Every item in the game, where it comes from, and what it is for. Stacks hold up to 50 (tools do not stack).
| Item | How to get it |
|---|
 | Fiber | Mine Grass (Wooden Pickaxe); Dropped by Spiders; Found in hidden loot chests; Dawn reward for surviving the night |
 | Dirt | Mine Dirt (Wooden Pickaxe); Dawn reward for surviving the night |
 | Stone | Mine Stone (Stone Pickaxe); Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Coal | Mine Coal Ore (Stone Pickaxe); Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Iron | Mine Iron Ore (Iron Pickaxe); Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Gold | Mine Gold Ore (Iron Pickaxe); Dropped by Demons; Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Slime Gel | Dropped by Slimes; Dropped by Slime Monsters; Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Bone | Dropped by Skeletons; Dropped by Zombies; Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Demon Horn | Dropped by Demons |
 | Torch | Craft at the Base Camp; Found in hidden loot chests; Dawn reward for surviving the night |
 | Chest | Craft at the Base Camp |
 | Cloth | Dropped by Zombies; The Altar will want this… |
 | Ectoplasm | Dropped by Ghosts; The Altar will want this… |
 | Ember Burst | Craft at the Altar; Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Frost Snap | Craft at the Altar; Found in hidden loot chests |
 | Scaffold | Craft at the Base Camp |
| Tool | Tier | Durability | What it does |
|---|
| Fists | 1 | - | 1 damage; you always have your fists |
 | Wooden Pickaxe | 1 | 60 | Mines: Grass, Dirt. Strains (8x wear): Stone |
 | Stone Pickaxe | 2 | 120 | Mines: Grass, Dirt, Stone, Coal Ore. Strains (8x wear): Iron Ore |
 | Iron Pickaxe | 3 | 250 | Mines: Grass, Dirt, Stone, Coal Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore |
 | Stone Sword | 2 | 100 | 3 damage per hit. Hurts: Slimes, Skeletons, Spiders, Zombies, Slime Monsters, Ghosts |
 | Iron Sword | 3 | 200 | 5 damage per hit. Hurts: Slimes, Skeletons, Demons, Spiders, Zombies, Slime Monsters, Ghosts |
 | Hammer | 1 | ∞ | Tap a scaffold square to open the Build menu |
 | Ancient Sword | 3 | 40 | 5 damage per hit. Hurts: Slimes, Skeletons, Demons, Spiders, Zombies, Slime Monsters, Ghosts |
 | Ancient Mace | 3 | 35 | 6 damage per hit. Hurts: Slimes, Skeletons, Demons, Spiders, Zombies, Slime Monsters, Ghosts |
 | Ancient Axe | 3 | 30 | 7 damage per hit. Hurts: Slimes, Skeletons, Demons, Spiders, Zombies, Slime Monsters, Ghosts |
A pickaxe one tier below a block can still strain-mine it, at 8x the durability wear. Gold Ore is the exception: it takes an Iron Pickaxe, no straining.