Frozen Turtle Shell

Frozen Turtle Shell

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Defense	(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 30 (25% health or lower)
Tooltip	(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Puts a shell around the owner when below 50% life that reduces damage by 25% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Puts a shell around the owner when below 25% life that reduces damage
Rarity	05*
Sell	4 GC50 SC
Research	1 required

Grants Buff

Buff	Ice Barrier
Buff tooltip	(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Damage taken is reduced by 25% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Increase defense by 30
Duration	(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Infinite (while health is below 50%) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Infinite (while health is below 25%)

• Internal Item ID: 1253
• Internal Buff ID: 62

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Ice Tortoise Ice Tortoise	1	2% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)

This article is about the Ice Tortoise drop. For the Giant Tortoise drop, see Turtle Shell.

The Frozen Turtle Shell is a Hardmode accessory that grants the Ice Barrier buff when equipped, with the effects varying between versions:

• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Gives 25% damage reduction as long as their health remains at or below 50%.
• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Gives the player 30 defense when below 25% health.

While not normally visible, it displays as a small blue circle spinning around the character that emits light when active. The Frozen Turtle Shell has a (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1/50 (2%) / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 1/100 (1%) chance of being dropped by Ice Tortoises in the Ice biome.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Frozen Shield(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Paladin's Shield Frozen Turtle Shell	Tinkerer's Workshop

Tips

• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) This accessory works well with the Shrimpy Truffle, which gives the player a damage and speed boost when at or below 50% life.
• The Frozen Turtle Shell is useful for fighting bosses and events, which usually expose the player to constant damage, thus activating the accessory more often than during regular gameplay.
• Turning on autopause and swapping to this accessory when below 50% life may be advisable.

Trivia

• Despite it being a Turtle Shell, it is dropped by the Ice Tortoise.
• The buff can be canceled, although it will immediately activate again.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Drop rate increased from 1/100 to 1/50.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Frozen Shield.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Now grants 25% damage reduction instead of 30 defense.
  • Buff now triggers when player is at 50% health, instead of 25%.

• 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.