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Crystal Shard
  • Crystal Shard item sprite
  • Crystal Shard placed
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Statistics
Type
FurnitureCrafting material
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 1
Sell16 SC
Research25 required
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Divine CrateDivine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)4–101/2 (50%)

Crystal Shards are a common Hardmode crafting material found in the Underground Hallow. They can naturally grow on the left, right, and bottom sides of Pearlstone, Pink Ice, Pearlsand, Hardened Pearlsand, and Pearlsandstone Blocks.[1] Due to their constant regrowth, they can be farmed (see Guide:Farming resources § Crystal Shards for details). Crystal Shards emit a small glow, similar to Demonite Ore and Crimtane Ore. They do not spread the Hallow.

When a Crystal Shard is to be grown, it has a 1/50 (2%) chance to be replaced by a Gelatin Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) instead.

Crystal Shards furthermore have a 1/2 (50%) chance to be obtained from Divine Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), in stacks of 4–10.

Crystal Shards are also placeable in nearly any position (on walls, floors, and ceilings), though they are often not luminous enough to replace other light sources, and placement has no other functional effect. Although natural Crystal Shards can only grow on blocks related with the Hallow, they can be placed anywhere once harvested.

Crafting all items, including only one color of Phasesaber and excluding consumables and furniture, requires a total of 90 Crystal Shards. The amount required to craft every weapon and every color of Phasesaber is 240 Crystal Shards.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Crystal BlockCrystal Block(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)5Adamantite ForgeAdamantite Forge
or
Titanium ForgeTitanium Forge
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Crystal StormCrystal Storm		BookcaseBookcase
Crystal DartCrystal Dart(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)100By Hand
Shifting Pearlsands DyeShifting Pearlsands Dye(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Dye VatDye Vat(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Blue PhasesaberBlue Phasesaber		Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
ChikChik(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Crystal BulletCrystal Bullet100
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Green PhasesaberGreen Phasesaber
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Magical HarpMagical Harp
Orange PhasesaberOrange Phasesaber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Purple PhasesaberPurple Phasesaber
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Rainbow RodRainbow Rod
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Red PhasesaberRed Phasesaber
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
White PhasesaberWhite Phasesaber
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Yellow PhasesaberYellow Phasesaber
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Greater Healing PotionGreater Healing Potion3		Placed BottlePlaced Bottle
or
Alchemy TableAlchemy Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Super Mana PotionSuper Mana Potion(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)15

Notes

  • A Crystal Shard can grow under the following circumstances:[2]
    • The source block (on the side or bottom of which the Crystal Shard will spawn) is in or below the Cavern layer. It does not necessarily have to be in an actual Underground Hallow biome.
    • There are fewer than 2 other Crystal Shards within a 13×13-tile square centered on the target tile. The target tile is where the Crystal Shard is set to spawn, i.e. to the side or on the bottom of the source block.
    • Crystal Shards can spawn in liquids and in front of background walls.
  • Crystal Shards are randomly colored either pink, purple, or blue when grown or placed. Their color has no functional effect.
  • The color of Crystal Shards can be changed with paints, but the color of the light they emit cannot be changed.

Tips

  • Crystal Shards have an unusually high sell value relative to their commonness, so farming them can be a decent way to make money. 1000 Crystal Shards are worth 1 PC60 GC.
  • With spare Pixie Dust available, crafting and selling Greater Healing Potions increases the sell value from 19 SC (directly selling the ingredients) to 30 SC per Crystal Shard. The Alchemy Table's bonus raises that further, to about 45 SC per Crystal Shard. 99 Pixie Dust with 33 Crystal Shards (and 100 Sand Blocks for Bottled Water), crafted at the Alchemy Table, yields about 14 GC85 SC, a 137% increase over selling the ingredients.
  • Since Crystal Shards emit a glow, getting rid of light sources makes it easier to spot them.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Stack limit increased from 999 to 9999.
    • Can now naturally grow on Pearlsand, Hardened Pearlsand, and Pearlsandstone Blocks.
  • Desktop 1.1.1: Now gives off light in retro and white color mode.
  • Mobile 1.3.0.7: No longer obtainable pre-Hardmode, as Arch Demons have been removed.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method hardUpdateWorld() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs and field Sets.CanGrowCrystalShards in Terraria.ID.TileID.cs. The actual chances of the growth side are: 1/4 (25%) left, 1/4 (25%) right, and 1/2 (50%) bottom. This is most likely caused by a coding error.
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method hardUpdateWorld() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs.
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