Shadow Orb

Shadow Orb

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Background object
Max Life	4 hits to destroy with a Wooden Hammer

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Musket
  20%
• Musket Ball (100)
  100% with Musket
• Shadow Orb (item)
  20%
• Vilethorn
  20%
• Ball O' Hurt
  20%
• Band of Starpower
  20%

This article is about the environment object. For the usable light source, see Shadow Orb (item).

A Shadow Orb is a floating purple sphere, found deep in the Chasms of the Corruption. Destroying at least three of these orbs (in a single world) will usually be a crucial step in game advancement. This can be done using any Hammer, or Bombs/Dynamite. Shadow Orbs emit a purple, flickering light, similar to Demon Altars.

Multiple Shadow Orbs are found in the Corruption, with each located at the bottom of a Chasm, surrounded by Ebonstone. While mining Ebonstone requires at least a Nightmare Pickaxe, Ebonstone can be converted to normal Stone Blocks with Purification Powder, and mined with a lower-tier Pickaxe. Alternatively, Bombs or Dynamite can be used to destroy Ebonstone.

Shadow Orbs are the Corruption counterpart to the Crimson's Crimson Hearts, and serve a similar purpose.

Consequences of destruction

• The first Shadow Orb destroyed will always drop a Musket and some Musket Balls. Carrying the Musket or Musket Balls will fulfill the criteria for the Arms Dealer to arrive.
• Destroying at least one Shadow Orb fulfills one of the two criteria for a Goblin Army to attack (having at least 200 health is the other requirement).
• The third Shadow Orb destroyed summons the Eater of Worlds, which spawns immediately. The Eater of Worlds is re-summoned with every third Shadow Orb destroyed.
• Each Shadow Orb destroyed provides a chance for a Meteorite to land. Each Shadow Orb gives a separate 50% chance of immediately causing a Meteorite to fall when destroyed between midnight (12:00am) and dawn (4:30am). However, destroying any number of Shadow Orbs between dawn and midnight only allows one 50% chance of a Meteorite falling the following midnight.

Messages

The following status 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!"

Notes

• On the  Mobile version, two Shadow Orbs can spawn directly next to each other, with no Ebonstone in between. This is to compensate for the lower amount of chasms.

History

• 1.3.0.4: Fixed Shadow Orbs spawning in Crimson worlds by mistake.

• 1.2.4: Not destroying a Shadow Orb at all will no longer block natural Pirate invasions.

• 1.1.2: Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the Eater of Worlds to not spawn after three shadow orbs had been smashed.

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

• Pre-Release: Introduced.

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