Lead Ore

Lead Ore is an early-game ore that generates on world creation on the surface, as well as in the Underground and Cavern layers. Its primary use is in crafting Lead Bars, which can then be used to craft the Lead tier of tools, weapons, and armor, as well as Buckets, Chains, and several other items. The equivalent of Lead Ore is Iron Ore, which will sometimes replace Lead in a world.

As Lead Bars are required to craft a Lead Anvil, Lead Ore must usually be obtained before any tools, weapons, or armor can be crafted from bars. This can be avoided by purchasing an Iron Anvil from the Merchant, but it is usually easy to find the required 15 Lead Ores fairly early.

Trivia

 * Lead and Iron are the only ores that don't have bricks.
 * Lead (with the element symbol of Pb) is No. 82 on the periodic table of elements.
 * In Terraria it has a chance to spawn as an alternative to Iron, although ironically this would be highly implausible in real world applications due to toxicity and health concerns provided with lead, along with its sheer weight and brittle state.

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