Orichalcum Ore

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Orichalcum Ore
  • Orichalcum Ore item sprite
  • Orichalcum Ore placed
Auto-use
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Statistics
  • Pickaxe icon.png 110%
Type
OreCrafting material
Placeable✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 3
Sell13 SC
Research100 required
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Azure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Azure CrateAzure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Boreal CrateBoreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Bramble CrateBramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Defiled CrateDefiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Divine CrateDivine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hellstone CrateHellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hematic CrateHematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mirage CrateMirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mythril CrateMythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)12–211/48 (2.08%)
Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Seaside CrateSeaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Stockade CrateStockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20–351/84 (1.19%)
Titanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Titanium CrateTitanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)25–341/40 (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

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Orichalcum OreOrichalcum OreChlorophyte ExtractinatorChlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
ShimmerShimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Mythril OreMythril OreChlorophyte ExtractinatorChlorophyte Extractinator Conversion(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Bubblegum BlockBubblegum Block5		FurnaceFurnace
Orichalcum BarOrichalcum Bar
Mythril OreMythril OreShimmerShimmer 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

Achievement Extra Shiny!.png
Extra Shiny! • “Mine a powerful ore that has been newly blessed upon your world.”
Mine your first Hardmode ore. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Category: Explorer Explorer

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.

History

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