Item
Ruby
- Can be placed
- Material
- Sell price: 22 silver 50 copper
- Placeable
- Rarity 0
- Start of a new world
- From Ruby, Tree
- Extractinator
- Placed in new worlds
- From projectiles
- Shimmer:
Diamond, 
Ruby Squirrel, 
Ruby Bunny and 14 more
Ruby is a Terraria placeable item made by shimmering Diamond, Ruby Bunny, Ruby Squirrel and 14 more. It is used to craft 15 items: 
Gold Crown, 
Large Ruby, 
Multicolored Stained Glass and 12 more.
Where to get
Extractinator 2
| Put in | Chance per use | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silt Block,  Slush Block | about 1 in 300 0.33% | 1 to 16 | |
 Desert Fossil | about 1 in 667 0.15% | 1 to 16 |
From projectiles 1
- Break a Geode to get gems. Amount: 3 to 6
Placed in new worlds 3
- Gem placed by world generation in gem caves.
- Gem placed by world generation in Snow biome caves.
- Gem placed by world generation in underground caves.
Shimmer 17
Shimmer turns these into this item:
Shimmer decrafts these into this item:
Breaking blocks 3
| Block | Chance | Breaks for 50% / 90% | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruby placed by  Ruby Stone Block | Always | 1 / 1 | 1 | Share of sampled breaks of one lone tile |
| Tree | about 5% | 14 / 45 | 1 | Share of sampled breaks of one lone tile |
Ruby placed by  Sapphire, Ruby,  Emerald | Drops from 4 of the 24 forms of this tile that were tested |
Numbers
| Rarity | Rarity 0 |
|---|---|
| Max stack | 9,999 |
| Sell price | 22 50 |
| Buy price | 1 1250 when a shop sells it, before happiness |
| Item ID | 178 |
| Research (Journey) | 15 to unlock duplication |
| Stage | Start of a new world |
Used in
As an ingredient 15
Shimmer
Throw it into Shimmer to get: Emerald
