Talk:Wooden Crate/@comment-24548171-20150910110421/@comment-26952072-20150910114750

Yeah, you have to be in Hardmode. But even in Hardmode, it's rare to get hardmode ore from wooden crates. I opened 12 crates and I got some of the lame ones like Palladium, but I did get some Titanium too.

Still though, fishing is the BEST way to get hardmode ores, especially for a hardmode newbie (like me). I fished with the Crate Potion, Fishing Potion, Golden Fishing Rod, Tackle Box, Angler's Earring, and the unbreakable line (can't think of the name) and I got a bunch of Iron Crates and even some Gold ones too! I now have a full set of Titanium armor and I never mined anything beyond the bright red and the bright pink.