Ice Rod

Ice Rod

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Statistics

Type	WeaponTool
Damage	28 (Magic)
Knockback	2 (Very weak)
Mana	6
Critical chance	4%
Use time	9 (Very fast)
Velocity	12
Tooltip	Summons a block of ice
Rarity	04*
Buy	50 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 1 PC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Sell	10 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 20 GC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Ice Block
  

Sounds

Use
Ice Block placed
Ice Block cleared

• Internal Item ID: 496
• Internal Tile ID: 127
• Internal Projectile ID: 80

Animation of the Ice Rod. Note that it creates solid blocks, and has the ability to strike through them.

The Ice Rod is a Hardmode magic weapon that autofires blocks of ice, which have the unique ability of placing solid, temporary Ice Blocks at the location of the cursor and which last for (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 15 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 5 seconds before shattering. These Ice Blocks are translucent, cast a dim, flickering blue light, and are slippery like normal Ice Blocks. The Ice Rod can be purchased from the Wizard for (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 50 GC / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 1 PC.

The location of the cursor must be unoccupied in order to form an Ice Block. If the tile is occupied either by blocks or background objects, the fired Ice Block acts as an ordinary projectile, flying in a straight line and unaffected by gravity, and shatters when it hits an enemy or other foreground objects. If the cursor is on an existing Ice Block from a previous casting, it will cause the next projectile to pass through the existing Ice Block.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Notes

• The temporary Ice Block summoned by the Ice Rod is unrelated to Ice Blocks found naturally in Snow biomes. Summoned Ice Blocks cannot be collected or placed, and break automatically about 15 seconds after summoning.
• Wall-mounted light fixtures like Torches will switch to a placed Ice Block over a background wall until it breaks.
• Storage items cannot be placed on summoned Ice Blocks.
• Due to being considered blocks and not projectiles, the temporary Ice Blocks can be actuated, hammered, and painted(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions).
  • This means it can be used to make suitable housing, although only temporarily.

Tips

• Ice Skates, Frostspark Boots, or Terraspark Boots(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) greatly enhance mobility on the Ice Blocks created by the Ice Rod.
• Aside from its useful block-placing capabilities, the Ice Rod can prove to be an effective magic weapon during early Hardmode, due to its ease of obtaining as well as its high fire rate.
• The Ice Rod can be used with wings to repeatedly reset flight time in midair, by casting an Ice Block beneath the player's feet as they start falling. The flight timer will be reset as soon as they land on the Ice Block.
• Regular blocks can be placed adjacent to the created Ice Blocks, which can prove useful in building floating structures (especially at higher elevations such as in Space), as it is not necessary to build a temporary connection from the ground or a Floating Island to the building site.
• Since the Ice Blocks created can be grappled to with a hook or similar device, the Ice Rod can be used to reach areas high above the surface, such as Floating Islands, more easily. While "stairs" are also possible, caution should be taken not to fall off.
• The Ice Rod's ability to fire through its own Ice Blocks creates unique shielding possibilities during combat – while the player can fire through their shield of Ice Blocks, enemies and their attacks are impeded by the blocks.
  • This gives it surprising utility in PvP combat, where attacks generally do much greater damage and tend to travel too fast to dodge.
• Upon shattering, summoned Ice Blocks release illuminated sparks that travel down through blocks, making the Ice Rod useful for discovering ores and caves.

See also

• Dirt Rod, a wand that allows the player to move or "throw" Dirt Blocks
• Block-placing wands

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.2:
  • Fixed crashes related to the Ice Rod and Dressers.
  • Fixed blocks making back walls invisible.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Buy price reduced from 1 PC to 50 GC.
  • Increased block duration from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • Blocks are now slippery.
  • Decreased mana usage from 7 to 6.
  • Decreased use time from 16 to 8.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.1372.5: Sprite updated.

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made corresponding changes from 's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0:
  • Buy price reduced from 1 PC to 50 GC.
  • Increased block duration from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • Blocks are now slippery.
  • Decreased mana usage from 7 to 6.
  • Decreased use time from 16 to 8. ()

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.895.9: Sprite updated.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7:
  • Buy price reduced from 1 PC to 50 GC.
  • Increased block duration from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • Blocks are now slippery.
  • Decreased mana usage from 7 to 6.
  • Decreased use time from 16 to 8.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.