Steam Trading Cards

Steam Trading Cards were added to Terraria on 7/15/2013, shortly before the 1.2 update. These cards will automatically be awarded while playing the game, assuming the player bought the Steam version of the game. Players will receive up to four cards while playing. After that, it is possible to obtain more cards from booster packs, which are randomly given or by buying them from other players. There is also the special Foil variant, which are rarer, but have no other benefit.

Steam Trading Cards can be used to craft badges (and Foil badges), which show on the player's Steam profile and increase their Steam level. The player can also craft emoticons which can be used in Steam chat. Last of all they can be used to craft backgrounds, which the player can display on their profile. The player can also directly trade the crafted items.

For more information about Steam Trading Cards, visit the Steam website and the FAQ.

Trading Cards
There are a total of nine trading cards:

Badges
There are five levels of badges. Each time the player crafts it, the level will increase by one. There is also a Foil badge, which can only be obtained by using Foil Trading Cards.

Booster Pack
When opening the booster pack, the player receives three random cards.



Emoticons
Emoticons can be crafted with Trading Cards and can be used by typing the name in the chat.

Profile Backgrounds
There are five different backgrounds, which can be crafted with Trading Cards.

Trivia

 * The description of the Underground Jungle profile background is a reference to the song by the rock band.
 * The description of the Crimson profile background references the version that the Biome was first introduced.