Ice Blocks

Ice Blocks

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Statistics

Type	BlockCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 664, 833–835
• Internal Tile ID: 161, 163, 164, 200

“

Let a kid give you some advice, never touch your tongue to an ice block! Wait, forget what I said, I totally want to see you do it!

— The Angler

Ice Blocks are a common block type found alongside Snow Blocks in the Snow and Ice biomes. They can be mined with a pickaxe or drill. Ice Blocks have low friction, causing a player walking over them to slide when stopping or changing directions. This effect can be mitigated by equipping Ice Skates or other accessories crafted from them.

Ice Blocks can be converted into three other variants via the spread of biomes:

• Corruption spreads onto Ice to create Purple Ice Blocks
• Crimson spreads onto Ice to create Red Ice Blocks
• Hallow spreads onto Ice to create Pink Ice Blocks

These will also spread their respective biomes.

Types

Item		Placed	Tile ID
	Ice BlockInternal Item ID: 664		161
	Purple Ice BlockInternal Item ID: 833		163
	Pink Ice BlockInternal Item ID: 834		164
	Red Ice BlockInternal Item ID: 835		200

Crafting

Note that only normal Ice Blocks can be used in most crafting. Pink, Purple and Red Ice Blocks cannot be used in conjunction with, nor as a substitute to, Ice Blocks, and as such must be converted beforehand if usage is desired. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Pink, Purple and Red Ice Blocks can only be used in the crafting of Ice Torches and their respective Hallowed, Corrupt and Crimson Torches.

There is no way in the game to melt ice into water, nor to freeze water into ice.

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Ice Block	Frozen Platform(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)2	By Hand
	Purple Ice Block	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
	Red Ice Block
	Pink Ice Block
only: Ice Block	Ice Wall4	Work Bench

Used in

Ice Block

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Frozen Platform(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)2	Ice Block	By Hand
Ice Torch3	Torch3 Ice Block
Living Frost Fire Block(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20	Living Fire Block(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)20 Ice Block10	Crystal Ball
only: Thin Ice	Ice Block	Heavy Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Frozen Bathtub(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block14	Ice Machine(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Frozen Bed(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block15 Silk5
Frozen Bookcase(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block20 Book10
Frozen Candelabra(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block5 Ice Torch3
Frozen Candle(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block4 Ice Torch
Frozen Chair(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block4
Frozen Chandelier(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block4 Ice Torch4 Chain
only: Frozen Chest	Ice Block8 Any Iron Bar2
Frozen Clock(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Any Iron Bar3 Glass6 Ice Block10
Frozen Door(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block6
Frozen Dresser(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block16
Frozen Lamp(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Torch Ice Block3
Frozen Lantern(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block6 Ice Torch
Frozen Piano(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Bone4 Ice Block15 Book
Frozen Sink(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block6 Water Bucket
Frozen Sofa(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block5 Silk2
Frozen Table(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block8
Frozen Toilet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block6
Frozen Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Ice Block10
Snow Block	Ice Block	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Frozen Slime Block	Slime Block Ice Block	Solidifier
Ice Brick	Ice Block2	Work Bench
Ice Wall4	Ice Block	Work Bench and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Pink Ice Block

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Hallowed Torch(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)3	Torch3 Pink Ice Block	By Hand
only: Ice Torch3	Torch3 Pink Ice Block
Ice Block	Pink Ice Block	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Purple Ice Block

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Corrupt Torch(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)3	Torch3 Purple Ice Block	By Hand
only: Ice Torch3	Torch3 Purple Ice Block
Ice Block	Purple Ice Block	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Red Ice Block

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Crimson Torch(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)3	Torch3 Red Ice Block	By Hand
only: Ice Torch3	Torch3 Red Ice Block
Ice Block	Red Ice Block	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

See also

• Sand, Ebonsand, Pearlsand, and Crimsand, their Desert counterparts.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.2: Ice Block placed sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now used to craft the Frozen Chest, Frozen Toilet, Thin Ices, and Ice Walls.
  • Pink, Purple and Red Ice Blocks now used to craft Ice Torches and their respective Hallowed, Corrupt and Crimson Torches.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Used to craft Frozen Platforms and the Frozen Dresser.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Used to craft Frozen Sink.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Used to craft Frozen furniture and lighting.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Used to craft Frozen Slime Block.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Purification Powder now works on Red Ice Blocks.

• 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.