Crates/Crate values in 1.4

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This page is devoted to figuring the value of crate contents. If you're not into the subtotals, you can skip to the Recap at the end. Wiki editors can examine the formulas in the source. The advent of 1.4 has added new types of crates, splitting pre-and-post Hardmode crates into separate items. It has also added a few new crate pairs, for Oasis and Lava.

Crate contents

Crates of all types have contents according to a loose formula. Few of the contents are guaranteed, but when opening many crates, all of them will show up in the gathered loot.

  • Coins can be found in any crate, and for all types of crates, the average coins received exceeds the average sale price of all other contents.
  • Metal ores and bars:
    • Any crate can contain bars, but before 1.4, only Wooden crates contained ores. In 1.4, all crates do.
    • Before and after Hardmode, different crates will be caught in the same biomes, and any "legacy" crates from an upgraded world will be the pre-Hardmode versions.
    • pre-Hardmode crates will only have pre-Hardmode metals; Hardmode crates will include and favor Hardmode metals. This raises the average metal value for Hardmode crates.
    • low-tier crates omit high-tier metals, higher-tier crates omit low-tier metals. Biome crates have all metals except for omitting Copper and Tin bars.
    • For any given tier of crate, all pre-Hardmode metals which do appear, will appear with equal chance and number, and likewise for all Hardmode metals. This includes the "alternate" metals for each tier.
  • Buff potions. The particular potions and their number vary, but all such buff potions sell for 2 SC.
  • Wooden and biome crates can contain one item from a list of rare "special" items. In the case of the Dungeon crate, this item comes by way of a Golden Lock Box. Lava crates have both their own drop list and a Obsidian Lock Box. These items mostly duplicate the items offered by corresponding chests placed in the world; while many of them are significant to early-game progression, they are still pre-Hardmode items, and not hugely valuable. In 1.4, this item always appears, in previous versions it was a 1 in 6 chance.
  • Various miscellaneous items, including Healing and Mana potions and Fishing Bait, both of various tiers according to the crate tier. This subtotal also includes any other "rare" items which have their own drop chance, instead of being part of the "special" list -- these add significant value only for the iron and gold crates, which lack a "special" list entirely.
  • In Hardmode, beside the above changes in metals, some crates will offer additional items with their own drop chances.
  • I am ignoring the overlap among some rare drops that are exclusive to each other. This may slightly inflate their contribution.

Initial values for ores, bars, and "special list" items are simple averages of the list -- that is, one item from the list. Again, healing/mana potions aren't on the main potion list, but go with the "misc" items; similarly, "specials" are only the main list for the crate type, anything with its own chance to appear goes in "misc". "Pro-rated" values are adjusted for chance-to-hit and number given. Crate values are averages per crate.

  • average of 1 ore, all pre-hardmode "basic" metals: 2 SC
  • average of 1 ore, all Hardmode "basic" metals: 12 SC
  • average of 1 bar, all pre-hardmode "basic" metals: 7 SC
  • average of 1 bar, all Hardmode "basic" metals: 45 SC

Wooden Crate

Wooden and Pearlwood crates have Copper, Tin, Iron, and Lead only. Average price per piece: ore 94 CC, bar 2 SC81 CC Pearlwood crates have Cobalt and Palladium only. Average price per piece: ore 8 SC, bar 24 SC

Partial Sums

  • average of 1 "special item", wood-crate list: 44 SC
  • pro-rated share for cash in a wood crate: 17 SC
  • pro-rated share for other items in a wood crate: 15 SC
  • pro-rated share for Hardmode-only items (besides ores/bars) in a wood crate: 6 SC
  • Metal average yield for wood crate, Pre-Hardmode: 2.07 ore and 0.5 bars among 4 metals
  • Metal average yield for wood crate, Hardmode: 1.04 ore and 0.25 bars among 4 early metals, 1.04 ore and 0.18 bars among 2 late metals

Final Values

  • Wooden Crate average value: 37 SC
  • Pearlwood Crate average value: 53 SC

Iron Crate

Iron and Mythril crates don't include Gold, Platinum, Adamantite, or Titanium.

Partial Sums

  • Iron Specials: No list items
  • Iron Cash, pro-rated: 1 GC87 SC50 CC
  • Iron Misc, pro-rated: 42 SC70.5 CC
  • Iron Hard, pro-rated: 5 SC
  • Metal average yield for Iron crate, Pre-Hardmode: 3.92 ores 1.5 bars among 6 metals
  • Metal average yield for Mythril crate, Hardmode: 1.96 ores and 0.54 bars bars among 6 early metals, 1.96 ores and 1 bars among 4 late metals

Final Values

  • Iron Crate: 2 GC43 SC16.33 CC
  • Mythril Crate: 3 GC1 SC29.87 CC

Biome Crates

Partial Sums

Biome crates Omit only Copper and Tin bars

  • Some biomes have hardmode bonuses (see below).
  • Biome (common) Misc, pro-rated: 32 SC87.5 CC
  • Biome (common) Cash, pro-rated: 2 GC12 SC50 CC
  • Metal average yield for pre-Hardmode Biome crate: 2.79 ores among 8 metals, and 3.75 bars among 6 metals
  • Metal average yield for Hard-mode Biome crate: 1.39 ores among 8 early metals, and 1.25 bars among 6 early metals, 1.39 ores among 6 late metals, and 2.33 bars among 6 late metals
  • Biome (common) Value, pre-Hard: 2 GC84 SC91.07 CC
  • Biome (common) Value, Hardmode: 4 GC7 SC40.28 CC


  • Jungle Special, misc: 1 GC10 SC, 40 SC,
  • Sky Special: 1 GC1 SC33.33 CC
  • Corrupt Special: 1 GC50 SC
  • Crimson Special: 1 GC50 SC
  • Hallowed Special: none
  • Desert Special, misc: 1 GC7 SC50 CC, 3 SC75 CC
  • Frozen Special, misc: 1 GC6 SC66.67 CC, 10 SC
  • Ocean Special, misc: 66 SC, 10 SC
  • Dungeon Special (lockbox), misc: 2 GC33 SC33.33 CC, 15 SC
  • Lava Special, Lockbox, misc: 2 GC2 SC20 CC, 2 GC58 SC33.33 CC, 76 SC66.67 CC
  • Corrupt Hard, pro-rated: 17 SC50 CC
  • Crimson Hard, pro-rated: 19 SC25 CC
  • Hallowed Hard, pro-rated: 59 SC50 CC

Final Values

  • Jungle/Bramble Value: 4 GC34 SC91.07 CC / 5 GC57 SC40.28 CC
  • Sky/Azure Value: 3 GC86 SC24.4 CC / 5 GC8 SC73.61 CC
  • Oasis/Mirage Value: 3 GC96 SC16.07 CC / 5 GC18 SC65.28 CC
  • Frozen/Boreal Value: 4 GC1 SC57.74 CC / 5 GC24 SC6.94 CC
  • Ocean/Seaside Value: 3 GC60 SC91.07 CC / 4 GC83 SC40.28 CC
  • Dungeon/Stockade Value: 5 GC33 SC24.4 CC / 6 GC55 SC73.61 CC
  • Obsidian/Hellstone Value: 8 GC22 SC11.07 CC / 9 GC44 SC60.28 CC
  • Corrupt/Defiled Value: 4 GC34 SC91.07 CC / 5 GC74 SC90.28 CC
  • Crimson/Hematic Value: 4 GC34 SC91.07 CC / 5 GC76 SC65.28 CC
  • Hallowed/Divine Value: 2 GC84 SC91.07 CC / 4 GC66 SC90.28 CC

Golden Crate

Partial Sums

Golden crates provide only the top four (two tiers) of pre-Hardmode and Hardmode metals.

  • Average 1 ore from Gold Crate pre-Hardmode bars: 2 SC81.25 CC
  • Average 1 ore from Titanium Crate Hardmode bars: 14 SC
  • Average 1 bar from Gold Crate pre-Hardmode bars: 11 SC25 CC
  • Average 1 bar from Titanium Crate Hardmode bars: 56 SC
  • Gold Specials: No list items
  • Gold Cash pro-rated: 4 GC66 SC66.67 CC
  • Gold Misc, pro-rated: 1 GC33 SC70.83 CC
  • Gold Hard, pro-rated: 15 SC
  • Metal average yield for Gold crate: 7.4 ores and 6.4 bars among 4 early metals
  • Metal average yield for Titanium crate: 3.7 ores 2 bars among 4 early metals, 3.7 ores and 4 bars among 4 late metals

Golden crates are the only crates with a chance of being rolled "empty", because they don't always have at least bait. Such crates are re-rolled, which in theory should add about 4% to the average returns.

Final Values

  • Gold Crate : 6 GC18 SC7.44 CC
  • Titanium Crate : 9 GC26 SC41.46 CC

Recap

Overall values

PHM Type PHM Value Coin HM Type HM Value
Wooden CrateWooden Crate 37 SC 17 SC Pearlwood CratePearlwood Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 53 SC
Iron CrateIron Crate 2 GC43 SC 1 GC88 SC Mythril CrateMythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 3 GC1 SC
Golden CrateGolden Crate 6 GC18 SC 4 GC67 SC Titanium CrateTitanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 9 GC26 SC
Jungle CrateJungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 GC35 SC 2 GC13 SC Bramble CrateBramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC57 SC
Sky CrateSky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 3 GC86 SC 2 GC13 SC Azure CrateAzure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC9 SC
Oasis CrateOasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 3 GC96 SC 2 GC13 SC Mirage CrateMirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC19 SC
Frozen CrateFrozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 GC2 SC 2 GC13 SC Boreal CrateBoreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC24 SC
Ocean CrateOcean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 3 GC61 SC 2 GC13 SC Seaside CrateSeaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 GC83 SC
Corrupt CrateCorrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 GC35 SC 2 GC13 SC Defiled CrateDefiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC75 SC
Crimson CrateCrimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 GC35 SC 2 GC13 SC Hematic CrateHematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC77 SC
Hallowed CrateHallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 2 GC85 SC 2 GC13 SC Divine CrateDivine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 4 GC67 SC
Dungeon CrateDungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 GC33 SC 2 GC13 SC Stockade CrateStockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 6 GC56 SC
Obsidian CrateObsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 8 GC22 SC 2 GC13 SC Hellstone CrateHellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 9 GC45 SC

In all cases, the coin alone vastly exceeds the sale prices for unopened crates. Biome crates gain at least 1 GC22 SC in Hardmode from the new metals; a few types have other extra items in Hardmode. Obsidian and Hellstone crates are anomalously valuable because they have both their own "special items" list and the Obsidian Lockbox., with some miscellaneous drops to boot.

Metal contents

This table lists the average per crate for each ore and metal available for a given crate, e.g. the amount of Iron Ore.


PHM Type PHM Metals Coin HM Type HM Metals
Wooden CrateWooden Crate 0.52 @Copper Ore.pngTin Ore.pngIron Ore.pngLead Ore.png

0.13 @Copper Bar.pngTin Bar.pngIron Bar.pngLead Bar.png

17 SC Pearlwood CratePearlwood Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 0.26 @Copper Ore.pngTin Ore.pngIron Ore.pngLead Ore.png

0.06 @Copper Bar.pngTin Bar.pngIron Bar.pngLead Bar.png
0.52 @Cobalt Ore.pngPalladium Ore.png
0.09 @Cobalt Bar.pngPalladium Bar.png

Iron CrateIron Crate 0.65 @Copper Ore.pngTin Ore.pngIron Ore.pngLead Ore.pngSilver Ore.pngTungsten Ore.png

0.25 @Copper Bar.pngTin Bar.pngIron Bar.pngLead Bar.pngSilver Bar.pngTungsten Bar.png

1 GC88 SC Mythril CrateMythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 0.33 @Copper Ore.pngTin Ore.pngIron Ore.pngLead Ore.pngSilver Ore.pngTungsten Ore.png

0.09 @Copper Bar.pngTin Bar.pngIron Bar.pngLead Bar.png Silver Bar.pngTungsten Bar.png
0.49 @Cobalt Ore.pngPalladium Ore.pngMythril Ore.pngOrichalcum Ore.png
0.25 @Cobalt Bar.pngPalladium Bar.pngMythril Bar.pngOrichalcum Bar.png

PHM Biome Crates 0.35 @Copper Ore.pngTin Ore.pngIron Ore.pngLead Ore.pngSilver Ore.pngTungsten Ore.pngGold Ore.pngPlatinum Ore.png

0.63 @Iron Bar.pngLead Bar.pngSilver Bar.pngTungsten Bar.pngGold Bar.pngPlatinum Bar.png

2 GC13 SC HM Biome Crates 0.17 @Copper Ore.pngTin Ore.pngIron Ore.pngLead Ore.pngSilver Ore.pngTungsten Ore.pngGold Ore.pngPlatinum Ore.png

0.21 @Iron Bar.pngLead Bar.pngSilver Bar.pngTungsten Bar.pngGold Bar.pngPlatinum Bar.png
0.23 @Cobalt Ore.pngPalladium Ore.pngMythril Ore.pngOrichalcum Ore.pngAdamantite Ore.pngTitanium Ore.png
0.39 @Cobalt Bar.pngPalladium Bar.pngMythril Bar.pngOrichalcum Bar.pngAdamantite Bar.pngTitanium Bar.png

Golden CrateGolden Crate 1.85 @Silver Ore.pngTungsten Ore.pngGold Ore.pngPlatinum Ore.png

1.6 @Tungsten Bar.pngGold Bar.pngPlatinum Bar.png

4 GC67 SC Titanium CrateTitanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 0.93 @Silver Ore.pngTungsten Ore.pngGold Ore.pngPlatinum Ore.png

0.5 @Silver Bar.pngTungsten Bar.pngGold Bar.pngPlatinum Bar.png
0.93 @Mythril Ore.pngOrichalcum Ore.pngAdamantite Ore.pngTitanium Ore.png
1 @Mythril Bar.pngOrichalcum Bar.pngAdamantite Bar.pngTitanium Bar.png


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