With this resource, you can also make a solid caster item, two throwing weapons, an upgraded Bomb, and a new pickaxe. Throwing weapons, in particular, go well with the armor set, and you can use them to stomp pre-Hardmode.

How to acquire Sturdy Fossil in Terraria?

This material is unique to the Desert biome. You can get it from local endemic species and crates that are spread throughout the area. Players can acquire the mineral from drops/loot or by using Extractinator. However, you cannot mine it, unlike the traditional ores. Here’s how to get the material:

• Basilisk drop (33.3% chance, only on Hardmode)
• Tomb Crawler drop (50% chance)
• Oasis Crate (50% chance)
• Mirage Crate (50% chance)
• 10% chance to get Sturdy Fossil when you put Desert Fossil in Extractinator

Ideally, you should roam around the region trying to find Oasis and Mirage Crates. Besides having a high chance of dropping Sturdy Fossil, they also store numerous pieces. You can find 10 to 16 units inside these crates compared to 1 or 2 that drop from Basilisks and Tomb Crawlers.

There isn’t a general strategy that would help you acquire these materials. For example, there isn’t a Tomb Crawler statue that would quickly spawn these creatures. Perhaps the best way to go about things is to rush the Crates, but you shouldn’t neglect Tomb Crawlers you come across.

As you go around the biome, you should also keep every piece of Desert Fossil you come across. When you return to base, you can put the resource into Extractinator. If you’re a ranged character, you can always utilize Sturdy Fossils, as they allow you to create Bone Javelins and Bone Throwing Knives.

Although you can also get this mineral from Basilisks, the monster is only available on Hardmode. In other words, by the time the creature spawns, the resources will become obsolete.

Items made from Sturdy Fossil

Crafting with Sturdy Fossil is somewhat similar to making items from traditional ores. You can create a signature set and a pickaxe, but this is where the similarities end. You don’t have access to swords, bow, repeater, pike, hammer, or axe.

Items made from the material help with the ranged combat. The set, in particular, is great for players who just want to use throwing weapons. Here are all the items you can make from this material:

• Scarab Bomb
• Amber Staff
• Bone Javelin
• Bone Throwing Knife
• Fossil Greaves
• Fossil Helmet
• Fossil Plate
• Fossil Pickaxe

To make all this equipment, you’ll need a total of 87 Sturdy Fossil pieces.

Scarab Bomb

Unlike its predecessor, Scarab Bomb can stick to objects. It’s much easier to handle and is especially nice when destroying Shadow Orbs and Crimson Heart. Unlike the majority of explosives, it creates vertical blasts. This feature makes it relevant throughout the game. Scarab Bomb is primarily used for clearing space but can also be a fantastic weapon.

Amber Staff

This caster item has the same stats as Ruby Staff. It doesn’t excel at anything, and you’ll quickly swap it with something better.

Bone Javelin

Bone Javelin is an excellent weapon that you can use throughout pre-Hardmode. It does solid 20 damage leaving Penetrated debuff on enemies. This effect does 3 damage per second for 15 seconds. You can stack the debuff 6 times for a total of 18 damage per second.

Unfortunately, Bone Javelin doesn’t penetrate enemies. In that sense, it isn’t the best choice during events and certain boss fights. However, it can be an excellent choice against single targets.

Bone Throwing Knife

Bone Throwing Knife is another unique weapon that you can make from this mineral. Unlike its predecessor, it doesn’t leave a debuff. Still, it can penetrate up to five enemies making it an optimal choice in certain situations. The throwing weapon is also incredibly quick.

Fossil Pickaxe

This mining tool has 55% pickaxe power, which puts it on the same level as Gold Pickaxe and is slightly weaker than Platinum Pickaxe. However, it’s worth noting that this item is slightly faster than both of them. Although the tool cannot mine the same blocks as 70% mining power Deathbringer Pickaxe, it has the same effective speed.

The best thing about this item is that you can get it relatively quickly as there aren’t any special requirements for obtaining Desert Fossil.

Fossil Armor

To assemble this armor, you’ll need Greaves, Helmet and Plate. The complete set provides 13 defense, a 50% chance of retaining thrown items, and a 20% chance of retaining ammo after firing a weapon.

Individual pieces provide some extra perks to ranged combatants. Helmet increases ranged critical hit by 4% while increasing throwing weapons‘ speed by 20%. Plate increases critical for throwing weapons by 15% and ranged damage by 5%. Lastly, greaves improve throwing damage by 20% and ranged critical by 4%.

The armor remains relevant throughout the game. For example, it provides a few major benefits to quick, ranged weapons such as Minishark. Of course, it also helps reduce the consumption of Bone Throwing Knives and Bone Javelins.

For the most part, this resource is just a stepping stone to Mythril or Orichalcum Ores. Unless you have an atrocious armor set and weapon, you shouldn’t waste too much time digging this mineral. Instead, you should just rush the third Hardmode ore, which will either be Titanium or Adamantite.

How to acquire Terraria Palladium Ore?

To extra this material, you need two tools: Pwnhammer and Molten Pickaxe.

You get Pwnhammer after killing Wall of Flesh. When you kill this boss, the world will also convert to Hardmode. Pwnhammer and its successors can be used to destroy Demon and Crimson Altars, which can’t be touched by any low-tier hammers. In other words, you need a tool of 80% or higher hammer power.

When Palladium starts popping on the map, you can mine it with Molten Pickaxe. This is the strongest pre-Hardmode extraction tool with a pickaxe power of 100%. Of course, you can use even better pickaxes later on when they become available.

It’s worth noting that Molten Pickaxe is a really difficult tool to assemble. The recipe requires 20 Hellstone Bars assembled at the Iron or Steel Anvil. However, to create just one bar at a Hellforge, you’ll need three Hellstones and one Obsidian piece. Hellstones are tricky to mine as they’re always surrounded by lava.

Items made from Palladium Ore

When you mine the first few pieces of Palladium Ore, you can use them to smelt columns and bars at the Furnace. Once you get Palladium Bars, a new list of items opens in front of you. You can now make breastplate, chainsaw, helmet, headgear, mask, drill, leggings, pickaxe, pike, repeater, sword, and waraxe.

Most of these items require 12 or 18 bars to assemble. The only exception is the breastplate, which requires 24 units. The most notable items from this collection are the pickaxe and the drill. You can use them to mine Mythril and Orichalcum. As mentioned, if you’re rushing Plantera, you can skip all other pieces.

Palladium Armor

To assemble this set, you’ll need a breastplate, leggings, and either helmet, mask, or headgear. The full armor gives you the Rapid Healing buff that temporarily increases your regeneration each time you hit an opponent.

Using headgear is better for casters as it boosts their mana, magic damage, and magic critical strike. Mask increases melee speed and damage, while helmet improves ranged damage and critical hit.

Tips for mining Palladium Ore

Here are some fantastic tips that will help you during resource extraction:

• You can find this resource at Cavern or Underground level. It shines bright red, and people often confuse it with orange Copper.
• Make sure to assemble Molten Pickaxe before killing Wall of Flesh. This tool is necessary for mining the first Hardmode ores. You should try to upgrade all your equipment to Adamantium/Titanium level and kill Mechanical Bosses as soon as possible. After eliminating them, you can go for Plantera, which will slow down the spread of Corruption or Crimson.
• Although your first instinct is to destroy as many Demon or Crimson Altars as possible, to spawn more minerals, try to avoid this urge. Instead, you should only dig enough Palladium to create a new mining tool, which would allow you to mine the next-tier resources. Otherwise, you’ll have to deal with rampant Corruption or Crimson.
• There’s also a chance to get this resource from various crates. Out of all these compartments, Pearlwood Crate gives you the best odds of obtaining the material. Fishing Palladium Ore and Bars can be a good strategy if you want to postpone the destruction of altars at the start of Hardmode. 
• Before starting a game, calculate how much ore you’ll need to smelt bars for the pickaxe. This can save you some time.
• Creating a network of shafts will make the extraction much easier. You can even install Minecarts for some extra mobility.
• Like with any other mineral, Spelunker Potion will make your life much easier.