Terraria Frost Moon Event Guide: How to Start, All Enemies, & Loot

It’s exciting to open Holiday presents. But you might want to think twice about opening packages in the Frost Moon event in Terraria. Otherwise, a horrific Christmas tree, a flying female frost figure, and a robot Santa Claus (among many other enemies) will come your way.

Terraria Frost Moon Event: An Overview

Introduced in version 1.2.2, the Frost Moon Event in Terraria is one of the many events or invasions players can trigger in the game. Participating in this instance will spawn Holiday-themed enemies that will attack in waves. During the event, players must go through 20 waves of increasingly difficult enemies. The event begins with a few enemies, eventually progressing until the screen fills with various opponents. Note: The enemies from this event will despawn if players fail to finish it by dawn. However, enemies won’t despawn if players die while it’s still night. Logging out and re-entering the world will , however, end the event and make enemies despawn.

How to Start the Frost Moon Event in Terraria

Triggering the event requires players to use the Naughty Present item. Plus, it has to be nighttime. Plus, Plantera must already be defeated. If a player uses that item in the day, the game won’t use it, and the event won’t trigger.

Waves and Point System

To progress through the event, players must defeat enemies and rack up points. Each wave has a maximum point requirement to advance through the instance. Each enemy gives the following point values:

• Zombie Elf: 1 point
• Gingerbread Man: 2 points
• Elf Archer: 3 points
• Nutcracker: 4 points
• Flocko: 5 points
• Elf Copter: 8 points
• Krampus: 10 points
• Yeti: 18 points
• Present Mimic: 20 points
• Everscream: 50 points
• Santa-NK1: 100 points
• Ice Queen: 150 points

Next, here are the enemies that players will encounter for each wave of the Frost Moon event:

Wave	Points Needed	Enemies
1	0	Zombie Elf and Gingerbread Man
2	25	Zombie Elf and Elf Archer
3	40	Zombie Elf, Elf Archer, Gingerbread Man, and Nutcracker
4	50	Everscream, Zombie Elf, Elf Archer, and Gingerbread Man
5	80	Everscream, Zombie Elf, Elf Archer, and Nutcracker
6	100	Everscream, Elf Archer, Nutcracker, and Elf Copter
7	160	Santa-NK1, Gingerbread Man, Elf Archer, and Zombie Elf
8	180	Santa-NK1, Elf Copter, Elf Archer, Nutcracker, and Krampus
9	200	Santa-NK1, Everscream, Nutcracker, Elf Copter, and Gingerbread Man
10	250	Santa-NK1, Everscream, Krampus, Zombie Elf, and Elf Copter
11	300	Ice Queen, Flocko, Zombie Elf, and Gingerbread Man
12	375	Ice Queen, Everscream, Gingerbread Man, Yeti, and Zombie Elf
13	450	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Elf Copter, Gingerbread Man, and Flocko
14	525	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Everscream, Yeti, and Krampus
15	675	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Everscream, Yeti, and Elf Copter
16	850	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Everscream, Yeti, and Flocko
17	1025	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Everscream, Yeti, Krampus, and Elf Copter
18	1325	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Everscream, Yeti, Nutcracker, and Krampus
19	1550	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, Everscream, and Yeti
20	2000	Ice Queen, Santa-NK1, and Everscream

Enemies and Loot Table

Prepare yourself for a plethora of enemies to defeat in the Frost Moon invasion. However, defeating these Holiday-themed opponents will give you tons of coins and other unique rewards. The following are the enemies you’ll encounter in this event, and the loot they drop:

• Present Mimic: Present (usable item), Present (furniture), and Hearts
• Gingerbread Man: Hearts
• Zombie Elf: Elf Hat, Elf Shirt, Elf Pants, and Heart
• Everscream: Christmas Tree Sword, Christmas Hook, Razorpine, Festive Wings, and Everscream Trophy
• Santa-NK1: Elf Melter, Chain Gun, and Santa-NK1 Trophy
• Ice Queen: Blizzard Staff, Snowman Cannon, North Pole, Baby Grinch’s Mischief Whistle, Reindeer Bells, and Ice Queen Trophy

As for the other enemies, such as the Zombie Elves and Elf Archers, they don’t drop any unique items. Instead, these opponents drop coins when killed, making the Frost Moon event a lucrative instance for a player that wants to earn extra in-game cash and who can take the challenge.

Tips and Tricks to Complete the Frost Moon Event

Need help clearing the Frost Moon event in Terraria? Here are some tips and tricks to help you complete this invasion:

• Prepare an arena with Campfires, Heart Lanterns, and other health- and mana-regeneration-boosting items
• Build houses with no doors for the Dryad and Nurse NPCs, so they can give buffs and heals with minimal risk of dying
• Keep track of the bosses’ locations on the minimap
• Use consumable items that give buffs before triggering the event
• Summon minions or sentries to help with the crowd control of this fight, especially if you’re a solo player