Guide:Frost Moon strategies

The Frost Moon is one of the two Moon events, the other being the Pumpkin Moon. The event is significantly harder than its counterpart and yields less money; however, it drops more powerful weapons.

Due to the amount of strong enemies and bosses, it can be hard to survive the event at first.

Event
Like the Pumpkin Moon, the event consists of multiple waves, with a final wave that will last until the night is over. While the Pumpkin Moon consists of 15 waves, the Frost Moon consists of 20. In order to progress through waves, the player must kill enemies, with stronger foes giving more points than weaker ones.

On the first Waves, the player will only encounter basic enemies, such as the or. As the event goes on, stronger enemies will spawn, including unique bosses.

On Wave 4, the first Everscream will appear, a miniboss enemy who behaves almost identically to the Mourning Wood; but their Pine Needle projectiles have lower range, and their Ornament attacks explode into many fragments.

On Wave 7, the Santa-NK1 miniboss will start spawning. It has high health, damage and multiple attacks: it will shoot bullets at a high rate with its Chain Gun, a barrage of Rockets, and Presents that will parachute from the sky. It also leaves Spiky Balls on the ground, which deal massive contact damage. When it gets to half health, its face will fall off, and it starts aggressively chasing the player.

On Wave 11, the real threat of the event will start appearing: the Ice Queen. She is very mobile, making her hard to hit. She shoots Frost Waves, which deal moderate damage and have a high chance to inflict the and  debuffs, which will greatly limit or stop mobility. She will also perform an "Ice Twirl" attack, where she will start spinning and shoot Frost Shards in all directions. While this attack can be hard to dodge, she also becomes extremely vulnerable to attacks since she will completely stop moving.

Like with the Pumpkin Moon, focusing on damage is more important than defense, as the goal is to progress through the event as fast as possible in order to obtain the best loot.

General Tips
Utilizing Lava can help with ground control, taking out weaker ground enemies, While the player can focus on bosses.

Gearing up
The event can be summoned at any time post-Plantera, however it is usually done after Duke Fishron and the Pumpkin Moon have been defeated.

Armor

 * For Melee, with Scale Mail for offense. The Beetle Shell isn't too useful, as it is better to maximize DPS when doing the event.
 * Rangers should use the   with the headpiece that suits their weapon. Its set bonus is situational, but very useful in multiplayer mode.
 * For a mage, the should be used with the Spectre Mask. The  Hood should only be used to heal in a critical situation.
 * A hybrid set consisting of, , and provides comparable offensive bonuses along with rapid health regeneration.
 * Summoners should summon their minions while wearing, and then equip for an extra, weaker minion.

Weapons

 * For Melee users:
 * The is a very strong weapon for both crowd control and single target damage.
 * is stronger against single targets.
 * can be used, but requires a specific arena with enemy-spawning Statues.
 * The and  are decent for crowds, but they are ineffective in the later waves.
 * is fast and deals decent damage, but it becomes ineffective in the later waves, as there will be too many boss enemies for it to handle.
 * The can deal an extreme amount of damage, but is risky to use due to its short range.
 * can be used to quickly heal in critical situations, but has low DPS.
 * A significantly boosts damage output.


 * For Ranged users:
 * is one of the best weapons to use. With, it can deal massive damage to any number of enemies.
 * The is very effective for crowd control and single targets alike. The  is a weaker alternative against crowds.
 * The paired with s is very strong against the bosses.
 * The or  may also be helpful during the early waves.
 * Using a secondary weapon with ammo will increase damage dealt against the bosses.


 * For Magic users:
 * The excels against both enemies and bosses.


 * The, or  all help against the enemies with higher health.
 * The has a nice mix of single target damage and crowd control.
 * The, , and  are very good secondary weapons.


 * For Summoners:
 * or are the best minions available.
 * is the best sentry available.

Accessories

 * Wings are important for every boss fight. The best ones available are the . The 's hover ability is also very useful.
 * The 's dash greatly helps when dodging attacks.
 * Damage increasing accessories such as any Emblem, the, , , the or the  are extremely important for the Moon events.
 * The will quickly regenerate mana when hit.

Accessories should be modified to Lucky or Menacing for the event.

Mounts
Mounts allow you to use another accessory instead of Wings, but are far less agile.
 * The is very helpful, as the Scutlix fires lasers and has very high movement speed and jump height.
 * The or  provide permanent but slower flight.

Potions

 * ,, , and will greatly increase survivability.
 * Any food item that provides the buff is good.
 * gets to shine here, as it will greatly reduce damage taken by the Ice Queen.
 * is incredibly useful when picking up the hearts dropped by the bosses.
 * is a must for mages.
 * will increase mobility.
 * and will improve DPS.
 * ,, or  and  will further improve it for Mages, Rangers, Melee, and Summoner users respectively.