Reaching wave 15 / 20 before 4:30 AM will display the message “ The spirit of Christmas spreads cheer.” at dawn (4:30 AM). See the section below for a more detailed description of the rates at which loot and trophies drop. Drop chances for items dropped by bosses increase as waves are completed. Most drop with extreme rarity, and even players who manage to complete the event will find they need to do so several times before obtaining them. In the final waves, multiple boss-level enemies are fought at once.įrost Moon enemies drop powerful weapons, as well as pet and vanity items. As such, it is intended to present a challenge even to players with the best possible equipment. The Naughty Present, which summons the Frost Moon, requires materials only available in Hardmode worlds where the player has already defeated Plantera (although it can still be summoned in pre-Hardmode worlds). The goal of the event is to progress through all 20 waves before the event ends, although the achievement for the event is awarded at wave 15. The Frost Moon event always ends at 4:30 AM. See the table below for the points awarded for each enemy and the score required for each wave. Status messages will indicate when the wave has advanced, and which wave has been achieved. After a wave's required score is met, the next wave begins, and the kill score is reset to 0. Waves progress as the player reaches certain kill scores (though kill scores are not displayed to the player before wave 20). The entire event consists of 15 waves, plus 5 'bonus waves'.

Visually, the moon turns into a snowman head, though remaining in its current phase. It is similar to the Pumpkin Moon event, but consists of more waves and includes slightly more content.

During the event, unique and highly difficult enemies spawn at high rates and attack the player. It can be summoned at any time of the year and does not require the actual Christmas season. Window = 'AOuZoY7k4AIcREBqi7o1lNSa0V6ljYTfug:1666984567447' _WidgetManager._Init('//_WidgetManager.The Frost Moon is a Hardmode, post- Plantera, Christmas-themed event summoned with the Naughty Present at any time at night, ending at dawn (4:30 AM).

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