste, which itself unlocks only after the chain of Hernand faction quests has reached the Legendary Hunter step at Lion Crest Manor. See the Shattering Frost article for the full stage-by-stage faction chain that opens this fight.4646Arena Site4848From Castle Hernand, travel northwest into the mountain range that sits south of Sage's Peak. The Elder Tree is a clearly visible landmark; the arena floor wraps around its base. Gwen Kraber paces near the trunk of the tree with his Gwen Kraber's Forces elite escort. Clearing the escort before triggering the boss is recommended; the open arena floor allows ranged kiting if the player needs space during the encounter.5050Drop Contents5252ItemNotesIcewing Plate ArmorDrops directly from Gwen Kraber on first kill. Comes pre-socketed with the Shattering Frost abyss gear, saving the five-core crafting recipe required to make Shattering Frost from scratch at a Witch's Workshops.Gwen Kraber's SpearSits on the ground at the lower section of the arena after the fight ends. Easy to miss in the rush to grab the armor drop. Walk down the slope below the kill point before fast-traveling out.5454Embedded Abyss Gear Note5555Because Shattering Frost ships in the chest piece on the first kill, players do not need to invest crafting materials to start running the frost burst loop. Shattering Frost combines with Frost Hail (rewarded separately from the White Horn boss in the Pelune Malisia chain) for the canonical ice abyss gear pair. The standard workflow once both pieces are in inventory: extract Shattering Frost from the Icewing chest piece at any Witch's Workshops and re-embed it alongside Frost Hail in a single armor piece so both fire on the same activation. The Icewing chest piece can then carry a different abyss gear or be slotted into a defensive loadout that prioritizes its 41 defense at +10. See Frost Element for the full element-swap workflow.5757After the Fight5959Once Gwen Kraber falls, Root Hold and the surrounding mountain are liberated. Vendors and travel options around the Elder Tree become accessible, and the Hernand faction tab reflects the Elder Tree quest as complete. Cycle back through House Celeste to confirm the quest closure and to pick up any follow-up rewards tied to the Elder Tree storyline.6161Part of Set6363The Icewing Plate Armor is the chest piece in the five-piece Icewing Plate set. The other pieces are:6565Icewing Plate Helm (head)Icewing Plate Gloves (hands)Icewing Plate Boots (feet)Icewing Plate Cloak (back)6767Completing the Frozen Elder Tree quest also unlocks the Frost Fang spear, which thematically pairs with the Icewing Plate set.6969See Also7171Gwen Kraber (the original owner of this set)Wolf Trackers (the faction Gwen leads)Frost Fang (spear obtained alongside the armor)Armor Sets (overview of all equipment sets)Abyss Gear (gear augmentation system)Elemental Effects (ice imbue mechanics)
