Extractinator

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Extractinator
  • Extractinator item sprite
  • Extractinator placed
Auto-use
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Statistics
Type
FurnitureCrafting material
Placeable✔️ (3 wide × 3 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
TooltipPlacing silt/slush/fossil piles into the extractinator turns them into something more useful
RarityRarity level: 0
Sell2
Research1 required
Sounds
Use
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic mode icon.png Classic
Expert mode icon.png Expert
Master mode icon.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Frozen ChestFrozen ChestFrozen Chest14.9%
Wooden CrateWooden CrateWooden Crate11.86%

The Extractinator or Silt Extractinator[1] is an item that converts Silt, Slush, and Desert Fossils into more valuable items such as ores, coins, and gems. On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, it can also convert Glowing Mosses into all kinds of regular mosses, and fishing trash into low level bait.

It can be found rarely in Wooden Crates, or in Gold Chests, Frozen Chests, and other chests in the Underground and Caverns layers. Underground Cabins in the Underground Desert also have a chance to contain an Extractinator.

To use the Extractinator, it first needs to be placed in the world. Afterward, suitable blocks need to be consumed (with the ⚒ Use / Attack key) directly on the Extractinator within its 3×3 frame. Holding the Auto Select key and clicking on the Extractinator will automatically insert extractable items from the player's inventory without having to pick them up manually.

Feeding blocks to the Extractinator is the only way to obtain Amber Mosquitoes, and, along with opening crates, the only reliable way to obtain a world's alternative pre-Hardmode ores. This is a great way to obtain ore and coins in the early game.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Chlorophyte ExtractinatorChlorophyte ExtractinatorMythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil

Possible conversions

With Silt BlockSilt Block / Slush BlockSlush Block
Item Chance Quantity Average Yield/1000
Platinum CoinPlatinum Coin 0.0073% 1–11 1.2758 0.09 (9)
Gold CoinGold Coin 0.1017% 1–100 10.3346 10.51 (1051)
Silver CoinSilver Coin 1.3534% 1–100 17.7843 240.69 (≈ 241)
Copper CoinCopper Coin 64.2145% 1–100 35.5588 22833.91 (≈ 228)
Amber MosquitoAmber Mosquito 0.01% 1 1 0.1
AmethystAmethyst 0.3333% 1–16 1.1775 3.92
TopazTopaz 0.3333% 1–16 1.1775 3.92
SapphireSapphire 0.3333% 1–16 1.1775 3.92
EmeraldEmerald 0.3333% 1–16 1.1775 3.92
RubyRuby 0.3333% 1–16 1.1775 3.92
DiamondDiamond 0.3333% 1–16 1.1775 3.92
AmberAmber 0.9598% 1–16 1.1775 11.3
Copper OreCopper Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Tin OreTin Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Iron OreIron Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Lead OreLead Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Silver OreSilver Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Tungsten OreTungsten Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Gold OreGold Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
Platinum OrePlatinum Ore 3.9192% 1–16 1.1775 46.15
With Desert FossilDesert Fossil
Item Chance Quantity Average Yield/1000
Sturdy FossilSturdy Fossil 10% 1–7 1.3 130
Platinum CoinPlatinum Coin 0.0066% 1–11 1.2758 0.08 (8)
Gold CoinGold Coin 0.0915% 1–100 10.3345 9.46 (946)
Silver CoinSilver Coin 1.2178% 1–100 17.7839 216.57 (217)
Copper CoinCopper Coin 57.7876% 1–100 26.892 15540.24 (155)
Amber MosquitoAmber Mosquito 0.027% 1 1 0.27
AmethystAmethyst 0.15% 1–16 1.1775 1.77
TopazTopaz 0.15% 1–16 1.1775 1.77
SapphireSapphire 0.15% 1–16 1.1775 1.77
EmeraldEmerald 0.15% 1–16 1.1775 1.77
RubyRuby 0.15% 1–16 1.1775 1.77
DiamondDiamond 0.15% 1–16 1.1775 1.77
AmberAmber 1.7629% 1–16 1.1775 20.76
Copper OreCopper Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Tin OreTin Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Iron OreIron Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Lead OreLead Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Silver OreSilver Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Tungsten OreTungsten Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Gold OreGold Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
Platinum OrePlatinum Ore 3.4892% 1–16 1.1775 41.09
With Glowing MossGlowing MossGlowing MossGlowing MossGlowing MossGlowing MossGlowing Moss
Item Chance Quantity
Green MossGreen Moss 20% 1
Brown MossBrown Moss 20% 1
Red MossRed Moss 20% 1
Blue MossBlue Moss 20% 1
Purple MossPurple Moss 20% 1
With Old ShoeOld Shoe / Seaweed (junk)Seaweed / Tin CanTin Can
Item Chance Quantity
SnailSnail 16.67% 1
Apprentice BaitApprentice Bait 75% 1
WormWorm 5.56% 1
Journeyman BaitJourneyman Bait 2.78% 1

Notes

  • Despite increasing block placement speed, neither the Builder Potion, Brick Layer, nor Architect Gizmo Pack cause blocks to be processed more quickly. The speed depends solely on the block's use time.[2]
  • The world-generated ores appear with equal chances as their alternatives, e.g., the Extractinator produces an equal chance of Gold Ore and Platinum Ore, regardless of which is found underground in that world.
  • Unlike crates, the Extractinator will not provide Hardmode ores even if the world is in Hardmode. It will not produce high-tier pre-Hardmode ores such as Demonite, either.
  • 999 Silt or Slush Blocks yield a fair collection of loot. The table below breaks down, prorates, and summarizes the sale prices.
    • Most of the gems are much more valuable when crafted into Stained Glass: Each gem except Diamond makes 1 worth of Stained Glass.
      • The gems can also be crafted into Gemcorns, to grow more gems directly.
      • Diamonds cannot be turned into Stained Glass or anything else with a higher sale price than the gems.
      • Amber can be crafted into Crate Potions, which allow fishing for crate loot worth far more than the Amber's sale price.
    • If processing Desert Fossils, the resulting Sturdy Fossils have no sell value themselves, but used in a number of recipes, notably Scarab Bombs. Any excess can be turned into Bone Throwing Knives and sold that way.
    • Notice how much of the total average payoff comes from the small chance of obtaining Platinum Coins. The total yields are normally 8 or 9 or so lower, but with a 6%–7% chance per 1000 blocks of a platinum jackpot.
Average sale prices of Extractinator output per 1000
Items Silt/Slush Desert Fossil
Chance of Platinum Coins 9 8
Other Coins 1520 1318
Ores 865 779
Diamonds 118 53
Chance of Amber Mosquito 75 23
Amber 339 623
Other Gems 235 16
Other Gems as Stained Glass 1960 885
Sturdy Fossils as Bone Throwing Knife n/a 325
Total without crafting 4052 3882
Total with crafting 5438 4363

Tips

  • If processing a large quantity of blocks, it may be helpful to clear out inventory space (16 or 17 slots) so the rewarded items are not deposited on the ground.
  • When trying to find an Extractinator it is easiest to look in the Underground Desert since most underground houses have an Extractinator.
  • On the Nintendo Switch version Nintendo Switch version, using a Brick Layer/Architect Gizmo Pack will make it cost nothing but one Silt to use indefinitely, making an infinite source of any blocks obtained by extracting Silt.Verify
  • Due to the dangers of the Underground Desert, the lower chances of getting ores/coins/gems (but Amber) and how common Silt is in other biomes, Desert Fossil is a less viable option for getting ores/coins/gems.

Trivia

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  1. ↑ Map Object name
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.3.5.3 source code, method PlaceThing() in Terraria.Player.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
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