Shark Fin

The Shark Fin is a crafting material that has a 95% / 98% chance of being dropped by Sharks found in the Ocean biome, and a 12.5*1/8 (12.5%) chance of being dropped by Sand Sharks during a Sandstorm.

Crafting[]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Megashark	Minishark Illegal Gun Parts Shark Fin5 Soul of Might20	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
only: Neptune's Shell	Soul of Fright20 Coral15 Goldfish15 Shark Fin5 Soul of Light5 Soul of Night5	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Hunter Potion	Bottled Water Daybloom Blinkroot Shark Fin	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
Water Walking Potion	Bottled Water Waterleaf Shark Fin	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table

Shark fins dropped by Sand Sharks will have special coloration ( ). Similar to Gel, the first shark fin in a stack determines the color of the rest.

Sharks themselves can be frustratingly rare in the Oceans, so various alternatives can be taken to acquire the fins:
- Hunting the ocean during a Blood Moon will find a good deal more Sharks, as well as the enemies producing some scarce dyes. A Gills Potion (or in Hardmode, a Neptune's Shell or upgrade) will help, or you can build a breathing area underwater.
- In Hardmode, it might be easier to obtain Shark Fins from Sand Sharks as they spawn in the surface layer of the desert during a Sandstorm.
- Shark fins can also be obtained from Shark Statues.
- As with all mob farms, use the Water Candle and Battle Potion to increase spawn rate.

Desktop 1.4.4: Reduced the drop rate for Sharks from a 98% chance to a 95% chance.

Desktop 1.3.3:
- Sprite updated.
- Can now be dropped by Sand Sharks during a Sandstorm.

Entity	Qty.	Rate
~~Bone Biter~~ Bone Biter	1	12.5%
~~Crystal Thresher~~ Crystal Thresher	1	12.5%
~~Flesh Reaver~~ Flesh Reaver	1	12.5%
~~Sand Shark~~ Sand Shark	1	12.5%
~~Shark~~ Shark	1	98%