Frost armor

Frost armor*

Statistics

Inflicts Debuffs

* Internal Buff ID: **324, 44**

The **Frost armor** is a Hardmode armor set that grants the ability to inflict **Frostbite**  / Frostburn  on enemies with melee or ranged attacks when the whole set is worn, as well as causing all ranged and melee attacks to give off light. Frostbite is a variant of the Frostburn debuff that deals 25 DPS instead of 8.

On the PC version, Console version, Old-gen console version, Mobile version, Windows Phone version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, the Ice Golem will drop a Frost Core, required to craft one piece of Frost armor. On the Nintendo 3DSversion, Ice Golems will drop a random piece of Frost armor.

Visually, wearing the set causes a "snow trail" to be left behind the player as they walk, similar to running with Hermes Boots. Also, the sound when player takes damage is replaced with the shattering sound heard when breaking through Thin Ice.

The Desert's Forbidden armor is the counterpart to this armor set, buffing magic and summon abilities instead of melee and ranged.

It takes 46 Adamantite or Titanium Bars (Hallowed in the Old-gen console version) as well as 3 Frost Cores to craft a full set of Frost armor.

A full set of Frost armor will provide the following benefits:

* Ranged and melee attacks cause  Frostbite /  Frostburn
* +43 defense
* +26% melee and ranged damage
* +16% melee and ranged damage
* +11% melee and ranged critical strike chance
* +8% movement speed
* +10% melee speed

## Set

Frost Helmet*

Statistics

* Internal Item ID: **684**
* Internal Armor ID: **46**
Frost Breastplate*

Statistics

* Internal Item ID: **685**
* Internal Armor ID: **27**
Frost Leggings*

Statistics

* Internal Item ID: **686**
* Internal Armor ID: **26**

## Crafting

### Recipes

* Frost Core
 * Adamantite Bar20
   only:Frost Helmet | * Hallowed Bar10
      only:Frost Helmet | * Titanium Bar10
 * Adamantite Bar10
   only:Frost Leggings | * Hallowed Bar16
      only:Frost Leggings | * Titanium Bar16
 * Adamantite Bar16
* Frost Core

## Tips

* The Frost armor set can easily be farmed by creating a large one-sided trench with a roof over the top of it containing a one block wide hole. The Ice Golem will not be able to shoot the player because of its laser spawning off-center when being above it. Using Water Candles increases the spawn rate.
* The Dungeon Guardian is not immune to the debuff, thus making Frost armor useful in obtaining the Bone Key.
* The Frostbite / Frostburn debuff is particularly devastating when used against worm enemies because it affects each segment, thereby multiplying the damage dealt by the number of affected segments. Additionally, the light and particles from the debuffs allow the player to track them through tiles.
	+ Unfortunately, The Destroyer is immune to the debuff, thus limiting the effectiveness of this strategy.
* The debuff is also useful for most bosses as only three of them (The Destroyer, Duke Fishron and Mourning Wood) are immune.
* When used with Rotten Eggs, Frost armor is a highly efficient way to kill friendly NPCs.
* The Frostburn effect adds light to all melee and ranged attacks, including tools such as pickaxes and drills, and to ordinary ammunition, such as that used by the Endless Quiver and Endless Musket Pouch.
	+ This makes the armor set very useful for exploring caves.
* Selling Frost armor results in less profit than selling its crafting ingredients.
* For melee users, pairing this armor with Magma Stone/Fire Gauntlet and a flask will inflict three different debuffs on a single hit, possibly more if the weapon itself inflicts another debuff. This proves particularly useful when used with the Shadowflame weapons.
* For ranged users, this armor has slightly more defense than Hallowed armor with the Hallowed Helmet, however the damage bonuses are only equal to those from Mythril armor.
* As a ranged user with Adamantite armor, it may better to change the Adamantite Breastplate for the Frost Breastplate, as this will result in 11% more critical strike chance and 4 more defense at the cost of 6% damage and its set bonus, which only reduces ammo consumption by 25%.

## Trivia

* Prior to 1.3, if the Frost Breastplate and Leggings were paired with a Gold Helmet, and all pieces were dyed with Blue Flame and Black Dye, it would cause an afterimage and pulsing aura, akin to Hallowed armor. This was the armor Red used to wear before his specific set was added.
* The Frost Breastplate and Leggings look strikingly similar to the Molten Breastplate and Greaves.
* The sound effect when a player is struck while wearing Frost armor takes priority over other items that also alter the sound effect of a player being struck, such as the Moon Charm at night.
* Unlike other armors, the Frost Leggings increase melee *attack* speed instead of just melee speed; but in terms of gameplay, they both mean the same.

## See also

* Forbidden armor, its Desert counterpart

## History

PC version
* Desktop 1.4.2.3: Fixed an issue where the debuff inflicted by the set bonus of the Frost armor would deal 20 DPS instead of the intended 25 DPS.

* Desktop 1.4.2: Fixed an issue where Ale Tosser did not properly receive Frostburn effects from Frost armor.

* Desktop 1.4.1:
	+ Frost armor's set bonus now gives an additional 10% melee/ranged damage.
	+ Frost armor's set bonus now inflicts a special version of Frostburn that deals 25 DPS instead of 8.

* Desktop 1.3.2: Sprites updated.

* Desktop 1.3.0.1: Now requires Titanium/Adamantite Bars instead of Hallowed Bars to craft.

* Desktop 1.2.4.1: Frost Armor now correctly plays a special sound when hit.

* Desktop 1.2.3:
	+ Now crafted by combining Frost Cores (dropped by the Ice Golem) with Hallowed Bars.
	+ Wearing Frost armor no longer makes Spiky Ball Traps inflict the Frostburn debuff.

* Desktop 1.2.1: Graphics variant for female characters added.

* Desktop 1.2.0.3: The Frost Breastplate now correctly gives bonus based off the tooltip.

* Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

Console version
* Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

* Console 1.0.750.0: ()
	+ Now requires Adamantite/Titanium Bars instead of Hallowed Bars to craft.
	+ Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.2.

* Console 1.06:
	+ Now crafted by combining Frost Cores with Hallowed Bars.
	+ Wearing Frost armor no longer makes Spiky Ball Traps inflict the Frostburn debuff.

* Console 1.02: Introduced with female graphics variant.

Nintendo Switch version
* Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.

Mobile version
* Mobile 1.3.0.7: Now requires Titanium/Adamantite Bars instead of Hallowed Bars to craft.

* Mobile 1.2.11212:
	+ Now crafted by combining Frost Cores with Hallowed Bars.
	+ Wearing Frost armor no longer makes Spiky Ball Traps inflict the Frostburn debuff.

* Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced with female graphics variant.

Nintendo 3DSversion
* 3DS-Release: Introduced with female graphics variant.