Gameplay Strategy: Ice Ridge

Ice Ridge is the second largest map out of the 6 other maps (1st being Ancient Plateau). This map is very mountainous and can be very difficult to travel from one place to another, although the icy lake that surrounds the map can help get to places faster than climbing up the mountains. Using the stairs that are located in the middle and East side of the map can make up for time to get onto the mountains much faster. Ice Ice, Baby!

Shard Locations:

 * 1) Under the Bridge (below spawn)
 * 2) In front of the windmill (Herobrine’s Spawn)
 * 3) Beside windmill on the ice (behind)
 * 4) Inside main tower (to the right of Survivor Spawn (if looking towards windmill)
 * 5) Beside caravan
 * 6) On the ice under spawn near the stairs
 * 7) Three spawns near bottom left tower (2 on ice on the right side and 1 on the ice behind the tower)
 * 8) On the hill of wheat (to the left of the windmill)
 * 9) On the hill to the left of the wheat hill
 * 10) Between main tower and windmill (on the ice)
 * 11) Behind main tower on the ice

Survivor Strategy:
The survivors are at a big disadvantage when it comes to maneuvering around this map. The map is surrounded by large hills, which makes travelling up them very difficult and not recommended at all. For your ease of travelling, its suggested that you use the stairs to get up (if you’re going down, it’s much better to go down a hill, such logic). However, going up the hill could distract the Herobrine, only if you scale up it the right way. In the end, avoid going up hills when you can, avoid fall damage when you can, and when you’re at the bottom, where the ice is, sprint jump around to make Herobrine chase you. The Herobrine gets slower while travelling on ice, which makes your getaway much easier.

Herobrine Strategy:
Herobrine gets quite an advantage when playing this map. With Herobrine’s Jump boost II buff, this map gives an advantage to scaling the mountains much easier than survivors, as well as going down mountains because if his fall damage immunity. However, it can slow you down if you scale the mountains one block at a time instead of trying to two at a time because it would make you slower then the survivors, and you wouldn't want to waste time just going up a mountain.