Cactus

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Cactus plant
  • Cactus plant item sprite
Statistics
Type
Background object
Cactus
  • Cactus item sprite
  • Cactus placed
Auto-use
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Statistics
Type
BlockCrafting material
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 0
Sell2 CC
Research100 required
This article is about the surface plant. For the circular cactus found in Underground Desert, see Rolling Cactus.

Cactus is a crafting material obtained by harvesting Cactus plants, using an axe or chainsaw just like with trees. In addition to crafting, Cactus can be used as a building material.

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
CactusCactusBy Hand
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Work BenchWork Bench
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
CactusCactus

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus PlatformCactus Platform2		By Hand
Cactus Work BenchCactus Work Bench
Rolling CactusRolling Cactus(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Heavy Work BenchHeavy Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus ChandelierCactus Chandelier		Iron AnvilIron Anvil
or
Lead AnvilLead Anvil
Swiftness PotionSwiftness PotionPlaced BottlePlaced Bottle
or
Alchemy TableAlchemy Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Thorns PotionThorns Potion
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Thorns PotionThorns Potion
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus BathtubCactus Bathtub		SawmillSawmill
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus BedCactus Bed
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus BookcaseCactus Bookcase
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus ClockCactus Clock
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus DresserCactus Dresser
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Cactus PianoCactus Piano
Cactus SofaCactus Sofa(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Cactus ToiletCactus Toilet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
PumpkinPumpkinShimmerShimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus BathtubCactus Bathtub		Work BenchWork Bench
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus BedCactus Bed
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus BookcaseCactus Bookcase
Cactus BreastplateCactus Breastplate
Cactus CandelabraCactus Candelabra
Cactus CandleCactus Candle
Cactus ChairCactus Chair
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus ChandelierCactus Chandelier
Cactus ChestCactus Chest
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus ClockCactus Clock
Cactus DoorCactus Door
Old-gen console version only:
Cactus DresserCactus Dresser
Cactus HelmetCactus Helmet
Cactus LampCactus Lamp(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Cactus LanternCactus Lantern
Cactus LeggingsCactus Leggings
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus PianoCactus Piano
Cactus PickaxeCactus Pickaxe
Old-gen console version Nintendo 3DS version only:
Cactus PlatformCactus Platform2
Cactus SinkCactus Sink(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Cactus SwordCactus Sword
Cactus TableCactus Table
Cactus WallCactus Wall4

Plant

Cacti growing on Sand, Ebonsand, Pearlsand, and Crimsand.
CactiSprite.jpg
Pink Prickly Pear atop a Corrupted cactus prior 1.4.

The cactus plant grows in Desert biomes on all types of Sand. Cactus plants can be harvested using an axe or chainsaw, which causes Cactus items to drop. On the Old-gen console version Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version, mining or hammering the Sand Block the cactus plant grows on will harvest the cactus, while on the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version the Sand Block the cactus plant grows on is unbreakable and not affected by gravity. Putting a sand block up to one of the stems, right under it, and then cutting the main cactus body, will make the branch a new cactus. Corruption, Crimson, and Hallow cacti will all drop the same Cactus items when harvested.

Cacti will sometimes grow Pink Prickly Pears on their tops.

Conditions

Cactus plants cannot be planted and will only grow on a target Sand Block under the following conditions:[1]

  1. The target Sand Block is above 0 ft and is not actuated or sloped in any way.
  2. The tiles above and to both sides of the target Sand Block (only the directly adjacent ones) are open space.
  3. The tile above the target block is not filled with any liquid.
  4. There are fewer than 50 full tiles of any liquid within a 100 tiles wide×50 tiles high rectangle centered on the Sand Block tile.[2]
  5. There are fewer than 4 Cactus tiles and more than 10 Sand Blocks of any type (including regular and all biome variants) within a 13×5 rectangle centered on the tile above the target Sand Block.

There is also an additional attempt to grow Cactus plants on Sand Blocks of any type. For this attempt, apart from the conditions above, the Sand Block also have to be at least 400 tiles away from the left and right true world border (i.e. not in the zone where the Ocean biome is usually located).

Cacti that are spawned after world generation will first always consist of a single stub and slowly extend over time.

Tips

  • The most effective way of selling Cactus is to craft it into Cactus Swords.
  • Because of how easy it is to get massive amounts of Cacti, crafting Cactus Swords until obtaining one with the Legendary modifier is easy, lucrative, and very useful in the early game.
  • Unlike trees, new cacti appear not fully grown but as 1-block plants, and chopping a cactus not entirely but leaving a "stump" above the ground will let the plant regrow from it. This can be very helpful when farming cactus. Moreover, new plants will continue to appear among saved ones thus increasing farm's "production power" over time.
  • Because of the -1 range attribute on the Copper Pickaxe, the Cactus Pickaxe becomes a viable early-game alternative since it does not have this drawback and, due to the availability of cacti, is also quick and easy to obtain.
  • The naturally occurring cactus plant will begin to break at random intervals when submerged in liquid.

Trivia

  • The Cactus plant is designed after the saguaro, a cactus species found in North America noted for its "arms" and exceptional overall size.
  • Neither the plant nor the placed item deal contact damage to any entity, although it used to before 1.1.
    • However, the plant does deal contact damage in a Constant world.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.0.2: Fixed a bug where Cacti would spawn on rare configurations of adjacent Demon Altars, resulting in the world crashing if the Demon Altars were hit.
  • Desktop 1.1: No longer damages players (used to cause 10 damage).
  • Desktop 1.0.6: No longer causes knockback when damaging players and no longer destroys blocks above when growing.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods UpdateWorld_OvergroundTile() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs and GrowCactus() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs.
  2. ↑ Range in all directions from the tile: 25 tiles up, 50 tiles to the left, 24 tiles down, 49 tiles to the right.
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