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So, I was trying to clear the Great Plateau, and I thought I could do it faster by swimming across the River of the Dead (yeah, I get why it's named that now). I had cold resistance from consuming a dish with the spicy peppers in it, but I still rapidly lost hearts once I jumped in and then I died... I assume I died from the cold (unless swimming rapidly drains hearts for some reason), but since I had cold resistance, I shouldn't have died, right?

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    Resistance is not immunity Commented Nov 27 at 21:04
  • I know, but I didn’t take damage from cold air so I thought I wouldn’t take damage from cold water either. Commented Nov 27 at 21:07
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    In real life, cold water drains away your heat about 25 times as fast as air of the same temperature, so the game mechanics here seem reasonably accurate to the real world. Commented Nov 28 at 13:55

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Water in cold or extremely cold climates is just that dangerous. Cold resistance isn't enough to protect you while you're in water -- nothing is.

There is a loading screen tip to this effect:

Cold Water

Swimming in cold water will lower your body heat and cause you to take damage. Cooked food and special garb won't help you.

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  • So... just avoid it no matter what? Commented Nov 26 at 21:26
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    Pretty much -- you can use boats or the cryonis rune to cross if you absolutely must do so. Commented Nov 26 at 21:27
  • Thanks for the tip! I'll try to remember to use cryonis more often. Commented Nov 26 at 21:29
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    Actually fairly good advice for real life, too. Commented Nov 28 at 5:02

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