What are the tiers of ores in Terraria?
Dude Changed status to publish February 8, 2022
-Gold Ore is tier 1, the easiest ore to find and mine. Also used as currency.
-Silver can be found in some versions of Terraria, and allows the player to buy items from the armory salesman and tool dealer that are more expensive than what you could buy with gold. In other versions of Terraria, silver ore will always drop a coin when mined or smashed open. Silver can also be obtained by pickpocketing villagers but only rarely albeit at a higher rate than gold ore mining them.
-Iron Ore is tier 2, used when smelting iron bars for melee weapons and armor pieces if you don’t have the required materials on hand like leather for example.