Frozen Turtle Shell — terraria

Type	Accessory
Tooltip	Puts a shell around the owner when below 50% life that reduces damage by 25%
Rarity
Sell	450
Research	1 required
Buff	Ice Barrier
Buff tooltip	Damage taken is reduced by 25%
Duration	Infinite (while health is below 50%)

This article is about the Ice Tortoise drop. For the Giant Tortoise drop, see Turtle Shell.

The Frozen Turtle Shell is a Hardmode accessory that has a 2*1/50 (2%) / 1*1/100 (1%) chance of being dropped by the Ice Tortoise, an enemy found in the Ice biome. It grants the Ice Barrier buff when equipped, with the effects varying between versions:

Gives 25% damage reduction as long as their health remains at or below 50%.
Gives the player 30 defense when below 25% health.

While not normally visible, it displays as a small blue circle spinning around the character that emits light when active.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Frozen Shield	Paladin's Shield Frozen Turtle Shell	Tinkerer's Workshop

Tips

This accessory works well with the Shrimpy Truffle, which gives the player a damage and speed boost when at or below 50% life.
The Frozen Turtle Shell is useful for fighting bosses and events, which usually expose the player to constant damage, thus activating the accessory more often than during regular gameplay.
Turning on autopause and swapping to this accessory when below 50% life may be advisable.