Coal

Coal is a basic resource. It can be obtained in many different ways, primarily from rocks or Dust Sprites in the Mines, purchased from Clint at the Blacksmith shop, or using a Charcoal Kiln. A random amount of coal may be found in addition to metal ores by panning. Coal may also be obtained in a number of other ways.

Coal is used in some crafting recipes and is necessary for smelting in a furnace or smoking fish in a Fish Smoker.

Locations

• Coal can sometimes be found by mining rocks — both in the Mines and anywhere on the map. Both daily luck and the Prospector Profession increase the chances of finding coal.
• Coal can be mined from Coal Nodes, which can be found in the Quarry.
• Coal can be found in minecarts on certain floors of the Mines - follow the Mine railways then right-click on the coal-filled cart (Note: this works only once per cart).
• Coal can be found in brown miner's bags lying on certain Floors of the Mines. Every bag contains around 6 pieces. (Again, this works only once per bag.)
• A Charcoal Kiln can be used to convert 10 wood into 1 coal.
• Coal can be produced by recycling Trash or Driftwood in a Recycling Machine.
• You can farm coal by killing Dust Sprites between Floors 41-79 of the Mines (50% chance of dropping coal). You can use the elevator to quickly and repeatedly travel between floors ending in 0 or 5. (This is an easy way to farm Iron Ore as well.)
  • When farming Dust Sprites for Coal, it is best to wear a Burglar's Ring (earned by killing Dust Sprites).
• Red, Purple, and Black Slimes can drop coal (10% chance). They can be raised in Slime Hutches.
• Stone Golems, Wilderness Golems, Iridium Golems, Metal Heads, Shadow Brutes, and Shadow Shamans may drop coal (10% chance).
• Can be found by digging up an Artifact Spot (at Backwoods, the Mountains, or the Farm).
• Coal may occasionally be found by panning.
• Coal may occasionally be found in Fishing Treasure Chests.
• Coal may occasionally be sold by the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="15"100–1,000g.
• Coal can be found inside all 4 types of geodes.
• If a Fruit Tree is struck by lightning, it will produce coal instead of fruit for a few days before returning to normal.
• Trains may randomly drop coal.

Coal purchased at the Blacksmith costs data-sort-value="150">150g during Year 1, so it is cheaper in Year 1 to buy 10 wood for data-sort-value="100">100g from Robin at the Carpenter's Shop and convert that wood into coal in the Charcoal Kiln. After Year 1, wood pricing increases to data-sort-value="50">50g per piece but coal increases to only data-sort-value="250">250g, so it is cheaper to purchase coal directly.

Up to fifty coal may be purchased from Clint's shop at the Desert Festival for data-sort-value="5"> 5 Calico Eggs each.

Crafting

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Bee House	Place outside and wait for delicious honey! (Except in Winter).	Coal (8) Wood (40) Iron Bar (1) Maple Syrup (1)	Farming Level 3
	Preserves Jar	Turns vegetables into pickles and fruit into jam.	Coal (8) Wood (50) Stone (40)	Farming Level 4
	Warrior Ring	Occasionally infuses the wearer with "warrior energy" after slaying a monster.	Coal (25) Iron Bar (10) Frozen Tear (10)	Combat Level 4
	Cherry Bomb	Generates a small explosion. Stand back!	Coal (1) Copper Ore (4)	Mining Level 1
	Bomb	Generates an explosion. Watch out!	Coal (1) Iron Ore (4)	Mining Level 6
	Explosive Ammo	Fire this with the slingshot.	Coal (2) Iron Bar (1)	Combat Level 8
	Wicked Statue	There's something unsettling about the looks of this statue.	Coal (5) Stone (25)	Krobus (data-sort-value="1000">1,000g)
	Wooden Brazier	Provides a moderate amount of light.	Coal (1) Wood (10) Fiber (5)	Carpenter's Shop (data-sort-value="250">250g)
	Stone Brazier	Provides a moderate amount of light.	Coal (1) Stone (10) Fiber (5)	Carpenter's Shop (data-sort-value="400">400g)
	Barrel Brazier	Provides a moderate amount of light.	Coal (1) Wood (50) Solar Essence (1)	Carpenter's Shop (data-sort-value="800">800g)
	Stump Brazier	Provides a moderate amount of light.	Coal (1) Hardwood (5)	Carpenter's Shop (data-sort-value="800">800g)
	Gold Brazier	Provides a moderate amount of light.	Coal (1) Gold Bar (10) Fiber (5)	Carpenter's Shop (data-sort-value="1000">1,000g)
	Carved Brazier	Provides a moderate amount of light.	Coal (1) Hardwood (10)	Carpenter's Shop (data-sort-value="2000">2,000g)
	Scarecrow	Prevents crows from attacking your crops. Has a limited radius (about 8 "tiles").	Coal (1) Wood (50) Fiber (20)	Farming Level 1
	Seed Maker	Place crops inside to produce a varying amount of seeds. Doesn't work with fruit tree crops.	Coal (10) Wood (25) Gold Bar (1)	Farming Level 9
	Slime Egg-Press	Compresses 100 pieces of slime into a slime egg. It's a miracle of science!	Coal (25) Fire Quartz (1) Battery Pack (1)	Combat Level 6
	Cookout Kit	Use this to create a cooking campfire, allowing you to cook on-the-go!	Coal (3) Wood (15) Fiber (10)	Foraging Level 3

Bundles

Coal is not used in any bundles.

Tailoring

Coal is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a Shirt. It is a black dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with a dyeable clothing item in the feed.

Quests

Ten Coal may be requested by Ice Pip or Stonefish in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 5 to 7.

Trading

• 20 Coal can be traded at the Raccoon Wife's Shop for 1 Mahogany Seed.
• 999 Coal can be traded at the Desert Trader for the Dark Piano.

History

• 1.3.27: Increased price from data-sort-value="150">150g in Year 1 to data-sort-value="250">250g in Year 2+.
• 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring and to create a Wilted Bouquet. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests.
• 1.5: Used to operate the Geode Crusher. Used as an ingredient to the Cookout Kit recipe. No longer used as an ingredient to the Skull Brazier recipe.
• 1.6: Used to operate the Fish Smoker. Can be obtained from Iridium Golems and Coal Nodes. Can be purchased from Clint at the Desert Festival. Geode Crushers no longer require coal to operate. Can now be traded for the Dark Piano.
• 1.6.6: Added Coal -> Mahogany Seed trade.