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This page was created in order to prepare content for the upcoming 1.1 patch on December 1st.

Corruption
The Corruption is an ominous, seemingly alien, biome that can spread throughout the world, corrupting not only Forests, but also Deserts, Jungle, Oceans, and even the Underground. It is stopped by Sunflowers, as well as the Hallowed biome.

The Corruption biome spawns higher-level monsters, such as Eaters of Souls and Devourers, regardless of time of day. Moreover, the Corruption spawns purple thorns, which deal 20 damage (minus armor) on contact, as well as Vile Mushrooms (which can be ground up into Vile Powder) and Deathweed, which are used to craft certain items like Battle Potions, Poisoned Knives, and Worm Food. Finally, the Eater of Worlds may only be fought within a Corrupted area. (Attempting to leave the Corruption will cause the Eater of Worlds to despawn.)

During world generation, 1-3 areas (possibly more) full of Corruption are generated. These areas contain deep chasms made entirely out of Ebonstone, where players may find Demon Altars and Shadow Orbs.

Players are able to use Corrupt Seeds to create areas full of artificial corruption.

Chasms
A chasm is a wide, deep hole that is made entirely out of Ebonstone. During world generation, several of them are spawned along with Corruption. Usually, one or more of these chasms will lead to a tunnel that connects all of the chasms together. Inside this tunnel, players will find many Demon Altars. Finally, at the bottom of every chasm, players will find a Shadow Orb encased in a protective shell of Ebonstone.

Since chasms are so deep, falling into one would most likely result in certain death. Therefore, chasms are a dangerous place to be near, as monsters could easily knock players into the chasm. Players that wish to explore them are advised to carry a Grappling Hook to allow them to safely scale up or down the chasm walls.

Corrupted Underground
Corruptors and Clingers appear in corrupted underground areas.

Corrupted Desert
The sand and cacti turn purple in color. Mummies appear in corrupted Deserts.

The Hallow
The Hallow is an enchanted biome that serves as an anti-corruption biome, meaning that corruption cannot spread over it. Unicorns are present within this biome. A hallowed area can be created using Hallowed Seeds.

Wall of Flesh
The Wall of Flesh is a boss located in the Underworld. Defeating it will unlock the Hardmode World.