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Orichalcum Ore
  • Orichalcum Ore item spriteold Orichalcum Ore item sprite
  • Orichalcum Ore placed
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Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9
Statistics
  • Pickaxe icon 110%
Type
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 3
Sell13
Research100 required
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Azure CrateAzure CrateAzure Crate20–351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Boreal CrateBoreal CrateBoreal Crate30–491.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Bramble CrateBramble CrateBramble Crate30–491.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Defiled CrateDefiled CrateDefiled Crate20–351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Divine CrateDivine CrateDivine Crate20-351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Hellstone CrateHellstone CrateHellstone Crate20-351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Hematic CrateHematic CrateHematic Crate20–351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Mirage CrateMirage CrateMirage Crate20–351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Mythril CrateMythril CrateMythril Crate12-212.08*1/48 (2.08%)
Seaside CrateSeaside CrateSeaside Crate30–491.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Stockade CrateStockade CrateStockade Crate20–351.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Titanium CrateTitanium CrateTitanium Crate25–342.5*1/40 (2.5%)

Orichalcum Ore is a magenta-colored Hardmode ore which can replace Mythril Ore in a given world. It requires a pickaxe power of 110% to mine (Cobalt/Palladium Pickaxe or better, or any drill). Like most Hardmode ores, Orichalcum Ore is generated upon destruction of a Demon/Crimson Altar with a Pwnhammer or any better hammer specifically generated when 2 altars are destroyed.

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Orichalcum OreOrichalcum Ore
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Mythril OreMythril Ore
  • Orichalcum OreOrichalcum Ore
Chlorophyte ExtractinatorChlorophyte Extractinator Conversion
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
Bubblegum BlockBubblegum Block
5
FurnaceFurnace
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
Bubblegum BlockBubblegum Block
Orichalcum BarOrichalcum Bar
  • Orichalcum OreOrichalcum Ore4
Mythril OreMythril Ore
  • Orichalcum OreOrichalcum Ore
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

Notes[]

  • On a small map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 1,000 feet (500 tiles).
  • On a medium map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 1,400 feet (700 tiles).
  • On a large map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 2,000 feet (1,000 tiles).

Achievements[]

Achievement Extra Shiny!
Extra Shiny! • Mine a powerful ore that has been newly blessed upon your world.
Mine your first Hardmode ore.
Category: Explorer Explorer

Tips[]

  • The advantage Orichalcum has over Mythril is its unique color. Mythril Ore does not stand out as much and bears resemblance to other ores and blocks.

Trivia[]

  • In real life, orichalcum is a legendary metal described by the Athenian philosopher Plato in his work Critias to have been mined in the lost city of Atlantis. It is suspected to have been a sort of alloy involving copper.
  • The placed sprite looks like waves of a thick ooze flowing down a vertical surface. This would match the theme of orichalcum’s “brick” variant being Bubblegum Block.
  • While the in-game color is magenta, orichalcum is speculated to be a more reddish hue.

History[]

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