Crimtane Ore

Crimtane Ore

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Statistics

• 55%

Type	OreCrafting material
Placeable	✓ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Sell	13
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 880
• Internal Tile ID: 204

 Dropped by

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Brain of CthulhuBrain of Cthulhu	40–90	100%
CreeperCreeper	5-1211-25	66.67%
Eye of CthulhuEye of Cthulhu	30-90	100%
Treasure Bag (Brain of Cthulhu)Treasure Bag (Brain of Cthulhu)	40–90	100%
Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu)Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu)	30-90	100%

Crimtane Ore is a pre-Hardmode ore. It is The Crimson counterpart to The Corruption's Demonite Ore, and will not appear naturally in Corruption worlds. It can be found very rarely in small veins Underground in worlds that contain Crimson, however larger quantities can be obtained from the Brain of Cthulhu boss, and from the Eye of Cthulhu (only in worlds containing Crimson). Crimtane Ore emits a faint red glow when placed, similar to Demonite Ore.

The pickaxe power required to mine Crimtane Ore changes with location. When below 0ft in elevation, a Gold Pickaxe or better is needed, otherwise any pickaxe can be used.

Crafting

Used in

Result Ingredients Crafting station Crimtane Bar (  ) Crimtane Ore (3) Furnace Crimtane Bar ( ) Crimtane Ore (4) Crimtane Brick (5) ( ) Crimtane Ore Crimstone Block (5) Crimtane Brick (  ) Stone Block Crimtane Ore total: 4 row(s)

Notes

• Crimtane Ore does not spread the Crimson. This rule applies both to the pre-Hardmode and Hardmode stages.
• While Demonite Ore can be found in large groups in Corrupt chasms, Crimtane Ore does not have a boosted rate in Crimson chasms.

Achievements

Ooo! Shiny! • “Mine your first nugget of ore with a pickaxe.”

Mine your first ore.

Tips

• Crimtane Ore, and its counterpart Demonite Ore, can be mined extremely early-game with Bombs. They are both very rare, so this won't get much, but the small veins can add up over time. And since the ore glows, it can easily be seen even in unlit stone.
• If one is looking to make money, selling the Crimtane Ore dropped by the Eye of Cthulhu and Brain of Cthulhu will yield considerable amounts of gold. This method works at any point in the game, and gets better as the player progresses.
• One Crimtane Bar sells the same as 3 of the ore (39). No value will be lost or gained when converting ore to bars.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now has higher Metal Detector priority than Gold and Platinum.
  • Now spawns in larger quantities underground.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Changed item texture from to .
  • Changed block texture from to .

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Crafting recipe changed to 3 Crimtane ore instead of 4 Crimtane ore.
  • Now used in the Crimtane Brick recipe.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Increased stack limit from 99 to 999.

• Desktop 1.2.1: No Longer requires a Deathbringer Pickaxe or over to mine.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.