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Tin Ore
  • Tin Ore item spriteold Tin Ore item sprite
  • Tin Ore placed
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Statistics
Type
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 0
Sell75
Research100 required

Tin Ore is an early game ore, which spawns on the surface as well as in the Underground and Cavern biomes. It is the second weakest and most easily obtained tier of ore in the game. Its primary use is to make Tin Bars, which can be used to create the tin tier of equipment. The equivalent of Tin Ore is Copper Ore, which will sometimes replace tin on a world. Tin Ore has a small chance to appear as a bonus drop from Slimes.

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Tin OreTin Ore
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Copper OreCopper Ore
  • Tin OreTin Ore
Chlorophyte ExtractinatorChlorophyte Extractinator Conversion
Tin BarTin Bar
  • Tin OreTin Ore3
FurnaceFurnace
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
Tin BrickTin Brick
5
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
Tin BrickTin Brick
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
Tin PlatingTin Plating
5
Heavy Work BenchHeavy Work Bench
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
Tin PlatingTin Plating
Copper OreCopper Ore
  • Tin OreTin Ore
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

Notes[]

  • Even if the world spawns Tin instead of Copper, the player will always start out with copper tools.

Achievements[]

Achievement Ooo! Shiny!
Ooo! Shiny! • Mine your first nugget of ore with a pickaxe.
Mine your first ore.
Category: Explorer Explorer

Tips[]

  • Similar to copper, new players may want to avoid wasting effort trying to mine tin ore (unless they wish to utilise it for decorative purposes) as wood/cactus armor and copper tools easily outweigh the usefulness of this ore.

See also[]

History[]

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Changed item texture from Tin Ore (old) to Tin Ore.
    • Changed block texture from Tin Ore (placed) (pre-1.3.0.1) to Tin Ore (placed).
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