Platforms

Platforms

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Statistics

Type	Furniture
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	10 (Very fast)
Max stack	9999 / 99
Rarity	00*

• Internal Tile ID: 19

This article is about the items. For systems that can run Terraria, see Game platform.

Platforms are a special type of block that can be walked on, but also allow movement through the space they occupy. The player normally stands and walks on platforms as if they were ordinary blocks, and they can move down through a platform by pressing the ▼ Down key while standing on one. Players can also walk or jump horizontally through the space occupied by platforms, only treating the platform as "solid" when landing on them from above.

Walking enemies can similarly walk on or pass through platforms. Flying enemies like bats will fly up through them, but not down. Other enemies, including Harpies, ignore them entirely. NPCs will always climb up platforms.

Weapons and their projectiles will travel through platforms. Liquids flow through platforms, and lava will destroy all platforms upon contact, with the exception of Obsidian and Stone Platforms. Gravity-affected blocks like Sand will be supported by platforms.

Because of the high mobility provided by platforms, they can be used in a variety of ways: as a bridge across gaps that players can descend through without destroying, for roof access that keeps some enemies from getting through, or to create a fighting area above most enemies that players can fire down through while keeping out of reach. Also, since Piggy Banks, Chests, crafting stations and most other furniture can be placed on them like on ordinary blocks (exceptions include gems and Crystal Shards), they can be used as a shelving to pack furniture into a confined space without restricting player movement.

Positioning platforms

A platform has four distinct positions, which can be cycled through by hitting it with a hammer, similarly to an ordinary block:

1. In the default or "top" position, it occupies the top half of a block space. Only in this position can furniture be placed on top of it. This includes a Bottle (or similar), which will count as a Placed Bottle for crafting potions.
2. After one hammer blow, it will change to the slanted stairs form, facing right. It may also show "struts" beneath the slanted part depending on adjacent blocks, but this is purely visual.
3. A second hammer blow will switch it to stairs facing left.
4. A third hammer blow will move it to its "bottom" position, horizontal but lowered to the bottom half of the block. Only in this position, banners (and some other hanging items) can be attached beneath them. However, chandeliers or lanterns will not attach there(In 1.4.4, you can place banners on platforms in the default position, although chandeliers are still unplaceable until the are in the lower position).

A fourth hammer blow will cycle the platform back to its default position. Only one platform can occupy a single block tile, so there cannot be top and bottom platforms in the same tile.

Stairs

Stairs can face either direction, regardless of what side of a block they are on. Walking up stairs in the direction they face will raise the player as expected, but walking towards stairs facing away from the player will not have any effect. As with normal platforms, pressing ▼ Down will cause stairs to be ignored. Nothing can be placed on stairs. Smart Cursor can be used to place stairs without having to hammer the platforms into the correct state.

Crafting

Placed craftable platforms. Click/tap the image to view a summary of each row.

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bone Platform Internal Item ID: 634 2	Bone	Bone Welder
Ash Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 5204 2	Ash Wood	By Hand
Balloon Platform Internal Item ID: 5183 2	Any Balloon
Bamboo Platform Internal Item ID: 4580 2	Bamboo
only: Blue Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1384 2	Blue Brick
only: Bone Platform Internal Item ID: 634 2	Bone
Boreal Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 2566 2	Boreal Wood
only: Cactus Platform Internal Item ID: 2744 2	Cactus
Crystal Platform Internal Item ID: 3903 2	Crystal Block
Dynasty Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 3905 2	Dynasty Wood
Ebonwood Platform Internal Item ID: 631 2	Ebonwood
Echo Platform Internal Item ID: 5292 2	Echo Block
Flesh Platform Internal Item ID: 3907 2	Flesh Block
Frozen Platform Internal Item ID: 3908 2	Ice Block
only: Glass Platform Internal Item ID: 1702 2	Glass
Granite Platform Internal Item ID: 3146 2	Smooth Granite Block
only: Green Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1386 2	Green Brick
only: Honey Platform Internal Item ID: 2630 2	Honey Block
Lesion Platform Internal Item ID: 3957 2	Lesion Block
Lihzahrd Platform Internal Item ID: 3906 2	Lihzahrd Brick
Marble Platform Internal Item ID: 3145 2	Smooth Marble Block
Martian Platform Internal Item ID: 2822 2	Martian Conduit Plating
Meteorite Platform Internal Item ID: 3144 2	Meteorite Brick
only: Mushroom Platform Internal Item ID: 2549 2	Glowing Mushroom
Nebula Platform Internal Item ID: 4201 2	Nebula Brick
Obsidian Platform Internal Item ID: 1457 2	Obsidian Brick
Palm Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 2518 2	Palm Wood
Pearlwood Platform Internal Item ID: 633 2	Pearlwood
only: Pink Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1385 2	Pink Brick
only: Pumpkin Platform Internal Item ID: 1796 2	Pumpkin
Reef Platform Internal Item ID: 5162 2	Reef Block
Rich Mahogany Platform Internal Item ID: 632 2	Rich Mahogany
Sandstone Platform Internal Item ID: 4311 2	Smooth Sandstone
Shadewood Platform Internal Item ID: 913 2	Shadewood
only: Skyware Platform Internal Item ID: 2628 2	Sunplate Block
Slime Platform Internal Item ID: 2581 2	Slime Block
Solar Platform Internal Item ID: 4159 2	Solar Brick
Spider Platform Internal Item ID: 3945 2	Spider Nest Block
Spooky Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 1818 2	Spooky Wood
Stardust Platform Internal Item ID: 4222 2	Stardust Brick
only: Steampunk Platform Internal Item ID: 2627 2	Cog
Stone Platform Internal Item ID: 4416 2	Gray Brick
Vortex Platform Internal Item ID: 4180 2	Vortex Brick
Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 94 2	Wood
only: Honey Platform Internal Item ID: 2630 2	Honey Block	Honey Dispenser
Living Wood Platform Internal Item ID: 2629 2	Wood	Living Loom
Skyware Platform Internal Item ID: 2628 2	Sunplate Block	Sky Mill
only: Steampunk Platform Internal Item ID: 2627 2	Cog	Steampunk Boiler
only: Cactus Platform Internal Item ID: 2744 2	Cactus	Work Bench
Glass Platform Internal Item ID: 1702 2	Glass
only: Mushroom Platform Internal Item ID: 2549 2	Glowing Mushroom
only: Pumpkin Platform Internal Item ID: 1796 2	Pumpkin

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bone	Bone Platform2	Bone Welder
Ash Wood	Ash Wood Platform2	By Hand
Bamboo	Bamboo Platform2
only: Blue Brick	Blue Brick Platform2
Bone	Bone Platform2
Boreal Wood	Boreal Wood Platform2
Cactus	Cactus Platform2
Cog	Steampunk Platform2
Crystal Block	Crystal Platform2
Dynasty Wood	Dynasty Wood Platform2
Ebonwood	Ebonwood Platform2
Echo Block	Echo Platform2
Flesh Block	Flesh Platform2
Glass	Glass Platform2
Glowing Mushroom	Mushroom Platform2
Gray Brick	Stone Platform2
only: Green Brick	Green Brick Platform2
Honey Block	Honey Platform2
Ice Block	Frozen Platform2
Lesion Block	Lesion Platform2
Lihzahrd Brick	Lihzahrd Platform2
Martian Conduit Plating	Martian Platform2
Meteorite Brick	Meteorite Platform2
Nebula Brick	Nebula Platform2
Obsidian Brick	Obsidian Platform2
Palm Wood	Palm Wood Platform2
Pearlwood	Pearlwood Platform2
only: Pink Brick	Pink Brick Platform2
Pumpkin	Pumpkin Platform2
Reef Block	Reef Platform2
Rich Mahogany	Rich Mahogany Platform2
Shadewood	Shadewood Platform2
Silly Green Balloon	Balloon Platform2
Slime Block	Slime Platform2
Smooth Granite Block	Granite Platform2
Smooth Marble Block	Marble Platform2
Smooth Sandstone	Sandstone Platform2
Solar Brick	Solar Platform2
Spider Nest Block	Spider Platform2
Spooky Wood	Spooky Wood Platform2
Stardust Brick	Stardust Platform2
Sunplate Block	Skyware Platform2
Vortex Brick	Vortex Platform2
Wood	Wood Platform2
only: Honey Block	Honey Platform2	Honey Dispenser
Wood	Living Wood Platform2	Living Loom
Sunplate Block	Skyware Platform2	Sky Mill
only: Cog	Steampunk Platform2	Steampunk Boiler
only: Cactus	Cactus Platform2	Work Bench
Glass	Glass Platform2
only: Glowing Mushroom	Mushroom Platform2
only: Pumpkin	Pumpkin Platform2

On the Nintendo 3DS version, platforms are crafted from only one block of their respective type.

Noncraftable platforms

Placed noncraftable platforms. Click/tap the image to view a summary of each row.

Team Platforms are sold by the Traveling Merchant. Golden Platforms are dropped during the Pirate Invasion. All other noncraftable platforms are found in the Dungeon.

Platform		Notes
	Brass Shelf Internal Item ID: 1388	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Dungeon Shelf Internal Item ID: 1418	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Metal Shelf Internal Item ID: 1387	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Wood Shelf Internal Item ID: 1389	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Blue Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1384	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Pink Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1385	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Green Brick Platform Internal Item ID: 1386	Found in the Dungeon. (Noncraftable on )
	Red Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3622	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Green Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3638	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Blue Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3639	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Yellow Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3640	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Pink Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3641	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	White Team Platform Internal Item ID: 3642	Sold by the Traveling Merchant.
	Golden Platform Internal Item ID: 3904	Dropped by Pirates.

Notes

• Nearly all platform variants are functionally identical, and are differentiated only by their appearance and their crafting recipes. Obsidian and Stone Platforms are an exception, in that they do not break upon contact with lava the way most platforms do, although they will still disintegrate if dropped or thrown into it.
  • Team Platforms can be broken by lava; however, they cannot be destroyed due to their rarity.
• Hooks can attach to platforms. While grappling to a platform on the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version,  Old Chinese version, Nintendo 3DS version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, it is impossible to grapple to anything else, regardless of the direction the hook is fired in. On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, the hook will ignore all platforms covered by the player's body.
• The player will fall through platforms while in a Minecart.
• Wraiths cannot fly up using platforms but are able to hover on top of them.

Tips

An NPC-proof door. The stairs (and the platforms below) act as a divider between each "house cell". Everything can go through this entryway but NPCs see it as a solid wall so they turn around.

A stair elevator made of Frozen Platforms. Walk into it holding ▲ Up and ↷ Jump to use it.

• Stairs are a key part of many advanced movement techniques, such as hoiks, NPC-proof doors, elevators, or enemy traps.
• Similarly to ordinary blocks, it is possible to remove every second platform in a row of platforms without movement disadvantages, as the player is two tiles wide and will not fall through.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Stone Platforms are now immune to lava.

• Desktop 1.4.0.4: Fixed an issue where if the entire top of the world was covered with platforms, it would prevent meteors from spawning.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Spider, Lesion, Sandstone, Stone, Bamboo, Nebula, Solar, Stardust, and Vortex Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Crystal, Golden, Lihzahrd, Flesh, Frozen and Dynasty Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Martian Platform item sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Team Platforms added.
  • Crystal, Golden, Lihzahrd, Flesh, Frozen and Dynasty Platforms added, but unimplemented.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Added Granite, Marble, Meteorite, and Martian Platforms.
  • Stack size increased from 99 to 999.
  • Doubled output of crafting and made reverse crafting possible.
  • Added recipe for Obsidian and Bone Platforms.
  • Can now place torches on platforms.

• Desktop 1.2.4.1: Cactus Platform added.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Palm Wood, Mushroom, Boreal Wood, Slime, Steampunk, Skyware, Living Wood and Honey Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Added Stairs created from sloping Platforms.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: You can now correctly step up all types of platforms.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Pumpkin and Spooky Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Glass Platform added.

• Desktop 1.2.0.2: Dungeon platform item icons will now display the right color.

• Desktop 1.2: Pearlwood, Ebonwood, Shadewood, Dungeon Shelf, Metal Shelf, Brass Shelf, Wood Shelf, Pink Brick, Green Brick, and Blue Brick Platforms added.

• Desktop 1.0.1: Torches now work correctly when being placed on wooden platforms.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced with the Wood Platform.