Crates

Crates

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Statistics

Type	Grab bagFurniture
Placeable	✔️ (2 wide × 2 high)
Tooltip	Right click to open / L2 to open () / LT to open ()/ ZL to open () / Double tap to open / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Use to open

• Internal Item ID: 2334–2336, 3203–3208, 3979–3987, 4405–4408, 4877, 4878, 5002, 5003
• Internal Tile ID: 376

Crates are grab bag-type items which can be caught while fishing, containing random loot such as ores, bars, potions, accessories, and other items. In addition, biome-specific crates can contain biome-specific loot. Their content can be unloaded by pressing the ⚷ Open / Activate button, either on their icon in the inventory or while holding them. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Crates can also be placed.

The three standard types of crates (Wooden/Pearlwood(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Iron/Mythril(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), and Golden/Titanium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)) can be caught anywhere, with Wooden/Pearlwood being the most common, and Golden/Titanium being the rarest. In general, rarer crate types contain more valuable loot. The other crates are biome-specific, i.e., they can only be caught in their respective biome (with the exception of the Obsidian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)/Hellstone Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)). They are slightly less rare than Golden/Titanium Crates. When fishing in an area with multiple biomes, only one biome crate type can be caught; for example, when a Floating Island is Corrupted and changes to Corruption, Sky Crates can no longer be obtained. See Fishing § Biomes for details on which biomes take precedence over others.

Crates are caught every 1 in 10 catches, on average; with a Crate Potion, the chance is increased to (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1 in 4 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 1 in 5. The kind of crate the player obtains is dependent on their Fishing Power, with higher Fishing Power increasing the probabilities of rarer crates. As an example, fishing with a Fishing Power of 100 in a lake of at least 300 valid water tiles in the Corruption would yield crates with the following probabilities: Golden Crate: 1/150 (0.67%); Corrupt Crate: 7/750 (0.93%); Iron Crate: 7/250 (2.8%); Wooden Crate: 7/125 (5.6%). The Crate Potion multiplies these chances by (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 2.5 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 2.

Types

Pre-Hardmode type	Hardmode type (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sell	Rarity	Biome	Catch quality
Wooden CrateInternal Item ID: 2334	Pearlwood Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3979	10 SC	01*	Any	Plentiful
Iron CrateInternal Item ID: 2335	Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3980	50 SC	02*	Any	Uncommon
Golden CrateInternal Item ID: 2336	Titanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3981	2 GC	03*	Any	Very Rare / Extremely Rare
Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3208	Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3987	1 GC	02*	Jungle	Rare
Sky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3206	Azure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3985	1 GC	02*	Sky	Rare
Corrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3203	Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3982	1 GC	02*	Corruption	Rare
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3204	Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3983	1 GC	02*	Crimson	Rare
Hallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3207	Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3986	1 GC	02*	Hallow	Rare
Dungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3205	Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3984	1 GC	02*	Dungeon	Rare
Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4405	Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4406	1 GC	02*	Snow / Ice	Rare
Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4407	Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4408	1 GC	02*	Desert	Rare
Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4877	Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4878	1 GC	02*	Any (caught in Lava)	Plentiful
Ocean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5002	Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5003	1 GC	02*	Ocean	Rare

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Corrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Dungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Golden Crate	Titanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Hallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Iron Crate	Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Ocean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Sky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Azure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Wooden Crate	Pearlwood Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

•   On Xbox, Left Trigger opens crates (instead of the button which is the equivalent to  Desktop's right click) as stated in the tooltip for the crates.
• A few exclusive items are found only in crates:
  • Sailfish Boots, Tsunami in a Bottle (Wooden, Iron, Pearlwood(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Mythril(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)) (however, both are similar to other items found in Chests)
  • Falcon Blade, Ginger Beard, Tartar Sauce (Iron, Mythril(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
  • Hardy Saddle (Golden, Titanium(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
  • Scarab Fishing Rod (Oasis, Mirage)
  • Hardmode: Anchor ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Pearlwood / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Wooden)
  • Hardmode: Enchanted Sundial (Pearlwood, Mythril, Titanium)
• Crates can drop an ore or bar even if it cannot be obtained naturally in the world, because its alternative generated instead. For instance, a Wooden Crate can yield Copper Ore, even if the world is generated with Tin instead of Copper.
  • In Hardmode, this applies to the Hardmode metals too, whether or not any Altars have been broken to place ore in the world.
• The tiers of the metals provided rise with the crate tier: Wooden and Iron Crates omit the top tiers, biome crates omit Copper and Tin Bars (but not ores), Golden and Titanium omit the bottom tiers.
  • Crates do not contain "advanced" metals such as Meteorite or Chlorophyte.
• Crates always contain at least one item, as empty crates are re-rolled. The Golden Crate, for instance, has a 2.44% chance of requiring a reroll.
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Hallowed Crate is unique in that it cannot be obtained in pre-Hardmode worlds except by fishing in an artificial Hallow, as the Hallow only spawns at the beginning of Hardmode (with the exception of Floating Islands in Celebrationmk10 worlds) and will thus only produce Divine Crates. However, it does not contain any unique drops, so there is very little point to obtaining it.
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) One can throw Hardmode crates into shimmer to convert them into their pre-Hardmode variant.
  • This can be used to obtain Hallowed Crates without the need to create an artificial Hallow in a pre-Hardmode world.

Tips

• On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, it can be beneficial to fish for crates during pre-Hardmode, save them for later, and then open them up in Hardmode, in order to get Hardmode ores without breaking any Altars. This has the added benefit of not spawning random Ebonstone/Crimstone or Pearlstone in the world, which is a side effect of breaking Altars.
  • On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, crates fished during pre-Hardmode will no longer drop Hardmode items, even after the Wall of Flesh has been defeated.
• Crates can also supply a few other Hardmode items:
  • As stated above, the Anchor and Enchanted Sundial(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) are only found in crates.
  • Corrupt or Crimson Crates can contain Cursed Flames or Ichor, respectively, and both can have Souls of Night.
  • Divine Crates can drop Crystal Shards and Souls of Light.
• The higher the Fishing Power, the greater the chances for crates. See Fishing Power and Fishing § Tips for information and recommendations about how to increase Fishing Power.
• The chance to catch an Iron or Wooden Crate increases if the player is not in a biome where a biome crate can be caught (i.e., not Corruption/Crimson, Hallow, Dungeon, or Jungle, and below sky level – an example could be the pure caverns). With a Fishing Power of 100 and a lake of at least 300 valid water tiles, Iron Crates are then caught with a chance of 7/225 (3.11%) (instead of 7/250 (2.8%)) and Wooden Crates with a chance of 14/225 (6.22%) (instead of 7/125 (5.6%)).
• For a deep look at the sale value of crate contents in 1.4(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), see Crate values in 1.4. (See Crate values pre-1.4 for pre-1.4 versions.)

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Potency of Crate fishing chance with a Crate Potion active increased by 50% (overall increase of 25% more crates).
  • Lava Crates are now slightly less common (1/5 chance reduced to 1/6 chance).
  • When fishing in an area where Biome Crates can be caught, the game will now prioritize getting a Biome Crate instead of a Gold Crate, when in the (relatively rare) circumstance that the player was eligible for both. Actual odds of getting either are unchanged by this.
  • The drop rate of ore and ore bars from fishing crates has been reduced.
    • Wooden Crates have roughly 40% less ore.
    • Iron and Biome Crates have roughly 30% less ore.
    • Gold Crates have roughly 20% less ore.

• Desktop 1.4.0.5: Fixed a bug where several new items in Fishing Crates (mostly pets) were not dropping in multiplayer.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • New biome crates introduced: Ocean, Desert, Snow, and Underworld Crates.
  • All fishing crates now come in pre-Wall of Flesh and post-Wall of Flesh variants. Pre-Wall of Flesh variants do not contain Hardmode Ores.
  • Wood, Iron, and Gold Crates now drop better quality ore depending on which level of crate it is.
  • Many drop chances and amounts adjusted.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • New biome crates introduced: Jungle, Sky, Corrupt, Crimson, Hallowed, and Dungeon Crates.
  • Now placeable.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced Wooden, Iron, and Golden Crates.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • New biome crates introduced: Jungle, Sky, Corrupt, Crimson, Hallowed, and Dungeon Crates.
  • Now placeable.

• Console 1.07: Introduced Wooden, Iron, and Golden Crates.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0:
  • New biome crates introduced: Ocean, Desert, Snow, and Underworld Crates.
  • All fishing crates now come in pre-Wall of Flesh and post-Wall of Flesh variants. Pre-Wall of Flesh variants do not contain Hardmode Ores.
  • Wood, Iron, and Gold Crates now drop better quality ore depending on which level of crate it is.
  • Many drop chances and amounts adjusted.

• Mobile 1.3.0.7:
  • New biome crates introduced: Jungle, Sky, Corrupt, Crimson, Hallowed, and Dungeon Crates.
  • Now placeable.

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced Wooden, Iron, and Golden Crates.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced Wooden, Iron, and Golden Crates.