Snowman

A snowman (modern model).

Snowmen are animated snow sculptures that look like three snowballs of varying size stacked on top of each other. Their "heads" feature bits of coal in the shape of eyes and eyebrows, carrots for noses, top hats, and scarves, while their "torsos" have coal buttons and twigs for arms. At least a few snowmen are living elementals, but most seem to be either static constructs conjured by magic or people wearing disguises rather than living beings in their own right.

Greatfather Winter has loyal troops of snowmen who accompany him on his journeys across Azeroth. During the Feast of Winter Veil, they can be found wandering around Ironforge and Orgrimmar, bringing the "chill breath of winter" into even the warmest climates. Living snowmen can melt after Winter Veil, but they come back each year. After one of their employees got frozen in the form of a snowman by the Abominable Greench, Smokywood Pastures developed novelty devices to turn people into snowmen. Snowmen are on display in the Giant Snow Globes that they set up in Ironforge and Orgrimmar during Winter Veil.

Some tuskarr children build inanimate snowmen as a pastime. Normal snow elementals are sometimes likened to snowmen, but unlike them do not appreciate having carrots stuck in their faces.

Appearances

A snowman (classic model).

NPCs

• Strange Snowman, a Feast of Winter Veil quest giver in the Alterac Mountains, actually a goblin named Sacks who got trapped in snow by the Abominable Greench.
• A Snowman appears in Lunarfall and Frostwall when the  [Festive Outfits] decoration is used.
• Snowmen are being constructed by Kal'uvin in the Azure Span.
• Strange Snowmen were formerly summoned in combat by the Abominable Greench.

Items and objects

• The Chilly Snowman appears as an ice-spreading obstacle in Zskera Vaults.
•  [Snowman Kit], which summons a Tiny Snowman companion, can be contained in the  [Gaily Wrapped Present] during Winter Veil.
• The  [Tiny Snow Buddy] companion is one of the 2025 gifts from the  [Winter Veil Gift].
• The  [Winter Veil Disguise Kit] toy turns the user into a stationary snowman.  [Winter Veil Eggnog] also has a small chance to turn the drinker into a snowman.
• The  [Jubilant Snowman Costume] toy is one of the 2025 gifts from the  [Winter Veil Gift]. It turns the user into a mobile snowman of various colors who can throw snowballs at other targets.
•  [Puntable Tiny Snowman] unlocks Tiny Snowmen for the  [Box of Puntables] toy.
•  [Strange Snowman] is a consumable item in Plunderstorm which summons a snowman to create a slippery ice patch in an area.

In other games

Heroes of the Storm

This section concerns content related to Heroes of the Storm and is considered non-canon.

Jaina's "Winter Veil" skin replaces her summoned water elemental with a snowman that attacks by throwing snowballs at enemies.

A "Frost Elemental" portrait depicting Winter Veil Jaina's snowman is available during Winter Veil.

Hearthstone

This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.

Build a Snowman, a mage spell from the Fractured in Alterac Valley expansion, summons increasingly powerful elemental snowmen with each use: Snowman, Snowbrute, and lastly Snowgre. Rather than carrot noses, they have carrots lodged in their mouths to look like tusks, causing them to resemble an orc, troll, and two-headed ogre respectively.

Thrall, the shaman hero, has an alternate Snowman Thrall skin which depicts him using elemental magic to create an animated snowman.

Gallery

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  Snowman avatar used by Blizzard Community Managers on the old official forum during Winter Veil.
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  A snowman summoned by Winter Veil Jaina in Heroes of the Storm.
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  Thrall creating a snowman in Hearthstone.
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  An orc-like Snowman in Hearthstone.
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  A troll-like "Snowbrute" in Hearthstone.
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  An ogre-like "Snowgre" in Hearthstone.

See also

• Ice elemental