Iridium Ore

Iridium Ore is a resource found in Iridium Nodes, Mystic Stones, Magma Geodes, and Omni Geodes. It is also a rare drop from high level Monsters, and can be found in Fishing Treasure Chests and meteorites on the farm. It can also be produced in a Super Cucumber Fish Pond when the population is at least 9. Panning may also occasionally yield Iridium Ore. The Statue Of Perfection produces 2-8 Iridium Ore per day.

Five Iridium Ore can be traded at the Desert Trader for one Mega Bomb.

Locations

• The Traveling Cart will occasionally sell it for data-sort-value="100"300–1,000g.
• The Mines: A fairly reliable source of the ore is through Magma and Omni Geodes on lower mine floors. These can be obtained frequently by mining all rocks on mine floors 115-119. To further enhance geode frequency, choose the Geologist Profession at mining level 5 and the Excavator Profession at mining level 10.
• A fallen meteorite on The Farm will drop 6 Iridium Ore.
• Iridium Nodes and Mystic Stones can be found in the Quarry.
• Skull Cavern: The chance to find Iridium Ore increases steadily the further one descends into the Skull Cavern. Stone can be bought from the Carpenter's Shop to craft a staircase. Staircases can also be bought from the Desert Trader for 1 Jade each on Sundays. Large amounts of staircases or bombs can get one deep into Skull Cavern quickly.
• Purple slimes in the Skull Cavern or a Slime Hutch have a chance to drop both iridium ore and bars.
• Iridium Bats in the Skull Cavern may drop an Iridium Bar (0.8% chance) and up to 4 Iridium Ore when slain.
• Iridium Crabs in the Skull Cavern may drop up to 3 Iridium Ore when slain.
• A Super Cucumber Fish Pond may produce 1-3 Iridium Ore when the population of the pond reaches 9.
• Krobus sells 1 Omni Geode each Tuesday for data-sort-value="300">300g each and The Oasis sells 3 Omni Geodes each Wednesday for data-sort-value="1000">1,000g each, which can then be broken by Clint or with a Geode Crusher. There is a 5% chance an Omni Geode will contain 1-11 Iridium Ore.
• The Statue Of Perfection, which can be obtained after getting four candles during Grandpa's Evaluation, gives the player 2-8 Iridium Ore per day.

Smelting

Iridium Ore can be smelted in a Furnace to create an Iridium Bar. The smelting requires 5 iridium ore and 1 Coal and takes 8 in-game hours.

Crafting

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Deluxe Scarecrow	Prevents crows from attacking your crops. Has a large radius (about 16 "tiles").	Wood (50) Iridium Ore (1) Fiber (40)	Mail, after collecting all 8 Rarecrows
	Warp Totem: Desert	Warp directly to Calico Desert. Consumed on use.	Hardwood (2) Coconut (1) Iridium Ore (4)	Desert Trader for Iridium Bar (10)

Bundles

1 Iridium Ore is used in Engineer's Bundle in the Boiler Room (Remixed).

Tailoring

Iridium Ore is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Iridium Energy Shirt. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a purple dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.

Notes

When used with Slingshots, Iridium Ore deals more damage to monsters than any other ammunition.

Quests

One Iridium Ore may be requested by Rainbow Trout, Spook Fish, Super Cucumber, or Void Salmon in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 7 to 10.

History

• 1.4: Added use in Crafting, Tailoring, and Fish Pond quests. Adjusted Iridium Node spawn chance after floor 100 in the Skull Cavern. Can be produced by Fish Ponds.