Terraria Wiki

This wiki is currently discussing merging with its counterpart. Read more information about what this entails here, and vote on it here.

READ MORE

Terraria Wiki
Terraria Wiki

Wire is a material that can be purchased from the Mechanic, is used both to craft various mechanical items (Inlet and Outlet Pumps, timers, Active Stone Blocks and Explosives), as well as making various traps and factories. Wire can only be placed with a Wrench and it can only be collected with Wire Cutters.

Terraria_-_Red_Wire_Traps_Tutorial_Terraria_HERO

Wire serves the purpose of connecting various Pressure Plates and Switches to timers, Statues or other mechanical components. Toggling the switch will then activate or deactivate any mechanisms connected to it by wire. Wire can also be found naturally around the world. If you find a trap, you may use your Wire Cutters and collect the Wire.

Colors[]

As of v1.2, blue and green wire have also been added. These behave identically to red wire, except different colored wires will not connect into one circuit, meaning multiple circuits can be placed in the same blocks. To place different colored wires you need a Wrench of the relevant color. All wire looks red in the inventory or when dropped, it only changes color when placed.

v1.3 added yellow wire, making a total of four wire colors.

Notes[]

  • Once placed, Wire can only be seen if the player has a Wire related mechanism such as a Wire Cutter, Wrench, Switch, Pressure Plate, or a Lever selected in the hotbar.
  • If you don't want to spend money on lots of wire, go to a Dungeon and walk around inside while holding a Wire Cutter. This will reveal the places of Wire in the Dungeon. You can collect these and use them yourself. One Dungeon can have 240-380 wires. (depending on Dungeon size.)
  • Wire can be placed in the ammo slots, saving you a few inventory slots.

Update Info[]

v1.2.1.2

  • Maximum range increased from 2000 ft to 3990 ft.

v1.2

  • Can now be stacked to 999
  • 2 more colors (blue and green) added.

v1.1

  • Added to the game.

Gallery[]


Purchasable Items
Arms Dealer Empty Bullet · Flintlock Pistol · Illegal Gun Parts · Minishark · Musket Balls · Shotgun · Silver Bullets / · Unholy Arrow
Clothier Black Thread · Pink Thread · Summer Hat · Plumber's Shirt · Plumber's Pants · The Doctor's Shirt · The Doctor's Pants · Familiar Shirt · Familiar Pants · Familiar Wig · Mime Mask · Beanie · Clown Hat · Clown Shirt · Clown Pants · Cowboy Hat · Cowboy Jacket · Cowboy Pants · Tam O' Shanter · Tiara · Princess Dress · Guy Fawkes Mask · Balla Hat · Gangsta Hat
Cyborg Nanites · Proximity Mine Launcher · Rocket I · Rocket II · Rocket III · Rocket IV
Demolitionist Bomb · Dynamite · Explosive Powder · Grenade · Hellfire Arrow · Land Mine
Dryad Acorn · Corrupt Seeds · Dirt Rod · Flower Wall · Grass Seeds · Grass Wall · Hallowed Seeds · Jungle Wall · Purification Powder · Sunflower · Vile Powder
Dye Trader Dye Vat · Silver Dye
Goblin Tinkerer Grappling Hook · Rocket Boots · Ruler · Spiky Ball · Tinkerer's Workshop · Toolbelt
Mechanic Actuator · Blue Pressure Plate · Blue Wrench · Brown Pressure Plate · Lever · Gray Pressure Plate · Green Pressure Plate · Green Wrench · Red Pressure Plate · Switch · Wire · Wire Cutter · Wrench · Yellow Pressure Plate
Merchant Blue Flare · Copper Axe · Copper Pickaxe · Disco Ball · Flare · Glowstick · Gold Dust · Iron Anvil · Lesser Healing Potion · Lesser Mana Potion · Marshmallow · Mining Helmet · Piggy Bank · Rope · Safe · Shuriken · Throwing Knife · Torch · Wooden Arrow
Painter Black Paint · Blue Paint · Cyan Paint · Daylight · Evil Presence · First Encounter · Good Morning · Gray Paint · Green Paint · Lime Paint · Orange Paint · Paint Roller · Paint Scraper · Paintbrush · Pink Paint · Place Above The Clouds · Purple Paint · Red Paint · Sky Blue Paint · Teal Paint · The Land of Deceiving Looks · Through the Window · Underground Reward · Violet Paint · White Paint · Yellow Paint
Party Girl Blue Rocket · Bubble Machine · Bubble Wand · Confetti · Confetti Gun Celebration · Green Rocket · Red Rocket · Smoke Bomb · Yellow Rocket
Pirate Bunny Cannon · Cannon · Cannonball · Explosive Bunny · Parrot Cracker · Pirate Hat · Pirate Pants · Pirate Shirt
Steampunker Blend-O-Matic · Blue Solution · Clentaminator · Cog · Green Solution · Jetpack · Purple Solution · Red Solution · Solidifier · Steampunk Hat · Steampunk Pants · Steampunk Shirt · Teleporter
Stylist Hair Dye Remover · Depth Hair Dye · Life Hair Dye · Mana Hair Dye · Time Hair Dye · Biome Hair Dye · Party Hair Dye · Rainbow Hair Dye · Speed Hair Dye · Money Hair DyePlatinum Coin
Travelling Merchant Ammo Box · Angel Halo · Arcane Rune Wall · Blue Dynasty Shingles · Brick Layer · Celestial Magnet · Chalice · Companion Cube · Crimson Cloak · Diamond Ring · DPS Meter · Dynasty Wood · Extendo Grip · Fancy Dishes · Fez · Gatligator · Gi · Gypsy Robe · Katana · Kimono · Magic Hat · Mysterious Cape · Pad Thai · Paint Sprayer · Pho · Portable Cement Mixer · Pulse Bow · Red Cape · Red Dynasty Shingles · Revolver · Sake · Ultrabright Torch · Water Gun · Winter Cape
Truffle Autohammer · Dark Blue Solution · Hammush · Mushroom Cap · Mushroom Spear · Strange Glowing Mushroom
Witch Doctor Blood Water Fountain · Blowgun · Corrupt Water Fountain · Crimson Water Fountain · Desert Water Fountain · Hallowed Water Fountain · Hercules Beetle · Icy Water Fountain · Imbuing Station · Jungle Water Fountain · Leaf Wings · Pure Water Fountain · Pygmy Necklace · Tiki Mask · Tiki Pants · Tiki Shirt · Tiki Totem · Stynger Bolt · Vial of Venom
Wizard Bell · Crystal Ball · Greater Mana Potion · Harp · Ice Rod · Music Box · Spell Tome