Talk:Wings/@comment-27034631-20151220054328/@comment-5686539-20151220131713

I'd say that that is extremely subjective and version specific. Some items are easier to get than others, but require a large amount of material - others are relatively rare components. Others can be bought after beating certain bosses. If you are a console or maybe even mobile player, then the Sparkly Wings can be purchased for 40 Gold from the Dryad during a Hard Mode Blood Moon. If you don't care that they're not wings, the Jetpack can be purchased from the Steampunker half the time for 40 Gold. If you spend a lot of time in the Underground Hallow or Corruption/Crimson, then the Angel/Demon Wings are easy to get. Surface Hallow likes to spawn a lot of Pixies and if you like killing them, get 100 to craft the Fairy Wings. If it's raining, and you can handle it, head to a surface Snow Biome to find and kill an Ice Golem for a chance at an Ice Feather for the Frost Wings - the very first pair of wings I made.

Now, none of this is the definitive method of obtaining wings - you may get lucky and find a Giant Harpy Feather, Tattered Bee Wing or Broken Bat Wing on your first few kills of Harpies/Moss Hornets/Vampires.

If you are really early Hard Mode, then I'd suggest the Fairy Wings - sure it's a grind, but probably a lot safer anywhere else at the moment. Beware other Hallow enemies, like the Unicorn.