Cryo Queen

Cryo Queen is the ninth boss the Elder asks you to defeat. She is summoned with an Ice Crown in Deep Snow Caves, making her one of the later progression bosses tied to that underground biome.

The fight consists of four distinct attacks that cycle throughout the battle. Her first attack is an ice spike pattern, where blue haze telegraphs the places where the spikes will appear before she launches them. These spikes can come in two layouts: either shot straight outward from her, or arranged in a spiraling pattern around her position. Her second attack is an ice shard barrage, in which she flies around her target while firing many ice shards. Her third attack is an ice cluster pattern, where she circles the player and periodically pauses before releasing a burst of ice shards. Her final attack has her move in a straight line while throwing ice waves perpendicular to her movement.

Once Cryo Queen drops below 50% health, she becomes faster. At this point, her wave attack also splits into two directions, making her movement attack more dangerous and harder to dodge. The increased speed and the added wave split significantly raise the pressure during the second half of the fight, so staying mobile becomes more important as the battle progresses.

• Watch for the blue haze during the ice spike attack, since it marks the impact spots before the spikes appear.
• When she begins flying around the arena, expect either sustained ice shard fire or short pauses followed by a larger shard burst.
• Her straight-line wave attack is especially threatening when she is below half health, because the waves can now spread in two directions.
• The fight becomes noticeably faster at low health, so spacing and constant movement are key to avoiding repeated hits.

The Elder rewards the Banner Stand for killing Cryo Queen.