Amber

This article is about the gem obtained from the Extractinator or found in Underground Deserts. For the pet summon, see Amber Mosquito.

Main article: Gems

Amber is a gem acquired by placing Silt, Slush, or Desert Fossil into an Extractinator, by finding an Amber Gem Tree, or by searching through Underground Deserts.

Like all other gems, Amber can be placed on blocks. On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version, they can be crafted into their Stony block forms at a Heavy Work Bench in a Graveyard and can be obtained by cutting down an Amber Gem Tree, dropping 0-5 of its respective gems.

Crafting[]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Amber Gemcorn	Acorn Amber	By Hand
only: Orange Torch 20	Torch20 Amber
only: Orange Torch 3	Torch3 Amber
Amber Gem Lock	Amber5 Stone Block10	Heavy Work Bench
Amber Stone Block	Amber Stone Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Amber Hook	Amber15	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Amber Staff	Sturdy Fossil15 Amber8
Large Amber	Amber15
Orange Phaseblade	Meteorite Bar15 Amber10
Amber Robe	Robe Amber10	Loom
only: Crate Potion	Bottled Water Amber Moonglow Deathweed	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
only: Crate Potion	Bottled Water Amber Moonglow Shiverthorn Waterleaf	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
Amber Gemspark Block 20	Glass20 Amber	Work Bench
Orange Stained Glass 20	Glass Wall20 Amber	Work Bench

Amber's original purpose, Orange Torches, were apparently added because of a "really persistent nagging brit", in reference to YouTuber ChippyGaming, aka. James Bennett^[1]
Amber is strangely absent from the Sandgun's crafting recipe, instead using Topaz. This is likely because the Sandgun was introduced before Amber was.
In real life, amber is fossilized tree resin, making it different from other gems' real-life counterparts in the fact that it is much younger and made of organic material. Such resin is called copal.

↑ www.reddit.com ➝ thread: I am Redigit - Creator of Terraria. Ask Me Anything! ➝ question: What made you add such a fantastic item like the Orange torch (asked by user chippygaming) ➝ answer: This really persistent nagging brit. :P

Desktop 1.4.0.1: .
- Now used to craft the Orange Phaseblade, Orange Stained Glass, Amber Hook, Amber Robe, Amber Stone Block, and Amber Gemcorn.
- Now naturally spawns in the Underground Desert.
- Now drops more commonly from Desert Fossil.

Desktop 1.3.1:
- Inventory sprite updated.
- Now used to craft the Large Amber and the Amber Gem Lock.

Console 1.0.750.0: ()
- Inventory sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1.
- Now used to craft the Amber Staff.