Light sources

Light sources are items that produce light. Some are brighter than others, and produce varying colors of light. Note that several weapons also generate light, but are not listed on this page.

Primary light sources

These items are intended to provide light as a primary function.

Portable

The following items are portable light sources that can provide light while being carried.

Item	Emits light when	Waterproof
Magenta Torch	Held, dropped, placed
Black Torch	Held, dropped, placed
Deeplight Torch	Held, dropped
Queen's Glowstick	Thrown
Angler's Bowl	Equipped in accessory slot while underwater
Mirror of the Beholder	Equipped in accessory slot
Storm Flare	Fired from Grand Flare Gun

Furniture

The following provide light primarily as placed background Furniture.

Item	Waterproof	Mechanism	House
Candles
Candelabras
Chandeliers
Lamps
Lanterns

Light Pets

These items summon a secondary floating light-emitting character that follows the player. They are infinitely reusable, cost no mana, remain indefinitely, and work in liquids. Light Pets have their own equipment slot in the player's inventory.

Item	Brightness
Twinkle	65%

Buffs

The following Buffs provide light as a result of a Potion, Mounts or Armor.

Buff	Brightness	Source item	Duration	Waterproof
Tasty Jelly	30%	Jelly	10 seconds
Infernal Hound	20%	Molten Collar	Infinite (while moving)
Wyvern	20%	Nimbus	Infinite (while moving)
Void Chariot	20%	Tome of the Void Gazer's Chariot	Infinite (while moving)
Apocalypse	20%	Otherworldly Rune	Infinite (while moving)
Escape Rocket	20%	Escape Rocket	3 seconds
Aura - Holy Shine	20%	Celestial armor	Infinite (when within the aura radius)
Conflagrate	15%	Conflagration Potion	25 seconds
Demonic Dance	10%	Devil Dagger	3 seconds
Life Bloom	10%	Life Bloom armor	1 second
True Strikes	10%	Beholder's Gaze	15 seconds

Incidental light sources

The following items produce varying amounts of light, even though lighting is not their primary function.

Furniture

Item	Brightness	Source	Waterproof	Mechanism
Soul Forge	10%	12 + 5 + 5 + 5
Guide's Final Gift	5%	+ 5 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6

Accessories

Item	Emits Light When
Artificer's Rocketeers	Flying
Terrarium Wings	Idle & Flying
Terrarium Particle Sprinters	Walking

Blocks

Block	Brightness	Source
Aquamarine	30%	Aquatic Depths
Illumite Chunk	5%	Underground and Cavern after Plantera has been defeated.

Other

Item	Brightness	Source	Emits light when
Soul Fragment	10% - 15%	Lich armor	Flashing