Frostburn Arrow

Frostburn Arrow

•  

Statistics

Type	Ammunition
Damage	7 (Ranged)
Knockback	2.2 (Very weak)
Velocity	3.75
Rarity	00*
Sell	3 CC
Research	99 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Frostburn
Debuff tooltip	It's either really hot or really cold. Either way it REALLY hurts
Chance	33.3%
Duration	3 seconds

Projectile created

• Frostburn Arrow
  

• Internal Item ID: 988
• Internal Buff ID: 44
• Internal Projectile ID: 172

Frostburn Arrows in action. Note how they do not go out underwater.

The Frostburn Arrow is a type of arrow which has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance to inflict the Frostburn debuff upon hitting an enemy.

(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Similar to Flaming Arrows, Frostburn Arrows have a 1/9 (11.11%) chance to drop as Frostburn Arrows and a 2/9 (22.22%) chance to drop as Wooden Arrow.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Frostburn Arrow10	Wooden Arrow10 Ice Torch	By Hand
only: Frostburn Arrow5	Wooden Arrow5 Ice Torch

Notes

• Unlike Flaming Arrows, Frostburn Arrows remain lit when shot into, or under water.
• Of the 32 enemies which are immune to Frostburn, only 6 spawn in pre-Hardmode.

Tips

• Frostburn Arrows have decisive advantages over Wooden or Flaming Arrows, especially during the early game:
  • They are made from very common crafting ingredients: 30 Frostburn Arrows require only 1 Wood of any kind, 1 Gel, 1 Ice Block, and 30 Wooden Arrows.
  • Frostburn does slightly more damage than On Fire! and cannot be put out underwater.
• Frostburn Arrows can be replaced by using the Endless Quiver(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) with Frost armor, as the armor's set bonus imbues all ranged and melee attacks with the Frostburn debuff.

Trivia

• Frostburn Arrows resemble Spectral Arrows, a type of arrow exclusive to the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Damage reduced from 9 to 7.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: No longer has a chance to drop as an item for reuse.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Damage increased from 7 to 9.
  • Crafting output increased from 5 to 10.

• 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.