Orichalcum Ore

Orichalcum Ore

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Statistics

• 110%

Type	OreCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	03*
Sell	13
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 1105
• Internal Tile ID: 222

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Azure CrateAzure Crate	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Boreal CrateBoreal Crate	30–49	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Bramble CrateBramble Crate	30–49	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Defiled CrateDefiled Crate	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Divine CrateDivine Crate	20-35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Hellstone CrateHellstone Crate	20-35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Hematic CrateHematic Crate	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Mirage CrateMirage Crate	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Mythril CrateMythril Crate	12-21	2.08*1/48 (2.08%)
Seaside CrateSeaside Crate	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Stockade CrateStockade Crate	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Titanium CrateTitanium Crate	25–34	2.5*1/40 (2.5%)

Orichalcum Ore is a magenta-colored Hardmode ore which can replace Mythril Ore in a given world. It requires a pickaxe power of 110% to mine (Cobalt/Palladium Pickaxe or better, or any drill). Like most Hardmode ores, Orichalcum Ore is generated upon destruction of a Demon/Crimson Altar with a Pwnhammer or any better hammer specifically generated when 2 altars are destroyed.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Orichalcum Ore	Adamantite Ore	Shimmer Transmutation

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Mythril Ore	Orichalcum Ore	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion
only: Bubblegum Block 5	Stone Block5 Orichalcum Ore	Furnace
only: Bubblegum Block	Stone Block Orichalcum Ore
Orichalcum Bar	Orichalcum Ore4
Mythril Ore	Orichalcum Ore	Shimmer Transmutation

Notes

• On a small map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 1,000 feet (500 tiles).
• On a medium map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 1,400 feet (700 tiles).
• On a large map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 2,000 feet (1,000 tiles).

Achievements

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Category: Explorer

Tips

• The advantage Orichalcum has over Mythril is its unique color. Mythril Ore does not stand out as much and bears resemblance to other ores and blocks.

Trivia

• In real life, orichalcum is a legendary metal described by the Athenian philosopher Plato in his work Critias to have been mined in the lost city of Atlantis. It is suspected to have been a sort of alloy involving copper.
• The placed sprite looks like waves of a thick ooze flowing down a vertical surface. This would match the theme of orichalcum’s “brick” variant being Bubblegum Block.
• While the in-game color is magenta, orichalcum is speculated to be a more reddish hue.
  • It likely was made this color to avoid confusion with Palladium or Adamantite Ore.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Item sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Placed Orichalcum has a new texture.

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

• 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.