Dungeon Delving
Perform the Edge of the Hidden Realm ritual to gain a foothold in the Demon realm. This dangerous place is full of threats, traps, and treasure!
Demonite Ore can only be found within Dungeons, specifically in The Mines, accessed by finding a Foreman's Key somewhere within the mazelike structure and using it to unlock a Spatial Distortion. It can be used to make Hellforged Ingots or Hellforged Sand.
When mined with Silk Touch, the ore can be harvested directly, but otherwise, it will drop clumps of Raw Demonite.
Keys are the initial way of navigating Dungeons. They can be found inside Dungeon chests within the Demon Realm, or they can be crafted. The most basic kind are Iron Keys, which spawn inside The Antechamber as well as within the closest levels of the Demon Realm proper.
Eventually, you may come across a Spatial Distortion when searching through a Dungeon. These will either lead you to a unique, uncraftable key, or to a door that only said key can open. Spatial Distortions only form within the Demon Realm proper, and you will never find them within an Antechamber."
The entrance to The Mines can only be opened with the uncraftable Foreman's Key, while all other doors beyond that can be opened with Miner's Keys. The mines will grant you access to
Demonite ore alongside some rarer loot, but comes with challenges to match.
If it's so simple, why can't we just pick the lock?
It's off to work we go..!
Tau Fruit can be found within Simple Dungeons, after which it can be farmed. Being a native denizen of the Demon Realm, its lifecycle is unfortunately a tad more complex than that of the humble Potato.
The Tau Fruit will mature into one of two varieties, depending on the conditions in which it was raised. By default, it will grow into Tau Fruit, which can be converted into Tau Oil.
Tastes like a Blood Orange, except different.
Tau Oil currently has two main uses. It can extend the duration of any anointment by a factor of four, or it can be used to craft Intermediate Cutting Fluid, which functions similarly to Basic Cutting Fluid, but lasts eight times longer and provides a 25% speed boost.
However, Tau Fuit has an alternate, more challenging route of growth. If the plant matures while a Mob (a cow, for example) is standing atop it, it will leach health from the entity to satiate its dark hunger. In this way, Saturated Tau can be grown.
Upon performing the
Edge of the Hidden Realm ritual, you will find yourself looking at an Inversion Pillar. Right click this pillar to be transported to the Antechamber, your first foray into the Demon Realm.
There are a few things of note in this first room:
- A single treasure chest containing some basic loot and, if you are lucky, a few
- Secondly, a number of Doorways, each locked with a Dungeon Seal. Use a Key on these seals to unlock the next room.
- Thirdly, an Inversion Pillar, a mirror of the one you summoned previously. Right-click this to return to your world.
There's also a large number of decorative blocks here, should you feel your home base needs some pizazz.
Any additional rooms you open from this antechamber will contain some combination of loot, monsters, traps and possibly some (unactivated) rituals. Keep your eyes peeled!
A few examples of loot that you might find:
- Enchanted Books
- Enchanted Weapons and Armour
- Various Anointments
- Demon Will
- Potion Ingredients
- Tau Fruit
- Saturated Tau
- Tau Oil
So get hunting and keep an eye out for treasure and traps alike!
Much as with its little brother, the Edge of the Hidden Realm ritual, you can access the Demon Realm proper with the
Pathway to the Endless Realm. you will once again find yourself looking at an Inversion Pillar. As with the
Antechamber, you'll find a simple loot chest left by a careless demon (or perhaps a less-lucky sanguimancer) and a number of doorways, alongside another Inversion Pillar to return you home.
These dungeon rooms will be filled with more fearsome foes than you found in the antechamber, and will have loot to match. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for any
keys such as the Foreman's Key.
The Foreman's Key will allow entrance into The Mines, which is another step up in both difficulty and rewards. Along with
Demonite Ore, which is essential for high tier potioncrafting and the Tier-5 Blood Altar and its accompanying Orb, you'll find scads of more mundane loot, enchanted weapons and tools, anointments, potions, and more.
Explore enough, and you may be lucky enough to find Intricate Hellforged Parts, which can be used to double the power of your existing Runes. It's like having two Blood Altarsin one!