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Shadow Orb
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Shadow Orbs are floating purple spheres found deep in the of . Each generated World has several Shadow Orbs, and destroying at least some of these will usually be a crucial step in game advancement. This can be done using any , or /. Shadow Orbs release a fair amount of their own flickering light, similar to , which helps players spot them underground.

Shadow Orbs are usually located just below the bottom of each respective Chasm, separated from the main Chasm's cavity by some amount of solid , and are also surrounded by Ebonstone on all sides. Mining Ebonstone requires at least a . Ebonstone can also be broken up using or , or can be mined with lower-tier by first converting it to normal using .

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[] Consequences of destruction

  • Each Orb drops items when destroyed.
  • The first Shadow Orb you break on any given map will always drop a and some . Carrying the Musket or Musket Balls will fulfill the criteria for the to arrive.
  • The first Shadow Orb broken also fulfills one of the two criteria for a to attack, which has a 1/15 chance of occurring on each subsequent day (you will also need to have found and used at least 5 in order for the Army to begin invading).
  • Each Orb destroyed carries a chance of causing a to land. If destroyed between dawn (4:30am) and midnight (0:00am), there is a 50% chance that a Meteorite will fall at the next midnight. If destroyed between midnight and dawn, there's a 50% chance that a Meteorite will fall immediately.
  • The third Shadow Orb destroyed summons the , which spawns immediately and attacks the player. Eater of Worlds is re-summoned with every third Orb destroyed.

[] Messages

The following messages appear upon destruction of Shadow Orbs:

  • First Orb: "A horrible chill runs down your spine..."
  • Second Orb: "Screams echo around you..."
  • Third Orb: "Eater of Worlds has awoken!"

[] Tips

  • If you destroy multiple orbs between a single sunrise and midnight, you'll only get one 50% chance of a falling the following midnight. If you destroy multiple orbs between a single midnight and sunrise, each destroyed orb gives a separate 50% chance of immediately causing a meteorite to fall. Thus, if you want to harvest multiple orb drops quickly without having to wait a day between each smashed orb or waste potential meteorite falls, do so between midnight and dawn. Keep in mind that a world can only hold a limited number of unmined meteorite tiles before meteorites stop falling, so don't let too many meteorite crash sites accumulate before mining them.
: Multiple Shadow Orbs may rarely spawn in a single Ebonstone cavity.

[] History

  • : Shadow Orbs will no longer be smashed during world generation.
  • : Introduced.
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