The Corruption

The Corruption is an ominous environment. Here you'll find corrupted, purple dirt capable of spreading to nearby dirt. Purification powder can be used on the corruped dirt to turn it into "healthy" dirt and Sunflowers can be placed to stop the corruption from spreading further.

Here you'll find chasms in the ground, some of which are very deep. It is recommended that you don't explore these until you have a Grappling Hook or some other form of vertical transportation, although exploring one early on can be a welcome adventure if you bring enough materials to build a stair or ladder down.

These chasms are covered in Ebonstone which can only be mined using a Nightmare pickaxe or better, or by using Dynamite. However, Purification powder can be used to turn the Ebonstone blocks into normal stone blocks which can be mined with any pickaxe. At the bottom of these chasms you'll often find a Shadow Orb encased in Ebonstone.

Caves can often be found surrounding the chasms. In these you can find pots, chests, Life Crystals and Demon Altars.

Monsters in Corruption

 * Devourer
 * Eater of Souls
 * Eater of Worlds

Items in Corruption

 * Vilethorn
 * Vile Mushroom
 * Orb of light
 * Musket