Sturdy Fossil

  

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Sturdy Fossil

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Statistics

Type	BlockCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Research	100 required

• Internal Item ID: 3380 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Tile ID: 407

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Basilisk(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Basilisk(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1–3	100%
Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	10–16	1/2 (50%)
Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	10–16	1/2 (50%)
Tomb Crawler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Tomb Crawler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1–2	50%

This article is about the crafting material. For the naturally occurring block, see Desert Fossil.

Sturdy Fossils are crafting materials used to make the Fossil armor, Bone Throwing Knife, Amber Staff, Scarab Bomb and Bone Javelin. Sturdy Fossils are obtained by putting Desert Fossils in the Extractinator, with a 10% chance of acquiring a Sturdy Fossil from each Desert Fossil.

Placed Sturdy Fossils sparkle when an ore-detecting item is used. Placed Sturdy Fossils also show up when a Metal Detector is used, even though they do not spawn naturally.

Sturdy Fossils can also be obtained from Tomb Crawlers, Basilisks, Oasis Crates, and Mirage Crates.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Scarab Bomb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Bomb Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	By Hand
Amber Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)15 Amber8	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Bone Javelin(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Bone Throwing Knife(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)30	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Fossil Greaves(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20
Fossil Helmet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)15
Fossil Pickaxe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)12 Any Wood4
Fossil Plate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)25

Notes

• Sturdy Fossils have no sell value, so crafting them into Bone Throwing Knives is the best way to sell them. Selling Bone Throwing Knives yields 3 SC per Sturdy Fossil used. However, Scarab Bombs sell for more at a profit of 30 CC but if the player is buying Bombs to craft them, it is better to craft the knives instead.
• Not counting the javelins or the throwing knives, making all of the fossil equipment requires 87 Sturdy Fossils.
• Placed Sturdy Fossils only blend with Desert Fossil blocks.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Can now be obtained from Tomb Crawlers, Oasis Crates, and Mirage Crates.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Fossil Pickaxe and Scarab Bombs.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.