
Obtained from
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,
Console version, and
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
Possible conversions
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, 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
History
- ↑ Map Object name
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.3.5.3 source code, method PlaceThing()
in Terraria.Player.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the current
Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.