Absolute Zero

Absolute Zero

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	105 Melee
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	19 Average
Velocity	6 effective
Tooltip	Shoots dark ice crystals The blade creates frost explosions on direct hits Ancient blade imbued with the Archmage of Ice's magic
Inflicts Debuff	Frostbite 100% chance
Debuff duration	5 seconds (Contact) 3 seconds (Projectiles)
Debuff tooltip	It's either really hot or really cold. Either way it REALLY hurts
Inflicts Debuff	Glacial State 100% chance
Debuff duration	1 second (Contact) 0.5 second (Projectiles)
Debuff tooltip	Cannot move
Rarity
Buy / Sell	60  /  12
Research	1 required

Projectile created

Dark Ice Crystal

Sounds

Use

Explosion

The Absolute Zero is a Hardmode broadsword that autoswings, and is sold by the Archmage NPC for 60 after the defeating all three minibosses in the Frost Moon event. When swung, it fires a dark ice projectile which explodes upon impact with any enemy or surface, potentially hitting twice. Uniquely, its projectiles deal 50% less damage if they critically hit. Striking an enemy directly also creates large frost explosions. Both the blade and its projectiles always inflict the Frostbite and Glacial State debuffs on enemies.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Trivia

• Absolute zero is the scientific term for 0 Kelvin, the asymptotic lowest possible temperature for anything to reach.
• The projectiles fired by Absolute Zero are visually identical to the projectiles fired by the Archmage; however, the Absolute Zero's ice crystals explode and deal additional damage on hit.

History

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These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.

• 2.0.2.001:
  • Now inflicts Frostbite instead of Frostburn.
  • Decreased buy price from 80 to 60 .
  • Decreased sell price from 16 to 12 .

• 1.5.1.001:
  • Decreased Frostburn duration from contact from 10 seconds to 5, and from dark ice crystals from 8 seconds to 3.
  • Decreased Glacial State duration from dark ice crystals from 1 second to 0.5.
  • No longer considered an ice weapon.

• 1.5.0.001:
  • Projectile now deals 50% less damage if it critically hits.
  • Projectile now inflicts Glacial State for 1 second instead of 1.5. The weapon itself now inflicts Glacial State for 1.5 seconds instead of 5.
  • Resprited.

• 1.4.4.002:
  • Now sold after defeating the Frost Moon.
  • Increased buy price from 36 to 80 and it now uses the rarity instead of .
  • Buffed damage from 42 to 120.

• 1.4.4.001: Resprited projectile.

• 1.4.3.001:
  • Swing now functions in PvP.
  • Fixed explosion not benefitting from increased all-class damage.

• 1.4.2.107: Projectiles are now briefly invisible upon spawning.

• 1.4.2.105: Dark ice's explosion now pierces infinitely and grants enemies 10 local immunity frames.

• 1.4.2.101:
  • Nerfed damage from 51 to 42.
  • Projectile now deals 100% base damage instead of 33.33%.

• 1.4.2.001: Ice projectile now inflicts Glacial State for 1.5 seconds instead of 4.

• 1.4.1.001: Nerfed damage from 56 to 51.

• 1.4.0.001: Introduced.