Ice Queen

Ice QueenHardmode exclusive

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 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Boss
Environment	Frost Moon
AI Type	Ice Queen AI
Damage	120/180/270 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (contact) 110 (Old-gen console version) (contact) 84 (Frost Wave) 70–74 (Frost Shard)(contact) 168 (Frost Wave) 140–148 (Frost Shard)(contact) 252 (Frost Wave) 210–222 (Frost Shard)
Max Life	34000/44200/56355
Defense	38
KB Resist	100%
Immune to

Inflicts debuffs

Inflicts debuffs

Inflicts debuffs

Debuff	Chilled
Debuff tooltip	Your movement speed has been reduced
Chance	100% (Frost Wave) 66.67% (Frost Shard)
Duration	5–10 seconds10–20 seconds12.5–25 seconds (see Notes)

Debuff	Frozen
Debuff tooltip	You can't move!
Chance	16.54% (Frost Wave)
Duration	≤ 1 second≤ 2 seconds≤ 2.5 seconds (see Notes)

Drops

Coins	5 GC12 GC50 SC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Higher item drop chances in later waves
• One of the following 4 items may be dropped
• One of these will always be dropped
  during wave 14 and up
• Blizzard Staff
  5.19–10.37%15.56–31.11%
• Snowman Cannon
  5.19–10.37%15.56–31.11%
• North Pole
  5.19–10.37%15.56–31.11%
• Baby Grinch's Mischief Whistle
  1.11–2.22%3.33–6.67%
• Reindeer BellsDuring wave 15 and up
  1.33–2.22% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)6.67%
  0.56–0.83% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
• Ice Queen TrophyDuring wave 15 and up
  5–16.67% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)27.27–60%
  25–50% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
• Frozen Crown(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  12.5–25%
• Ice Queen Relic(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  50–100%

Projectiles created

Projectiles created

Projectiles created

• Frost Wave
  
• Frost Shard
  

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Frost Wave
Frost Shard

• Internal NPC ID: 345
• Internal Buff ID: 46, 47
• Internal Projectile ID: 348, 349

The Ice Queen is a Hardmode, post-Plantera mini-boss that spawns during the Frost Moon event. She is the event's final enemy and can move freely through blocks. Defeating an Ice Queen will add 150 / 300 / 375 points during the Frost Moon, giving the most number of points for any enemy in the event. She is the equivalent to the Pumpking from the Pumpkin Moon, being the Frost Moon's most powerful enemy, coming in at the last waves of the event, and being the event's only flying boss.

Behavior

The Ice Queen's behavior is characterized by astonishingly fast movement and evasive maneuvers while constantly firing off ranged attacks aimed toward the player. She will hover and attempt to position herself above the player while randomly cycling through the following attacks:

• The Ice Queen flies across the screen from left to right while shooting Frost Waves at the player.
• The Ice Queen hovers above the player while raining Frost Shards from below her. The Frost Shards from this attack deal slightly more damage (74 / 148 / 222).
• The Ice Queen remains stationary before spinning in the air and shooting Frost Shards in randomized directions. The Frost Shards from this attack fly in long horizontal arcs before being affected by gravity and deal slightly less damage (70 / 140 / 210).

As the Ice Queen's health is depleted, her acceleration and maximum horizontal speed increase. Additionally, the firing rates of her attacks increase, as detailed in the following table. Note that these changes happen as the Ice Queen's health passes the listed thresholds, and are not continuous; thus, for example, her frost wave firing rate will be 2.07 waves/second at 100% health and also at 75% health, but as soon as her health drops below 75%, the rate of fire will increase to 2.22/sec.

Health	Frost Wave rate of fire (waves/sec)	Frost Shard rain rate of fire (shards/sec)	Twirl attack rate of fire (shards/sec)
≥ 75%	2.07 (1 every 29 ticks)	3.33 (1 every 18 ticks)	7.5 (1 every 8 ticks)
≥ 50%	2.22 (1 every 27 ticks)	3.53 (1 every 17 ticks)	8.57 (1 every 7 ticks)
≥ 25%	2.4 (1 every 25 ticks)	4 (1 every 15 ticks)	12 (1 every 5 ticks)
≥ 10%	2.61 (1 every 23 ticks)	4.62 (1 every 13 ticks)	30 (1 every 2 ticks)
< 10%		5.46 (1 every 11 ticks)	60 (1 every tick)

Notes

• During the final waves of the Frost Moon there may be several Ice Queens on the screen at once.
• The Ice Queen has a higher chance of dropping loot in later waves. See Frost Moon § Loot for more details.
• The Ice Queen's projectiles inflict the following debuffs:

Debuff	From projectile	Duration			Chance
		Classic	Expert(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Master(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Chilled	Frost Wave	5 seconds	10 seconds	12.5 seconds	1/2 (50%)
		10 seconds	20 seconds	25 seconds	1/2 (50%)
	Frost Shard	5 seconds	10 seconds	12.5 seconds	1/3 (33.33%)
		10 seconds	20 seconds	25 seconds	1/3 (33.33%)
Frozen	Frost Wave	0.33 seconds	0.67 seconds	0.83 seconds	55/768 (7.16%)
		0.67 seconds	1.33 seconds	1.67 seconds	5/96 (5.21%)
		1 second	2 seconds	2.5 seconds	1/24 (4.17%)

Tips

For more elaborate strategies on defeating Ice Queen, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Frost Moon strategies.

• Both of the Ice Queen's attacks will inflict the Chilled debuff, which slows the player's movement speed, and Frost Waves will sometimes inflict the Frozen debuff which completely immobilizes the player. Equipping a Hand Warmer(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) or Ankh Shield in the  Desktop,  Console, and  Mobile versions will negate these effects and potentially make the fight much less frustrating.
• Drinking a Warmth Potion(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) is recommended as it will significantly lower the damage the Ice Queen can inflict on the player, and it will last for the entire duration of the event.
• The Frozen debuff causes players to exit their mounts. This may kill a player without immunity to fall damage if inflicted at a high enough point in the sky.
• The Ice Queen is most vulnerable while executing her twirl attack, when she spins in place rapidly and shoots Frost Shards in all directions. This is the only time she stays in one spot.
• The distribution of the Ice Queen's Frost Shards during her twirl attack is weighted such that the projectiles have a significantly higher chance of shooting near-diagonally than near-vertically or near-horizontally. Thus, players standing roughly along one cardinal direction from the Ice Queen (up, down, left, or right from her) have a lesser chance of being hit than players standing diagonally from her.
• To mitigate her damage, using wings and possibly movement-enhancing accessories for chasing and dodging, in addition to equipping a Cross Necklace/Star Veil combined with lifesteal (Spectre armor or Vampire Knives), proves very effective.

Trivia

• On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, the Ice Queen is considered the third strongest enemy in the game, the strongest being the Dungeon Guardian and the second strongest being Duke Fishron.

• The Bestiary entry for the Ice Queen: "If this icy towering monstrosity wishes for someone's soul, they'll surely let it go... right from their cold, dead hands."

• This entry may be a reference to Elsa from the Disney media franchise Frozen, since Elsa's most famous song is "Let It Go" and the Bestiary entry for the Ice Queen references the title of that song. Furthermore, Elsa is loosely based on the title character of The Snow Queen, a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
• The comment about stealing souls is almost certainly derived from Andersen's fairy tale.

Gallery

• 

  Ice Queen during the Frost Wave attack.

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  Ice Queen during the Frost Shard attack.

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  Ice Queen during the spinning Frost Shard attack.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Increased the Frost Moon wave point progression per kill in Master Mode from 300 to 375.
  • Reindeer Bells drop rate has been doubled.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now has Master Mode drops: it will always drop the Ice Queen Relic on death and also has a 25% chance of dropping the Frozen Crown pet.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Damage decreased from 130 to 120.

• Desktop 1.2.3.1:
  • Damage decreased from 160 to 130.
  • Increased the Frost Moon wave point progression per kill from 120 to 150.

• Desktop 1.2.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.05: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS 1.03: Introduced.