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Frost Staff
  • Frost Staff item spriteold Frost Staff item sprite
Autofire
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Damage46 / 53 (Magic)
Knockback5 (Average)
Mana12
Critical chance4%
Use time12 (Very fast)
Velocity16
TooltipShoots a stream of frost
RarityRarity level: 5
Sell4
Research1 required
Inflicts Debuff
Debufffrostbitefrostbite
Projectile created
  • Frost Bolt
    Frost Bolt
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Ice ElementalIce ElementalIce Elemental12%
Icy MermanIcy MermanIcy Merman12%
Not to be confused with Staff of the Frost Hydra.
Frost Staff (demo)

The Frost Staff in action. Notice how it pierces the first enemy, but not the second.

The Frost Staff is a Hardmode magic weapon that has a 2*1/50 (2%) drop chance from Icy Mermen and Ice Elementals, both of which are found in the Snow biome or Ice biome. The Frost Staff shoots a frost bolt which travels in a straight line, pierces a single enemy, and disappears after striking a second.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Tips[]

  • If obtained early in Hardmode, it can be fairly effective until better weapons are obtained. With its fast speed, average and fair knockback, it can deal with crowds of enemies.

Trivia[]

  • The Frost Staff functions somewhat similarly to a gem staff.
  • It is shaped very similarly to the Imp Staff.
  • In 1.4's official changelog, this weapon is incorrectly referred to as "Staff of Frost"

See also[]

  • Ice RodIce Rod, a similarly snow/ice-themed weapon. It is purchased from the Wizard NPC.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Sprite updated. Old sprite was: Frost Staff (old)
    • Use Time decreased from 20 to 16.
    • Mana cost decreased from 14 to 12.
  • Desktop 1.3.0.1: Damage increased from 43 to 46.
  • Unknown: The projectile shot by the Frost Staff is no longer stacked; if an enemy had more health than a single projectile could hit, the other projectile would also hit the enemy, meaning that piercing would only apply if the enemy could be killed with a single projectile.
  • Desktop 1.2.3:
    • Damage decreased from 53 to 43.
    • Mana usage increased from 10 to 14.
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