Dirt Block

Dirt Block

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Statistics

Type	BlockCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 2
• Internal Tile ID: 0

“

Check out my dirt blocks; they are extra dirty.

— The Merchant

Dirt Blocks are one of the most common block types in Terraria, covering the majority of the world's surface.

Dirt Blocks may be covered by regular grass, Corrupt grass, Crimson grass, or Hallowed grass, which spreads from nearby grass-covered Dirt Blocks. It can also be turned into regular grass by using the Staff of Regrowth.

• In all cases, the grass applies to the block as a whole, and will appear on all exposed surfaces.
• If a grass block is covered by blocks on its four sides, the grass will remain and show as markings on the block. However, if the block is completely surrounded with eight blocks, the grass is lost and the block will revert to regular dirt.
• Upon world generation, 3 (in a small world), 6 (medium) or 9 (large) Dirt Blocks will randomly be replaced with Dirtiest Blocks

Dirt blocks emit little dusty particles when walked or landed on.

Dirt occurs naturally almost everywhere throughout the world. All caves above the elevation of 0 ft are made of dirt. Below 0 ft, in the underground layer, the caves are made of roughly 50% dirt. Small patches of dirt can be found in the cavern layer, though it is mostly made of stone.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Dirt Block	Wood	Shimmer Transmutation
	Dirt Wall4	Work Bench
only: Dirt Block	Rocky Dirt Wall4
	Cave Dirt Wall4
	Rough Dirt Wall4
	Layered Dirt Wall4
	Crumbling Dirt Wall4
	Cracked Dirt Wall4
	Wavy Dirt Wall4

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Dirt Bomb	Bomb Dirt Block25	By Hand
Sticky Dirt Bomb	Sticky Bomb Dirt Block25
Floret Protector Helmet	Glass20 Dirt Block10 Daybloom	Loom
Floret Protector Pants	Silk20 Dirt Block15
Floret Protector Shirt	Silk20 Dirt Block15
only: Hardened Sand Block	Sand Block Dirt Block	Solidifier
Mud Block	Dirt Block	Water or Sink
Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block	Work Bench
only: Cave Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block	Work Bench and Ecto Mist
only: Cracked Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block
only: Crumbling Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block
only: Layered Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block
only: Rocky Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block
only: Rough Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block
only: Wavy Dirt Wall 4	Dirt Block

Notes

• Dirt Blocks are one of the most fragile blocks in the game. A single hit from most pickaxes will successfully mine them, but Dirt Blocks with any kind of grass on them will take an additional hit.
• Prior to 1.4.4 in Hardmode, the evil biomes are capable of converting nearby Mud Blocks to Dirt Blocks: and Chlorophyte Ore is capable of doing the reverse.
• Dirt Blocks can be moved around freely with a Dirt Rod.
• Dirt Blocks sell for a lot overseas according to the Merchant

Tips

• Dirt Blocks are without doubt the most accessible block type to new players, making them useful for building a rudimentary shelter to take refuge during the first night.
• Replacing dirt with non-corruptible blocks during Pre-Hardmode near your base will help a lot to prevent any possible contamination from The Crimson or The Corruption.

Trivia

• In some of his quotes, the Merchant claims to sell dirt, despite not actually selling it.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4.2: Fixed some tile merging issues with dirt.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Now used to craft the Floret Protector set.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft Dirt Bomb, Sticky Dirt Bomb, and various Dirt Walls.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Inventory sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Stack limit was raised from 250 to 999.
  • Can now be crafted back from Dirt Walls.

• Desktop 1.1: Can now be used to craft Mud Blocks, when near water.

• Desktop 1.0.4: Now "blends" graphically with mud.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.