Guide:Frost Moon strategies

The enemies during a Frost Moon are very dangerous, being essentially stronger versions of the Pumpkin Moon enemies. The player has to craft a Naughty Present to start a Frost Moon. A large arena is extremely useful to necessary in the fight. It is suggested to fight the invasion on multiplayer, because the enemies are tough and numerous.

Due to the fact that this event is EXTREMELY hard, it is highly recommended (if not outright mandatory) to wear top-notch end-game equipment. It is furthermore highly advised to build an arena with traps (Lihzahrd-type ones) and lava to help deal with the waves of monsters, much in the same manner as with the Pumpkin Moon. The arena should also feature a nearby house serving as a spawn-point for dead players. Wounded monsters will regain full life if the house is too far away. The event lasts throughout the night (7:30pm) only and will end on dawn (4:30am), making high damage a must to properly advance and obtain loot.

Magic Approach
Mage set: The mage set is perhaps the most powerful set due to the armor's ability to heal the caster and his/her allies. Despite making the wearer somewhat fragile, the healing output has the potential to usually pull through. The reduced damage output, however, makes it difficult to progress through the waves, so it is recommended to switch to the Spectre Mask when not in danger of dying. With the game featuring some powerful magical weapons, the mage set can provide the greatest healing currently possible (surpassing the Vampire Knives). This makes it very nifty for multi-player and extremely recommended for single-player. The best magic weapons obtainable before the Lunar events are the Blizzard Staff, Bubble Gun, Laser Machinegun, and Razorpine, though the Razorpine and Blizzard Staff can only be obtained from the Frost Moon itself. It should be noted that although the Nimbus Rod provides great damage, its mechanic makes it more of an assisting weapon. The Razorblade Typhoon not only pierces infinitely, but also is a homing weapon, making it an excellent choice for crowd control or fighting the Ice Queen. Also note that if you cannot afford the vast amounts of Greater Mana Potion/Super Mana Potion that is required for sustaining your mana, you may also arguably swap the Avenger Emblem for Magic Cuffs/Celestial Cuffs. If you are doing this event solo, it is recommended to use the Spectre Mask instead of the Spectre Hood, or your DPS will not be high enough to reach the later waves. Use the Razorblade Typhoon to kill the weaker enemies quickly, and use the Bubble Gun to decimate the grounded bosses. The Razorpine is useful against the Ice Queen, as is the Laser Machinegun.
 * Armor: Spectre armor
 * Weapons: Nimbus Rod, Heat Ray, Inferno Fork, Bat Scepter, Bubble Gun, Razorblade Typhoon, Laser Machinegun
 * Accessories: Destroyer Emblem, Sorcerer Emblem, Celestial Emblem/Celestial Shell, Avenger Emblem/Celestial Stone, Star Veil
 * Buffs: Ironskin, Lifeforce, Magic Power, Regeneration, Thorns, Wrath, Endurance (Buff), Night Owl (Optional) Shine (Optional) and Hunter (Optional)

Note: As of the 1.2.3 patch, the Mage approach has received two heavy nerfs. The first is the Spectre Hood now reducing magic damage by 40%, the second that consuming a mana potion causes Mana Sickness. This has undoubtedly reduced the capability of this tactic quite a bit. The latter nerf has likely made any "Cuffs" accessory of much greater convenience.

Ranged Approach
Ranged set: The ranged set is likely capable of lashing out the most damage. With the proper gear and a suitable positioning (to trigger/keep the armor's ability), chances are good the player can utterly destroy any incoming enemies near instantly. The ranged set does however not supply any sort of healing, and is thus more dependent on multiplayer support or an arena designed to prevent enemies from being able to deal contact damage, along with blocking enemy attacks. Crystal Bullets are recommended, as each shard can damage nearby enemies, and boss enemies can run into them, taking more damage. The Tsunami can easily take out most enemies quickly, and Holy Arrows can be used to take out groups of enemies quickly, as each shot spawns 10 stars, and Ichor arrows can easily take out boss enemies very quickly, but the lack of velocity can make hitting Ice Queens difficult.
 * Armor: Shroomite armor (with a helmet variant that benefits your weapon)
 * Weapons: Candy Corn Rifle, Electrosphere Launcher (using Rocket III for ammo), Nail Gun, Stynger, Snowman Cannon, Chain Gun or Tactical Shotgun (using Crystal Bullets for ammo), Tsunami (Using Ichor Arrows or Holy Arrows for ammo).
 * Accessories: Destroyer Emblem/Sniper Scope, Ranger Emblem, Avenger Emblem, Celestial Stone/Celestial Shell, Star Veil

Melee Approach(Damage)
Melee damage set: For soloing purposes, there appears to be two approaches with a melee damage set:
 * Armor: Beetle armor (with Beetle Scale Mail) or Chlorophyte Helmet, Turtle Scale Mail, and Hallowed Greaves for high offensive damage.
 * Weapons: Vampire Knives, The Horseman's Blade, Influx Waver, Flairon, North Pole, Paladin's Hammer, Possessed Hatchet
 * Accessories: Destroyer Emblem, Warrior Emblem, Avenger Emblem/Mechanical Glove/Celestial Stone/Fire Gauntlet/Celestial Shell, Star Veil
 * Vampire Knives: This method aims to sustain the player's life through the Vampire Knives. Though it is weaker than the mage set, it is powerful enough (thanks to the high armor) to survive several waves of the Pumpkin Moon and Frost Moon events, and can thus be used as a stepping stone to obtain weapons for other sets (such as Razorpine or the Blizzard Staff).


 * The Horseman's Blade: This method relies of the The Horseman's Blade's ability to spawn homing pumpkins. It is dependent on a cluster of statues to spawn weak monsters, much like an ordinary statue farm.
 * Another method is to use The Horseman's Blade initially against the weaker monsters, as the pumpkin heads will often kill other monsters that would otherwise have been missed. The Flairon can then be used to great effect against the Everscreams and Santanks, and also the Ice queen if you can keep up with her(Fishron Wings will help with this). If the velocity of the Flairon bubbles proves too slow to catch up with the Ice Queen, the Possessed Hatchet can deal reliable damage in the meantime, while waiting for the Ice Queen to start a stationary spinning attack. Vampire Knives can be used in reserve in case the player needs to heal up. The North Pole can be used to fight the Ice Queens, as if the projectile is fired straight upwards, the queen will fly through the snowflakes left by it, and these will also fall to the ground and damage any monsters on the ground too. A melee approach has the advantage of the high defense offered by Beetle Armor, which greatly increases survivability.

Melee Approach 2(Tanking)
Tanking set:
 * Armor: Beetle armor (with Beetle Shell)
 * Weapons: Vampire Knives, Terra Blade, Influx Waver

The tanking set is, like the ranged set, aimed at multi-player. Its purpose is to direct monsters' attention so that more fragile characters can butcher them all. For this reason the set has a high value of defense, and consequently lesser damage than the other sets. If, during multi-player, the overall healing is good enough, some defense-granting accessories may arguably be replaced by damaging-increasing ones, such as those used by the melee-damage set. The weapon can similarly be something else than the Vampire Knives. Though the player probably won't die that often, this set is unlikely to perform well in single-player due to how the low damage won't allow for much wave advancement.
 * Accessories: Paladin's Shield, Frozen Turtle Shell, Star Veil, Celestial Stone/Celestial Shell, Ankh Shield

Summoner Approach
Summoner Set
 * Armor: Spooky Armor/Tiki Armor
 * Weapons: Tempest Staff, Staff of the Frost Hydra
 * Accessories: Pygmy Necklace, Papyrus Scarab, Avenger/Summoner Emblem, Ankh Shield (opt.)

When using the summoner approach, first create an invincibility machine, and put yourself in it. This will prevent death.