Chlorophyte Ore

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Chlorophyte Ore
  • Chlorophyte Ore item spriteold Chlorophyte Ore item sprite
  • Chlorophyte Ore placed
Auto-use
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Statistics
  • Pickaxe icon.png 200%
Type
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
Tooltip'Reacts to the light'
RarityRarity level: 7
Sell15 SC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 50 CC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Research100 required
Chlorophyte Ore inside the Terraria logo displayed on the Official Terraria Forums (Jungle style).

Chlorophyte Ore is a Hardmode ore found in the Underground Jungle that is used to craft Chlorophyte Bars. When Hardmode starts, Mud Blocks located near Jungle grass blocks (i.e., most often only in the Underground Jungle) will begin to convert themselves into Chlorophyte Ore. A pickaxe or drill with at least 200% pickaxe power is required to mine it, meaning it requires the Pickaxe Axe or Drax at the very least, whose materials require defeating all three mechanical bosses (although on 3DSNintendo 3DS version, the Drax can sometimes be found in Shadow Chests).

Chlorophyte Ore will slowly spread itself by converting adjacent Mud and Jungle grass blocks into more Chlorophyte Ore, growing to large deposits over time. Chlorophyte Bricks also have this ability. This growing feature allows the Chlorophyte Ore to be "replanted" and artificially seeded for a nearly renewable source of Chlorophyte. On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, Chlorophyte will also attempt to spread by converting nearby Dirt Blocks to Mud, as well as Corrupt, Crimson, Hallowed and regular grass blocks to Jungle grass.

Chlorophyte Ore can only spread and convert blocks if it is in or below the bottom half of the Underground layer (in a regular world). It can only spread itself to directly adjacent tiles (and only if there is not too much Chlorophyte nearby already) and can only convert tiles up to five tiles away.

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Chlorophyte OreChlorophyte Ore
  • LuminiteLuminite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Desktop versionConsole versionMobile version only:
Chlorophyte BarChlorophyte Bar
Adamantite ForgeAdamantite Forge
or
Titanium ForgeTitanium Forge
Old-gen console versionNintendo 3DS version only:
Chlorophyte BarChlorophyte Bar
Chlorophyte BrickChlorophyte Brick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)5FurnaceFurnace
Titanium OreTitanium OreShimmerShimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

  • Chlorophyte will only spread in a Hardmode world.
  • The limit check of Chlorophyte near a reference tile (the random Mud or Jungle Grass Block when spawning naturally or the source block of Chlorophyte Ore or Brick[1] when spreading) consists of two parts. In each part, the game will check a rectangular area centered on the reference tile for Chlorophyte Ores. If existing number of Chlorophyte Ores is no more than the ore limit, then the check is considered as "passed". If both checks passed, then there is not considered to be "too much" Chlorophyte Ore nearby, and Chlorophyte will be able to spread to the reference tile.[2]
Checks Regular world Don't dig up(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Any layer)
Below Cavern layer Above Cavern layer
Ore limit
(tile)
Area size
(tile²)
Ore limit
(tile)
Area size
(tile²)
Ore limit
(tile)
Area size
(tile²)
Part 1 40 71×71 20 105×105 45 63×63
Part 2 130 171×171 65 255×255 1950 155×155
  • Chlorophyte Ore can spread to hammered, actuated, and painted blocks. This will cause the ore to be hammered, actuated or painted too.
  • For the natural spawning of a new deposit of Chlorophyte Ore, every tile of Jungle grass in the lower half of the Underground layer or below (or any layer in a Don't dig up or Get fixed boi world) periodically has a chance to convert a random Mud Block within a 11×11 rectangular area centered on the Jungle grass tile into Chlorophyte Ore, given there is not too much Chlorophyte nearby and no tree, Plantera's Bulb, or Life Fruit is directly above that Mud Block.[1]
  • Chlorophyte Ore's spread mechanics grant the Underground Jungle some resistance against The Corruption and The Crimson's destructive effects, especially on Desktop version Desktop, Console version Console, and Mobile version Mobile (see here). However, these biomes will still spread through Stone Blocks, and more importantly, on Old-gen console version Old-gen console and 3DSNintendo 3DS version, Chlorophyte Ore will not regrow or convert other Jungle features such as grass or trees.
  • Despite being mud-based, Chlorophyte Ore cannot convert Mushroom grass blocks.
  • Despite its tooltip and achievement, it does not need light to grow. However, it does slightly glow green when exposed to light.
  • Chlorophyte Ore and Chlorophyte Bricks restrict the spread of the evil biomes around them.[3] See biome spread for further information.

Achievements

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Photosynthesis • Mine chlorophyte, an organic ore found deep among the thickest of flora.
Mine your first Chlorophyte Ore. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category: Explorer Explorer

Tips

  • A Spelunker Potion can be used to find Chlorophyte faster.
  • When mining for Chlorophyte, it is advisable to avoid smaller clusters of the ore. Leaving them to grow will result in a steady, renewable supply of Chlorophyte in the long term. When mining big veins, it is advised to keep 1–2 Chlorophyte not mined so it can regrow to more Chlorophyte.
  • Selling the bar rather than the ore yields (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 15 SC / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 87 SC more than the components per bar.

Trivia

  • The name Chlorophyte is derived from chlorophyll, the color pigment responsible for photosynthesis, plus the common rock suffix -ite.
    • The suffix -phyte also signifies a relation to organic or plant matter.
  • Chlorophyte Ore is completely renewable on Desktop version Desktop, Console version Console, and Mobile version Mobile due to the fact that Dirt Bombs allow the duplication of Dirt Blocks (and, therefore, Mud Blocks).
  • Chlorophyta is a division of green algae, informally called chlorophytes.
  • Its appearance when placed seems to resemble some plant cells.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Infection protection is now slightly stronger. It can also purify a wider selection of infected tiles, such as Sand and Sandstone.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Increased the sell value from 6 SC to 15 SC.
    • Sprite updated.
  • Desktop 1.2.3: Increased stack limit from 99 to 999, but is now rarer and grows slower.
  • Desktop 1.2.0.2:
    • Can no longer be mined by explosives.
    • Can no longer be mined with the Chlorophyte Drill, whose pickaxe power has been reduced from 210% to 190%.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method hardUpdateWorld() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs.
  2. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method Chlorophyte() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs.
  3. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method nearbyChlorophyte() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs.