The Corruption is a biome characterized by purple "corrupted" Grass and Trees, and hazards like Eater of Souls, Devourers, and Thorny Bush growth. New players will want to avoid The Corruption prior to acquiring better equipment (generally Silver or Gold Armor, Weapons and Tools). Corruption features a dark background with limited daylight, and unique theme music.
The Corruption area that generates initially with the World is home to Chasms that lead to Shadow Orbsand Demon Altars. Chasms represent an additional hazard to players due to Fall Damage, and players without a climbing aide like the Grappling Hook will have a tough or impossible time climbing out of them, should they survive the fall. Chasms are lined with Ebonstone, which can only be mined with a Nightmare Pickaxeor higher.
A typical structure of a corruption on a large map. Vertical chasms and horizontal caves are clearly visible (TEdit)
Corruption can also spread to areas not initially infected, and can be seeded by the player in new locations using Corrupt Seeds. Chasms, Shadow Orbs, and Demon Altars will not spawn in Corruption that has formed this way. Corruption enemies like the Eater of Souls, as well as Thorny Bushes, will spawn in spread or seeded Corruption. If enough Corruption takes hold in a new area, it will begin to feature the Corruption theme music, background and water color.
Purification Powder can be used on corrupted blocks to turn them into their regular counterparts. "Purified" blocks can still become Corrupted again afterwards.
Sometimes, there may be Crimson biome in a world instead of Corruption.
Contents NOTE : View Underground Corruption for the mobs that spawn in Hardmode under the cavern layer.
The CorruptionEnemiesUnique treasuresUnique dropsFor Sale Devourer
Eater of Souls
Eater of Worlds (boss)
In Hardmode:
Clinger
Corruptor
World Feeder
Corrupt Slime
Slimeling (from Corrupt Slime)
Slimer
Corrupted Desert:
Dark Mummy
From Shadow Orbs:
From the Painter:
[edit]SpreadIn normal mode (pre-Hardmode worlds), corruption can spread, but only under limited conditions:
[edit]HardmodeOnce the Wall of Flesh is defeated, a world enters Hardmode. New areas of Corruption and Hallow are immediately created that extend from the Underworld up to the Surface, sometimes intersecting existing Corruption. Corruption begins spawning more dangerous enemies, such as the Corruptor, and underground, theClinger.
Corruption converting the jungle(TEdit)
Corruption spreads much more aggressively once the world is in hardmode:
In order to stop the spread of Corruption in Hardmode, the player must create a gap of at least three tiles containing empty space or non-corruptible blocks.Hallow blocks will also stop the spread of Corruption, but will spawn its own hazards as well.
[edit]Corrupted DesertIn Hardmode, Corruption spreads through Deserts, transforming it into Corrupted Desert. It is very similar to The Corruption: The theme music is the same, and enemies are the same, with the addition of Dark Mummies.
Sand is replaced by Ebonsand. Although their color is different, cacti still drop ordinary cactus when cut. Waterleaf is not able to grow in corrupted deserts.
[edit]Notes
The Corruption area that generates initially with the World is home to Chasms that lead to Shadow Orbsand Demon Altars. Chasms represent an additional hazard to players due to Fall Damage, and players without a climbing aide like the Grappling Hook will have a tough or impossible time climbing out of them, should they survive the fall. Chasms are lined with Ebonstone, which can only be mined with a Nightmare Pickaxeor higher.
A typical structure of a corruption on a large map. Vertical chasms and horizontal caves are clearly visible (TEdit)
Corruption can also spread to areas not initially infected, and can be seeded by the player in new locations using Corrupt Seeds. Chasms, Shadow Orbs, and Demon Altars will not spawn in Corruption that has formed this way. Corruption enemies like the Eater of Souls, as well as Thorny Bushes, will spawn in spread or seeded Corruption. If enough Corruption takes hold in a new area, it will begin to feature the Corruption theme music, background and water color.
Purification Powder can be used on corrupted blocks to turn them into their regular counterparts. "Purified" blocks can still become Corrupted again afterwards.
Sometimes, there may be Crimson biome in a world instead of Corruption.
Contents NOTE : View Underground Corruption for the mobs that spawn in Hardmode under the cavern layer.
The CorruptionEnemiesUnique treasuresUnique dropsFor Sale Devourer
Eater of Souls
Eater of Worlds (boss)
In Hardmode:
Clinger
Corruptor
World Feeder
Corrupt Slime
Slimeling (from Corrupt Slime)
Slimer
Corrupted Desert:
Dark Mummy
From Shadow Orbs:
- Ancient Shadow armor (from Eater of Souls)
- Eater of Souls Banner (from Eater of Souls)
- Rotten Chunk (from the Devourer, Eater of Souls, and Corruptor)
- Worm Tooth (from the Devourer)
- Shadow Scale (from the Eater of Worlds)
- Eater Mask (from Eater of Worlds)
- Eater of Worlds Trophy (from Eater of Worlds)
- Eater's Bone (from Eater of Worlds)
- Blindfold (from Corrupt Slimes, Slimelings and Dark Mummies)
- Cursed Flame (from World Feeders and Clingers)
- Dark Shard (from Dark Mummies)
- Megaphone (from Dark Mummies)
- Vitamins (from Corruptors)
- World Feeder Banner (from World Feeders
- Corruption Key Mold (from any enemy with around 1/2500 chance)
- Vile Mushroom
- Deathweed
- Deathweed Seeds (Blood Moon only)
- Ebonwood (From trees)
From the Painter:
[edit]SpreadIn normal mode (pre-Hardmode worlds), corruption can spread, but only under limited conditions:
- Corrupt grass can spread in a manner similar to normal grass, converting adjacent Dirt tiles with at least one side open to air (only in the Surface Layer).
- Corrupt grass can also displace normal and hallow grass, unless the grass has a Sunflower planted on it.
- Corrupt grass may sprout Thorny Bushes, which can spread corrupt grass according to the same rules.
[edit]HardmodeOnce the Wall of Flesh is defeated, a world enters Hardmode. New areas of Corruption and Hallow are immediately created that extend from the Underworld up to the Surface, sometimes intersecting existing Corruption. Corruption begins spawning more dangerous enemies, such as the Corruptor, and underground, theClinger.
Corruption converting the jungle(TEdit)
Corruption spreads much more aggressively once the world is in hardmode:
- In addition to corrupt grass, thorns and plants, Ebonstone, Ebonsand and Purple Ice also generate corruption.
- Grass can still be converted to corrupt grass, and corrupt grass can cover new dirt as in regular mode.
- Mud can now be converted into dirt.
- Jungle grass can also be converted into corrupt grass (changing the underlying block type to dirt).
- Stone can be converted to ebonstone.
- Sand can be converted to ebonsand.
- Ice can be converted to Purple Ice.
- Corrupt grass is still limited to the Surface Layer, but ebonstone and ebonsand can spread through any depth.
- Blocks that are up to three squares away from an existing corrupt block can be converted (even if uncorruptible blocks are in the way).
In order to stop the spread of Corruption in Hardmode, the player must create a gap of at least three tiles containing empty space or non-corruptible blocks.Hallow blocks will also stop the spread of Corruption, but will spawn its own hazards as well.
[edit]Corrupted DesertIn Hardmode, Corruption spreads through Deserts, transforming it into Corrupted Desert. It is very similar to The Corruption: The theme music is the same, and enemies are the same, with the addition of Dark Mummies.
Sand is replaced by Ebonsand. Although their color is different, cacti still drop ordinary cactus when cut. Waterleaf is not able to grow in corrupted deserts.
[edit]Notes
- The step in world generation in which the Corruption is created is called "Making the world evil." If you want a Corruption world, look for that step during creation.
- When you cut trees in the Corruption, they will not drop Acorns.
- Creating a new Corruption biome requires at least 200 corrupted blocks, such as corrupted grass, Ebonstone, Ebonsand or Purple Ice Blocks. Although the Crimson replaces the Corruption at world generation, it does not prevent Crimson from being artificially created, by importing Crimson materials to a world with Corruption and vice versa. Spreading remains normal.
- In Hardmode, all enemies in the Corruption have a chance of dropping a Corruption Key Mold.
- Once you hit the Underground layer, the music will switch to Underground Corruption.
- The Clentaminator is an extremely useful tool for removing the corruption. Green Solution is recommended, unless you want to replace it with another biome entirely.
- May be a reference to the corruption from Anti-Idle: The Game