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Frozen Turtle Shell

FrozenTurtleShell
Expert-mode only progression tier
Frozen Turtle Shell
Item
  • Puts a shell around the owner when below 50% life that reduces damage by 25%
"Catalogued by the keepers of the Codex."

Dropped by · 1

enemies

Combat & use

Melee
Damage 30
Defense +11
Use time 10ticks
Use anim. 15ticks
Projectile #237
Shoot speed 16
Mana cost 30
Heals life +80
Pickaxe power 200%
Axe power 115%
Hammer power 90%
Grants buff #61 · 15s
Rarity tier 5
Buy price 22 50
Sells for 4 50
auto-reuse consumable channeled no melee accessory vanity potion expert-only

Used to craft · 1 item

downstream recipes →

Best prefixes

reforge target
Menacing +4% damage — best offensive accessory prefix
Warding +4 defense — best defensive accessory prefix
Lucky +4% crit chance — best critical-strike accessory prefix
Quick +4% movement speed — best mobility accessory prefix

Frequently asked

common questions
How do you get Frozen Turtle Shell in Terraria? +

Frozen Turtle Shell drops from Ice Tortoise.

What progression tier is Frozen Turtle Shell? +

Frozen Turtle Shell sits in the Expert-mode only tier of Terraria progression based on its rarity rating (5).

What is the best prefix for Frozen Turtle Shell? +

Menacing is the strongest prefix for Frozen Turtle Shell — +4% damage — best offensive accessory prefix.

What is the damage and DPS of Frozen Turtle Shell? +

Frozen Turtle Shell deals 30 base damage, 10-tick use time. Use the DPS calculator to see expected damage per second with prefixes and crit applied.

What can you craft with Frozen Turtle Shell? +

Frozen Turtle Shell is used as an ingredient in 1 recipe. See the "Used to craft" section above for the full list.