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The Frost Moon is one of the three Moon events, the others being the Pumpkin Moon and the Blood Moon. The event is significantly harder than its counterpart and yields less money; however, it drops more powerful weapons.

Due to the amount of strong enemies and bosses, it can be hard to survive the event at first.

Event[]

Like the Pumpkin Moon, the event consists of multiple waves, with a final wave that will last until the night is over. While the Pumpkin Moon consists of 15 waves, the Frost Moon consists of 20. In order to progress through waves, the player must kill enemies, with stronger foes giving more points than weaker ones.

On the first Waves, the player will only encounter basic enemies, such as the Zombie ElfZombie Elves or Elf ArcherElf Archers. As the event goes on, stronger enemies will spawn, including unique bosses.

On Wave 4, the first Everscream will appear, a miniboss enemy who behaves similarly to the Mourning Wood. Despite the high damage and the frequency of its attacks, it is a not a difficult enemy to deal with due to its incredibly poor vertical reach and relatively low health for a miniboss.

On Wave 7, the powerful Santa-NK1 miniboss will start spawning. It will shoot bullets at a high rate with its Chain Gun, a barrage of Rockets, and Presents that will parachute from the sky. It also leaves Spiky Balls on the ground, which deal massive contact damage, being capable of killing a player in one hit on Master Mode. When it gets to half health, it will become more aggressive. The high damage and rate of fire of its Chain Gun make this miniboss extremely dangerous and a very high priority in the event.

On Wave 11, the Ice Queens will start spawning. She shoots Frost Waves, which deal moderate damage and have a high chance to inflict the ChilledChilled and FrozenFrozen debuffs, which will greatly limit or stop mobility. She will also perform an "Ice Twirl" attack, where she will start spinning and shoot Frost Shards in all directions. While this attack can be hard to dodge, she also becomes extremely vulnerable to attacks since she will completely stop moving. A well prepared player will not have many issues with her, as a Warmth potion will make all her attacks deal significantly less damage, and the effects of the Chilled debuff can be negated with a Mount.

Throughout the event, Present Mimics will occasionally spawn in place of other enemies. This enemy, while not hard at all to kill, drops Hearts as if it were a miniboss, making it a valuable target.

Like with the Pumpkin Moon, focusing on damage is more important than defense, as the goal is to progress through the event as fast as possible in order to obtain the best loot.

Everscream
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Map Icon Everscream
Map Icon
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeMourning Wood AI
Damage110/165/247 (melee)
86172258 (Pine Needle)
114228342 (Ornament)
80160240 (Ornament shrapnel) [4]
Max Life13000/16900/21547
Defense38
KB Resist100%
Immune toPoisonedFrostburnConfusedFrostbiteShimmering
Drops
Coins1250
Santa-NK1
Santa-NK1     Santa-NK1 phase 2
Map Icon Santa-NK1
Map Icon
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeSanta-NK1 AI
Damage120/180/270 (melee)
72144216 (Chain Gun)
160320480 (Spiky Ball)
84168252 (Missile)
100200300 (Present) [1]
Max Life18000/23400/29835
Defense56
KB Resist100%
Immune toFrostburnConfusedPoisonedFrostbite
Drops
Coins1250
Ice QueenHardmode exclusive
Ice Queen
Map Icon Ice Queen
Map Icon
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeIce Queen AI
Damage120/180/270 (melee)
110 (melee)
84 (Frost Wave)
70–74 (Frost Shard)
(melee)
168 (Frost Wave)
140–148 (Frost Shard)
(melee)
252 (Frost Wave)
210–222 (Frost Shard)
[5]
Max Life34000/44200/56355
Defense38
KB Resist100%
Immune toFrostburnConfusedPoisonedFrostbite
Inflicts
Inflicts
Inflicts
DebuffChilledChilled
Debuff tooltipYour movement speed has been reduced
Chance100% (Frost Wave)
66.67% (Frost Shard)
Duration5–10 seconds10–20 seconds12.5–25 seconds (see Notes)
DebuffFrozenFrozen
Debuff tooltipYou can't move!
Chance16.54% (Frost Wave)
Duration≤ 1 ≤ 2 ≤ 2.5  (see Notes)
Drops
Coins51250

General Strategies[]

General Tips[]

This content is transcluded from Guide:Practical tips § Combat.

Terrain Preparation[]

This content is transcluded from Guide:Arena.

Moon events arena

Extensive arena for the Moon Events, making heavy use of platforms, Asphalt and passive healing tiles.

Moon Arena

Example of an arena, making heavy use of Traps. Note that on higher difficulties, Traps are hardly useful.

The Pumpkin and Frost Moons are much easier to handle with the proper arena.

A flat surface about 168 blocks wide (See NPC spawning) will focus all spawns on the arena. Above it there should be a long platform of the same width, high above the ground in order to keep grounded enemies out of reach.

Since the player will mostly focus on the Bosses on the later waves, Lava pit and Traps may be helpful to take out the weaker enemies more easily. However, on higher difficulties the Traps' low damage is practically useless against the higher-health enemies, making them almost a liability due to the invincibility frames they provide and the risk of being hit by them and taking massive damage in the process.

It's also a good idea to make a room with a BedBed near the Arena, so in case of death you can quickly get back to it.

Gearing up[]

The event can be summoned at any time post-Plantera, however due to its difficulty it is usually done after Duke Fishron and the Pumpkin Moon, but before the Empress of Light and the Celestial Events.

Armor[]

  • For Melee, Beetle HelmetBeetle Helmet with Scale Mail for offense. While Beetle Shell greatly increases survivability, it is better to maximize DPS when doing the event to increase the chances of getting loot out of it
  • Rangers should use the Shroomite Mask Shroomite Helmet Shroomite HeadgearShroomite Headgear with the headpiece that suits their weapon. Its set bonus is situational, but very useful in multiplayer mode and the earlier waves.
    • It is better to swap the Shroomite Leggings for Spooky Greaves, as one extra minion and increased summon damage are generally more useful than the slight increase in critical strike chance and the set bonus. Additionally, the Shroomite Breastplate can be replaced with the Red Riding Dress, which will give a massive 25% summon damage bonus at the cost of a insignificant amount of ranged DPS.
  • For a mage, the Spectre MaskSpectre armor should be used with the Spectre Mask. The Spectre armor Hood should only be used to heal in a critical situation.
  • The best armor for Summoners is the Spooky HelmetSpooky armor.
  • The sentry set bonuses from the Shinobi Infiltrator's HelmetValhalla Knight's HelmRed Riding HoodDark Artist's Hat armors sold by the Tavernkeep shine in the moon events, as they can kill all of the grounded enemies easily.

Weapons[]

For Melee users
  • Influx WaverInflux Waver and SeedlerSeedler are very reliable weapons for both single targets and crowds. The Terra BladeTerra Blade can be used as well, but it is weaker on older platforms (95 / 88 / 80 ).
  • The KeybrandKeybrand has extreme DPS against enemies below 40% health, but it requires a Cross Necklace to be used efficiently. The Psycho KnifePsycho Knife is stronger against enemies higher on health.
  • StarlightStarlight is a safer and stronger alternative, however it requires the defeat of a harder boss.
  • The FlaironFlairon can be strong against the Ice Queens, but it is very underperforming against grounded enemies and crowds.
  • Vampire KnivesVampire Knives can be used to quickly heal in critical situations, but has low DPS.
  • A Flask of IchorFlask of Ichor significantly boosts damage output.
For Ranged users
  • TsunamiTsunami with Holy ArrowHoly Arrows is an extremely powerful weapon, being one of if not the best when it comes to reaching the final wave without endgame equipment.
  • The Electrosphere LauncherElectrosphere Launcher is very effective for crowd control and single targets alike. The StyngerStynger is a weaker alternative.
  • The XenopopperXenopopper paired with Crystal BulletCrystal Bullets is the strongest gun available.
For Magic users
For Summoners
  • The Xeno StaffXeno Staff is an extremely powerful and competent minion.
  • Tempest StaffTempest Staff has slightly lower DPS and a much less competent AI, but is still viable.
  • The TerraprismaTerraprisma is an extremely powerful minion. However, it's extremely hard to obtain.
  • Staff of the Frost HydraStaff of the Frost Hydra is the best sentry available.

Accessories[]

  • Wings, particularly those with hovering abilities such as Betsy's or the Hoverboard are helpful. However it's much better to use Mounts instead, as they are unaffected by the Chilled debuff and save accessory slots that would be used for mobility items.
  • Damage increasing accessories such as any Emblem, the Celestial ShellCelestial Shell, Celestial StoneCelestial Stone, Papyrus ScarabPapyrus Scarab, the Sniper ScopeSniper Scope, Magic QuiverMagic Quiver and its upgrades, among others, are extremely important to progress in the events.
  • Frozen ShieldFrozen Shield is a very good aid for survivability.
  • The Celestial CuffsCelestial Cuffs will quickly regenerate mana when hit.

Accessories should be modified to Lucky or Menacing for the event.

Mounts[]

Mounts allow you to use another accessory instead of Wings and other support mobility items and are unaffected by the Chilled debuff, making them a much preferred movement option.

Potions[]

  1. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.0.5 source code, method AI() in Terraria.NPC.cs (under <nowiki>aiStyle == 61</nowiki>) There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 See Frost Moon for more details on the loot drop rates. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.3.6 source code, method RegisterBoss_FrostMoon() in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.ItemDropDatabase.cs and class FrostMoonDropGatingChance in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.Conditions.cs There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "fmdrops" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Trophies have a different drop rate than other loot from Frost Moon minibosses; see Frost Moon for more detail on these loot drop rates. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.3.6 source code, method RegisterBoss_FrostMoon() in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.ItemDropDatabase.cs and class FrostMoonDropGateForTrophies in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.Conditions.cs There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "fmtrophies" defined multiple times with different content
  4. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.0.5 source code, method AI() in Terraria.NPC.cs (under <nowiki>aiStyle == 57</nowiki>) There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
  5. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.0.5 source code, AI() in Terraria.NPC.cs. The relevant part is the aiStyle == 60 block. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
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