Soul of Light

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This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Soul of Light.
Soul of Light
  • Soul of Light item sprite
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Statistics
Type
Crafting material
Tooltip'The essence of light creatures'
RarityOrange (Rarity level: 3)
Sell2 SC
Research25 required
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Divine CrateDivine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)2–51/2 (50%)

Soul of Light is a Hardmode crafting material dropped by most enemies killed in the Underground Hallow (in the Cavern layer) with a 1/5 (20%) chance. This also includes enemies not native to the biome, such as Granite Elementals. See Notes for details.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Crystal StormCrystal Storm		BookcaseBookcase
Soul of Light in a BottleSoul of Light in a Bottle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)By Hand
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Angel WingsAngel Wings		Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
ChikChik(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Cool WhipCool Whip(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Dao of PowDao of Pow
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Fairy BellFairy Bell
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Light DiscLight Disc
Logic Sensor (Day)Logic Sensor (Day)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Mechanical EyeMechanical Eye
Mechanical SkullMechanical Skull
Meteor StaffMeteor Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Desktop version Console version Mobile version only:
Rainbow RodRainbow Rod
Sky FractureSky Fracture(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Key of LightKey of Light(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Work BenchWork Bench

Notes

  • Crafting all items, excluding the boss-summoning items and Key of Light(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), requires 118 Souls of Light. One of each boss-summoning item and a Key of Light require an additional 24 Souls of Light, for a total of 142 Souls of Light.
  • An enemy can only drop a Soul of Light under the following circumstances:[1]
    • The world is in Hardmode.
    • The player is in a Hallow biome. This content is transcluded from Souls.
    • The enemy is killed in the Cavern layer or in the Underworld.
      • In a Don't dig up or Get fixed boi world, this condition does not apply. The enemy can be killed in any layer in these worlds.
    • The enemy has more than 1 maximum health. This means that spells, Fungi Spores, Spores, etc. cannot drop souls.
    • The enemy drops at least 1 CC. This means that statue-spawned enemies, Meteor Heads, boss minions, etc. cannot drop souls.
    • The enemy is neither a boss, a Slimer with wings, nor any of these slimes:

    • Tips

    • One of the best ways to farm for Souls of Light is to go to the Underground Hallow, and deep underground where lava spawns frequently, and place a few Water Candles. The enemies the Underground Hallow spawns do not go through blocks (except for Enchanted Swords) and are not special in any real way, so they get affected by the lava and drop Souls of Light. This is also effective for any other item dropped by Underground Hallow enemies.

    Trivia

    • Although the tooltip reads 'The essence of light creatures', Souls of Light can be dropped by enemies that are not native to the Underground Hallow.
    • In the 1.3 trailer, the Soul of Light used its old sprite.

    See also

    History

    • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
      • Certain slimes no longer drop Souls of Light.
      • Souls of Light no longer have extra drop chance in Expert Mode. Previously in Expert Mode, enemies had an extra, independent 1/5 (20%) chance to drop souls, so the actual drop chance was 9/25 (36%).
      • Now used to craft the Soul of Light in a Bottle and Cool Whip.
    • Desktop 1.2:
      • Drop rate increased from 1/7 (14.29%) to 1/5 (20%).
      • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.
    • Console 1.0.750.0: (PlayStation 4)
      • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.
      • Drop rate increased for Expert Mode worlds.
    • Console 1.02:
      • Drop rate increased from 1/7 (14.29%) to 1/5 (20%).
      • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.
    • Mobile 1.3.0.7:
      • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.
      • Drop rate increased for Expert Mode worlds.
    • Mobile 1.2.6508:
      • Drop rate increased from 1/7 (14.29%) to 1/5 (20%).
      • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.
    • 3DS-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.2.

    References

    1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method SoulOfWhateverConditionCanDrop() in Terraria.Content.ItemDropRules.Conditions.cs.
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