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Dark Shard
  • Dark Shard item spriteold Dark Shard item sprite
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Statistics
Type
Tooltip'Sometimes carried by creatures in dark deserts'
RarityRarity level: 2
Sell9
Research1 required
Obtained from Obtained from

The Dark Shard is a Hardmode crafting material used in the crafting of the Dao of Pow and the Onyx Blaster. It has a 1/10 (10%) chance of being dropped by Dark Mummies in Corrupt Deserts, Blood Mummies in Crimson Deserts, and Shadow Mummies in Corrupted Deserts.

On the PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, Old Chinese version Old Chinese version, tModLoader version tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1 tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, they also have a 1/15 (6.67%) chance to drop from Tainted/Vile Ghouls which respectively spawn within the Crimson/Corrupted Underground Desert, and a 1/25 (4%) chance of dropping from Bone Biters and Flesh Reavers.

The Hallow counterpart is the Light Shard.

Crafting[]

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Dao of PowDao of Pow
Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
Onyx BlasterOnyx Blaster

Trivia[]

  • The Dark Shard represents the "Yin" of "Yin Yang" or Taijitu on the Dao of Pow.
  • The Dark Shard and Light Shard don't actually create a circle when put together, instead it is a circular shape with a couple pixels missing

History[]

  • Console 1.0.750.0: (PlayStation 4)
    • Now dropped by Tainted/Vile Ghouls in the Crimson/Corrupted Underground Desert.
    • No longer dropped by the Shadow Mummy due to its removal.
  • Mobile 1.3.0.7:
    • Now dropped by Tainted/Vile Ghouls in the Crimson/Corrupted Underground Desert.
    • No longer dropped by the Shadow Mummy due to its removal.
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