Cryogenic Staff

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Developer
This item is dedicated to: Cooper
Cryogenic Staff
  • Cryogenic Staff.png
Auto-use
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Statistics
TypeWeaponCrafting material
Damage50 Summon
Knockback4 (Weak)
Mana cost10
Use time24 Slow
TooltipSummons an animated ice construct to protect you
Fire rate and range increase the longer it targets an enemy
Inflicts DebuffFrostbiteFrostbite
100% chance

Debuff duration1 second (ice ball)
Debuff tooltipIt's either really hot or really cold. Either way it REALLY hurts
RarityRarity Level: 6
Buy / Sell 36 Gold Coin.png /  7 Gold Coin.png 20 Silver Coin.png
Research1 required
Projectiles created
Frost Bolt (projectile)
Ice Ball
Ice Rain
Icicle
Sounds
Summons Sentry
Ice Sentry
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The Cryogenic Staff's ice balls and area of effect icicle attacks. Notice how the fire rate of the ice balls increases the longer the sentry attacks an enemy.

The Cryogenic Staff is a Hardmode sentry that is sold by the Archmage for 36 Gold Coin after defeating all the Mechanical Bosses. When summoned, the ice sentry fires an ice ball that inflicts the Frostbite debuff, as well as their rate increasing the longer an enemy is targeted. After targeting an enemy for three seconds, the sentry goes into a frenzied state, spinning around rapidly and firing ice balls with significantly increased fire rate as well as icicles in all directions.

Its best modifier is Ruthless. The Mythical modifier provides the widest array of stat bonuses, but these primarily affect the initial summon rather than the resulting minion. Additionally, minions cannot deal critical hits. The only lasting advantage a Mythical Cryogenic Staff has over a Ruthless one is knockback.

Crafting

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Tips

  • It can be very powerful against large, scattered groups of enemies aside from one specific targeted enemy because of the icicles.
  • Because it is a sentry rather than a minion, it does not consume minion slots and can be effective when fighting bosses for bonus damage.

Trivia

  • The Ice Sentry's design was initially a redesign of Cryogen made by Cooper, a spriter and animator for the mod.

History

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.
  • 1.5.1.001:
    • No longer considered an ice weapon.
    • Resprited it and sentry.
    • Fixed an oversight where it had the Rarity Level: 11 rarity instead of Rarity Level: 6.
  • 1.4.4.002:
    • Nerfed damage from 56 to 50.
    • Now sold after defeating all Mechanical Bosses.
    • Increased buy price from 36 Gold Coin to 48 Gold Coin and it now uses the Rarity Level: 6 rarity instead of Rarity Level: 5.
  • 1.4.3.001: Fixed sentry not benefitting from increased all-class damage.