A Tombstone drops when a player dies. It can then be retrieved and used much like a sign or as a form of decoration. By default, they contain the death message generated based on how the player died. On the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, Tombstones created will show the real life date the player died.
Upon death, a Tombstone will bounce around until it lands on a 2×2 empty space, at which point it will place itself. Two Tombstones cannot land on each other, nor can they be retrieved if they fail to place themselves (e.g., due to lack of suitable space). If a Tombstone can not find a place to land, it will eventually despawn.
Variants are chosen randomly upon death. Golden Tombstones drop when the player had more than 10 GC in their inventory[1].
On the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, having 4–8 Tombstones placed in close proximity will gradually darken and desaturate the environment. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Five or more Tombstones placed in close proximity will generate a Graveyard mini-biome. Breaking a Tombstone may spawn a Ghost offscreen.
The Strange Looking Tombstone is a 3DS-exclusive Tombstone variant dropped when the Worm Pet is active at death. Its tooltip is "A Tombstone that kinda looks like a worm, right?". It can be re-placed after being mined.
In Hardcore, Tombstones cannot be easily obtained because death is permanent. On the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, NPCs in worlds with Hardcore characters will now drop Tombstones when they are killed. This makes it possible to build Graveyards without the need for a non-Hardcore character. Variants are still chosen randomly, all NPCs drop a normal Tombstone except Merchant and Tax Collector who drop a golden variant.
In For the worthy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds, the Tombstone projectiles will deal damage to players.
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Because Tombstones create Graveyards, and mark a place where a player had died, they are highlighted by Dangersense Potions.
Abigail's Flower(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) can be uncommonly found as a plant growing on grass near a placed Tombstone, regardless of world progression. Its spawn chance is increased in a Constant world.
Variants
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TombstoneInternal Item ID: 321
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Grave MarkerInternal Item ID: 1173
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Cross Grave MarkerInternal Item ID: 1174
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HeadstoneInternal Item ID: 1175
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GravestoneInternal Item ID: 1176
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ObeliskInternal Item ID: 1177
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Golden Tombstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3230
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Golden Grave Marker(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3231
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Golden Cross Grave Marker(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3229
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Golden Headstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3233
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Golden Gravestone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 3232
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Strange Looking Tombstone(3DS version)Internal Item ID: 5062
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Notes
- Tombstones are always dropped when the player dies, regardless of the difficulty setting.
- Since the Angler and Princess leave instead of being slain, they will not drop a Tombstone with a Hardcore character.
- In Hardcore, the Traveling Merchant will drop a Tombstone despite him not being a town NPC, but the Old Man and Skeleton Merchant will not.
Tips
- Tombstones can be easily farmed by placing Hellstone or Meteorite directly under the spawn and then creating a new character. The player will die and respawn continuously, creating a Tombstone each time. Alternatively, it can be done by digging straight down from the spawn point so the player will die from fall damage.
- The spawn point can also be flooded with water to drown the player, but it is less efficient than other methods.
- In Journey Mode, even when the enemy spawn rate is set to 0× the normal rate, mining up Tombstones may still cause Ghosts to spawn.
Trivia
- Golden Tombstones, like all other tombstones, have no sell value.
- On the Xbox 360 version, before an unspecified patch, certain terms which could be considered profanity or sexual content written on Tombstones would have resulted in the Tombstone saying "(Censored)".
- There is no golden variant of the Obelisk in any version of the game.
- The Strange Looking Tombstone is part of the Worms 3 crossover.
History
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Breaking Tombstones has a chance for a Ghost to spawn.
- NPCs now drop Tombstones on death in Hardcore worlds.
- Tombstones are now used to create a Graveyard minibiome.
- Tombstones now show a player's date of death.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Golden variants of all tombstones except Obelisks added.
- Updated Tombstone, Grave Marker, Cross Grave Marker and Obelisk sprites.
- Desktop 1.2: Cross Grave Marker, Grave Marker, Gravestone, Headstone, and Obelisk variants added and chosen randomly on death.
- Desktop 1.1: Is now dropped by characters on any difficulty.
- Console 1.0.750.0: ()
- Golden variants of all tombstones except Obelisks added.
- Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.
- Console 1.02: Cross Grave Marker, Grave Marker, Gravestone, Headstone, and Obelisk variants added and chosen randomly on death.
- Mobile 1.3.0.7:
- Golden variants of all tombstones except Obelisks added.
- Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.
- Strange Looking Tombstone removed, replaced with Tombstone.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Cross Grave Marker, Grave Marker, Gravestone, Headstone, and Obelisk variants added and chosen randomly on death.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced along with Strange Looking Tombstone and variants from Desktop 1.2.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method
DropTombstone()
in Terraria.Player.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
Themed(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bone Welder(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Decay Chamber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flesh Cloning Vat(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Glass Kiln(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Honey Dispenser(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ice Machine(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd Furnace(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Living Loom(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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- Dead Man's(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Dungeon
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- Blue(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Green(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pink(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
)
- Dynasty(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ebonwood
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- Frozen
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- Granite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gold
(
- Golden(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Golf Chest(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Honey
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- Lihzahrd
- Living Wood
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- Martian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mushroom
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- Obsidian(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Palm Wood(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pearlwood
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- Reef(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rich Mahogany
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- Shadewood
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- Spider(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Spooky(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Vortex(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Water
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- Pylons(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bars
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- Christmas Tree
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- Dragonfly Jars(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Fancy Dishes(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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- Gems
- Golf Trophies(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hanging Pot(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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- Herbs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Jellyfish Jars
- Lawn Flamingo(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Magic Droppers(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Minecart Track
- Mini Volcano(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Large(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Pin Flags(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pin Wheel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Plate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Platforms
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- Planter Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Team(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Potted Trees(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Presents
- Party Present(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Relics(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rock Golem Head(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Seashells(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Seaweed Planter
- Ship in a Bottle
- Silly Tied Balloons(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Silly Tied Bundle of Balloons(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vases
- Animal skins(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Catacomb
- Compass Rose
- Hanging Skeleton
- Holly(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Life Preserver
- Living Fire Blocks(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Paintings
- Racks(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
(
- Weapon Rack(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Item Frame(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Ropes
- Ship's Wheel
- Trophies
- Treasure Map
- Wall Anchor
- Wall Skeleton
- Wooden Beam
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- Grandfather Clocks
- Sign
- Tombstone
- Target Dummy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ammo Box(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bewitching Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crystal Ball
- Sharpening Station(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- War Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Enemy Banners
- Sunflower
- Campfires
- Fireplace(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Clay Pot
- Enchanted Sundial(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Enchanted Moondial(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lihzahrd Altar
- Eternia Crystal Stand(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Land Mine
- TNT Barrel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pigronata(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snowball Launcher
- Cannon
- Bunny Cannon
- Confetti Cannon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Portal Gun Station(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Boulder
(
- Bouncy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Life Crystal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Rolling Cactus(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gem Locks(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Trapped Chests(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Arrow Signs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drum Set(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Golf Tee(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Weather Vane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Wiring
- Doors
- Tall Gate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Trap Door(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Music Box(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Monoliths(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Echo Chamber(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Water Fountains
- Chimney(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bubble Machine
- Fireworks Box(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Firework Fountain(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Firework Rockets
- Fog Machine(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Party Center(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Silly Balloon Machine(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Functional Statues
- Lever
- Switch
- Detonator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pressure Plates
- Timers
- Actuator
- Wire Bulb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Junction Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Explosives
- Pumps
- Teleporter
- Sensor(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Geyser(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pixel Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)