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Tungsten Ore
  • Tungsten Ore item spriteold Tungsten Ore item sprite
  • Tungsten Ore placed
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Statistics
Type
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 0
Sell225
Research100 required
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Azure CrateAzure CrateAzure Crate20–350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Boreal CrateBoreal CrateBoreal Crate30–490.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Bramble CrateBramble CrateBramble Crate30–490.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Corrupt CrateCorrupt CrateCorrupt Crate20–351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Crimson CrateCrimson CrateCrimson Crate20–351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Defiled CrateDefiled CrateDefiled Crate20–350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Divine CrateDivine CrateDivine Crate20-350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Dungeon CrateDungeon CrateDungeon Crate20–351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Frozen CrateFrozen CrateFrozen Crate30–491.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Golden CrateGolden CrateGolden Crate25–345*1/20 (5%)
Hallowed CrateHallowed CrateHallowed Crate20–351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Hellstone CrateHellstone CrateHellstone Crate20-350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Hematic CrateHematic CrateHematic Crate20–350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Iron CrateIron CrateIron Crate12–212.78*1/36 (2.78%)
Jungle CrateJungle CrateJungle Crate20–351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Mirage CrateMirage CrateMirage Crate20–350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Mythril CrateMythril CrateMythril Crate12-211.39*1/72 (1.39%)
Oasis CrateOasis CrateOasis Crate20–351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Obsidian CrateObsidian CrateObsidian Crate20-351.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Ocean CrateOcean CrateOcean Crate30–491.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Seaside CrateSeaside CrateSeaside Crate30–490.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Sky CrateSky CrateSky Crate30–491.79*1/56 (1.79%)
Stockade CrateStockade CrateStockade Crate20–350.89*1/112 (0.89%)
Titanium CrateTitanium CrateTitanium Crate25–342.5*1/40 (2.5%)

Tungsten Ore is an early game ore which spawns in the Underground and Cavern layers as well as on Floating Islands. Its primary use is to make Tungsten Bars, which can be used to make the Tungsten tier of equipment. The equivalent of Tungsten Ore is Silver Ore, which will sometimes replace Tungsten in a world. Tungsten Ore has a small chance to appear as a bonus drop from slimes.

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Tungsten OreTungsten Ore
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Silver OreSilver Ore
  • Tungsten OreTungsten Ore
Chlorophyte ExtractinatorChlorophyte Extractinator Conversion
Tungsten BarTungsten Bar
  • Tungsten OreTungsten Ore4
FurnaceFurnace
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
Tungsten BrickTungsten Brick
5
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
Tungsten BrickTungsten Brick
Silver OreSilver Ore
  • Tungsten OreTungsten Ore
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

Achievements[]

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

Tips[]

  • Selling the ore yields the same amount of coins that would be obtained selling the bar. There is no need to convert the ore to bars for selling purposes.

See also[]

History[]

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