Shadow Chest

Shadow Chest

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Statistics

Type	FurnitureStorageCrafting material
Placeable	(2 wide × 2 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	10
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 328
• Internal Tile ID: 21 (4)

Shadow chests can spawn on the ground close to the underworld. (note: the background shown is not the underworld background.)

The Shadow Chest is a storage item 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 03* 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.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Trapped Shadow Chest	Shadow Chest Wire (10)	Heavy Work Bench

total: 1 row(s)

Loot

The Shadow Chest always contains one primary item, may contain one or more secondary items on the  Desktop version and  Mobile version, and always contains a few common items. The bars and bullets it can contain will depend on the ore types available in the current world.

Primary Items
Dark Lance
Flamelash
Flower of Fire
Sunfury
Hellwing Bow
Treasure Magnet
Brain
Drax ()

Secondary Items
%	Chance	Item
10%	1 in 10	Demonic Hellcart
10%	1 in 10	Ornate Shadow Key
10%	1 in 10	Slice of Hell Cake

Common Items
%	Chance	Item	Amount
33.33%	1 in 3	Dynamite	1
50%	1 in 2	Gold Bar	15-29
		Platinum Bar
		Meteorite Bar
50%	1 in 2	Hellfire Arrow	50-74
		Silver Bullet
		Tungsten Bullet
50%	1 in 2	Restoration Potion	15-20
75%	3 in 4	Spelunker Potion	1-2
		Featherfall Potion
		Mana Regeneration Potion
		Obsidian Skin Potion
		Magic Power Potion
		Invisibility Potion
		Hunter Potion
		Heartreach Potion
66.67%	2 in 3	Gravitation Potion	1-2
		Thorns Potion
		Water Walking Potion
		Obsidian Skin Potion
		Battle Potion
		Teleportation Potion
		Inferno Potion
		Lifeforce Potion
66.67%	2 in 3	Potion of Return	1-2
		Recall Potion
50%	1 in 2	Torch	15-29
		Glowstick
50%	1 in 2	Gold Coin	2-4

Notes

• 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.
• It seems that there is a much higher chance that Treasure Magnets appear in Shadow Chests than other primary loot, often making fishing for Obsidian Crates a necessity to obtain missing weapons, even in large worlds.

Tips

• 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  3DS version, making it accessible in pre-Hardmode and giving players a significant mining advantage.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Shadow Chests are now more numerous in worldgen, 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 version

• Console 1.0.933.1: The Hellwing Bow can now be found in Shadow Chests. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: The Hellwing Bow can now be found in Shadow Chests. ()

• 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 version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.

 Mobile version

• 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 version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced. Contains some items previously dropped by Underworld enemies and is picked up with a Pickaxe or Drill.