Ice Fortress 2023

Ice Fortress
Region: Great Winter Taiga
Minimum Rank:	Recruit
Travel Requirement:	None
Recommended Power Types:	All
Required Cheeses:	Standard Cheese Pecan Pecorino Cheese Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
Number of Mice:	25
Shops:	Cheese Shoppe Trapsmith Charm Shoppe General Store Cartographer
Opening Date:	7 December 2023
New Year's Content:	28 December 2023
Shutdown phase start:	9 January 2024
Closing Date	16 January 2024
This frighteningly frigid fortress towering over the Great Winter Taiga is home to the devious and dastardly Frost King!

Overview

The Great Winter Hunt 2023 event takes place in Great Winter Taiga region, with 3 hunting locations: Cinnamon Hill, Golem Workshop, and Ice Fortress.
This region requires the rank of Recruit to access. It is only available during the event.

In this location, the Hunter aims to ultimately defeat the Frost King, which is only available after taking down Ice Fortress Shield.

Gameplay Mechanics

Snow Golem

During the event, the Snow Golem is in effect in all 3 locations in this region.
The details on this mechanic can be found here.

Fortress

In this location, a Fortress mechanic is in effect:

• There is an Ice Fortress Shield with 36 HP.
• There are 3 cannons: Animated Snow Cannon, Cinnamon Cannon, and Charm Cannon. Each cannon can be either Offline or Firing.
  • Firing cannons add loot to mice. These loot are doubled by Festive Spirit.
    • Animated Snow Cannon makes mice drop 1 Animated Snow
    • Cinnamon Cannon makes mice drop 1 Compressed Cinnamon
    • Charm Cannon makes mice drop 1 of these Charms:
      • Festive Ultimate Luck Charm
      • Festive Ultimate Power Charm
      • Festive Ultimate Lucky Power Charm
      • Ultimate Snowball Charm
      • Rift Ultimate Snowball Charm
      • Ultimate Charm
  • Firing cannons also make mice drop Reinforced Ice Shard.
    • The number of Shard dropped is equal to number of firing cannons.
    • This loot is also doubled by Festive Spirit.
• When hunting with at least 1 cannon with Firing state, the Hunter can damage the Shield.
  • Each cannon adds 1 damage and consumes 1 Hailstone per hunt.
  • Using Festive Spirit adds 1 additional damage per hunt.
• When the Shield HP reaches 0, the Hunter will attract Frost King next hunt in this location.
  • During this hunt, the cannons are in Holding status. They don't consume Hailstone in this state.
• Catching Frost King resets the Shield to 36 HP.

Heads-Up Display

The Heads-Up Display can be divided into 3 parts:

• Top shows quick travel interface and general guide.
• Left provides Snow Golem info.
• Right provides Fortress info.

Top

• A button with a map icon which can be clicked to open an interface to travel among Cinnamon Hill, Golem Workshop, and Ice Fortress
• A ? button which can be clicked to bring up Info interface

Info interface

This interface provides a general guide to participate in the event:

• Collect Golem Parts
  • Hunt using standard bait in any Great Winter Taiga location to collect Pecan Pecorino cheese.
  • Hunt mice using Pecan Pecorino or Glazed Pecan Pecorino cheese to collect golem parts.
• Build Snow Golems
  • Once you've collected 1 Golem Head, 1 Golem Torso, and 4 Golem Limbs, you can construct a Snow Golem.
  • Choose any location in the Kingdom that you've already unlocked and send your Golem there to collect loot for you.

Cinnamon Hill

Hunt mice with Pecan Pecorino or Glazed Pecan Pecorino cheese to collect Compressed Cinnamon.

Take this Compressed Cinnamon to the Golem Workshop to fuel the Golem Part Forges.

Golem Workshop

Turn on a Golem Part Forge to begin manufacturing its associated Golem part.

Each active Forge will consume one Compressed Cinnamon and make one unit of progress per hunt.

When a Forge completes, it automatically produces a Golem part!

Ice Fortress

Turn on a cannon to start firing Hailstones at the Ice Shield while you hunt.

Per hunt, each active cannon will consume one Hailstone, deal one unit of damage to the shield, and cause the mice to drop its associated item.

Once the shield reaches zero, you will encounter the Frost King until he is caught.

Catching the Frost King will reward you with a Magical Holiday Scarf and will reset the shield's health.

Left

The HUD tracks the Hunter's inventory of:

• Standard Cheese
  • Swiss Cheese
  • Brie Cheese
  • Gouda Cheese
  • SUPER|brie+
• Pecan Pecorino Cheese
• Glazed Pecan Pecorino Cheese
• Festive Jingle Bell
• Magical Holiday Hat
• Magical Holiday Scarf
• Golem parts:
  • Snow Golem Head
  • Snow Golem Torso
  • Snow Golem Limb
• Animated Snow
• Reinforced Ice Shard

The HUD also shows Snow Golem info:

• Golem level and upgrade cost
• Locations to which golems were sent
• Number of hunt until golems return

Clicking on golems brings up the Golem interface.

Golem interface

This interface tracks the Hunter's inventory of:

• Snow Golem Head
• Snow Golem Torso
• Snow Golem Limb
• Reinforced Ice Shard
• Magical Holiday Hat
• Magical Holiday Scarf
• Festive Jingle Bell

This interface also has 2 tabs with golem information:

Explore

Snow Golems love to explore! Send them to your favourite locations in the Kingdom and they'll bring back valuable loot for you!

This tab shows the current golem status, which can be either:

• Available:
  • List of locations to send golem
• Exploring:
  • Location sent
  • Number of hunt left

Upgrade

Use Reinforced Ice Shards to increase the amount of loot your Snow Golems bring back! Upgrades are permanent and will even apply to golems who are already out exploring.

This tab shows the Golem leveling info:

• Current golem level and loot
• Upgrade cost and bonus loot for the next level

Right

• Fortress status:
  • Shield HP
  • Cannon statuses
• The Hunter's inventory of:
  • Festive Spirit
  • Compressed Cinnamon
  • Hailstone

Mice

All mice found in this location are part of Event Mice group.

All Power Types work against these mice.

Standard Cheese attracts mice that drop Pecan Pecorino as loot. Festive Spirit adds the same quantity of Pecan Pecorino dropped to the Hunter's inventory.

Pecan Pecorino and Glazed Pecan Pecorino attract mice that drop Snow Golem Head, Snow Golem Torso, and Snow Golem Limb as loot.

With New Year's update, all mice here are guaranteed to drop Firework Sugar Cookie. Festive Spirit adds the same quantity of Firework Sugar Cookie dropped to the Hunter's inventory.

• Mice attracted with Pecan Pecorino (including Frost King) drop 1 Firework Sugar Cookie, with the exception below.
• Snowflake, Joy, and Glazy drop more than 1 Firework Sugar Cookie.
• New Year's drops 10 Firework Sugar Cookie.

Mouse	Points	Gold	Standard Cheese	Pecan Pecorino	Glazed Pecan Pecorino	Loot
Borean Commander	19,000	2,900		X	X
Builder	990	900		X
Confused Courier	6,000	1,500	X			Passing Parcel
Frigid Foreman	2,000	1,200	X
Frost King Requires Ice Fortress Shield at 0 health	120,000	50,000	X	X	X	See below
Glacia Ice Fist	10,150	3,000		X	X
Glazy	50,000	10,000			X
Great Winter Hunt Impostor	30,000	5,000		X	X
Hoarder	10,000	4,000	X
Iceberg Sculptor	21,000	3,000		X	X
Joy	40,000	12,000			X
Miser	10,000	5,000	X
Missile Toe	4,600	2,000	X
Naughty Nougat	20,000	4,000		X	X
New Year's Available from 28 December 2023	10,000	2,000		X	X	King's Reserve Bubbleh
Reinbo	11,000	1,165		X	X
S.N.O.W. Golem	25,000	5,000		X	X
Slay Ride	14,000	1,500		X	X
Snow Fort	5,000	1,000		X	X
Snow Sorceress	12,000	2,000		X	X
Snowblower	1,200	150	X
Snowflake	30,000	5,000		X	X
Snowglobe	900	900	X
Squeaker Claws	22,000	9,000		X	X
Stuck Snowball	???	???		X	X
Tundra Huntress	32,000	15,000		X	X

Frost King drop table

Selection group	Item	Quantity
(A) All of	Throwable Snowball	5
	Magical Holiday Scarf	1
	Animated Snow	1
	Compressed Cinnamon	1
(B) 1 slot of	Festive Ultimate Power Charm	1
	Festive Ultimate Luck Charm	1
	Festive Ultimate Lucky Power Charm	1
	Ultimate Snowball Charm	1
	Rift Ultimate Snowball Charm	1
	Ultimate Charm	1
(C) 0 - 1 slot of	Magical Holiday Hat	1
(D) 0 - 1 slot of	Ancient Relic	1
(E) 0 - 1 slot of	Divine Orb	1

Hunting Strategy

Hunting Tips by Larry

This place gives me the chills and I'm not talking about the temperature!

Deep inside that scary-looking Ice Fortress, behind that tough-looking ice shield, lives the frigid fanatic who calls himself the Frost King.

Rumour has it, he is trying to freeze the entire Kingdom of Gnawnia so that we'll be stuck in the festive season forever!

As much as I love this season, all good things must come to an end and that's where we need your help!

You'll need to capture the Frost King to put a stop to his plan but before you can reach him, you'll need to break through his Reinforced Ice shield.

I've taken the liberty of setting up three cannons capable of firing Hailstones which are the only things strong enough to break through Reinforced Ice.

So collect some Hailstones from your Snow Golems, switch on these cannons, and start the barrage for the good of the Kingdom!

Adventure Book

During Great Winter Hunt 2023, the Hunter can complete steps of Defeat the Frost King adventure in Ice Fortress.

Shops

During Great Winter Hunt 2023, these are the shops found in Ice Fortress.

Cheese Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Cheddar Cheese	10 gold	None	10 gold
Marble Cheese	50 gold	None	50 gold
Swiss Cheese	100 gold	None	100 gold
Brie Cheese	200 gold	None	200 gold
Gouda Cheese	600 gold	None	600 gold

Trapsmith

Bases

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
2024 New Year's Base Available from 28 December 2023	30 Firework Sugar Cookie	None	N/A
Seasonal Gift of the Day Base	250,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Gingerbread Base	30,000 gold 1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Candy Cane Base	90,000 gold 1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Winter Hunt Base	127,000 gold 1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A

Weapons

Item	Power Type	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Gingerbread House Surprise	Tactical	75,000 gold 2 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A

Skins

Item	Used With	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Digby DecroBot Skin	Digby DrillBot	2 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Sinister Winter Wreath Portal	Sinister Portal	2 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive ACRONYM Skin	Arcane Capturing Rod Of Never Yielding Mystery	4 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Box Trap Skin	Ancient Box Trap	4 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Un-Raged RhinoBot Skin	Enraged RhinoBot	4 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Zugzwang's First Move Skin	Zugzwang's First Move	5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive S.L.A.C. II Skin	S.L.A.C. II	5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Droid Archmagus Trap Skin	Droid Archmagus Trap	5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Steam Freezer Mk. III Skin	Steam Laser Mk. III	5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Helper's Perch	Reaper's Perch	5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Blizzard Ballista Trap Skin	Storm Wrought Ballista Trap	5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Judge Trap Skin	Judge Droid Trap	6 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Point-settia Ballista Trap Skin	Chrome Storm Wrought Ballista Trap	6 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Sandtail Sentinel Skin	Sandtail Sentinel	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Snow Sphynx Skin	Sphynx Wrath	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Chrome Santa Sphynx Trap Skin	Chrome Sphynx Wrath	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Oasis Trap Skin	Oasis Water Node Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Phantasmic Oasis Trap Skin	Phantasmic Oasis Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Grand Wreath Arcanum Trap Skin	Grand Arcanum Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Droid Arch Santa Trap Skin	Droid Archmagus Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Kris Chromo Trap Skin	Chrome MonstroBot	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Queso Fount Trap Skin	Queso Fount Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Snowball Sentinel Trap Skin	Smoldering Stone Sentinel Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Infinite Winter Wreath Trap Skin	Infinite Labyrinth Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Glacial Geyserite Trap Skin	Gouging Geyserite Trap	8 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Candy Cane Crossbow Trap Skin	Interdimensional Crossbow Trap	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Eternal Frost Ember Prison Core Trap Skin	Ember Prison Core Trap	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Crystal Ice Tower Skin	Crystal Tower	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Mysteriously unYielding Null-Onyx Rampart of Cascading Amperes Trap Skin	Mysteriously unYielding Null-Onyx Rampart of Cascading Amperes	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Fête Manipulator Trap Skin	Thought Manipulator Trap	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Temporal Turbine Trap Skin	Temporal Turbine	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Chrome Winter Wreath Trap Skin	Chrome Temporal Turbine	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
School of Secret Santa Sharks Trap Skin	School of Sharks	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Icy Chrome School of Sharks Trap Skin	Chrome School of Sharks Trap	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Snowball Slayer Cannon	Dragon Slayer Cannon	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Chrome Celestial Christmas Tree Trap Skin	Chrome Celestial Dissonance Trap	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Wasteland Dissonance Trap Skin	Timesplit Dissonance Weapon	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
H.E.A.R.T.H. S.T.I.N.G.E.R. Trap Skin	S.T.I.N.G.E.R. Trap	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Angel of Apprehension Trap Skin	Circlet of Pursuing Trap	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Candle of the Mind's Eye Trap Skin	Tome of the Mind's Eye Trap	10 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Chrome Gingerbread Thought Obliterator Trap Skin	Chrome Thought Obliterator Trap	12 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A

Charm Shoppe

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
2024 Charm Available from 28 December 2023	1 Firework Sugar Cookie	None	N/A
Rift 2024 Charm Available from 28 December 2023	2 Firework Sugar Cookie	None	N/A
Snowball Charm	100 gold 1 Animated Snow	None	N/A
Super Snowball Charm	300 gold 2 Snowball Charm	None	N/A
Extreme Snowball Charm	600 gold 2 Super Snowball Charm	None	N/A
Ultimate Snowball Charm	900 gold 2 Extreme Snowball Charm	None	N/A
Rift Snowball Charm	100 gold 2 Animated Snow	None	N/A
Rift Super Snowball Charm	300 gold 2 Rift Snowball Charm	None	N/A
Rift Extreme Snowball Charm	600 gold 2 Rift Super Snowball Charm	None	N/A
Rift Ultimate Snowball Charm	900 gold 2 Rift Extreme Snowball Charm	None	N/A
Festive Ultimate Power Charm	1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Ultimate Luck Charm	1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A

General Store

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
2024 Lucky Codex Available from 28 December 2023	70 Firework Sugar Cookie	None	N/A
Festive Jingle Bell	5 Animated Snow	None	N/A
Snowball Showdown Dust	175 Throwable Snowball	None	N/A
Great Winter Hunt Airship Balloon	180,000 gold 1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Great Winter Hunt Airship Sail	180,000 gold 1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Great Winter Hunt Airship Hull	180,000 gold 1 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Holiday Express Airship Balloon	200,000 gold 5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Holiday Express Airship Sail	200,000 gold 5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Holiday Express Airship Hull	200,000 gold 5 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Winter Hunt Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Snowball Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Iceball Brawl Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Extreme Toboggan Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Joyous Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Snow Golem Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Festive Decoration Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Snowy Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
M.I.L.K. and Cookies Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
The Holiday Express Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	None	N/A
Magical Scarf Journal Theme	15,000 gold 3 Advent Chocolate	1 Defeat the Frost King	N/A
Snow Golem Head	20 Animated Snow	None	N/A
Snow Golem Torso	20 Animated Snow	None	N/A
Snow Golem Limb	10 Animated Snow	None	N/A

Cartographer

Item	Cost	Requirement	Refund
Sealed Nice List	1 Ancient Relic	None	N/A
Sealed Naughty List	3 Ancient Relic	None	N/A
New Year's Party Scroll Case Available from 28 December 2023	3 Ancient Relic 100 Firework Sugar Cookie	None	N/A

History and Trivia

• 7 December 2023: Ice Fortress, together with Cinnamon Hill and Golem Workshop, was reopened for Great Winter Hunt 2023 event.
• 28 December 2023: New Year's update added Firework Sugar Cookie to mouse loot and several new items to Shops.

Links and Images

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