Ebonstone Block

Ebonstone Blocks are the blocks that primarily comprise Chasms in The Corruption. These blocks encase Shadow Orbs and most Demon Altars. They can only be mined with a Nightmare Pickaxe or higher, Dynamite, or Purification Powder (which turns Ebonstone into ordinary Stone).

Placing a significant number of Ebonstone blocks in an area will spawn Eater of Souls and Devourers. This can be used to the player's advantage to make a suitable arena for fighting the Eater of Worlds. Deathweed can spawn on Ebonstone.