How to Move the Dryad to a Mushroom Biome in Terraria: A Comprehensive Guide
Moving the Dryad to a Glowing Mushroom biome in Terraria can be a strategic move, especially if you want easy access to Mushroom Grass Seeds or if you’re aiming for a unique NPC housing setup. Here’s a direct and comprehensive answer on how to accomplish this: you need to build a suitable house within a Glowing Mushroom biome and ensure no other valid housing is available to the Dryad, or you can use NPC housing reset tricks to force the Dryad into the new location.
Understanding the Basics
Before diving into the relocation process, it’s essential to understand how NPC housing and biome conditions work in Terraria. The Dryad, like all NPCs, requires a valid house to move in. A valid house must have walls, a door, a light source, and a table and chair. Importantly, houses must be built in a valid biome for the NPC to occupy it. In the case of the Dryad to sell mushroom seeds, this is a Glowing Mushroom biome.
Relocating Your Dryad
Method 1: The Direct Approach
- Create the Mushroom Biome: First, you’ll need to create or locate a Glowing Mushroom biome. You can either find a naturally generating biome, which is rare or create one. To create one, gather Mud Blocks and use Mushroom Grass Seeds to spread mushroom grass across a wide area. You can also use the Clentaminator with Dark Blue Solution if you have access to it and there is a jungle nearby. This method converts Jungle blocks into mushroom biome blocks quicker. Be sure to create at least 100 or so mushroom grass blocks within a 50 block radius of your intended house.
- Build the House: Within the mushroom biome, construct a valid house. This includes placing walls, a door, a light source, and a table and chair. Ensure it meets the standard housing requirements for NPCs.
- Remove Other Housing: Here’s the crucial step. Make sure that there are no other valid empty houses anywhere else on the map. If the Dryad is currently living in a different house, ensure that it has been removed or made invalid. The Dryad will then prioritize moving into the new home within the mushroom biome, once all other housing options are removed or are invalid.
- Wait for Move-In: Once you remove the other housing, the Dryad will relocate to the new house during the next day-night transition. It might take a few in game days for the relocation to take place. If she does not, continue to wait.
Method 2: Utilizing NPC Reset
This method can be a quicker alternative to removing all other housing, especially on larger worlds with many built structures.
- Prepare the Mushroom Biome House: As with the first method, ensure you have a completed valid house in a Glowing Mushroom biome.
- Travel a Distance: Go a fair distance away from your base. A quick way to accomplish this is by digging a Hellevator (a straight vertical shaft) down to the underworld.
- Magic Mirror: Use a Magic Mirror or similar item to return to your base. This forces NPCs to reset their positions.
- Dryad Resettlement: When you return to your base, check the housing, the Dryad should now be in the mushroom biome house if there is no other valid housing. This method takes advantage of the NPC housing reset mechanic.
The Benefit of a Mushroom Biome Dryad
Having the Dryad reside in a mushroom biome provides a valuable advantage, particularly her selling of Mushroom Grass Seeds. These seeds are vital for the continued creation and expansion of mushroom biomes. Also, you will need a Dryad living in a mushroom biome for the Truffle NPC to move in.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What conditions must be met for the Dryad to spawn initially?
The Dryad will spawn once the following conditions are met: There must be an empty house available, and you must have defeated either the Eye of Cthulhu, Eater of Worlds, Brain of Cthulhu, Skeletron, or Lepus.
2. Why won’t my Dryad move in after I’ve built a new house in a Mushroom Biome?
This likely means there are other valid houses elsewhere. Ensure that any other houses are removed or made invalid. You also may need to wait for a in game day-night transition to take place.
3. How do I get the Dryad to sell Mushroom Grass Seeds?
The Dryad will only sell Mushroom Grass Seeds if she is living in a Glowing Mushroom biome. If she isn’t, she’ll only sell regular grass seeds and other related items.
4. Can Corruption or Crimson spread through mushroom biomes?
The Hallow will not spread through mud blocks, and mushroom biomes can be created from mud blocks. Corruption/Crimson will turn mud to dirt and transform any sand or stone blocks which would destroy the mushroom biome block. The mushroom grass will also be dried out, destroying the mushroom biome.
5. Can I move the Dryad using a Queen Statue?
While the original article suggests using a Queen Statue to teleport the Dryad, this is actually used for other NPCs. The Dryad is still moved with the typical move-in mechanics.
6. How many mushroom blocks are required for the Dryad to sell Mushroom Grass Seeds?
You need about 100 mushroom grass blocks within a 50 block radius of the house for it to be considered part of the Mushroom Biome.
7. Will the Dryad sell opposite evil seeds in a mushroom biome?
No, the Dryad will only sell seeds of the opposite world evil if she is in a Graveyard, even if that graveyard is within a mushroom biome.
8. How do I get Corrupt Seeds from the Dryad?
The Dryad sells Corrupt Seeds for 5 Silver Coins each during a Blood Moon in a world with Corruption. In a world with Crimson, she sells them when spoken to in a Hardmode Graveyard.
9. Why isn’t the Dryad selling Vile Powder?
The Dryad does not sell Vile Powder in Crimson worlds. Vile Powder is only sold in Corrupted worlds.
10. What does the Dryad say when the world is 100% corrupted?
In a fully Corrupt world, the Dryad will say, “Things are grim indeed…”
11. What does the Dryad say when the world is 100% Hallowed?
In a fully Hallowed world, the Dryad will say, “We are living in a fairy tale.”
12. What does the Dryad say when the world is completely purified?
When you completely cleanse the world of corruption, crimson, and hallow, the Dryad will say, “[Name of World] is completely pure. You have done an amazing job!”
13. How do I completely purify a Terraria world?
The most reliable method involves digging multiple Hellevators (vertical shafts) with a horizontal spacing of 120-190 tiles, spraying down them with a Clentaminator using Green Solution as you go.
14. Is the Hallow considered bad?
The Hallow is considered the opposite to Corruption and Crimson. It’s not “bad,” but it can spread. It does offer a different array of items than the evil biomes.
15. What does the Dryad’s Blessing do?
Dryad’s Blessing is a buff that the Dryad provides when enemies are nearby. It grants a shield of leaves, providing +8 Defense to players and +6, +10, or +14 Defense to NPCs within its range.
By understanding these mechanics, you can easily move your Dryad to a mushroom biome and utilize her services to the fullest extent. This not only grants you access to crucial Mushroom Grass Seeds but also opens up further opportunities within the world of Terraria, such as the Truffle NPC.