Shadow Orb

The Shadow Orb is a floating orb that can be found below the bottom of Chasms in areas of The Corruption. The player receives random items from destroying Shadow Orbs with a Hammer. When a Shadow Orb is smashed, a message will be displayed. One of three different messages will be displayed upon breaking a Shadow Orb, the first being: "A horrible chill goes down your spine..." the second being: "Screams echo around you..." and the third: "Eater of Worlds has awoken!",which summons the Eater of Worlds.

Strategy
There are three strategies for getting past the Ebonstone to get to a Shadow Orb:
 * If you have a Nightmare Pickaxe or better, you can mine the Ebonstone, this makes destroying Shadow Orbs much easier. Using the Nightmare Pickaxe, it takes four hits to destroy one block. Using the Molten Pickaxe, it only takes two hits.


 * Using Dynamite to blow up the Ebonstone is quite an effective way to get to the Orb. It generally takes between 2 and 3 sticks of Dynamite to get to the Shadow Orb. However, this is the most expensive method but it is much quicker.


 * If you have a Dryad, you can purchase Purification Powder. Using this on the Ebonstone will turn it into normal Stone blocks, allowing you to mine through it and get to the Shadow Orb.

Confirmed items dropped by Shadow Orbs:


 * Musket (will always drop from the first Shadow Orb smashed in a World)


 * Musket Ball (always drops along with Musket)


 * Orb of Light


 * Ball 'O Hurt


 * Vilethorn


 * Band of Starpower