Where to Acquire
- The ore deposits themselves are extremely rare in at least floor 115-120 of The Mines, however Iridium Ore deposits can be found in the Quarry, and have been spotted in some of the lower levels of the Skull Cavern.
- You can also get it from fallen meterorites.
- The travelling merchant will occasionally sell it for 1000g each.
- A fairly reliable source of the ore is through Magma and Omni geodes on lower mine levels. These can be obtained frequently by mining all rocks on the mine levels 115-119. To further enhance geode frequency, choose the Geologist skill at mining level 5 and the Excavator skill at mining level 10. With both skills chosen, you can obtain ~20 geodes from each pass of mining all rocks from level 115 down to 120. You can also go to Skull Cavern and use Staircase down to 70-80 levels. Chances to find Iridium Ore there are pretty high.
- As of March 9th, 2016 v.1.05 the chance to find Iridium in the Skull Cavern increases significantly every ten levels.
- The purple slimes in the Skull Cavern have a chance to drop both iridium ore and bars. Once unlocked the slimes tend to give more iridium than you will find from mining in the cavern.
Smelting