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Ectoplasm is a Hardmode post-Plantera crafting material dropped from Dungeon Spirits in the Dungeon. Dungeon Spirits drop 1–2 Ectoplasm upon death. It is used by
Old-gen console and 3DS
players to directly craft the Spectre armor and tools. On the
Desktop version,
Console version,
Mobile version,
Nintendo Switch version, and
tModLoader version, players use Ectoplasm to craft Spectre Bars, which in turn are used to craft Spectre armor and tools.
On the
Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS
version, the player needs to acquire 136 Ectoplasm and 126 Chlorophyte Bars to craft all Spectre equipment including the tools, wings, armor and both forms of headgear. For just all the components of the Spectre armor set (including both forms of headgear), the player will need 66 Ectoplasm.
Crafting
Used in
Tips
- Due to the difficulty of the Dungeon in Hardmode, Hallowed armor or higher is recommended when farming Ectoplasm. It may take multiple trips to acquire enough for all items.
- Ectoplasm is a very good source of coins, as each piece of ectoplasm is worth 50.
Trivia
- Ectoplasm is a fictitious ethereal substance appearing in fictional works that ghosts and other entities leave in the mortal realm, usually when destroyed.
History