Ores



Ores are various types of minerals found in the game. Most can be found underground and very rarely on the surface. Others are only obtainable through specific mediums, such as defeating a boss or causing a meteor to fall. All ores can be smelted in bars at a furnace or hellforge, and are a superior alternative to wood-tier equipment.The Only ore the requires a hellforge is Hellstone.

Ore types

 * Copper (minable)
 * Iron (minable)
 * Silver (minable)
 * Gold (minable)
 * Demonite (boss loot and rare minable traces)
 * Meteorite (mined from a fallen meteor)
 * Hellstone (mined in The Underworld)
 * Obsidian (mined where water and lava meet)

Meteorite ore and Hellstone both cause touch-damage, unless the player has an Obsidian Skull equipped or has the buff from the Obsidian Skin Potion. Demonite may be used to build if you have more than you needed from it's partical effect.