Silt Block

Silt Block

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Statistics

Type	BlockCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Research	200 required

Projectile created

• Silt Ball
  

• Internal Item ID: 424
• Internal Tile ID: 123
• Internal Projectile ID: 71

Silt Blocks are a type of soil that are very similar to Sand Blocks that start appearing from the underground surface (very rarely). Silt is affected by gravity and will deal damage to any player or enemy they fall on. Unlike sand, it can stop the Hallow, the Crimson, and the Corruption from spreading. It looks similar to Ash Blocks, but is a lighter color.

Silt can be placed on an Extractinator to spawn various valuable materials, including gems, coins, ores, and very rarely, the Amber Mosquito pet summoning item.

Notes

Silt blocks emit subtle dusty particles when walked or landed on.

• When the Wall of Flesh is defeated for the first time, and the "Spirits of Light and Darkness" are unleashed, Silt Blocks inside the new Corruption, Crimson, and Hallow biomes will be converted to Ebonsand/Crimsand and Pearlsand respectively, much like regular sand. After this initial conversion, however, Silt Blocks are not affected by the spread of Corruption and Hallow.
• Just like Slush and other forms of sand, it disappears when it falls on a rail track.
• Using the paint sprayer on a falling silt block will not affect it.

Tips

• Silt can be used in the same way as Sand to fill lava pits. It can also be used in creating traps, since it causes damage to whoever or whatever it falls onto.
• Save up on Silt Blocks for when an Extractinator is acquired to obtain large amounts of Coins, Ores, and Gems. Along with the other Extractinator blocks, this is one of the main sources for the "alternate" pre-Hardmode ores.
• Like other blocks that possess gravity, Silt can be easily harvested by digging below the block that is holding the Silt up then placing a Torch or Minecart Track under it. Then the last step is to break the supporting block & let the Silt fall in.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Gray Stucco 10	Silt Block Stone Block10	Furnace
only: Green Stucco 10	Silt Block Stone Block10 White Thread
only: Green Stucco 10	Silt Block Stone Block10 Purple Thread
only: Green Stucco 10	Silt Block Stone Block10 Green Thread
Red Stucco 10	Silt Block Clay Block10
Yellow Stucco 10	Silt Block Sand Block10

Extractinator items

With Silt Block / Slush Block

Item	Chance	Quantity	Average	Yield/1000
Platinum Coin	0.0073%	1–11	1.2758	0.09 (9)
Gold Coin	0.1017%	1–100	10.3346	10.51 (1051)
Silver Coin	1.3534%	1–100	17.7843	240.69 (≈ 241)
Copper Coin	64.2145%	1–100	35.5588	22833.91 (≈ 228)
Amber Mosquito	0.01%	1	1	0.1
Amethyst	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Topaz	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Sapphire	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Emerald	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Ruby	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Diamond	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Amber	0.9598%	1–16	1.1775	11.3
Copper Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Tin Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Iron Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Lead Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Silver Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Tungsten Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Gold Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Platinum Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Stack limit increased from 250 to 999.
  • Also can now be used in Stucco blocks and turned into "something more useful" via the Extractinator.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.