Shadow Chest
Shadow Chest
The Shadow Chest is a storage item which is found only in The Underworld, generally on top of or within Ruined Houses, and contains rare items.
All Shadow Chests are initially locked, requiring a Shadow Key to open. The key is not consumed when used. Each Shadow Chest contains one high-tier item of rarity, along with other standard Underground loot.
Like all other naturally-occurring Chests, Shadow Chests can be freed with a pickaxe or drill after being emptied, and picked up by the player for placement and use elsewhere.
Contents
Loot[edit | edit source]
Each Shadow Chest will always contain one primary item, and can potentially contain multiple secondary items, or none at all. In addition, it can contain one or more common items.
Item | Quantity | Chance |
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Item | Quantity | Chance |
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Item | Quantity | Chance |
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![]() | 50–74 | |
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![]() | 15–20 | |
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![]() | 2–4 |
Crafting[edit | edit source]
Used in[edit | edit source]
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- Shadow Chests can contain Lifeforce and Teleportation Potions, which are unavailable for crafting before Hardmode.
- Mimics can appear as a locked Shadow Chest, making them harder to spot without a Lifeform Analyzer
/Metal Detector
or their upgrades.
- Gold Chests that spawn within 250 blocks of the bottom of the world will generate the same common items as Shadow Chests.
Tips[edit | edit source]
- Mimics can never spawn as an unlocked Shadow Chest. Unlocking every Shadow Chest during pre-Hardmode will give them away easily in Hardmode.
- The Drax can be found in Shadow Chests on the
version, making it accessible in pre-Hardmode and giving players a significant mining advantage.
- Since Treasure Magnets
appear twice as often in Shadow Chests as other primary loot, it is possible that even a large world will not contain all weapons. Missing weapons can be obtained from Obsidian Lock Boxes, which are found in fished Obsidian Crates.
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.4.1: Shadow Chests are now more numerous in world generation, with the limit increasing from 7–10 to 10–15.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now contain Treasure Magnet, Demonic Hellcart, Ornate Shadow Key, Potion of Return, and Slice of Hell Cake.
- Desktop 1.3.1: Now used to craft the Trapped Shadow Chest.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: The Hellwing Bow can now be found in Shadow Chests.
- Desktop 1.2.3: Can now be renamed along with other placed storage items.
- Desktop 1.2: Now requires a pickaxe or drill instead of a hammer to pick up.
- Desktop 1.0.6: Introduced.
- Console 1.0.933.1: The Hellwing Bow can now be found in Shadow Chests. (
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- Console 1.0.750.0: The Hellwing Bow can now be found in Shadow Chests. (
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- Console 1.06: Can now be renamed along with other placed storage items.
- Console 1.02: Now requires a pickaxe or drill instead of a hammer to pick up.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.
- Mobile 1.3.0.7:
- Drax no longer appear in Shadow Chests.
- The Hellwing Bow can now be found in Shadow Chests.
- Can now be renamed along with other placed storage items.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Now requires a pickaxe or drill instead of a hammer to pick up.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced. Contains some items previously dropped by Underworld enemies and is picked up with a pickaxe or drill.