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Demonite Ore
  • Demonite Ore item spriteold Demonite Ore item sprite
  • Demonite Ore placed
Auto-use
Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9Stack digit 9
Statistics
  • Pickaxe icon 55%
Type
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
Tooltip'Pulsing with dark energy'
RarityRarity level: 1
Sell10
Research100 required
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
EntityQty.Rate
Eater of WorldsEater of WorldsEater of Worlds20–395 /
20–310
100%
Eater of Worlds
(Eater of Worlds Body)
Eater of Worlds BodyEater of Worlds
(Eater of Worlds Body)
2–550%
Eater of Worlds
(Eater of Worlds Head)
Eater of Worlds HeadEater of Worlds
(Eater of Worlds Head)
2–550%
Eater of Worlds
(Eater of Worlds Tail)
Eater of Worlds TailEater of Worlds
(Eater of Worlds Tail)
2–550%
Eye of Cthulhu!!Error: Available on all platforms!Eye of CthulhuEye of Cthulhu!!Error: Available on all platforms!30-90100%
Treasure Bag
(Eater of Worlds)
Treasure Bag (Eater of Worlds)Treasure Bag
(Eater of Worlds)
30–59100%
Treasure Bag
(Eye of Cthulhu)
Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu)Treasure Bag
(Eye of Cthulhu)
30-90100%

Demonite Ore is a pre-Hardmode ore. It is the Corruption counterpart to the Crimson's Crimtane Ore, and will not appear naturally in Crimson worlds. It can be found very rarely in small veins underground in worlds that contain Corruption, however the only usable quantities come from bosses, namely Eater of Worlds, and from the Eye of Cthulhu in worlds naturally containing Corruption. Demonite Ore emits a faint blue glow when placed, similar to Crimtane Ore's faint red glow.

The pickaxe power required to mine Demonite Ore changes with location. When below 0ft in elevation, a Gold Pickaxe or better is needed, otherwise any pickaxe can be used.

Crafting[]

Used in[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Deer ThingDeer Thing
Demon AltarDemon Altar
or
Crimson AltarCrimson Altar
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version only:
Demonite BarDemonite Bar
  • Demonite OreDemonite Ore4
FurnaceFurnace
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader versiontModLoader 1 only:
Demonite BarDemonite Bar
  • Demonite OreDemonite Ore3
Demonite BrickDemonite Brick
5

Notes[]

  • Demonite Ore does not spread the Corruption whatsoever.
  • Unlike its Crimson counterpart, Demonite Ore can be found in increased amounts within Corruption cave systems.
  • Demonite Ore and its counterpart Crimtane Ore can be mined extremely early-game with Bombs, with this being highly effective with the vein increases of 1.4, easily netting you a very good sword, bow, axe, yoyo, and fishing rod earlygame.
  • Very rarely, Demonite Ore can spawn extremely close to the surface.

Achievements[]

Achievement Ooo! Shiny!
Ooo! Shiny! • Mine your first nugget of ore with a pickaxe.
Mine your first ore.
Category: Explorer Explorer

Tips[]

  • Selling the bar rather than the ore yields an extra 8 per bar, as an ore sells for 8 and the bar sells for 32. The bar is the most profitable way to sell Demonite.
  • As of 1.4, Demonite Ores have increased value and Demonite Bars have decreased value, such that one makes the same amount of money selling via the ores or the bars. Hence, it is more efficient to sell the ores.

Trivia[]

  • The placed block texture of Demonite Ore seems to represent scales.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Changed item texture from Demonite Ore (old) to Demonite Ore.
    • Changed block texture from Demonite Ore (placed) (old) to Demonite Ore (placed).
    • Now requires 3 Demonite instead of 4 Demonite to craft a bar.
  • Desktop 1.1: Now gives off purple light on top of the sparkle effect.
  • Desktop 1.0.5:
    • Now has a sparkle effect.
    • Can now be found underground, in small veins.
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