Frost Walker

Frost Walker

Maximum level	II
Primary items	None
Secondary items
Enchantment weight	1
Incompatible with	Depth Strider
Overleveling behavior	Further increases radius up to level 14. Levels above 14 behave the same as level 14.

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Frost Walker is an enchantment applied to boots that turns water into frosted ice beneath the user's feet, and provides immunity to campfire and magma block damage.

Obtaining

Frost Walker is a treasure enchantment and can only be obtained from jungle temple and stronghold chest loot, fishing, raid drops,‌^{[BE only]} or trading with a librarian of any level.

Usage

Boots enchanted with Frost Walker transform any source water block into frosted ice if:

• the entity wearing the boots is:
  • putting the boots on,
  • joining the world,
  • falling onto the ground,
  • or moving on the ground,
• and the water:
  • is on the same height as the block the wearer is on.
  • is within a circle‌^{[Java Edition only]} or square‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} with a radius of $\min (2+level,28)$ around the block the wearer is on.
  • and has air above it.

Continuous motion is required for frosted ice to remain when light levels would otherwise cause it to melt. When an entity stops walking on the frosted ice created by the enchantment, it gradually melts. In addition, the frosted ice created from Frost Walker lasts longer during the night because there is no sunlight to melt it.

Frost Walker also eliminates all damage from magma blocks and campfires, but not lava. This includes sulfur cubes with the "Hot" archetype. The boots do not take durability damage from standing on these blocks.

Frost Walker also works when on boots equipped by armor stands and boots held by foxes‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}.

Incompatibilities

The Frost Walker and Depth Strider enchantments are mutually exclusive, meaning only one can be added to any given item in Survival. When added through use of commands, both enchantments function as normal.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Frost Walker	frost_walker	enchantment.minecraft.frost_walker

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Frost Walker	frost_walker	25	enchantment.frostwalker

Enchantment definition

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                "id": "#minecraft:burn_from_stepping"
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          "type": "minecraft:replace_disk",
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            "properties": {
              "age": "0"
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          "height": 1.0,
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            -1,
            0
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            "type": "minecraft:clamped",
            "max": 16.0,
            "min": 0.0,
            "value": {
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              "per_level_above_first": 1.0
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    "per_level_above_first": 10
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  "max_level": 2,
  "min_cost": {
    "base": 10,
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  },
  "slots": [
    "feet"
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Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Let It Go!	Using the Frost Walker boots, walk on at least 1 block on frozen water on a deep ocean	Transform water into frosted ice using Frost Walker in a deep ocean biome.	20	Bronze

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.9			15w42a				Added Frost Walker.
			15w43a				Frost Walker no longer works on flowing water.
			15w49a				Frost Walker now works when standing on transparent blocks.
			15w51a				Frost Walker no longer affects water blocks that do not have an air block above.
?							Frost Walker no longer behaves differently at high levels.
1.10			16w20a				Mobs with frost walker boots no longer take damage when walking on magma blocks.
1.21			24w19a				Frosted ice being placed by Frost Walker now emits a block_place vibration of frequency 13.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Added Frost Walker.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.70			Preview 26.70.21				Water now freezes in a circular area around the wearer, removing directional bias from the ice trail.
							Water now freezes only while the wearer is on the ground, preventing fatal fall damage caused by frosted ice forming beneath them while diving into water.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added Frost Walker.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added Frost Walker.

Issues

Issues relating to "Frost Walker" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• The Let It Go! achievement title is a reference to the song of the same name from the movie Frozen.