Extractinator

Extractinator

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Statistics

Type	FurnitureCrafting material
Placeable	✔️ (3 wide × 3 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Placing silt/slush/fossil piles into the extractinator turns them into something more useful
Rarity	00*
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 997
• Internal Tile ID: 219

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Frozen ChestFrozen Chest	1	4.9%
Wooden CrateWooden Crate	1	1.86%

The Extractinator or Silt Extractinator is an item that converts Silt, Slush, and Desert Fossils into more valuable items such as ores, coins, and gems. On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, it can also convert Glowing Mosses into all kinds of regular mosses, and fishing trash into low level bait.

It can be obtained from a multiple sources, with a 4.9% chance of spawning in Frozen Chests, a 5% chance of spawning in Gold Chests in the Underground and Cavern layers, and a 1.86% chance of being dropped by opening Wooden Crates. Underground Cabins in the Underground Desert(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) also have a chance to contain an Extractinator as part of the random decor.

To use the Extractinator, it first needs to be placed in the world. Afterward, suitable blocks need to be consumed (with the ⚒ Use / Attack key) directly on the Extractinator within its 3×3 frame. Holding the Auto Select key and clicking on the Extractinator will automatically insert extractable items from the player's inventory without having to pick them up manually.

Feeding blocks to the Extractinator is the only way to obtain Amber Mosquitoes, and, along with opening crates, the only reliable way to obtain a world's alternative pre-Hardmode ores. This is a great way to obtain ore and coins in the early game.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Chlorophyte Extractinator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Chlorophyte Bar18 Extractinator	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Possible conversions

With Silt Block / Slush Block

Item	Chance	Quantity	Average	Yield/1000
Platinum Coin	0.0073%	1–11	1.2758	0.09 (9 GC)
Gold Coin	0.1017%	1–100	10.3346	10.51 (10 GC51 SC)
Silver Coin	1.3534%	1–100	17.7843	240.69 (≈ 2 GC41 SC)
Copper Coin	64.2145%	1–100	35.5588	22,833.91 (≈ 2 GC28 SC)
Amber Mosquito	0.01%	1	1	0.1
Amethyst	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Topaz	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Sapphire	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Emerald	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Ruby	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Diamond	0.3333%	1–16	1.1775	3.92
Amber	0.9598%	1–16	1.1775	11.3
Copper Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Tin Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Iron Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Lead Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Silver Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Tungsten Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Gold Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15
Platinum Ore	3.9192%	1–16	1.1775	46.15

With Desert Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Item	Chance	Quantity	Average	Yield/1000
Sturdy Fossil(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	10%	1–7	1.3	130
Platinum Coin	0.0066%	1–11	1.2758	0.08 (8 GC)
Gold Coin	0.0915%	1–100	10.3345	9.46 (9 GC46 SC)
Silver Coin	1.2178%	1–100	17.7839	216.57 (2 GC17 SC)
Copper Coin	57.7876%	1–100	26.892	15,540.24 (1 GC55 SC)
Amber Mosquito	0.027%	1	1	0.27
Amethyst	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Topaz	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Sapphire	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Emerald	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Ruby	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Diamond	0.15%	1–16	1.1775	1.77
Amber	1.7629%	1–16	1.1775	20.76
Copper Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Tin Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Iron Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Lead Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Silver Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Tungsten Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Gold Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09
Platinum Ore	3.4892%	1–16	1.1775	41.09

(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) With Glowing Moss

Item	Chance	Quantity
Green Moss	20%	1
Brown Moss	20%	1
Red Moss	20%	1
Blue Moss	20%	1
Purple Moss	20%	1

(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) With Old Shoe / Seaweed / Tin Can

Item	Chance	Quantity
Snail	16.67%	1
Apprentice Bait	75%	1
Worm	5.56%	1
Journeyman Bait	2.78%	1

Notes

• Despite increasing block placement speed, neither the Builder Potion, Brick Layer, nor Architect Gizmo Pack cause blocks to be processed more quickly. The speed depends solely on the block's use time.
• The world-generated ores appear with equal chances as their alternatives, e.g., the Extractinator produces an equal chance of Gold Ore and Platinum Ore, regardless of which is found underground in that world.
• Unlike crates, the Extractinator will not provide Hardmode ores even if the world is in Hardmode. It will not produce high-tier pre-Hardmode ores such as Demonite, either.
  • (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) This can be resolved by upgrading the Extractinator into a Chlorophyte Extractinator.
• 999 Silt or Slush Blocks yield a fair collection of loot. The table below breaks down, prorates, and summarizes the sale prices.
  • (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Most of the gems are much more valuable when crafted into Stained Glass: Each gem except Diamond makes 1 GC worth of Stained Glass.
    • The gems can also be crafted into Gemcorns, to grow more gems directly.
    • Diamonds cannot be turned into Stained Glass or anything else with a higher sale price than the gems.
    • Amber can be crafted into Crate Potions, which allow fishing for crate loot worth far more than the Amber's sale price.
  • If processing Desert Fossils, the resulting Sturdy Fossils have no sell value themselves, but used in a number of recipes, notably Scarab Bombs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). Any excess can be turned into Bone Throwing Knives and sold that way.
  • Notice how much of the total average payoff comes from the small chance of obtaining Platinum Coins. The total yields are normally 8 GC or 9 GC or so lower, but with a 6%–7% chance per 1000 blocks of a platinum jackpot.

Average sale prices of Extractinator output per 1000

Items	Silt/Slush	Desert Fossil
Chance of Platinum Coins	9 GC	8 GC
Other Coins	15 GC20 SC	13 GC18 SC
Ores	8 GC65 SC	7 GC79 SC
Diamonds	1 GC18 SC	53 SC
Chance of Amber Mosquito	75 SC	2 GC3 SC
Amber	3 GC39 SC	6 GC23 SC
Other Gems	2 GC35 SC	1 GC6 SC
(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Other Gems as Stained Glass	19 GC60 SC	8 GC85 SC
Sturdy Fossils as Bone Throwing Knife	n/a	3 GC25 SC
Total without crafting	40 GC52 SC	38 GC82 SC
Total with crafting	54 GC38 SC	43 GC63 SC

Tips

• If processing a large quantity of blocks, it may be helpful to clear out inventory space (16 or 17 slots) so the rewarded items are not deposited on the ground.
• When trying to find an Extractinator it is easiest to look in the Underground Desert(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) since most underground houses have an Extractinator.
• Due to the dangers of the Underground Desert, the lower chances of getting ores/coins/gems (but Amber) and how common Silt is in other biomes, Desert Fossil is a less viable option for getting ores/coins/gems.

Trivia

• The sound that is played when picking up an item is played every time an item is processed, even if the result is not picked up.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Now used to craft the Chlorophyte Extractinator.
  • Can now process junk items and Glowing Mosses.

• Desktop 1.3.0.4: Fixed Extractinator drops appearing weirdly when used in reverse Gravity.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Can now be found in fishing crates.
  • Can now process Desert Fossils.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Now only consumes one Silt/Slush Block. Instead of consuming 2 blocks, extractinating has a chance of giving a smaller amount of coin.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.