Snow Block

Snow Block

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Statistics

Type	BlockCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 593
• Internal Tile ID: 147

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Mister Stabby Mister Stabby	5-10	100%
Snow Balla Snow Balla	5-10	100%
Snowman Gangsta Snowman Gangsta	5-10	100%

"Snow" redirects here. For the snow-themed biome, see Snow biome. For the weather event that makes snow in certain conditions, see Rain.

Snow blocks emit subtle fluffy particles when walked or landed on.

Snow Blocks are found naturally-placed in the Snow Biome. Snow Blocks placed in the Surface layer, either naturally or by a player, will cause a snowfall effect. This is purely visual, and has no functional effects. Snow Blocks cannot be Hallowed or Corrupted. Snow in any form cannot be melted into water, nor produced from water or ice.

Snow blocks are also dropped by the Hardmode Frost Legion enemies, and its Snow Balla throws Snowballs that create further Snow blocks when impacting.

Snowfall

Snowfall amount is determined by the number of Snow Blocks that are near your character.

• Being near even one placed Snow Block has a rare chance to cause a periodic snowflake.
• Continuous light snowfall occurs at 26 placed snow blocks (two snowflakes/second, average).
• Heavy snowfall is achieved with 201 placed snow blocks (20 snowflakes/second, average).
• Absolute maximum snowfall is achieved with 401 placed Snow Blocks (60 snowflakes/second).

The same applies to Snow Bricks, which also cause snowfall. Snow Brick Walls do not cause snowfall on their own.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Snow Block	Ice Block	Shimmer Transmutation
only: Snow Block	Snow Wall4	Work Bench

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Snowball 15	Snow Block	By Hand
only: Snowball 10	Snow Block
Frozen Banana Daiquiri	Banana Bottle Snow Block	Cooking Pot or Cauldron
Snowfall Block	Glass Snow Block	Crystal Ball
Snow Brick	Snow Block2	Work Bench
only: Snow Wall 4	Snow Block	Work Bench and Ecto Mist

Tips

Snow half-blocks on a background wall (left) become thin, looking like "paper" or "melted snow" when placed above a Table.

• Snow Blocks Hammered into half-blocks have an alternate appearance when placed on a background walls, resembling "paper" or "melted snow," especially when placed directly over a Table or Work Bench.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now be used to craft Snow Walls and Frozen Banana Daiquiri. Can be crafted from Snow Walls.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Outline of placed form changed from black to a dark cyan.

• Desktop 1.2: Stack limit was raised from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.