Amber

Type	Gem • Crafting material
Placeable	1 wide × 1 high
Use time	15 Very Fast
Rarity
Sell	3000*30

Not to be confused with Amber Mosquito.

Amber is a gem acquired by placing Silt, Slush, or Desert Fossil into an Extractinator. Unlike other gems, Amber cannot be found naturally. Instead, Silt/Slush/Desert Fossil blocks must be fed to the Extractinator, where Amber has a 1.05% chance of being obtained (higher with Desert Fossils).

Amber can be used to craft several gem items, but unlike most other gems, it cannot be used to craft Phaseblades, Stained Glass, Gem Grappling hooks, or early-game magic robes.

Like all other gems, Amber can be placed on blocks.

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Used in[edit | edit source]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Orange Torch (3)	Torch (3) Amber	By Hand
Amber Gem Lock	Amber (5) Stone Block (10)	Heavy Work Bench
Amber Staff	Sturdy Fossil (15) Amber (8)	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Large Amber	Amber (15)	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Crate Potion ( )	Bottled Water Amber Moonglow Deathweed	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
Crate Potion ()	Bottled Water Amber Waterleaf Moonglow Shiverthorn	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
Amber Gemspark Block (20)	Glass (20) Amber	Work Bench

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Amber's original purpose, the Orange Torches, were apparently added because of a "really persistent nagging brit." in reference to Youtuber ChippyGaming AKA James Bennett^[1]
In real life, amber is fossilized tree resin, making it different from other gems' real-life counterparts in the fact that it is much younger and made of organic material. Such resin is called copal.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ www.reddit.com ➝ thread: I am Redigit - Creator of Terraria. Ask Me Anything! ➝ question: What made you add such a fantastic item like the Orange torch (asked by user chippygaming) ➝ answer: This really persistent nagging brit. :P