Purple Mucus

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Purple Mucus
  • Purple Mucus item sprite old Purple Mucus item sprite
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Statistics
Type
Crafting material
TooltipUsed to make Purple Dye
RarityBlue (Rarity level: 1)
Sell20 SC
Research3 required
  • Internal Item ID: 1118 (Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Sea SnailSea Snail.gif Sea Snail1100%

The Purple Mucus is a dye material that is dropped by Sea Snails, which only spawn in the Ocean biome. Its sole purpose is to make Purple Dye.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Purple DyePurple Dye2
  • Purple MucusPurple Mucus(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Dye VatDye Vat(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
Old-gen console version only:
Purple DyePurple Dye
  • Purple MucusPurple Mucus(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)

Tips

  • The Solar Eclipse is very suitable for farming Sea Snails, since it highly increases the enemy spawn rate (almost as much as a Blood Moon). Notably, Solar Eclipse enemies cannot spawn in water. They are restricted to spawning on the nearby beach or in a cave below the seabed, and they rarely come into the Ocean water. Most of the time, the player will only fight the regular Ocean enemies with an increased spawn rate, and only very occasionally encounter a Solar Eclipse enemy.
    • Items that extend or eliminate the breath meter, such as the Diving Helmet or Neptune's Shell, allow the player to remain near the bottom of the Ocean (where Sea Snails are encountered) for extended periods of time.

Trivia

  • Even though it is already a liquid, it cannot be used as a dye until it is crafted into Purple Dye.
  • In the Old-gen console version Old-gen console version, the name is incorrectly spelled "Mucos".
  • The ancient Phoenicians used murex (a species of snail) to make purple dye, which was often worth its weight in silver. The desire to emulate the high real-life value of such dye may be the reason why sea snails are so rare in-game.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Sprite updated.
    • Renamed from "Purple Mucos" to "Purple Mucous", which is still incorrect.
    • Now produces 2 Purple Dyes instead of 1.
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