Extractinator

Extractinator

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Statistics

Type	FurnitureCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (3 wide × 3 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Placing silt/slush/fossil piles into the extractinator turns them into something more useful
Rarity	00*
Sell	2
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 997
• Internal Tile ID: 219

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Frozen ChestFrozen Chest	1	4.9%
Wooden CrateWooden Crate	1	1.89*1/53 (1.89%)

The Extractinator (or Silt Extractinator on the minimap) is an item that converts Silt, Slush, and Desert Fossils into more valuable items such as ores, coins, and gems. On the  PC,  Console,  Mobile, and  tModLoader, it can also convert Glowing Mosses into regular mosses, and fishing junk into low level bait.

It can be found rarely in Wooden Crates, or in Gold Chests, Frozen Chests, and other chests in the Underground and Caverns layers. Underground Cabins in the Underground Desert also have a chance to contain an Extractinator.

To use the Extractinator, it first needs to be placed in the world. Afterward, suitable blocks need to be consumed (with the ⚒ Use / Attack key) directly on the Extractinator within its 3×3 frame. Holding the Auto Select key and clicking on the Extractinator will automatically insert extractable items from the player's inventory without having to pick them up manually.

Feeding blocks to the Extractinator is the only way to obtain Amber Mosquitoes, and, along with opening crates, the only reliable way to obtain a world's alternative pre-Hardmode ores. This is a great way to obtain ore and coins in the early game.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Chlorophyte Extractinator	Chlorophyte Bar18 Extractinator	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Possible items

With Silt Block / Slush Block

Item	Chance	Quantity	Average	Yield/1000
Platinum Coin	0.0073%	1–11	1.2758	0.09 (9)
Gold Coin	0.1017%	1–100	10.3346	10.51 (1051)
Silver Coin	1.3534%	1–100	17.7843	240.69 (≈ 241)
Copper Coin	64.2145%	1–100	35.5588	22833.91 (≈ 228)
Amber Mosquito	0.01%	1	1	0.1
Amethyst	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Topaz	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Sapphire	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Emerald	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Ruby	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Diamond	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Amber	0.9598%	1–16	1.1775	11.3
Copper Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Tin Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Iron Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Lead Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Silver Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Tungsten Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Gold Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Platinum Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15

With Desert Fossil

Item	Chance	Quantity	Average	Yield/1000
Sturdy Fossil	10%	1–7	1.3	130
Platinum Coin	0.0066%	1–11	1.2758	0.08 (8)
Gold Coin	0.0915%	1–100	10.3345	9.46 (946)
Silver Coin	1.2178%	1–100	17.7839	216.57 (217)
Copper Coin	57.7876%	1–100	26.892	15540.24 (155)
Amber Mosquito	0.027%	1	1	0.27
Amethyst	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Topaz	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Sapphire	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Emerald	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Ruby	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Diamond	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Amber	1.7629%	1–16	1.1775	20.76
Copper Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Tin Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Iron Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Lead Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Silver Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Tungsten Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Gold Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Platinum Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09

With Glowing Moss

Item	Chance	Quantity
Green Moss	20%	1
Brown Moss	20%	1
Red Moss	20%	1
Blue Moss	20%	1
Purple Moss	20%	1

With Old Shoe / Seaweed (junk) / Tin Can

Item	Chance	Quantity
Snail	16.67%	1
Apprentice Bait	75%	1
Worm	5.56%	1
Journeyman Bait	2.78%	1

Notes

• Despite increasing block placement speed, neither the Builder Potion, Brick Layer, Architect Gizmo Pack nor Hand of Creation cause blocks to be processed more quickly. The speed depends solely on the block's use time.
• The world-generated ores appear with equal chances as their alternatives, e.g., the Extractinator produces an equal chance of Gold Ore and Platinum Ore, regardless of which is found underground in that world.
• Unlike crates, the Extractinator will not provide Hardmode ores even if the world is in Hardmode. It will not produce high-tier pre-Hardmode ores such as Demonite, either.

Tips

• If processing a large quantity of blocks, it may be helpful to clear out inventory space (16 or 17 slots) so the rewarded items are not deposited on the ground.
• Due to the dangers of the Underground Desert, the lower chances of getting ores/coins/gems (except Amber) and how common Silt is in other biomes, Desert Fossil is a less viable option for getting ores/coins/gems.
  • Processing Desert Fossil is a good way to obtain Amber and the Amber Mosquito.
• A full stack of 999 Silt or Slush Blocks yields a fair collection of loot. The table below breaks down, prorates, and summarizes the sale prices.
  • Most of the gems are much more valuable when crafted into Stained Glass: Each gem except Diamond makes 1 worth of Stained Glass.
    • Diamonds cannot be turned into Stained Glass or anything else with a higher sale price than the gems.
  • Gems can also be crafted into Gemcorns, to grow more gems directly.
  • Amber can be crafted into Crate Potions, which allow fishing for crate loot worth far more than the Amber's sale price.
  • If processing Desert Fossils, the resulting Sturdy Fossils are unsalable themselves, but used in a number of recipes, notably Scarab Bombs. Any excess can be turned into Bone Throwing Knives and sold that way.
  • Notice how much of the total average payoff comes from the small chance of obtaining Platinum Coins. The total yields are normally 8 or 9 or so lower, but with a 6%–7% chance per 1000 blocks of a Platinum jackpot.

Average sale prices of Extractinator output per 1000

Items	Silt/Slush	Desert Fossil
Chance of Platinum Coins	9	8
Other Coins	1520	1318
Ores	865	779
Diamonds	118	53
Chance of Amber Mosquito	75	23
Amber	339	623
Other Gems	235	16
Other Gems as Stained Glass	1960	885
Sturdy Fossils as Bone Throwing Knives	n/a	325
Total without crafting	4052	3882
Total with crafting	5438	4363

Trivia

• When moused over on the minimap, its name appears as "Silt Extractinator".
• The sound that is played when picking up an item is played every time an item is processed, even if the result is not picked up.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Now used to craft the Chlorophyte Extractinator.
  • Can now process fishing junk items and Glowing Mosses.

• Desktop 1.3.0.4: Fixed Extractinator drops appearing weirdly when used in reverse Gravity.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Can now be found in fishing crates.
  • Can now process Desert Fossils.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Now only consumes one Silt/Slush Block.
    • Instead of consuming 2 blocks, extractinating has a chance of giving a smaller amount of coins.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.