Dye
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“My dear, what you're wearing is much too drab. You absolutely must take a lesson in dyeing your tired attire!
Dyes are cosmetic items that can be placed in the Dye Slots of a player's inventory to alter the colors/textures of equipped Armor, Vanity items and Accessories. The Dye Trader NPC sells two dyes as well as the Dye Vat (5 .) The other Dyes must be crafted using the Dye Vat or obtained through trading in Strange Plants to the Dye Trader NPC. Primary crafted Dyes can be further combined to craft shade, gradient, and patterned Dyes. There are currently 110 (
) / 68 (
) different dyes in the game (109 / 67 on single player worlds, as Team Dye is not available in single player worlds).
Dyes are not available on the , due to the unavailability of pixel shaders.
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Basic Dyes[edit | edit source]
Basic Dyes
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All basic dyes are crafted at the Dye Vat. Their crafting ingredients (not including Silver Dye and Brown Dye) can be found growing as an Object in the natural world or as a guaranteed drop from special enemies. All dye plants show on the map.
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Red Dye Internal Item ID: 1007
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Orange Dye Internal Item ID: 1008
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Yellow Dye Internal Item ID: 1009
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Lime Dye Internal Item ID: 1010
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Green Dye Internal Item ID: 1011
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Teal Dye Internal Item ID: 1012
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Cyan Dye Internal Item ID: 1013
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Sky Blue Dye Internal Item ID: 1014
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Blue Dye Internal Item ID: 1015
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Purple Dye Internal Item ID: 1016
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Violet Dye Internal Item ID: 1017
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Pink Dye Internal Item ID: 1018
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Black Dye Internal Item ID: 1050
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all [...] and Black Dyes |
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Brown Dye ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 2874
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Silver Dye Internal Item ID: 1037
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n/a | n/a | ![]() ![]() |
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n/a | all [...] and Silver Dyes |
Bright Dye[edit | edit source]
Bright Dyes
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All colored basic dyes (except for black) can be combined with Silver Dye to craft Bright Dyes at the Dye Vat.
Dye | Ingredients | Crafts | |
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Bright Red Dye Internal Item ID: 1038 |
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Bright Orange Dye Internal Item ID: 1039 |
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n/a |
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Bright Yellow Dye Internal Item ID: 1040 |
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Bright Lime Dye Internal Item ID: 1041 |
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Bright Green Dye Internal Item ID: 1042 |
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Bright Teal Dye Internal Item ID: 1043 |
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Bright Cyan Dye Internal Item ID: 1044 |
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Bright Sky Blue Dye Internal Item ID: 1045 |
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Bright Blue Dye Internal Item ID: 1046 |
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Bright Purple Dye Internal Item ID: 1047 |
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Bright Violet Dye Internal Item ID: 1048 |
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Bright Pink Dye Internal Item ID: 1049 |
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Bright Brown Dye ![]() Internal Item ID: 2876 |
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Bright Silver Dye ![]() Internal Item ID: 3558 |
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Gradient Dyes[edit | edit source]
Gradient Dyes
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These dyes produce fade effects between multiple colors. They are crafted at the Dye Vat.
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Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1031 |
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Green Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1033 |
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Blue Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1035 |
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Yellow Gradient Dye Internal Item ID: 1068 |
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Cyan Gradient Dye Internal Item ID: 1069 |
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Violet Gradient Dye Internal Item ID: 1070 |
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Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 1066 |
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Intense Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1063 |
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Intense Green Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1064 |
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Intense Blue Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 1065 |
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Intense Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 1067 |
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Compound Dye[edit | edit source]
Compound Dyes
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These dyes form patterns with multiple colors, applied as separate blocks depending on the shape of the item. All colored basic dyes, and some "flame" gradient dyes, can be combined with Black or Silver Dye to craft "<Color> and Black Dye" or "<Color> and Silver Dye", respectively. They are crafted at the Dye Vat.
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Strange Dyes
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Strange Dyes
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These dye are given as quest rewards by the Dye Trader in exchange for Strange Plants. Orange and Cyan level rarity dyes can only be awarded in a Hardmode world.
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Acid Dye Internal Item ID: 3040 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Always |
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Blue Acid Dye Internal Item ID: 3028 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Always |
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Red Acid Dye Internal Item ID: 3560 |
n/a | 20 ![]() |
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Always |
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Chlorophyte Dye Internal Item ID: 2883 |
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Gel Dye Internal Item ID: 3561 |
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Glowing Mushroom Dye Internal Item ID: 3041 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Always |
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Grim Dye Internal Item ID: 3598 |
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Hades Dye Internal Item ID: 3038 |
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Burning Hades Dye Internal Item ID: 3597 |
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Hardmode |
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Shadowflame Hades Dye Internal Item ID: 3600 |
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Hardmode |
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Living Ocean Dye Internal Item ID: 2873 |
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After defeating any mechanical boss |
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Living Flame Dye Internal Item ID: 2869 |
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After defeating any mechanical boss |
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Living Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 2870 |
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After defeating any mechanical boss |
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Martian Dye Internal Item ID: 2864 |
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Midnight Rainbow Dye Internal Item ID: 3556 |
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After Martian Madness |
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Mirage Dye Internal Item ID: 3534 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Negative Dye [1] Internal Item ID: 2872 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Pixie Dye Internal Item ID: 2879 |
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After defeating Plantera |
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Phase Dye Internal Item ID: 3042 |
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Purple Ooze Dye Internal Item ID: 3025 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Reflective Dye Internal Item ID: 3190 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Reflective Copper Dye Internal Item ID: 3553 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Reflective Gold Dye Internal Item ID: 3027 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Reflective Obsidian Dye Internal Item ID: 3554 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Reflective Metal Dye Internal Item ID: 3555 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Reflective Silver Dye Internal Item ID: 3026 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Shadow Dye [1] Internal Item ID: 2871 |
n/a | 75 ![]() |
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Shifting Sands Dye Internal Item ID: 3533 |
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Skiphs's Blood [2] Internal Item ID: 3024 |
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Twilight Dye Internal Item ID: 3039 |
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Wisp Dye Internal Item ID: 2878 |
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After defeating Plantera |
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Infernal Wisp Dye Internal Item ID: 2885 |
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After defeating Plantera |
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Unicorn Wisp Dye Internal Item ID: 2884 |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Also available from Dye Trader during a full moon (3
75
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- ↑ Also available rarely from Hardmode Treasure Bags
Lunar Dyes
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Lunar Dyes
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These animated dyes are crafted using Lunar Fragments at the Dye Vat.
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Nebula Dye Internal Item ID: 3527 |
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Solar Dye Internal Item ID: 3526 |
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Stardust Dye Internal Item ID: 3529 |
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Vortex Dye Internal Item ID: 3528 |
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Other Dyes
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Other Dyes
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Loki's Dye Internal Item ID: 3599 |
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Pink Gel Dye Internal Item ID: 3562 |
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Shifting Pearlsands Dye Internal Item ID: 3535 |
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Team Dye [o 1] Internal Item ID: 1969 |
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Void Dye Internal Item ID: 3530 |
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Achievement[edit | edit source]
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Dye Hard • "Equip a dye in every possible dye slot." |
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- All vanity items will benefit from dye, with the exception of the Familiar clothes. The colors shown when wearing Familiar clothes can be changed using a Dresser instead.
- The Familiar Wig will change the player's hair color when dyed. This allows for interesting Dye/Hair Dye combos.
- Some dyes work with the Familiar Wig and will alter the color of the hair when applied. This effectively gives even more customization potential to player hair than was previously available.
- When transformed into a werewolf or a merfolk by Neptune's Shell, Moon Charm or Moon Shell, any dye placed in the Dye Slots will color the werewolf or merfolk form's head, torso and legs as if they are Vanity items.
- The dye crafting materials found naturally-placed can be placed again manually by players (eg. as decoration) excluding the Pink Prickly Pear. Green and Teal mushrooms as well as the Sky Blue Flower can be placed on any blocks. Orange Bloodroot must be hung from the underside of any block. Lime Kelp must be submerged in liquid. Enemy-dropped dye crafting materials cannot be placed (Red/Cyan/Violet Husks, Purple Mucos, Black Ink). When they are placed, they occupy space as a one tile, even though most of them look larger or taller than one tile (same happens to Strange Plants).
- Basic and Combined Dyes only affect the hue of an armor's color, but not the saturation level (i.e. how vibrant the color is). This means that armor and clothing that are dull in color, such as Ninja clothes, Necro armor, and Reaper costume are relatively unaffected by these dyes. Compound Dyes, however, override an armor's color completely, so they do not have the same problem.
- Some white/silver colored clothing items, such as the Mrs. Claus Heels, will not dye properly with a basic dye, but will take on the desired color when a combination that features Silver Dye is applied.
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It takes at least 170 Strange Plants to obtain 15 of each dye (3 dye per plant) reward for 13 dye slots (Likely much more, since obtaining many repeat rewards from the Dye Trader is common.)
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Dyes with a small blue orb in their icon have a unique animation.
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The lid of a dye container seems to indicate some things about the type of dye:
- A dark gray lid indicates basic dyes
- A silver lid indicates Bright dyes
- A blueish gray lid indicates multicolored/gradient dyes, with a deeper blue lid for Intense dyes
- A checkered lid indicates a compound dye, with dark being __ and black, light being __ and silver, and bluish being __ flame and black
- A green lid indicates glowing
- A gold lid indicates the dye is reflective
- A purple lid indicates animated dyes or other special effects
- A red lid is reserved for Team dye
- Dye also changes the appearance of the player's helmet on the map
- Some dyes that have an animation - such as the Living Flame dye or Phase Dye - can cause mounts, railcars, and the Wisp in a Bottle to appear invisible
- For some armors (such as meteor armor), the trails will reflect the dyes color. This means that if you have blue dye, pink dye, and yellow dye on an armor, it will split to where it shows trails of the three colors.
- Oddly, there is no white dye, however bright silver can sometimes be an alternative.
Tips[edit | edit source]
- All dyes and items used to create them sell for 20
, so a beginning character should pick them up whenever encountered to sell them even if they aren't interested in the dye itself.
To craft thirteen (
) / three (
) of each Dye (one for each dye slot, including combination and compound dyes), it takes:
- 104
/ 24
each of Red Husks, Green Mushrooms, Teal Mushrooms, Blue Berries, Purple Mucoses, Violet Husks and Pink Prickly Pears;
- 156
/ 36
each of Orange Bloodroots, Lime Kelps, Cyan Husks and Sky Blue Flowers;
- 208
/ 48
Yellow Marigolds;
- 247
/ 48
Black Inks;
- 403
/ 75
Silver Dyes (costing 4
3
/ 75
);
- 13
/ 3
Team Dyes (costing 13
/ 3
, multiplayer-exclusive);
- 52
Brown Dyes (costing 52
);
- 130
Pink Gel;
- 260
Crystal Shards.
To craft only one of each Dye, if you don't want to repeat any, it takes:
- 8 each of Red Husks, Green Mushrooms, Teal Mushrooms, Blue Berries, Purple Mucoses, Violet Husks and Pink Prickly Pears;
- 15 each of Orange Bloodroots, Lime Kelps, Cyan Husks and Sky Blue Flowers;
- 16 Yellow Marigolds;
- 19
/ 16
Black Inks;
- 31
/ 25
Silver Dyes;(costing 31
/ 25
);
- 1 Team Dye (costing 1
, multiplayer-exclusive);
- 4
Brown Dyes (costing 4
);
- 10
Pink Gel;
- 20
Crystal Shards.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- If not hunting for either specifically and a mechanical boss has already been defeated, it is more likely that one will acquire the Living Rainbow Dye before the Rainbow Dye due to Rainbow Dye's complex crafting tree.
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.3.4.4: Some dye items rarity colors tweaked.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Graphics of all dyes updated.
- Brown Dye and its variants introduced.
- Bright Silver Dye, Silver and Black Dye and Black and White Dye introduced.
- Animated dye and special craftable dyes introduced.
- Dyes now color particle effects (such as those from Rocket Boots)
- Desktop 1.2.3: Dyes now stack. They can also be applied to accessories. Team Dye introduced.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Items that were called dyes previously for crafting have been changed to thread.