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Gold Chest
  • Locked Gold Chest Gold Chest
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Statistics
Type
Placeable✔️ (2 wide × 2 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 0
Sell10
Research1 required
Not to be confused with the Golden Chest, a drop from the Pirate Invasion.

The Gold Chest is a naturally-generated chest, with various loot as its contents. Each chest includes one special item, as well as some coins and other more common items. Gold Chests are found in Underground Cabins in the Underground, Cavern, and Underground Jungle, and are also found as Locked Gold Chests in the Dungeon. Locked Gold Chests require one Golden Key each to open.

Apart from the initial items, Gold Chests function identically to other chests. Removing all items from a Gold Chest will allow it to be freed or broken with a pickaxe or drill. It can then be picked up, placed, and used just like any other chest, with 40 slots of storage space. There are only three minor differences to other chests: Gold Chests cannot be crafted and are only generated on world creation at the random locations; they can also be sold to an NPC at 10, which is more than the standard chest, which only sells for 1. Gold Chests have a sparkle effect when exposed to a light source, similar to coins.

Crafting[]

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Trapped Gold ChestTrapped Gold Chest
Heavy Work BenchHeavy Work Bench

Loot[]

The loot for any given chest is determined by the location in which it is found. Each chest contains a single primary item and an assortment of randomly chosen common items. The primary item is first placed in the chest, then each "set" of common items is checked to see whether or not it will be added. If a set is chosen to be added, a single item from the list is added to the chest.

Sets are displayed in the list below divided by horizontal borders. For example, the Wooden Arrow and the Shuriken both reside in the same set, so they will never both appear in the same chest.

Underground[]

  • The Extractinator has a lower spawn chance than other primary items, at 5%.
  • If a chest contains a Flare Gun, it also contains Flares.
  • A Golden Chest without a Cabin can spawn above underground (but not really on the surface) and can still contain its regular loot, although this is very rare.
  • The bars it contains will depend on the ore types available in the current world.
Primary Items
Item Amount
Band of RegenerationBand of Regeneration 1
Magic MirrorMagic Mirror 1
Cloud in a BottleCloud in a Bottle 1
Hermes BootsHermes Boots 1
MaceMace 1
Enchanted BoomerangEnchanted Boomerang (only on ) 1
Shoe SpikesShoe Spikes 1
Flare GunFlare Gun 1
FlareFlare 25-50
ExtractinatorExtractinator 1
Common Items
Chance Item Amount
33.33% 1 in 3 BombBomb 10-19
20% 1 in 5 Angel StatueAngel Statue 1
33.33% 1 in 3 RopeRope 50-100
50% 1 in 2 Iron BarIron Bar 5-14
Lead BarLead Bar
Silver BarSilver Bar
Tungsten BarTungsten Bar
50% 1 in 2 Wooden ArrowWooden Arrow 25-49
ShurikenShuriken
50% 1 in 2 Lesser Healing PotionLesser Healing Potion 3-5
66.67% 2 in 3 Regeneration PotionRegeneration Potion 1-2
Shine PotionShine Potion
Night Owl PotionNight Owl Potion
Swiftness PotionSwiftness Potion
Archery PotionArchery Potion
Gills PotionGills Potion
Hunter PotionHunter Potion
Mining PotionMining Potion
Dangersense PotionDangersense Potion
50% 1 in 2 TorchTorch 10-20
66.67% 2 in 3 Recall PotionRecall Potion 1-2
50% 1 in 2 Silver CoinSilver Coin 50-89

Cavern[]

  • Gold Chests that spawn within 250 blocks of the bottom of the world will generate the same common items as Shadow Chests.
  • The Lava Charm has a lower spawn chance than other primary items, at 2.5%, and can only be found in areas where lava starts appearing in a normal Cavern biome.
  • The Extractinator similarly has only a 5% chance, though it can spawn in any Gold Chest.
  • If a chest contains a Flare Gun, it also contains Flares.
  • The bars it contains will depend on the ore types available in the current world.
  • In versions before 1.4, Meteorite Bars can be found in Gold Chests.
Primary Items
Item Amount
Band of RegenerationBand of Regeneration 1
Magic MirrorMagic Mirror 1
Cloud in a BottleCloud in a Bottle 1
Hermes BootsHermes Boots 1
Enchanted BoomerangEnchanted Boomerang (only on ) 1
Shoe SpikesShoe Spikes 1
Flare GunFlare Gun 1
FlareFlare 25-50
ExtractinatorExtractinator 1
Lava CharmLava Charm 1
Lucky HorseshoeLucky Horseshoe (only on ) 1
Wolf FangWolf Fang 1
Common Items
Chance Item Amount
20% 1 in 5 Suspicious Looking EyeSuspicious Looking Eye 1
33.33% 1 in 3 DynamiteDynamite 1
25% 1 in 4 Jester's ArrowJester's Arrow 25-50
50% 1 in 2 Silver BarSilver Bar 3-10
Tungsten BarTungsten Bar
Gold BarGold Bar
Platinum BarPlatinum Bar
50% 1 in 2 Flaming ArrowFlaming Arrow 25-50
Throwing KnifeThrowing Knife
50% 1 in 2 Healing PotionHealing Potion 3-5
66.67% 2 in 3 Spelunker PotionSpelunker Potion 1-2
Featherfall PotionFeatherfall Potion
Night Owl PotionNight Owl Potion
Water Walking PotionWater Walking Potion
Archery PotionArchery Potion
Gravitation PotionGravitation Potion
33.33% 1 in 3 Thorns PotionThorns Potion 1-2
Water Walking PotionWater Walking Potion
Invisibility PotionInvisibility Potion
Hunter PotionHunter Potion
Dangersense PotionDangersense Potion
Teleportation PotionTeleportation Potion
50% 1 in 2 Recall PotionRecall Potion 1-2
50% 1 in 2 TorchTorch 15-29
GlowstickGlowstick
50% 1 in 2 Gold CoinGold Coin 1-2

Dungeon[]

  • Gold Chests in the Dungeon are locked, and require one Golden Key each to be opened.
    • Regular Wooden Chests in the Dungeon will always spawn with one Golden Key, along with height-dependent common items.
  • Gold Chests in the Dungeon will contain one of the following unique items, as well as some of the common Gold Chest items listed above, depending on the height in which they were found: Underground or Caverns. They also have a 12.5% chance of containing a Bone Welder and a 33.3% chance of containing a Shadow Key on PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, and tModLoader version tModLoader version. See the talk page for information on the distribution of the items among all Gold Chests in the Dungeon.
Unique items
Magic MissileMagic Missile
MuramasaMuramasa
Cobalt ShieldCobalt Shield
Aqua ScepterAqua Scepter
Blue MoonBlue Moon
HandgunHandgun
ValorValor
Shadow KeyShadow Key

Pyramid[]

  • Aside from the primary items listed here, Gold Chests in the Pyramid will also contain common Gold Chest items listed above, depending on the height in which they were found: Underground or Caverns.
  • The Pharaoh's Mask will always spawn with the Pharaoh's Robe.
Primary Items
Pharaoh's MaskPharaoh's Mask
Pharaoh's RobePharaoh's Robe
Sandstorm in a BottleSandstorm in a Bottle
Flying CarpetFlying Carpet

Achievement[]

Achievement I Am Loot!
I Am Loot! • Discover a golden chest underground and take a peek at its contents.
Open an underground Gold Chest.
Category: Explorer Explorer
Achievement Dungeon Heist
Dungeon Heist • Steal a key from the dungeon's undead denizens, and unlock one of their precious golden chests.
Unlock your first Gold Chest within the Dungeon.
Category: Explorer Explorer

Notes[]

  • Floating islands found in worlds generated with the "For the worthy" secret seed will contain locked Gold Chests instead of the usual Skyware Chests, a reference to older versions of Terraria. The chests will still contain the standard Skyware Chest loot.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.1: Now Lucky Horseshoe can be found in cavern layers chest instead of Skyware chests.
  • Desktop 1.2.3:
    • Locked Golden Chests in the Dungeon now have a 12.5% chance of having the Bone Welder crafting station as a secondary loot item.
    • Placed storage items can now be renamed.
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