Quality

The quality of an item in the world of Terraria is determined by the color of its name. There are currently four tiers of item quality.

White
All basic items fall under this catagory. These are mostly building materials.

Light Purple


Weapons and Armor made of Demonite or better are tier one. Certain accessories are also tier one. Certain uncraftable weapons are tier one.

Light Green
Tier two items are largely uncraftable, with the exception of Necro Armor and theStar Cannon.

Muramasa as well as Water Bolt are tier two.

Light Orange
Weapons and armor made of Hellstone are tier three. Certain uncraftable weapons are tier three, such as the Staff of Regrowth.

Rocket Boots as well as Feral Claws and Flower of Fire are tier three.