Meteorite

Meteorite is mined from meteorite crash sites (which can be caused by breaking a Shadow Orb), and requires a Gold Pickaxe or better.

Once fallen, Meteorite can be located in nearly any area in the world map, even underwater and on the floating islands. Six Meteorite ores are required to make a Meteorite Bar.

Contact with Meteorite blocks causes damage, unless the player has the Obsidian Skull equipped, or is using the Obsidian Skin Potion. Meteorite can be mined without these defenses, so long as the player doesn't come into contact with the blocks except through use of the Pickaxe. The ore is safe to collect once mined.

Any area with 50 Meteorite blocks in close proximity becomes a Meteorite Biome, including the natural crash site, which will spawn Meteor Heads until less than 50 Meteorite blocks are present.

Mining Methods

 * Use Dynamite, Bombs, or Sticky Bombs. This can stop the spawning of Meteor Heads more quickly.
 * Dig underneath the Meteorite, then use a Grappling Hook or Ivy Whip to hook onto the Meteorite above you. As long as you are hooked directly under the meteorite and not touching along any side, you will not take damage from the ore.
 * Equip a Cobalt Shield and let the Meteor Heads hit you, and only defend yourself long enough to heal when needed.
 * The Pickaxe can be repositioned strategically while mining to continually knock back Meteor Heads.
 * The Vilethorn kills a Meteor Head in two strikes.

Artificial Meteor Biome
If the Player places at least 50 pieces of Meteorite Ore on the screen, they can create an artificial Meteorite Biome. In the Meteorite biome, all monster spawns are replaced by Meteor Heads, which can be more predictable, and tend to do less damage, than the naturally-spawning creatures of The Underworld. If the Player can withstand the Meteor Head attacks he can mine Hellstone in relative peace.

Meteorite cannot replace the Ocean biome, ie. if a Meteorite falls into Ocean, there will still be Sharks and Crabs, with no Meteor Heads. A Meteorite will also not override the spawns of a Goblin Invasion or Harpies.

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