What is Shimmer and How Does it Work?

The Shimmer appears as a shiny purplish liquid in Terraria. In Pre-Hardmode, you can encounter only a handful compared to an endless amount available upon defeating the Moon Lord. Regardless, the quantity of Shimmer upon the first encounter is enough to perform several unique properties it offers:

Player vs. Shimmer

• Endless Fall. Getting into contact physically or attempting to fish will let you phase through any blocks until an opening is available. Many Terraria players are using this as an exploit to defeat Enraged Empress of Light and even Master Mode playthroughs.
• Shimmering Debuff. Once in contact with the liquid, you won’t be able to move or use items. You’re also invincible from non-boss enemies in that state.

Items vs. Shimmer

• Decrafting. Throwing certain items (table below) will extract their crafting ingredients. This method is good for crafting gear with a chance to get the best modifier possible without paying the Goblin Tinkerer.
• Resource Return. Throwing certain items (table below) will give back common resources for crafting an item. For example, throwing a Copper Pickaxe in the Shimmer will yield Copper Ores. You can do this to profit or other purposes.
• Complete Transmutation. Throwing certain items into the Shimmer (table below) will transform into something. Most are useless, like throwing Luminite and downgrading it into Chlorophyte Ores. However, some conversions are valuable, including Vital Crystal from Life Crystal and Arcane Crystal from Mana Crystal.

Note that we’ve included exclusive Shimmer transmutations in the tables below.

NPCs vs. Shimmer

• Shimmer variants. Faelings and Shimmer Slimes are unique transformations so far. Other enemies coming into contact with the liquid typically become another type of monster.
• Town NPCs. NPCs coming into contact with the Shimmer will change their appearance. This process has no gameplay effect and is for visual purposes.

Successful item transmutations will float upwards, leaving the liquid and acting like Souls. They remain in that state until you pick them up. The same goes for NPCs, although temporarily. 

However, unsuccessful ones will leave items at the bottom of the Shimmer. Enemies will become invisible as well.

There’s more that’s happening to the Shimmer in Terraria. For example, a Hunter Potion will reveal submerged enemies like Werewolves immune to the Shimmering debuff. But it wouldn’t matter as much unless you’re doing an experiment or using exploits.

Where and How to Find the Shimmer in Terraria

Generating a world in Terraria, regardless of its configuration in the menu, will always have the Shimmer. So as early as Pre-Hardmode, head where the Jungle biome is, and expect it slightly near the Ocean. The Shimmer is precisely located in the Underground or Cavern layer, but you’ll certainly find the Aether as you keep digging down.

The Aether biome has a similar background as the Space layer, so take it as a marker.

In Hardmode, defeating the Moon Lord will grant Luminites, which you can craft into Luminite Bars at an Ancient Manipulator. You can then use those Luminite Bars to make the Bottomless Shimmer Bucket.

While you can always move the Shimmer liquid from the Aether biome to a nearby base through Pumps, we don’t recommend it.

Shimmer Item Decrafting

This section lists separate tables for items with multiple recipes, special outputs, random ingredients, temporary non-decraftable, and totally non-craftable. We’ll explain every part.

Note: Using the Shimmer, you can decraft most items in Terraria with no problem. However, these are the exceptions:

Random Ingredients

All items in this list are products from using an Alchemy Table or Placed Bottle. The materials you’ll get when submerging them into the Shimmer are random.

Ammo Reservation	Endurance	Greater Luck	Love	Rage	Swiftness
Archery	Featherfall	Heartreach	Luck	Recall	Teleportation
Battle	Fertilizer	Hunter	Magic Power	Regeneration	Thorns
Biome Sight	Fishing	Inferno	Mana Regeneration	Shine	Titan
Builder	Flipper	Invisibility	Mining	Sonar	Warmth
Calming	Gender Change	Ironskin	Night Owl	Spelunker	Water Walking
Crate	Gills	Lesser Luck	Obsidian Skin	Stink	Wormhole
Dangersense	Gravitation	Lifeforce	Potion of Return	Summoning	Wrath

Special Outputs

Five items in Terraria have unique decrafting output when thrown into the Shimmer. There’s no official explanation for this as of this guide’s writing.

Item	Materials from Shimmer Transmutation
Copper Axe	Copper Ore & Wood
Copper Pickaxe
Copper Shortsword
Silver Bullet (70)	70 Musket Balls & 1 Silver Ore
Tungsten Bullet (70)	70 Musket Balls & 1 Tungsten Ore

Multiple Recipes

Items in the following table have alternative crafting materials available. For example, crafting the Magic Mirror may require Gold Bar or Platinum Bar. However, throwing the same item to the Shimmer will grant Gold Bar instead.

Item	Materials from Shimmer Transmutation
Avenger Emblem	5 Soul of Fright, Might, and Sight & 1 Warrior Emblem
Axe of Regrowth	1 Copper Axe, 12 Jungle Spores, 1 Staff of Regrowth, 3 Vines
Bundle of Horseshoe Balloons	1 Blizzard in a Balloon, Cloud in a Balloon, Luck Horseshoe, Sandstorm in a Balloon
Cell Phone	1 Magic Mirror & PDA
Flinx Fur Coat	8 Flinx Furs, 8 Gold Bars, 10 Silks
Flinx Staff	6 Flix Furs, 10 Gold Bars
Flymeal	1 Gold Broadsword & 5 Stinkbugs
Forbidden Mask	10 Adamantite Bars & 1 Forbidden Fragment
Forbidden Robes	20 Adamantite Bars & 1 Forbidden Fragment
Forbidden Treads	16 Adamantite Bars & 1 Forbidden Fragment
Frog Gear	1 Frog Flipper & Tiger Climbing Gear
Frost Breastplate	20 Adamantite Bars & 1 Frost Core
Frost Helmet	10 Adamantite Bars & 1 Frost Core
Frost Leggings	16 Adamantite Bars & 1 Frost Core
GPS	1 Compass, Depth Meter, Gold Watch
Ironskin Potion	1 Bottled Water, Daybloom, Iron Ore
Lava Welders	1 Lava Charm, Obsidian Rose, Obsidian Water Walking Boots
Magic Mirror	3 Diamonds, 10 Glasses, 8 Gold Bars
Molten Skull Rose	1 Magma Skull & Obsidian Rose
Peace Candle	2 Gold Bars & 1 Pink Torch
Shell Pile	1 Seashell
Slime Crown	20 Gels & 1 Gold Crown
Spectre Boots	1 Hermes Boots & Rocket Boots
Spelunker Potion	1 Blinkroot, Bottled Water, Gold Ore, Moonglow
Sticky Dirt Bomb	1 Dirt Bomb & Gel
Throne	20 Silks & 30 Gold Bars
Unholy Arrow (5)	5 Wooden Arrows & 1 Worm Tooth
Water Candle	1 Candle

Temporary Non-Decraftable

Assuming you’re successful at locating the Shimmer in Terraria and need resource returns, you won’t be able to unless you defeat a specific boss first.

Post-Skeletron:

Armor & Vanity	Bone Furniture	Others	Pianos
Necro Breastplate	Bone Bathtub	Chest Lock	Ash Wood
Necro Greaves	Bone Bed	Fertilizer	Balloon
Necro Helmet	Bone Block Wall	Mechanical Skull	Bamboo
Plaguebringer’s Skull	Bone Bookcase	Spinal Tap	Bone
Skull Lantern	Bone Candelabra	Teapot	Boreal Wood
Timeless Traveler’s Hood	Bone Chair	Titan Potion	Cactus
	Bone Chandelier	Void Bag	Crystal
	Bone Chest	Void Vault	Dynasty
	Bone Clock		Ebonwood
	Bone Door		Flesh
	Bone Dresser		Frozen
	Bone Lamp		Glass
	Bone Lantern		Granite
	Bone Platform		Honey
	Bone Sink		Lesion
	Bone Sofa		Lihzahrd
	Bone Table		Living Wood
	Bone Toilet		Marble
	Bone Work Bench		Martian
			Meteorite
			Mushroom
			Nebula
			Palm Wood
			Pearlwood
			Piano
			Pumpkin
			Reef
			Rich Mahogany
			Sandstone
			Shadewood
			Skyware
			Slime
			Solar
			Spider
			Spooky
			Stardust
			Steampunk
			Vortex

Post-Golem:

Lihzahrd Bathtub	Lihzahrd Chair	Lihzahrd Dresser	Lihzahrd Sink
Lihzahrd Bed	Lihzahrd Chandelier	Lihzahrd Lamp	Lihzahrd Sofa
Lihzahrd Bookcase	Lihzahrd Chest	Lihzahrd Lantern	Lihzahrd Table
Lihzahrd Candelabra	Lihzahrd Clock	Lihzahrd Piano	Lihzahrd Toilet
Lihzahrd Candle	Lihzahrd Door	Lihzahrd Platform

Totally Non-Decraftable

The following items are impossible to decraft from the Shimmer for good reasons. For example, if you’re planning to wear the Frost armor set, acquiring a Blizzard in a Bottle (early Pre-Hardmode) lets you have Frost Cores. Note that both the armor set and accessory need the latter ingredient, which is only available on Hardmode.

1 Second Timer	Bunny Stew	Dry Rocket	Greater Healing Potion	Nebula Fragment	Seafood Dinner	Vortex Fragment
3 Second Timer	Cooked Fish	Escargot	Grub Soup	Panic Necklace	Solar Fragment
5 Second Timer	Cooked Shrimp	Flesh Cloning Vat	Healing Potion	Restoration Potion	Stardust Fragment
Band of Starpower	Crawdad Banner	Froggle Bunwich	Lesser Healing Potion	Roasted Bird	Super Healing Potion
Blizzard in a Bottle	Decay Chamber	Giant Shelly Banner	Lobster Tail	Sashimi	Super Mana Potion
Bowl of Soup	Dry Bomb	Golden Delight	Mana Potion	Sauteed Frog Legs	Terrar Toilet

Shimmer Item Transmutations

In this section, you’ll learn about all item transmutations. We’re prioritizing special ones first before others, as the former provides a huge advantage to your Terraria gameplay.

Best Transmutations

Shimmer Transmutation Result	Item Thrown	Function
Advanced Combat Techniques: Volume Two	Spell Tome	Town NPCs get a permanent +6 Defense and 20% Attack Damage. Stacks additively with Advanced Combat Techniques and various buffs through gameplay progression.
Aegis Fruit	Life Fruit	+4 permanent Defense.
Ambrosia	Apple	+5% permanent Mining and Tile and Wall Placement Speed.
	Apricot
	Banana
	Blackcurrant
	Blood Orange
	Cherry
	Coconut
	Dragon Fruit
	Elderberry
	Grapefruit
	Lemon
	Mango
	Peach
	Pineapple
	Pomegranate
	Plum
	Rambutan
	Spicy Pepper
	Star Fruit
Arcane Crystal	Mana Crystal	Cuts the time between casting mana-consuming weapons and the process where it recharges by 5% when moving. If standing still, the value is halved.
Galaxy Pearl	Pink Pearl	+0.003 permanent Luck.
Gummy Worm	Gold Worm	+3 permanent Fishing Power.
Peddler’s Satchel	Peddler’s Hat	+1 max item sold by the Traveling Merchant
Rod of Harmony	Rod of Discord	Lets you teleport safely by removing the Chaos State debuff (unlike Rod of Discord).
Terraformer	Clentaminator	Now reaches 95 tiles and seven tiles in width. Also has a 33% chance to save Solutions.
Vital Crystal	Life Crystal	+20% permanent Health Regeneration
[LUCK INCREASE]	Copper Coin	Increases Luck at an extremely small range. We recommend dropping Platinum Coin for the best result.
	Silver Coin
	Gold Coin
	Platinum Coin

Other Transmutations

Shimmer Transmutation Result	Thrown Item
ACCESSORIES
Adhesive Bandage	Bezoar
Angler Earring	High Test Fishing Line
Armor Polish	Vitamins
Bezoar	Adhesive Bandage
Blindfold	Pocket Mirror
Discount Card	Gold Ring
Fast Clock	Trifold Map
Fisherman’s Pocket Guide	Weather Radio
Flying Carpet	Pharaoh’s Robe
Gold Ring	Lucky Coin
High Test Fishing Line	Tackle Box
Lava Charm	Magma Stone
Lucky Coin	Discount Card
Magma Stone	Lava Charm
Megaphone	Nazar
Nazar	Megaphone
Pocket Mirror	Blindfold
Ranger Emblem	Warrior Emblem
Sandstorm in a Bottle	Pharaoh’s Mask
Sextant	Fisherman’s Pocket Guide
Shiny Red Balloon	Balloon Pufferfish
Sorcerer Emblem	Ranger Emblem
Summoner Emblem	Sorcerer Emblem
Tackle Box	Angler Earring
Trifold Map	Fast Clock
Vitamins	Armor Polish
Warrior Emblem	Summoner Emblem
Weather Radio	Sextant
AMMO & WEAPONS
Ballista Cane	Flameburst Cane
Ballista Rod	Flameburst Rod
Ballista Staff	Flameburst Staff
Explosive Trap Cane	Ballista Cane
Explosive Trap Rod	Ballista Rod
Explosive Trap Staff	Ballista Cane
Finch Staff	Living Wood Wand
Flameburst Cane	Lightning Aura Cane
Flameburst Rod	Lightning Aura Rod
Flameburst Staff	Lightning Aura Staff
Gas Trap	Used Gas Trap
	Whoopie Cushion
Lightning Aura Cane	Explosive Trap Cane
Lightning Aura Rod	Explosive Trap Rod
Lightning Aura Staff	Explosive Trap Staff
Shimmer Arrow	Hellfire Arrow
	Wooden Arrow
Shimmer Flare	Blue Flare
	Flare
Trident	Spear
ARMOR & VANITY
Ancient Cobalt Breastplate	Jungle Shirt
Ancient Cobalt Helmet	Jungle Hat
Ancient Cobalt Leggings	Jungle Pants
Ancient Gold Helmet	Gold Helmet
Ancient Iron Helmet	Iron Helmet
Ancient Necro Helmet	Necro Helmet
Ancient Shadow Greaves	Shadow Greaves
Ancient Shadow Helmet	Shadow Helmet
Ancient Shadow Scalemail	Shadow Scalemail
Gold Helmet	Ancient Gold Helmet
Iron Helmet	Ancient Iron Helmet
Jungle Hat	Ancient Cobalt Helmet
Jungle Pants	Ancient Cobalt Leggings
Jungle Shirt	Ancient Cobalt Breastplate
Mining Pants	Mining Shirt
Mining Shirt	Mining Pants
Necro Helmet	Ancient Necro Helmet
Pharaoh’s Mask	Sandstorm in a Bottle
Pharaoh’s Robe	Flying Carpet
Shadow Greaves	Ancient Shadow Greaves
Shadow Helmet	Ancient Shadow Helmet
Shadow Scalemail	Ancient Shadow Scalemail
BLOCKS
Ancient Blue Brick	Blue Brick
Ancient Cobalt Brick	Cobalt Brick
Ancient Copper Brick	Copper Brick
Ancient Gold Brick	Gold Brick
Ancient Green Brick	Green Brick
Ancient Hellstone Brick	Hellstone Brick
Ancient Mythril Brick	Mythril Brick
Ancient Obsidian Brick	Obsidian Brick
Ancient Pink Brick	Pink Brick
Ancient Silver Brick	Silver Brick
Astra Brick	Luminite Brick (during a Third Quarter Moon Phase)
Cactus	Pumpkin
Cosmic Ember Brick	Luminite Brick (during a Waxing Gibbous Moon Phase)
Crimsand Block	Crimsandstone Block
	Hardened Crimsand Block
Cryocore Brick	Luminite Brick (during a First Quarter Moon Phase)
Dark Celestial Brick	Luminite Brick (during a Waning Crescent Moon Phase)
Dirt Block	Stone Block
	Wood
Ebonsand Block	Ebonsandstone Block
	Hardened Ebonsand Block
Granite Block	Marble Block
Heavenforge Brick	Luminite Brick (during a Full Moon Phase)
Hive	Crispy Honey Block
	Honey Block
Lunar Rust Brick	Luminite Brick (during a Waning Gibbous Moon Phase)
Marble Block	Granite Block
Mercury Brick	Luminite Brick (during a New Moon Phase)
Pearlsand Block	Hardened Pearlsand Block
	Pearlsandstone Block
Pumpkin	Cactus
Sand Block	Hardened Sand Block
	Sandstone Block
Snow Block	Ice Block
Star Royale Brick	Luminite Brick (during a Waxing Crescent Moon Phase)
Stone Block	Amethyst
	Copper Ore
Wood	Ash Wood
	Boreal Wood
	Dynasty Wood
	Ebonwood
	Palm Wood
	Pearlwood
	Rich Mahogany
	Shadewood
	Spooky Wood
CHESTS
Corruption Chest	Corruption Key
Crimson Chest	Crimson Key
Desert Chest	Desert Key
Hallowed Chest	Hallowed Key
Ice Chest	Frozen Key
Jungle Chest	Jungle Key
CRATES
Corrupt Crate	Defiled Crate
Crimson Crate	Hematic Crate
Dungeon Crate	Stockade Crate
Frozen Crate	Boreal Crate
Golden Crate	Titanium Crate
Hallowed Crate	Divine Crate
Iron Crate	Mythril Crate
Jungle Crate	Bramble Crate
Oasis Crate	Mirage Crate
Obsidian Crate	Hellstone Crate
Ocean Crate	Seaside Crate
Sky Crate	Azure Crate
Wooden Crate	Pearlwood Crate
GEMS
Amber	Amber Bunny
	Amber Squirrel
Amethyst	Amethyst Bunny
	Amethyst Squirrel
	Topaz
Diamond	Diamond Bunny
	Diamond Squirrel
Emerald	Emerald Bunny
	Emerald Squirrel
	Ruby
Ruby	Diamond
	Ruby Bunny
	Ruby Squirrel
Sapphire	Emerald
	Sapphire Bunny
	Sapphire Squirrel
Topaz	Sapphire
	Topaz Bunny
	Topaz Squirrel
ORES
Adamantite Ore	Titanium Ore
Chlorophyte Ore	Luminite
Cobalt Ore	Palladium Ore
Copper Ore	Tin Ore
Gold Ore	Platinum Ore
Iron Ore	Lead Ore
Lead Ore	Silver Ore
Mythril Ore	Orichalcum Ore
Orichalcum Ore	Adamantite Ore
Palladium Ore	Mythril ore
Platinum Ore	Cobalt Ore
Silver Ore	Tungsten Ore
Tin Ore	Iron Ore
Titanium Ore	Chlorophyte Ore
Tungsten Ore	Gold Ore
OTHERS
Aether Campfire	Campfire
Aether Monolith	Angel Statue
Aether Torch	Blue Torch
	Bone Torch
	Coral Torch
	Corrupt Torch
	Crimson Torch
	Cursed Torch
	Demon Torch
	Desert Torch
	Green Torch
	Hallowed Torch
	Ice Torch
	Ichor Torch
	Jungle Torch
	Mushroom Torch
	Orange Torch
	Pink Torch
	Purple Torch
	Rainbow Torch
	Red Torch
	Torch
	Ultrabright Torch
	White Torch
	Yellow Torch
Alchemy Table	Bewitching Table
Bewitching Table	Alchemy Table
Bottomless Shimmer Bucket	Bottomless Water Bucket
Bottomless Water Bucket	Bottomless Shimmer Bucket
Can of Worms	Herb Bag
Chromatic Cloak	Star Cloak
Diva Slime	Sparkle Slime Balloon
Enchanted Moondial	Enchanted Sundial
Helium Moss	Argon Moss
	Krypton Moss
	Lava Moss
	Neon Moss
	Xenon Moss
Herb Bag	Can of Worms
Honey Bucket	Lava Bucket
Jungle Grass Seeds	Mushroom Grass Seeds
Lava Bucket	Water Bucket
Mushroom Grass Seeds	Jungle Grass Seeds
Music Box	Recorded Music Boxes
Purification Powder	Vicious Powder
	Vile Powder
Water Bucket	Honey Bucket
Whoopie Cushion	Zombie Arm
WALLS
Cursed Blue Brick Wall	Blue Brick Wall
Cursed Blue Slab Wall	Blue Slab Wall
Cursed Blue Tiled Wall	Blue Tiled Wall
Cursed Green Brick Wall	Green Brick Wall
Cursed Green Slab Wall	Green Slab Wall
Cursed Green Tiled Wall	Green Tiled Wall
Cursed Pink Brick Wall	Pink Brick Wall
Cursed Pink Slab Wall	Pink Slab Wall
Cursed Pink Tiled Wall	Pink Tiled Wall
Forbidden Lihzahrd Brick Wall	Lihzahrd Brick Wall (Post-Golem)
Infested Spider Wall	Spider Wall
Treacherous Hardened Sand Wall	Hardened Sand Wall
Treacherous Sandstone Wall	Hardened Sand Wall

Critter / Enemy Transmutations

Critters or enemies in Terraria interacting with the Shimmer have varying results, as shown in the table below:

Shimmer Transmutation Result	Entity
Amber	Amber Squirrel
Amethyst	Amethyst Bunny
Bone Throwing Headache Skeleton	Armed Pincushion Zombie
Bone Throwing Misassembled Skeleton	Armed Twiggy Zombie
Bone Throwing Pantless Skeleton	Armed Female Zombie
Bone Throwing Skeleton	Armed Slimed Zombie
	Armed Swamp Zombie
	Armed Torch Zombie
	Armed Zombie
Diamond	Diamond Squirrel
Emerald	Emerald Squirrel
Faeling	Bird
	Blue Fairy
	Blue Jay
	Blue Macaw
	Bunny
	Butterflies
	Cardinal
	Dragonflies
	Duck
	Enchanted Nightcrawler
	Explosive Bunny
	Firefly
	Frog
	Gold Bird
	Gold Bunny
	Gold Butterfly
	Gold Dragonfly
	Gold Frog
	Gold Goldfish
	Gold Grasshopper
	Gold Ladybug
	Gold Mouse
	Gold Seahorse
	Gold Squirrel
	Gold Water Strider
	Gold Worm
	Goldfish
	Grasshopper
	Gray Cockatiel
	Green Fairy
	Ladybug
	Maggot
	Mouse
	Mystic Frog
	Owl
	Pink Fairy
	Rat
	Red Squirrel
	Scarlet Macaw
	Seahorse
	Squirrel
	Stinkbug
	Toucan
	Turtle
	Water Strider
	Worm
	Yellow Cockatiel
Gummy Worm	Gold Worm
Headache Skeleton	Pincushion Zombie
Misassembled Skeleton	Bald Zombie
	Twiggy Zombie
Pantless Skeleton	Female Zombie
Ruby	Ruby Squirrel
Sapphire	Sapphire Squirrel
Shimmer Slime	Baby Slime
	Black Slime
	Blue Slime Purple Slime
	Bunny Slime
	Corrupt Slime
	Crimsline
	Green Slime
	Ice Slime
	Illuminant Slime
	Jungle Slime
	Mother Slime
	Pinky
	Present Slime
	Rainbow Slime
	Red Slime
	Sand Slime
	Slimeling
	Slimer
	Spiked Ice Slime
	Spiked Jungle Slime
	Toxic Sludge
	Umbrella Slime
	Yellow Slime
Skeleton	Slimed Zombie
	Swamp Zombie
	Torch Zombie
	Zombie
Topaz	Topaz Squirrel

What is the Corruption Biome?

Prompting up a new world in Terraria will let you choose between Crimson and Corruption as of the 1.2 update. If you choose the latter, you’ll face the Eater of Worlds and have access to biome-exclusive items.

Pros:

• Monsters in this biome have lower health, defense, and damage.
• Most tools and weapons offer an advantage for swift and agile attacks in battle.

Cons:

• Most tools and weapons are weaker than those from the Crimson biome, which will be disadvantageous against Hardmode bosses.
• The Corruption biome’s terrain is more challenging because of the chasms you may fall into.

How to Stop the Corruption in Terraria

In this guide, we’re providing three known ways to stop Corruption from getting out of control. These are:

Contain and Quarantine

Containing and quarantining the Corruption in Pre-Hardmode is necessary to keep your base safe and preserve essential materials. Otherwise, leaving the biome unchecked can lead to severe consequences, such as driving away NPCs and corrupting normal blocks.

Make sure to follow these steps to contain, quarantine, and eventually stop the Corruption in Terraria:

Step 1. Prepare and Gather Materials

Before starting, you should bring something in your Inventory that will increase your survivability while in the Corruption. We recommend stocking up on the following items to help you dig and escape from the tunnels you’ll make:

Digging Tools	Molten Pickaxe (best in Pre-Hardmode); If Wall of Flesh is defeated, Drills are perfect.
Consumables	Shine Potion, Obsidian Skin Potion, Mining Potion, Slice of Cake
Accessories	Any Hook, Climbing Claws, Wings (in Hardmode), Ropes, and Rope Coils (optional)
Mounts	If Wings aren’t acquired, bring Mounts that reduce or negate fall damage. Some items in Pre-Hardmode are Fuzzy Carrot, Honeyed Goggles, Mollusk Whistle, Slimy Saddle, and Pogo Stick.
Weapons	To focus fully on the digging part, Ballista, Explosive Trap, and Flameburst Sentries are good. Imp Staff is the best you can get in Pre-Hardmode.

Step 2. Make Vertical and Horizontal Tunnels

After gearing up, choose what area you want to protect, like the Jungle or your base. To physically contain the evil biome from getting to these areas, you must dig six tiles wide Hellevators that reach the Underworld. Also, dig vertical tunnels surrounding these areas’ perimeter to keep the Corrupted tiles from infecting the blocks.

Once you see an infection, dig downwards immediately and match the number of vertical tunnels depending on the spread. Create Horizontal tunnels after defeating the Wall of Flesh in Terraria because it’ll automatically speed up the infection. Even better, do the hard work before facing the final Pre-Hardmode boss.

Lastly, you can place non-corruptible tiles over the six exposed blocks on the tunnel’s edges. Another option is to leave a 5-7 block barrier that will stick out from the tunnel to prevent thorns from growing. However, you must cover all ceilings, walls, and any exposed bottom sides of grass to stop infection.

Purify Using Green Solution

After defeating the Wall of Flesh, your Corruption biome will generate V-shape strips and spread more rapidly throughout your Terraria world. It would be best to start preparing for World Conversion to stop it from taking over. See the steps below to learn how you can Purify Corruption:

Step 1: Get NPCs

Spawn the following NPCs to purify your world from Corruption. The Dryad will tell you the infection percentage in your world. On the other hand, the Steampunker will sell you two of the most critical pieces of equipment needed to purify your evil biomes.

See the table below on what you’ll need to spawn these two NPCs in Terraria:

Name	Defeat
Dryad	Eye of Cthulhu, Brain of Cthulhu, Skeletron, or Lepus in 3DS version
Steampunker	Any mechanical boss (Destroyer, Twins, or Skeletron Prime)

Step 2: Gather Equipment

Item	Function	How to Get
Clentaminator	Create or destroy biomes by spreading chosen solutions to 60 blocks.	Buy from the Steampunker for 2 Platinum Coins.
Terraformer	Same function as Clentaminator, but reaches 95 blocks.	Defeat the Moon Lord first then throw the Clentaminator to the Shimmer.
Green Solution	Purifies Corruption, Crimson, and Hallow. Best used with Clentaminator or Terraformer.	Buy from the Steampunker for 15 Silver Coins.
Biome Sight Potion	See all evil biome spread (including Corruption) for five minutes	Bring Bottled Water (1), Blinkroot (1), Moonglow (1), Fireblossom (1), and Grass Seeds (5) at an Alchemy Table or Placed Bottle.

Step 3: Go to Your Hellevators

After creating tunnels in Step 2 of Way #1 to contain the evil biome’s spread during Pre-hardmode, you can proceed to purification upon entering Hardmode. Utilize the Horizontal and Vertical shafts you’ve constructed to aid your progress and continue to make more of them. However, you must be mindful of what weapon you’ll choose to rid your Terraria world of Corruption to aid your success.

If you use the Clentaminator, you must create the Hellevators 120 tiles away from each other since they can only reach 60 tiles. On the other hand, if you want to use the Terraformer, dig them 190 tiles apart because it can spray up to 95 blocks. Remembering this tip will help you avoid digging unnecessary tunnels and ensure you can spray all the blocks. 

Step 4: Purify with Green Solution

After gathering the necessary equipment and creating your Hellevators, you can purify the evil biomes. To do this, choose between the Terraformer or Clentaminator to spray the Green Solution on Corrupted blocks.

Once you have Green Solutions, Weapons, and have consumed the Biome Sight Potion, you’re ready to purify and stop the Corruption in Terraria. For the Vertical Hellevator, spray the solution on your left and right one at a time until you carefully reach the bottom. On the other hand, you must spread the same solution on the floor and ceiling of the Horizontal shafts.  

After spraying all of the Corrupt blocks through the tunnels you made, you must also purify the evil biomes on the surface. Then, ask the Dryad for the Corruption percentage left in your world. If you clear 100% of the infected tiles, you’ll receive the Good Riddance Achievement.

Use Rocket Launchers or Explosives

Once you reach Hardmode, the evil biomes will spread more aggressively. Therefore you need to find faster ways to stop it from overtaking your world. You can use Bombs or Rocket Launchers to create the Hellevator. Be mindful, though, that this method will make your world messy.

Step 1: Get Rocket Launchers or Explosives

Sticky Dynamites are the best if you’re trying to stop the Corruption in Pre-Hardmode. You can buy a Dynamite from the Demolitionist for 20 Silver Coins each. Combining it with Gel will result in its sticky form.

However, if you’re in Hardmode, Rocket Launchers are far superior options. Here’s our recommendation (note that all of them don’t destroy tiles even if you’re using certain rockets):

Item	Use Time	How to Get
Snowman Cannon	15 (Very Fast)	Drops upon defeating Ice Queen (4.44% to 7.78% in Classic; 15.55% to 31.11% in Expert & Master)
Celebration	30 (Average)	Buy from the Party Girl for 80 Gold Coins
Celebration MK2	6 (Insanely Fast)	Drops upon defeating Moon Lord or its Treasure Bag (22.2%)

Here are the best ammunitions to use:

Name	How to Get
Rocket II	Buy from the Cyborg for 2 Silver Coins & 50 Copper Coins
Rocket IV	Buy from the Cyborg for 5 Silver Coins
Cluster Rocket II	Buy from the Cyborg for 15 Silver Coins
Mini-Nuke II	Bring Rocket IV (100) and Shroomite Bar (1) at the Autohammer

Additionally, if you don’t use the CelebrationMK2, we recommend equipping the following ammunition with other Rocket Launchers. The Mini-Nuke II can destroy blocks quicker than the Shroomite Digging Claw and Drill Containment Unit. Meanwhile, Cluster Rocket II can shoot out shrapnel from its secondary explosion, destroying additional tiles that can help you dig faster.

Step 2: Make Vertical Tunnels or Hellevators

After getting any of the items mentioned, you can start making Trenches or Hellevators to quarantine or destroy Corruption. Just strap on some wings or elevate yourself before firing on the ground below. Also, make sure to keep your distance to avoid getting blasted. 

Step 3: Clean Up

After using Explosives or Rocket Launchers, your vertical and horizontal tunnels will be messy and uneven. Therefore, we suggest you tidy up your pit in a six-tile fashion, as mentioned in Ways #1 and #2. You can do this by evenly lining your walls, floor, and ceilings with incorruptible tiles.

Conclusion

Stopping the Corruption in your Terraria world takes patience – a lot. But in the end, we’re confident you can do it for better gameplay.