Orichalcum Ore

Orichalcum Ore

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Statistics

• 110%

Type	OreCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	03*
Sell	13 SC
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 1105
• Internal Tile ID: 222

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Boreal CrateBoreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Bramble CrateBramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Defiled CrateDefiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Divine CrateDivine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Hellstone CrateHellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Hematic CrateHematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Mythril CrateMythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	12–21	2.08*1/48 (2.08%)
Seaside CrateSeaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Stockade CrateStockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	20–35	1.19*1/84 (1.19%)
Titanium CrateTitanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	25–34	2.5*1/40 (2.5%)

Orichalcum Ore is a magenta-colored Hardmode ore which can replace Mythril Ore in a given world. It requires a pickaxe power of 110% to mine (Cobalt/Palladium Pickaxe or better, or any drill). Like most Hardmode ores, Orichalcum Ore is generated upon destruction of a Demon/Crimson Altar with a Pwnhammer or any better hammer.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Orichalcum Ore	Mythril Ore	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
	Adamantite Ore	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Mythril Ore	Orichalcum Ore	Chlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
only: Bubblegum Block5	Stone Block5 Orichalcum Ore	Furnace
only: Bubblegum Block	Stone Block Orichalcum Ore
Orichalcum Bar	Orichalcum Ore4
Mythril Ore	Orichalcum Ore	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

• On a small map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 1,000 feet (500 tiles).
• On a medium map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 1,400 feet (700 tiles).
• On a large map, Orichalcum spawns below a depth of 2,000 feet (1,000 tiles).

Achievements

Extra Shiny! • “Mine a powerful ore that has been newly blessed upon your world.”

Mine your first Hardmode ore. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Tips

• The advantage Orichalcum has over Mythril is its unique color. Mythril Ore does not stand out as much and bears resemblance to other ores and blocks.

Trivia

• In real life, orichalcum is a legendary metal described by the Athenian philosopher Plato in his work Critias to have been mined in the lost city of Atlantis. It is suspected to have been a sort of alloy involving copper.
• The placed sprite looks like waves of a thick ooze flowing down a vertical surface. This would match the theme of orichalcum’s “brick” variant being Bubblegum Block.
• While the in-game color is magenta, orichalcum is speculated to be a more reddish hue.
  • It likely was made this color to avoid confusion with Palladium or Adamantite Ore.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Item sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Placed Orichalcum has a new texture.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Increased stack limit from 99 to 999.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.