Lava

Lava is a liquid substance found at approximately 1200-2300ft deep.

Properties

 * Contact with lava deals 80 damage per hit and lights the player on fire. Monsters, excluding Underworld enemies and those that travel through walls, take 50 damage per hit from lava. Players under the effects of Obsidian Skin Potion are immune to lava damage, but can still drown in it.
 * Obsidian blocks spawn when lava and water come into contact.
 * Players will begin to drown when submerged in lava.
 * Flippers allow the player to swim effectively in lava, though will not prevent lava damage.

Trivia

 * In the real world, lava is molten rock, but the term is usually applied only when it is expelled above ground as the result of a volcanic eruption. Lava, as found in Terraria, would typically be termed magma instead.

History

 * 1.0.6: The Lava's emitted light was reduced. Now also generated by Hellstone mining. Shallow lava hurts again. Blocks can no longer be placed in lava.
 * 1.0.5
 * Lava will remove Grass (including Jungle Grass, Mushroom Grass, and Corruption) from dirt and mud blocks.
 * It will no longer destroy items with a blue rarity or higher.
 * Very shallow lava won't hurt players or monsters anymore.