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Choose a variant below. Closely related recipes, conditions or opening branches are collected here so you can compare them without moving between almost identical pages.

The version and limits of the original source apply to every entry. Quantities and requirements belong to the named variant; do not add alternative recipes or opening lines together.

These options share a planning task. Their differences stay visible in the individual rows and calculators.

The snapshot targets desktop Terraria 1.4.5. Paint, furniture, food and cosmetic recolor pages are omitted. Ingredient-group members are alternatives, not all required together. The planner does not assume material-saving bonuses, recursive crafting or a complete boss/unlock progression.

Plan your scenario

Using this reference

Before gathering materials for Utility tools, choose the recipe or variant you actually intend to make. Alternative recipes are separate shopping lists: combining their inputs would overstate the cost. The quantity you enter is the number of finished items you want, so a recipe that produces several at once may leave a small surplus.

Start with the ingredients you have the least of. A large stock of one material cannot make up for a shortage of another. The list covers the final crafting step; if an ingredient is itself crafted, open its reference separately before planning a gathering trip.

The Grand Design

Use time (game ticks)
10

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Mechanical Lens× 1
  • Mechanical Ruler× 1
  • Multicolor Wrench× 1
  • Wire× 60

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Tinkerer's Workshop · Mechanical Lens × 1 + Mechanical Ruler × 1 + Multicolor Wrench × 1 + Wire × 60 → The Grand Design × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), The Grand Design is listed at 10, compared with 12 for Bottomless Shimmer Bucket: a difference of 2. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Actuation Rod

Use time (game ticks)
15

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Actuator× 50
  • Any Iron Bar× 10Iron Bar / Lead Bar
  • Wire× 10

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Iron Anvil · Actuator × 50 + Any Iron Bar × 10 + Wire × 10 → Actuation Rod × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), Actuation Rod is listed at 15, compared with 12 for Bottomless Shimmer Bucket: a difference of 3. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Lavaproof Bug Net

Use time (game ticks)
21

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Bug Net× 1
  • Hellstone Bar× 15

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Hellforge · Bug Net × 1 + Hellstone Bar × 15 → Lavaproof Bug Net × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), Lavaproof Bug Net is listed at 21, compared with 15 for Actuation Rod: a difference of 6. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Ultra Absorbant Sponge

Use time (game ticks)
8

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Honey Absorbant Sponge× 1
  • Lava Absorbant Sponge× 1
  • Super Absorbant Sponge× 1

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Tinkerer's Workshop · Honey Absorbant Sponge × 1 + Lava Absorbant Sponge × 1 + Super Absorbant Sponge × 1 → Ultra Absorbant Sponge × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), Ultra Absorbant Sponge is listed at 8, compared with 10 for The Grand Design: a difference of 2. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Guide to Peaceful Coexistence

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Any Guide to Critter Companionship× 1Guide to Critter Companionship / Guide to Critter Companionship (Inactive)
  • Any Guide to Environmental Preservation× 1Guide to Environmental Preservation / Guide to Environmental Preservation (Inactive)

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Work Bench · Any Guide to Critter Companionship × 1 + Any Guide to Environmental Preservation × 1 → Guide to Peaceful Coexistence × 1

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Chest Lock

Use time (game ticks)
15

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Bone× 5
  • Chain× 2

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Iron Anvil · Bone × 5 + Chain × 2 → Chest Lock × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), Chest Lock is listed at 15, compared with 12 for Bottomless Shimmer Bucket: a difference of 3. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Bottomless Shimmer Bucket

Use time (game ticks)
12

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Bottomless Water Bucket× 1
  • Luminite Bar× 10

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Ancient Manipulator · Bottomless Water Bucket × 1 + Luminite Bar × 10 → Bottomless Shimmer Bucket × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), Bottomless Shimmer Bucket is listed at 12, compared with 10 for The Grand Design: a difference of 2. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Scrying Orb

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Any Magic Mirror× 1Magic Mirror / Ice Mirror
  • Lens× 2
  • Wormhole Potion× 4

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Work Bench · Any Magic Mirror × 1 + Lens × 2 + Wormhole Potion × 4 → Scrying Orb × 1

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Trusty Digtoise

Use time (game ticks)
15

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Digtoise× 1
  • Little Kinship Peach× 1

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: By Hand · Digtoise × 1 + Little Kinship Peach × 1 → Trusty Digtoise × 1

One useful comparison

For Use time (game ticks), Trusty Digtoise is listed at 15, compared with 12 for Bottomless Shimmer Bucket: a difference of 3. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.

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Guide to Old World Parkour

Plan your scenario

Result

Number of builds
1
Output per craft
1

Materials

  • Book× 1
  • Luminite Bar× 10

Formula

crafts = ceil(target / output per recipe); materials = ingredients per recipe × crafts

Station: Ancient Manipulator · Book × 1 + Luminite Bar × 10 → Guide to Old World Parkour × 1

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Game and item names below retain the source’s English identifiers so you can find them in the linked documentation.

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