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Light sources are items that produce light. Some are brighter than others, and produce varying colors of light. Note that several weapons and armor types 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. Torches and Candles may also be placed as Furniture, and Glowsticks can be thrown. Water Candles will increase enemy spawn rates in the vicinity.

Item Emits light when Waterproof Mechanism House
Torch Torch Held, dropped, placed ✔️ ✔️
Candle Candle Held, dropped, placed ✔️ (placed) (held) ✔️ ✔️
Glowstick Glowstick Held, dropped, thrown ✔️
Sticky Glowstick Sticky Glowstick Held, dropped, thrown ✔️
Mining Helmet Mining Helmet Equipped in helmet slot ✔️
Jellyfish Necklace Jellyfish Necklace Equipped in accessory slot ✔️
Flare Gun Flare Gun Held, when a Flare is available ✔️
Flare Blue Flare Flare / Blue Flare Fired from Flare Gun ✔️

Furniture

The following provide light primarily as placed background Furniture.

Item Waterproof Mechanism House
Tiki Torch Tiki Torch ✔️
Lamp Post Lamp Post ✔️ ✔️
Candelabra Candelabra ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Copper Chandelier Chandelier ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Chain Lantern Lantern ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Mushroom Lamp Lamp ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Skull Lantern Skull Lantern ✔️
Chinese Lantern Chinese Lantern ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Jack 'O Lantern Jack 'O Lantern ✔️

Novelty lights

These placeable items provide a low amount of colored light, and are primarily intended as decoration, rather than providing functional light.

Item Source Waterproof Mechanism House
Disco Ball Disco Ball Merchant ✔️ ✔️
Blue Light Christmas lights Santa Claus ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Buffs

The following Buffs provide light as a result of a Potion or Magic item.

Item Brightness Source item Duration Waterproof
Shadow Orb (buff) Shadow Orb 65% Shadow Orb (item)Shadow Orb (item) Infinite ✔️
Fairy Fairy 65% Fairy BellFairy Bell Infinite ✔️
Wisp (buff) Wisp 120% Wisp in a BottleWisp in a Bottle Infinite ✔️
Shine Shine 100% Shine PotionShine Potion 5 minutes ✔️
Rudolph (buff) Rudolph 20% Reindeer BellsReindeer Bells Infinite ✔️

Incidental light sources

The following items produce varying amounts of light, even though lighting is not their primary function. Of these, only the Heart Lantern will work as a House's light source.

Furniture

Item Brightness Source Waterproof Mechanism
Crystal Shard Crystal Shard 20% Underground Hallow ✔️
Campfire Campfire 125% 20×Wood + 5×Torch
Furnace Furnace 80% 20×Stone Block + 4×Wood + 3×Torch ✔️
Hellforge Hellforge 80% The Underworld ✔️
Adamantite Forge Adamantite Forge 80% 30×Adamantite Ore + 1×Hellforge ✔️
Titanium Forge Titanium Forge 80% 30×Titanium Ore + 1×Hellforge ✔️

Blocks

Item Waterproof
Demonite Ore Demonite Ore ✔️
Demonite Brick Demonite Brick ✔️
Crimtane Ore Crimtane Ore ✔️
Meteorite Meteorite ✔️
Amber Gemspark Block Gemspark Block ✔️
Lavafall Block Lavafall Block ✔️
Lavafall Wall Lavafall Wall ✔️
Living Fire Block Living Fire Block ✔️

Growable

These can be spawned given the right conditions, which occur naturally and can also be induced by the player.

Item Brightness Grows on Emits light when Waterproof
Blinkroot Blinkroot 0%-100% Dirt, Mud, or in a Clay Pot Blooming (random) ✔️
Fireblossom Fireblossom 70% Ash, or in a Clay Pot Blooming (in lava) ✔️
Moonglow Moonglow ?? Jungle Grass, or in a Clay Pot Blooming (at night) ✔️
Jungle Spores Jungle Spores 75% Jungle Grass in Underground Jungle Always ✔️
Mushroom grass Mushroom Grass 48%-52% Mud Always ✔️
Mushroom plants Glowing Mushrooms 48%-52% Mushroom Grass Always ✔️
Terraria mushroom tree Giant glowing mushroom 48%-52% Mushroom Grass Always ✔️

Other

Item Brightness Source Emits light when Waterproof
Lava Bucket Lava 10%-50% Lower Cavern and below As liquid (spawns Obsidian on contact)
Teleporter Teleporter ?? Sold From Steampunker When flashing ✔️

On world generation only

These are produced only on World creation, and can not be picked up, used, or placed by players.

Item Brightness Found in Waterproof
Demon Altar Demon Altar 0%-10% Underground Corruption ✔️
Crimson Altar Crimson Altar 0%-10% Underground Crimson ✔️
File:Shadow orb.png Shadow Orb 0%-10% Underground Corruption ✔️
Crimson Heart Crimson Heart 0%-10% Underground Crimson ✔️

Visible in darkness

These items are visible themselves in darkness, but emit no light onto other items or the environment.

Item
Lihzahrd Altar Lihzahrd Altar
Rainbow Brick Rainbow Brick
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