Ice Tortoise

The Ice Tortoise is a Hardmode Ice biome enemy. It walks around slowly, and occasionally retracts into its shell. It then starts spinning and hurls itself at the player, gaining increased defense and dealing high contact damage.

A functionally identical variant of the Ice Tortoise, the Giant Tortoise, can be encountered in the Jungle.

Tips

 * Because Ice Tortoises emit a fair amount of light, they are comparably easy to spot. This also helps in revealing unexplored caves.
 * Any weapon with a high rate of attack is effective, as it prevents the Ice Tortoise from using its spin attack. Viable options include the Megashark or a.
 * Melee weapons are useful as long as the player stays close to the Ice Tortoise. Even when not attacking continuously, the spin attack cooldown is much higher at close range.
 * Pools of water should be avoided, as they cause the Ice Tortoise to immediately charge at the player.
 * Ice Tortoises cannot drop through platforms. Setting up several rows of long platforms significantly reduces the danger of the spin attacks.

Trivia

 * This enemy, as well as its Giant Tortoise variation, appears to reference Tatori, a similar tortoise enemy in the action-adventure game  that also attacks the player with the same flying spin.