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North Pole
  • North Pole item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Damage80 (Melee)
Knockback6.7 (Strong)
Critical chance4%
Use time30 (Average)
Velocity4.75
TooltipShoots an icy spear that rains snowflakes
RarityRarity level: 7
Sell9
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • North Pole
    North Pole
  • North Pole Spear
    North Pole Spear
  • North Pole Snowflake
    North Pole Snowflake
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Ice Queen!!Error: Available on all platforms!Ice QueenIce Queen!!Error: Available on all platforms!14.44%–7.78%15.56%–31.11%

The North Pole is a Hardmode, post-Plantera spear that fires an icy spear projectile that costs no mana or ammunition. The spear projectile travels in a straight line in midair for half a second before being affected by gravity and can pierce up two enemies before dissipating upon contact with a solid block or upon impacting a third enemy. Additionally, the icy spear leaves behind a trail of damaging snowflakes which fall downwards and dissipate upon contact with an enemy or surface. The North Pole's spear projectile inflicts 85% of the weapon's base knockback (5.695 (Average)), while snowflakes inflict 46.75% of its base knockback (3.132 (Weak)). However, the weapon's damage values differ depending on the version.

  • The North Pole Spear projectile deals 100% of the weapon's base damage.[1] The North Pole's snowflakes deal 70% of the weapon's damage (56 damage).[2]
  • The North Pole Spear projectile deals 80% of the weapon's damage (58 damage).[3] The North Pole's snowflakes deal 64% of the weapon's damage (46 damage).[4]

The North Pole is dropped by the Ice Queen during the Frost Moon event with a 4.44% ~ 7.78% (15.56% ~ 31.11%) chance depending on the current wave.[5]

Its best modifier is Godly or Demonic. Both modifiers increase the average damage output by the same amount.

North Pole (demo)

Animation of the North Pole.

Notes[]

  • There can only be 180 snowflakes on the screen at any given time. After reaching this cap the spear projectiles will not produce anymore until the snowflakes start disappearing.
  • Additionally, every snowflake after 100 will spawn with progressively lower damage. This can make them deal extremely low damage if the Spear projectiles are launched high into the air.
  • The snowflakes deal 70% of the weapon's damage (about 51 base damage)
  • Traveling horizontally, the projectiles move at 57 mph.
  • The projectiles are affected by liquids; when used underwater they travel half the normal distance before being affected by gravity and arc downwards very sharply. This does not reduce the number of snowflakes spawned per projectile, however, leading to a denser cluster of flakes.
  • Holding this weapon will reduce the melee speed boost by half, which reduces the velocity increasing of the projectile from the melee speed boost.
  • The spear projectile will pierce two enemies, dissipating upon impacting a third enemy.
  • Sometimes when used from a high point, it may trigger anti-cheat systems in servers due to a large amount of projectiles

Tips[]

  • Fighting enemies out in the open gives a huge advantage.
  • Aim it straight up and launch the missile upwards to allow all the snowflakes to descend and rain damage against large targets. This has a much higher rate of damage than even the Solar Eruption or Daybreak and can destroy weaker bosses or immobile targets like the Celestial Pillars with ease.
  • It can be very useful for Events due to the snowflakes falling over multiple enemies at once.
  • This spear can easily take care of worm enemies, including The Destroyer. Fire it up in the air to create snowflakes which can damage the body all at once.
  • Using the Feral Claws or any of their upgrades will provide autoswing, making this weapon much easier to use.

Trivia[]

  • The North Pole is the northernmost point of the Earth, traditionally stated as the location of Santa Claus's home and workshop. Being a spear, like a pole, it uses North Pole as a pun. It follows from the weapon being dropped during the Christmas-themed Frost Moon event.
  • It is the only weapon obtainable from the Frost Moon event which has a Rarity level: 7 rarity while the others have the Rarity level: 8 rarity.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.4.8: Flakes that are very close to each other will now slightly push away from each other, resulting in flake spread when falling.
  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Use time increased from 25 to 30.
    • Now spawns half as many projectiles, but the damage of the spear projectile now deals base damage and the flakes deal 70% base, compared to the previous 80% for the spear projectile and 64% for the snowflakes.
    • Removed the projectile cap.
    • Removed the impact of wind on flakes. Their spawning position is now semi-randomized, so that they don't all fall in the exact location.
    • Spear projectiles and flakes now have a much shorter projectile lifetime.
  • Desktop 1.2.3:
    • Damage reduced from 75 to 73.
    • Added a projectile cap.
    • Fixed a bug where the North Pole projectile could attain enough gravity velocity to pass through blocks.
    • Can no longer fire through walls.
  • Console 1.06:
    • Damage reduced from 75 to 73.
    • Now has a projectile cap.
    • Can no longer fire through walls.
  • Mobile 1.2.12773: Fixed a bug where it would fire automatically upon entering a world.
  • 3DS 1.03: Introduced with mechanics of Desktop 1.2.3.

References[]

  1. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.4.2 source code, method AI_019_Spears() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
  2. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.4.2 source code, method AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
  3. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.3.6 source code, method AI_019_Spears() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
  4. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.3.6 source code, method AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
  5. See Frost Moon for more details on the loot drop rates. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.0.5 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.
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