Platform

Platform
Statistics
Type	Block – Furniture
Placeable
Dimensions	1 wide ˣ 1 high
Use time	14 (Very Fast)
Max stack	999   / 99
Rarity
Internal Tile ID: 19

This article is about the furniture item. For systems that can run Terraria, see game platform.

Platforms are an alternative to blocks that can be walked on, but which also allow movement through the space they occupy. The player normally stands and walks on platforms as if they were ordinary blocks. Players can move down through a platform by pressing the

▼ Down

key while standing on one. Players can also walk or jump horizontally through the space occupied by platforms, only treating the platform as "solid" when landing on them from above.

Walking enemies can similarly walk on or pass through platforms. Flying enemies like bats will fly up through them, but not down. Other enemies, including Harpies, ignore them entirely. NPCs will always climb up platforms.

Weapons and their projectiles will travel through Platforms. Any hook will grab them, but grappling while attached to the platform will only re-grapple it. Liquids flow through platforms, and lava will destroy most platforms upon contact. Sand will be supported by platforms.

Because of the high mobility a player has while on them, platforms can be used in a variety of ways: as a bridge across gaps that players can descend through without destroying, for roof access that keeps some enemies from getting through, or to create a fighting area above most enemies that players can fire down through while keeping out of reach of enemies, or Bosses. Also, since Piggy Banks, Chests, Crafting Stations and most other Furniture can be placed on them (exceptions include torches, gems, and Crystal Shards), they can be used as a shelving to pack furniture into a confined space without restricting player movement.

Positioning Platforms

Platforms have four distinct positions, and can be cycled through them by hitting them with a Hammer:

1. In the default or "top" position, they occupy the top half of a block space. Only in this position can furniture can be placed on top of them. This includes a Bottle (or similar), which will count as a Placed Bottle for crafting Potions.
2. After one hammer blow, they will change to the slanted Stairs form, oriented toward the player. They may also show "struts" beneath the slanted part depending on adjacent blocks, but this is purely visual.
3. A second hammer blow will switch them to Stairs facing the other way.
4. A third hammer blow will move them to their "bottom" position, horizontal but lowered to the bottom half of the block. Only in this position can hanging items (Chandeliers, Lanterns, Banners, etc) be attached beneath them.

A fourth hammer blow will cycle the platform back to its default position. Only one platform can occupy a single block space, so you cannot have top and bottom platforms in the same space.

Stairs

A Stair elevator. Walk into it holding

▼ Down

and

↷ Jump

to use it.

Stairs can face either direction, regardless of what side of a block they are on. Walking up stairs in the direction they face will raise the player as expected, but walking towards stairs facing away from the player will not have any effect. As with normal Platforms, pressing

▼ Down

will cause stairs to be ignored.

An NPC-proof door. The stairs (and the platforms below) act as a divider between each "House cell". Everything can go through this entryway but NPCs see it as a solid wall so they turn around.

Crafting

Recipes

Placed craftable platforms.

Result	Ingredients	Crafting Station
Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 94  (2)		By Hand
Boreal Wood Platform     Internal Item ID: 2566  (2)
Palm Wood Platform    Internal Item ID: 2518  (2)
Ebonwood Platform Internal Item ID: 631  (2)
Shadewood Platform Internal Item ID: 913  (2)
Pearlwood Platform Internal Item ID: 633  (2)
Rich Mahogany Platform Internal Item ID: 632  (2)
Spooky Platform Internal Item ID: 1818  (2)
Slime Platform    Internal Item ID: 2581  (2)
Granite Platform   Internal Item ID: 3146  (2)
Marble Platform   Internal Item ID: 3145  (2)
Meteorite Platform   Internal Item ID: 3144  (2)
Obsidian Platform Internal Item ID: 1457  (2)
Martian Platform   Internal Item ID: 2822  (2)
Crystal Platform  Internal Item ID: 3903  (2)
Dynasty Platform  Internal Item ID: 3905  (2)
Lihzahrd Platform  Internal Item ID: 3906  (2)
Flesh Platform  Internal Item ID: 3907  (2)
Frozen Platform  Internal Item ID: 3908  (2)
Cactus Platform Internal Item ID: 2744  (2)		Work Bench
Pumpkin Platform Internal Item ID: 1796  (2)
Mushroom Platform Internal Item ID: 2549  (2)
Glass Platform    Internal Item ID: 1702  (2)
Living Wood Platform     Internal Item ID: 2629  (2)		Living Loom
Steampunk Platform    Internal Item ID: 2627  (2)		Steampunk Boiler
Skyware Platform    Internal Item ID: 2628  (2)		Sky Mill
Honey Platform     Internal Item ID: 2630  (2)		Honey Dispenser
Bone Platform  Internal Item ID: 634  (2)		Bone Welder

Used in

Desktop/Console-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Desktop and Console versions of Terraria.

Result	Ingredients	Crafting Station
Wood	Wood Platform (2)	By Hand
Boreal Wood	Boreal Wood Platform     (2)
Palm Wood	Palm Wood Platform    (2)
Ebonwood	Ebonwood Platform (2)
Shadewood	Shadewood Platform (2)
Pearlwood	Pearlwood Platform (2)
Rich Mahogany	Rich Mahogany Platform (2)
Spooky Wood	Spooky Platform (2)
Slime Block	Slime Platform    (2)
Smooth Granite Block	Granite Platform   (2)
Smooth Marble Block	Marble Platform   (2)
Meteorite Brick	Meteorite Platform   (2)
Obsidian Brick	Obsidian Platform (2)
Martian Conduit Plating	Martian Platform   (2)
Crystal Block	Crystal Platform  (2)
Dynasty Wood	Dynasty Platform  (2)
Lihzahrd Brick	Lihzahrd Platform  (2)
Flesh Block	Flesh Platform  (2)
Ice Block	Frozen Platform  (2)
Cactus	Cactus Platform (2)	Work Bench
Pumpkin	Pumpkin Platform (2)
Glowing Mushroom	Mushroom Platform (2)
Glass	Glass Platform    (2)
Wood	Living Wood Platform     (2)	Living Loom
Cog	Steampunk Platform    (2)	Steampunk Boiler
Sunplate Block	Skyware Platform    (2)	Sky Mill
Bone	Bone Platform  (2)	Bone Welder
Honey Block	Honey Platform     (2)	Honey Dispenser

Noncraftable Platforms

Placed noncraftable platforms.

Team Platforms are sold by the Traveling Merchant. Golden Platforms are dropped during the Pirate Invasion. All other noncraftable platforms are found in the Dungeon.

Platform		Notes
	Dungeon Shelf Internal Item ID: 1418	Found in the Dungeon.
	Wood Shelf Internal Item ID: 1389	Found in the Dungeon.
	Metal Shelf Internal Item ID: 1387	Found in the Dungeon.
	Brass Shelf Internal Item ID: 1388	Found in the Dungeon.
	Blue Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1384	Found in the Dungeon.
	Pink Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1385	Found in the Dungeon.
	Green Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1386	Found in the Dungeon.
	Red Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3622	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Green Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3638	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Blue Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3639	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Yellow Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3640	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Pink Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3641	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	White Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3642	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Golden Platform Internal Item ID: 3904	Dropped by Pirates.

Notes

• Nearly all platform variants are functionally identical, and are differentiated only by their appearance and their crafting recipes. Obsidian Platforms are one exception, in that they do not break upon contact with lava the way most platforms do, although they will still disintegrate if dropped or thrown into it.
• Wraiths cannot fly up using platforms but are able to hover on top of them.
• The player will fall through platforms while in a Minecart.

Tips

• Platforms can be used to prevent enemies from spawning (see Guide:Gardening).
• Stairs are a key part of many advanced movement techniques, such as hoiks, NPC-proof doors, elevators, enemy traps, and so on.
• Running up stairs (especially with Hermes Boots, Spectre Boots, Lightning Boots, or Frostspark Boots) is much faster than horizontal travel. When fighting the Dungeon Guardian, this is very useful. If one made enough staircases, they could even possibly outrun the Dungeon Guardian.
  • Hoiks can also be used to fight the Dungeon Guardian, but for players who do not want to go through the trouble of making one, this is the best strategy (along with using wings).

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.5: Crystal, Golden, Lihzahrd, Flesh, Frozen and Dynasty Platforms implemented.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Martian Platform item sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Team Platforms added.
  • Crystal, Golden, Lihzahrd, Flesh, Frozen and Dynasty Platforms added, but unimplemented.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Added Granite, Marble, Meteorite, and Martian Platforms.
  • Stack size increased from 99 to 999.
  • Doubled output of crafting and made reverse crafting possible.
  • Added recipe for Obsidian and Bone Platforms.
  • Can now place torches on platforms.

• Desktop 1.2.4.1: Cactus Platform added.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Palm Wood, Mushroom, Boreal Wood, Slime, Steampunk, Skyware, Living Wood and Honey Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Added Stairs created from sloping Platforms.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: You can now correctly step up all types of platforms.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Pumpkin and Spooky Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Glass Platform added.

• Desktop 1.2.0.2: Dungeon platform item icons will now display the right color.

• Desktop 1.2: Pearlwood, Ebonwood, Shadewood, Dungeon Shelf, Metal Shelf, Brass Shelf, Wood Shelf, Pink Brick, Green Brick, and Blue Brick Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.0.1: Torches now work correctly when being placed on wooden platforms.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced with the Wood Platform.