Terraria: How To Create The Graveyard Effect (2024)

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  • Die At Least Five Times

  • Place The Tombstones Together

  • Graveyard Enemies

  • Unique Graveyard Trades

  • What Is Ecto Mist?

There are different biomes in Terraria that have different themed enemies and blocks. One of these unique biomes is the Graveyard; this is a player-made biome created by dying too much. Unlike other biomes though, this will not naturally appear.

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The graveyard biome makes all colors in the surrounding area dull and produces a creepy fog. Additionally, some NPC's sell special items if placed within a graveyard, and it spawns zombies and special enemies like ravens and ghosts. Here, we are going to go over all these is to know about this spooky biome.

Updated March 10, 2023 by Jacqueline Zalace: We've updated this guide with refreshed formatting, as well as added more information about crafting with Ecto Mist. Now, you can check out a list of all items that the mist lets you create.

Die At Least Five Times

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The first thing you'll want to do is collect tombstones. To do so, you will need to purposefully kill yourself at least five time times, and then gather the tombstones up in your inventory.

You don't have to die in the exact spot you want your graveyard, you can manually move the tombstones and create a fake one. It's also possible to make a graveyard biome above ground, in the air. If you were to make a floating Graveyard, the ground beneath it would still take on the same effect.

If you are playing with the Calamity mod, then the number of tombstones required is increased to 20.

Place The Tombstones Together

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Now, you just need to place the tombstones! Overall, they should be relatively close together, similar to a Graveyard in real life.

Once at least five tombstones are placed, the surrounding area will fog up and become lifeless. The misty look of the Graveyard will intensify when you add more tombstones. If your graveyard is not coming to life, be sure there are no sunflowers nearby. Each sunflower undoes the effect of one gravestone.

Graveyard Enemies

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With this unique biome comes some new mobs that may not usually appear in the area. Below, you can check out all the mobs that appear in the Graveyard.

These enemies will spawn during the day, since it's always nighttime in the Graveyard. Additionally, zombies have the ability to open doors.

Mob

Unique Drops

Game Version

Zombie

N/A

Pre-Hardmode

Maggot Zombie

Maggots

Pre-Hardmode

Raincoat Zombie

  • Rain Hat / Rain Coat

Pre-Hardmode

Frozen Zombie

  • Snow Hood
  • Snow Coat
  • Snow Pants

Pre-Hardmode

Spore Zombie

N/A

Pre-Hardmode

The Bride

  • Wedding Veil
  • Wedding Dress

Pre-Hardmode

The Groom

Top Hat

Pre-Hardmode

Demon Eye

  • Lens
  • Black Lens

Pre-Hardmode

Raven

N/A

Pre-Hardmode

Ghost

N/A

Pre-Hardmode

Hoppin' Jack

N/A

Hardmode

Unique Graveyard Trades

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When certain NPCs are in the Graveyard, they will offer unique trades. Below, you can check out these unique trades, as well as how much they cost.

NPC

Trade

Dye Trader

Fogbound Dye (7 Gold 50 Silver)

Arms Dealer

Quad-Barrel Shotgun (35 Gold)

  • Available after defeating Skeletron

Steampunker

Bond Welder (10 Gold)

  • Crafting station to make bone-themed furniture

Cyborg

  • Echo Block (10 Silver)
  • Spectre Goggles (10 Gold)

Painter

  • Illuminant Paint (2 Silver)
  • The following paintings (1 Gold Each):
    • Nevermore
    • Reborn
    • Graveyard
    • Ghost Manifestation
    • Wicked Undead
    • Bloody Goblet
    • Still Life

Clothier

  • Gravedigger Hat (10 Gold)
  • Gravedigger Coat (10 Gold)
  • Funeral Hat (10 Gold)
  • Funeral Coat (10 Gold)
  • Funeral Pants (10 Gold)
  • Tragic Umbrella (10 Gold)
  • Victorian Goth Hat (10 Gold)
  • Victorian Goth Dress (10 Gold)

Dryad

Corrupt Seeds (5 Silver)

  • Only in a Hardmode world with Corruption

Crimson Seeds (5 Silver)

  • Only in a Hardmode world with Crimson

Party Girl

Release Doves (1 Silver)

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What Is Ecto Mist?

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The Graveyard is the only location where you can find Ecto Mist. This is a unique effect that will affect crafting. Rather than collecting Ecto Mist directly, it will cover items in the Graveyard.

When using a Work Bench in Ecto Mist, you will have the option to turn 'normal' blocks into wall versions that cannot don't drop any blocks when destroyed. Many of these blocks will also take on a spookier appearance.

For example, Ecto Mist around a Work Bench will give you the option to turn a Snow Block into a Snow Wall.

In addition to making walls, you can make the following items with Ecto Mist nearby.

Item

Materials

Crafting Station

Brass Shelf

  • Copper Brick

Bone Welder

Dungeon Shelf

  • Wood

Bone Welder

Metal Shelf

  • Tin Brick

Bone Welder

Wood Shelf

  • Wood

Bone Welder

Band of Starpower

  • Panic Necklace
  • Mana Crystal

Tinkerer's Workshop

Music Box (Alt Title)

  • The following music boxes:
    • Desert
    • Ice
    • Space Day
    • Ocean Night
    • Boss 5
    • Morning Rain

Tinkerer's Workshop

Panic Necklace

  • Band of Starpower
  • Life Crystal

Tinkerer's Workshop

Critter Statues

  • Critter of Choice

Heavy Work Bench

Boulder Statue

  • 50x Stone
  • 5x Boulder

Heavy Work Bench

Gemstone Blocks

  • Gem of Choice
  • Stone Block

Heavy Work Bench

Wrought Iron Fence

  • 1x Iron Bar

Heavy Work Bench

Thin Ice

  • 1x Ice Block

Heavy Work Bench

Stone Accent Slab

  • 1x Stone Block

Heavy Work Bench

Rolling Cactus

  • 6x Cactus

Heavy Work Bench

Bee Hive

  • 5x Hive

Heavy Work Bench

Antlion Eggs

  • 5x Sandstone Block
  • 1x Antlion Mandible

Heavy Work Bench

Coffin Minecart

  • 5x Iron Bar
  • 10x Wood
  • 10x Rotten Chunk/Vertebra

Iron or Lead Anvil

Gravedigger's Shovel

  • 12x Iron Bar
  • 3x Wood

Iron or Lead Anvil

Decay Chamber

  • 1x Flesh Cloning Vat
  • 10x Soul of Night

Work Bench

Flesh Cloning Vat

  • 1x Decay Chamber
  • 10x Soul of Night

Work Bench

Ghostly Stinkbug Blocker

  • 1x Stinkbug

Work Bench

Shadow Candle

  • 3x Crimtane/Demonite Bar
  • 1x Torch

Work Bench

Tattered Wood Sign

  • 6x Wood

Work Bench

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FAQs

How to create a graveyard in Terraria? ›

The Graveyard is a N Terraria biome that spawns a large number of undead creatures, as well as worm-family creatures. A graveyard is made if you place 12 tombstones close together. All 6 tombstone models may be used in the creation of a Graveyard. Graveyard biomes only appear and function at night.

How many tombstones for Graveyard biome? ›

The Graveyard is a mini-biome that appears when five or more Tombstones are in close proximity of the player.

Why is the graveyard biome not working Terraria? ›

If your graveyard is not coming to life, be sure there are no sunflowers nearby. Each sunflower undoes the effect of one gravestone.

How do you get a golden grave in Terraria? ›

Golden Tombstones drop when the player had more than 10 GC in their inventory. Mobile version, having 4–8 Tombstones placed in close proximity will gradually darken and desaturate the environment. Five or more Tombstones placed in close proximity will generate a Graveyard mini-biome.

Can you break Tombstones in Terraria? ›

Breaking Tombstones has a chance for a Ghost to spawn. NPCs now drop Tombstones on death in Hardcore worlds. Tombstones are now used to create a Graveyard minibiome.

Can graveyards get full? ›

When this happens, the cemetery stops receiving new burials. The current burial sites within the cemetery continue to be maintained. In some cases, the management of the cemetery may opt to open up a new cemetery elsewhere. They will therefore be able to receive more burials at the new site.

How many gravestones for Ecto Mist? ›

Ecto Mist is a visual effect produced by any Graveyard mini-biome consisting of seven or more Tombstones.

How to get rid of ghosts in Terraria? ›

Ghosts can be attacked through walls with melee weapons that cannot usually hit through walls – this makes spears and whips especially effective. Both are still great for dealing with large hordes of Ghosts, because they can hit many of them at once.

Can you uncorrupt a biome Terraria? ›

Contain your evil biomes by digging a tunnel around them before you enter Hardmode. After entering Hardmode, start saving up for a Clentaminator, which will purify your biomes. Use Green Solution with the Clentaminator to get rid of Crimson, Corrupted, or Hallow.

Is the Hallow biome bad in Terraria? ›

While the Hallow isn't as dangerous as its evil counterparts, it can still be a deceptively difficult biome.

Why is Golem not spawning in Terraria? ›

Golem does not spawn on its own, instead, it is summoned by either right-clicking the Lihzahrd Altar located in the Jungle Temple with a Lihzahrd Power Cell or using a Old Power Cell anywhere in the Jungle Temple after Plantera has been defeated.

How many tombstones for a graveyard biome? ›

The Graveyard is a mini-biome that appears when five or more Tombstones are in close proximity of the player.

How do you stop world evil in Terraria? ›

Using a block of lava is enough to stop the spread of surface crimson, as it will burn any grass, but this is not confirmed in corruption biomes, and is a good early Hardmode solution to crimson spread. The Hallow can stop your world evil, and NPCs will live in it, but it is very dangerous for early hardmode players.

Can you create an underground Hallow in Terraria? ›

tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version versions of Terraria, small pockets of Underground Hallow can be created through the breaking of Demon/Crimson Altars, which have a 2/3 (66.67%) chance to convert a single random Stone Block in the world into Pearlstone.

How do you turn land into Hallow in Terraria? ›

The Hallow is a magical but dangerous biome that is created once the Wall of Flesh in the Underworld has been defeated. It is an anti-Corruption biome and can be spread by planting Hallowed Seeds, throwing Holy Water, and with the Clentaminator.

How do you get robbing the grave in Terraria? ›

You need to loot a chest in the dungeon (skeletron temple) to get that achievement. Get a gold key from one of the pots or monsters in the dungeon so that you can open the chest.

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