Ice Golem

Ice GolemHardmode exclusive Classic Expert MasterStatistics

Inflicts debuffsInflicts debuffsInflicts debuffs

Drops

* **Item (Quantity)****Rate**
* Ice Feather33.3%
* Frost Core100%
* One of the following 3 items will always be dropped
* Frost Helmet33.3%
* Frost Breastplate33.3%
* Frost Leggings33.3%
Sounds

* Internal NPC ID: **243**

This article is about the rare, resilient enemy found in the Snow biome during Blizzards. For other uses, see Golem. For the enemy found in Granite Caves, see Granite Golem.
The **Ice Golem** is a rare Hardmode enemy that spawns in the Snow biome during Blizzards, day or night. It walks slowly and fires blue Frost Beam projectiles that chill and occasionally freeze players.

It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.

## Notes

* The cool-down between fired Frost Beams is random, lasting between 1 second and 15.48 seconds. These limits are affected by the Ice Golem's health – as it takes damage, the average cool-down decreases linearly. For example, at 50% health (2,000 / 4,000 / 6,000), the cool-down lasts between 0.75 seconds and 7.99 seconds. When the Ice Golem takes damage, there is a ~~33.33\*~~1/3 (33.33%) chance that the cool-down will be increased by a random duration of up to half a second.
* If the Ice Golem does not have a direct line of sight to the player or if the player is affected by the Frozen debuff, the Frost Beam will not be fired and will go on cool-down.
* Due to similar spawn conditions, it is likely for Deerclops to spawn while fighting the Ice Golem at night.

## Tips

* Even though Ice Golems can be detected with the Lifeform Analyzer, it is more effective to fly around while trying to hunt them down and just watch for the Frost Beams.
* Once an Ice Golem is trapped, a yoyo is useful for taking it down. The Hel-Fire is particularly preferable, since it inflicts the On Fire! debuff. Note that the Frost Beam will still travel through blocks
* The Ice Golem can easily despawn if it goes off-screen, so it is best not to go too far from it.

## Trivia

* Similar to the Sand Elemental, Mothron, and the Dreadnautilus, the Ice Golem is not a boss or mini-boss even though it has stats comparable to a boss. This is evidenced by its lack of a health bar  and the fact that it drops a banner, not a trophy and the fact that it does not drop a Relic in Master Mode.
* In Jewish folklore, a golem (/ˈɡoʊləm/, *GOH-ləm*; Hebrew: גולם‎) is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing.

The Bestiary entry for the Ice Golem: *"Sub-zero temperatures, blinding snow flurries, and being blasted apart by an icy construct are some of the dangers of blizzards."*

## See also

* Sand Elemental, its Desert counterpart.

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprite updated.

* Desktop 1.3.0.1: Can now drop its own respective banner.

* Desktop 1.2.3: No longer drops items from the Frost armor set. Instead now drops the Frost Core which is used to craft the set.

* 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 3DSversion
* 3DS-Release: Introduced.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the PC 1.4.2.3 source code, method `AI_003_Fighters()` in `Terraria.NPC.cs`. There may be inaccuracies, as the current  PC version is 1.4.4.9.

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