Guide:Surviving in the Jungle

Small World Jungle:                        Medium World Jungle:                                  Large World Jungle:
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=Overview= The Underground Jungle is a more difficult area in Terraria as it has a huge network of small caves, thorny bushes, water-filled caves, and some of the harder monsters in the game. If you are new to Terraria, then you will find exploring the Jungle very difficult. Be aware that, as a new or inexperienced player, you can expect to die many times in this biome while exploring its depths in search of treasure, but you will also find yourself rewarded with some of the best items in the game. For the reason that you, an inexperience player may die a lot, you may want to build a spawn near where you are exploring(in the jungle). You will more than likely want it in the air about 50 blocks up to protect from ground mobs.

The general strategy of the Jungle is a bit different from the Dungeon and Corruption that you previously cleared. There are no burrowing enemies or projectiles that pass through walls, but the damage that enemies deal is considerably higher. Therefore, the best strategy for tackling the Jungle is to take a slow pace, not trying to run past enemies, and tunneling around dangerous areas to reach the treasures.

=Required items= To explore, hunt, and gather in the Jungle, very few items are required.
 * pickaxe
 * hammer
 * good armor (optional but suggested if hunting)
 * Healing Potion (optional but suggested if hunting)
 * Magic Mirror (optional but saves time storing items)
 * a decent weapon (required for hunting and gathering)

=Getting There= To get to the Jungle can be quite hard sometimes as it can spawn under corruption, in this case you will need to get a Nightmare Pickaxe to get through the Ebonstone or you can just mine around the corruption to get to the Jungle. You will know when you have found the Jungle.

=Chests= Chests in the Jungle are a little different from normal chests. They typically occur in Shrines. These Shrines contain certain unique treasures that can't be found anywhere else in Terraria. Although most of the chests in the Jungle are in shrines, there are some that are on their own.

=Vegetation=
 * Jungle Spores
 * Jungle Rose
 * Jungle Grass Seeds
 * Nature's Gift
 * Moonglow

=What is there to do there?= In the Jungle, there are many things that you can do.
 * Hunt for rare item drops
 * Gather rare plants
 * Loot chests and Shrines
 * Build a house
 * Harvest Mud Blocks to grow Jungle Grass in your house