Snowy areas drain your inner fire, making you lose warmth. When Frost Resistance is completely drained, untreated hypothermia makes you lose health rapidly. You stay warm by raising Frost Resistance. You can raise Frost Resistance with food, the Pocket Heater, warm armor, rings or Flaming Gauntlets,, and being near fire also helps.
Quick answer: Use the Pocket Heater or Thyme Tea (+4 each), wear a full craftable warm armor set (+11), and stay near fire. When Frost Resistance runs out, you get hypothermia and lose health rapidly.
How cold and hypothermia work
The game explains the cold system in its “Protection Against The Cold And Hypothermia” tutorial:
The Albaneve Summits can get very cold. Snowy areas drain your inner fire, making you lose warmth.
How fast you’re drained depends on your frost resistance. You can increase your frost resistance by eating certain foods, equipping warm armor, or being near fire.
When your frost resistance is completely drained, you will suffer from hypothermia. Untreated hypothermia will make you lose health rapidly.
Food and the Pocket Heater
In 1.0, nine consumables boost Frost Resistance: the Pocket Heater plus eight foods. The Pocket Heater and Thyme Tea provide the highest bonus, +4 apiece. Ginger Tea adds +3. Beef Stew, Pumpkin Soup, Yellow Glow Soup and Creamy Mushroom Spaetzle each add +2. Grilled Fatty Meat and Spiced Tea each add +1.
At the Hunter, make the Pocket Heater from 1 Metal Sheets, 1 Leather and 1 Coal. The recipe appears once you own Coal. The Frost Resistance bonus lasts 20 minutes. Some older guides list the Pocket Heater at +2 and Beef Stew at +3; in 1.0 they give +4 and +2.
Every food listed is made at a Kitchen except Grilled Fatty Meat. Most recipes additionally require a Cooking Station, the Almanac of Plants and Seedlings, or both, placed near the Kitchen. Water is an additional ingredient for the teas and Yellow Glow Soup.
| Item | Frost Resistance | Made at | Recipe | Also needs nearby | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Heater | +4 | the Hunter | 1 Metal Sheets, 1 Leather, 1 Coal | Nothing extra | None |
| Thyme Tea | +4 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 5 Thyme, 3 Honey | Almanac of Plants and Seedlings | 5 Water |
| Ginger Tea | +3 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 5 Ginger | Almanac of Plants and Seedlings, Cooking Station | 5 Water |
| Beef Stew | +2 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 2 Eggs, 3 Raw Fatty Meat, 4 Tomato, 3 Frizzy Goat Milk | Cooking Station | None |
| Creamy Mushroom Spaetzle | +2 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 2 Flour, 5 Eggs, 3 Frizzy Goat Milk, 5 Penny Bun | Cooking Station | None |
| Pumpkin Soup | +2 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 5 Pumpkin, 3 Gentian, 3 Frizzy Goat Milk, 3 Salt | Cooking Station | None |
| Yellow Glow Soup | +2 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 5 Chanterelle, 5 Gentian | Almanac of Plants and Seedlings, Cooking Station | 5 Water |
| Grilled Fatty Meat | +1 | the Cooking Station | 1 Raw Fatty Meat | Nothing extra | None |
| Spiced Tea | +1 | the Kitchen (Farmer) | 5 Saffron, 2 Spice | Almanac of Plants and Seedlings, Cooking Station | 5 Water |
The Pocket Heater’s item text describes how it works:
“After Ignition the leather limits the amount of air around the coal, causing it to burn slower. This will keep you warm for a bit.”
Warm armor sets with Frost Resistance
Twenty armor sets carry Frost Resistance on every piece. The 16 craftable sets all give the same spread: +2 head, +4 chest, +1 hands, +2 legs and +2 feet, for +11 with the full set. The Venerable Hollow set gives the most at +15 for the full set. You find it in chests rather than crafting it. Eagle Eye, Elder and Radiant Paladin are also chest finds, and each gives the standard +11.
| Set | Made at | Frost Resistance per piece (Head / Chest / Hands / Legs / Feet) | Full set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venerable Hollow | Found in chests (not craftable) | +3 / +5 / +2 / +3 / +2 | +15 |
| Flame Arcanist | the Alchemist | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Hailcaster | the Alchemist | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Lifelock | the Alchemist | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Pearlfrost Mentor | the Alchemist | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Thaumaturge | the Alchemist | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Vorgoth’s Soulbound | the Ancient Researcher | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Brazen Bull | the Blacksmith | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Crestflame | the Blacksmith | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Emberguard | the Blacksmith | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Mountain’s Shadow | the Blacksmith | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Wolf’s Fang | the Blacksmith | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Alpine Antler | the Hunter | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Ashwind Strider | the Hunter | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Frostbite Slasher | the Hunter | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Sky Specter | the Hunter | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Trailblazer | the Hunter | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Eagle Eye | Found in chests (not craftable) | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Elder | Found in chests (not craftable) | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
| Radiant Paladin | Found in chests (not craftable) | +2 / +4 / +1 / +2 / +2 | +11 |
Flaming Gauntlets alone provide a Frost Resistance bonus of +3.
Rings with Frost Resistance
Ten rings carry Frost Resistance. The Ring of Frost, Ring of the Heir and Ring of the Mother Flame give +2 each, and the other seven give +1. None of these rings can be crafted; the unique ones are in our unique weapons and rings guide.
| Ring | Frost Resistance | Made at |
|---|---|---|
| Ring of Frost | +2 | Not craftable |
| Ring of the Heir | +2 | Not craftable |
| Ring of the Mother Flame | +2 | Not craftable |
| Ancient Ring of Health | +1 | Not craftable |
| Ancient Ring of Mana | +1 | Not craftable |
| Ancient Ring of Stamina | +1 | Not craftable |
| Exceptional Ring of Health | +1 | Not craftable |
| Exceptional Ring of Mana | +1 | Not craftable |
| Exceptional Ring of Stamina | +1 | Not craftable |
| Ring of the Ancients | +1 | Not craftable |
The Ring of Frost’s item text spells out its purpose:
“It hugs your finger like an icy embrace and lets you become one with the cold. It imbues the wearer with increased frost resistance.”
Fire
Fire is the third way the tutorial names: alongside food and warm armor, being near fire raises your frost resistance.
