Hardened Sand Blocks

     

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Hardened Sand 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: 3272
• Internal Tile ID: 397

Hardened Ebonsand 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: 3274
• Internal Tile ID: 398

Hardened Crimsand 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: 3275
• Internal Tile ID: 399

Hardened Pearlsand 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: 3338
• Internal Tile ID: 402

The Hardened Sand Block is a type of block, along with Sandstone Blocks, that make up the Underground Desert biome. It looks similar to Sand Blocks, with an altered texture and slightly different color. Unlike sand, it is not affected by gravity. Like all sand-based blocks, it has Corruption, Crimson, and Hallowed counterparts: Hardened Ebonsand, Hardened Crimsand, and Hardened Pearlsand respectively.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Hardened Sand Block	Hardened Ebonsand Block	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion
	Hardened Crimsand Block
	Hardened Pearlsand Block
only: Hardened Sand Block	Sand Block Dirt Block	Solidifier
only: Hardened Crimsand Block	Hardened Crimsand Wall4	Work Bench
only: Hardened Ebonsand Block	Hardened Ebonsand Wall4
only: Hardened Pearlsand Block	Hardened Pearlsand Wall4
only: Hardened Sand Block	Hardened Sand Wall4

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Corrupt Torch 3	Torch3 Hardened Ebonsand Block	By Hand
Crimson Torch 3	Torch3 Hardened Crimsand Block
Desert Torch 3	Torch3 Hardened Ebonsand Block
	Torch3 Hardened Crimsand Block
	Torch3 Hardened Pearlsand Block
	Torch3 Hardened Sand Block
Hallowed Torch 3	Torch3 Hardened Pearlsand Block
Hardened Sand Block	Hardened Pearlsand Block	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion
	Hardened Crimsand Block
	Hardened Ebonsand Block
Magic Sand Dropper 3	Empty Dropper3 Any Sand	Crystal Ball
Glass	Any Sand2	Furnace
Crimsand Block	Hardened Crimsand Block	Shimmer Transmutation
Ebonsand Block	Hardened Ebonsand Block
Pearlsand Block	Hardened Pearlsand Block
Sand Block	Hardened Sand Block
only: Hardened Crimsand Wall 4	Hardened Crimsand Block	Work Bench and Ecto Mist
only: Hardened Ebonsand Wall 4	Hardened Ebonsand Block
only: Hardened Pearlsand Wall 4	Hardened Pearlsand Block
only: Hardened Sand Wall 4	Hardened Sand Block

Notes

• In Hardmode, Hardened Sand Block is a "corruptible" block, and can be converted to its corrupted version of Hardened Ebonsand, Hardened Crimsand, and Hardened Pearlsand, and spread the corrupted biome to nearby corruptible blocks.
• A player equipped with Dunerider Boots will be able to run faster while standing on any type of Hardened Sand Block.
• On the  Old Chinese version and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, even though Hardened Sand can be crafted into glass, its biome-specific counterparts cannot.

Trivia

• Until 1.4.0.1, Hardened Sand Blocks did not have a tooltip containing the Material tag and therefore could not be slotted in the Guide's menu to show in which crafting recipes it could be used.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4.9: Can now be crafted via Dirt Block and Sand Blocks at a Solidifier.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Material tag introduced in tooltip.
  • Added crafting recipes for various Hardened Sand Walls and biome Torches.
  • Infected Hardened Sands are now craftable into glass like regular Hardened Sand.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.