Frozen Turtle Shell

Frozen Turtle Shell

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Puts a shell around the owner when below 50% life that reduces damage by 25%
Rarity	05*
Sell	450
Research	1 required

Grants Buff

Buff	Ice Barrier
Buff tooltip	Damage taken is reduced by 25%
Duration	Infinite (while health is below 50%)

• Internal Item ID: 1253
• Internal Buff ID: 62

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Ice Tortoise Ice Tortoise	1	2% / 1%

This article is about the Ice Tortoise drop. For the Giant Tortoise drop, see Turtle Shell.

The Frozen Turtle Shell is a Hardmode accessory that has a 2*1/50 (2%) / 1*1/100 (1%) chance of being dropped by the Ice Tortoise, an enemy found in the Ice biome. It grants the Ice Barrier buff when equipped, with the effects varying between versions:

• Gives 25% damage reduction as long as their health remains at or below 50%.
• Gives the player 30 defense when below 25% health.

While not normally visible, it displays as a small blue circle spinning around the character that emits light when active.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Frozen Shield	Paladin's Shield Frozen Turtle Shell	Tinkerer's Workshop

Tips

• This accessory works well with the Shrimpy Truffle, which gives the player a damage and speed boost when at or below 50% life.
• The Frozen Turtle Shell is useful for fighting bosses and events, which usually expose the player to constant damage, thus activating the accessory more often than during regular gameplay.
• Turning on autopause and swapping to this accessory when below 50% life may be advisable.

Trivia

• Despite it being a Turtle Shell, it is dropped by the Ice Tortoise.
• The buff can be canceled, although it will immediately activate again.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Drop rate increased from 1/100 to 1/50.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Frozen Shield.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Now grants 25% damage reduction instead of 30 defense.
  • Buff now triggers when player is at 50% health, instead of 25%.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.