How many alters do I need to destroy?

Destroying 12 altars will roughly double the ore provided by the first three; tripling that original allotment would require destroying 33 altars. Notice that although each subsequent destroyed altar will yield less ore, the total amount is unbounded (except by the number of altars in a world).
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Should I break more than 3 altars in Terraria?

Just smash 3 and call it a day. More altars mean more corruption problems. It's not worth the hassle.
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Does smashing more alters make more ore spawn?

By destroying more Altars, your world will get more of the new ores, but every 4th Altar spawns fewer ores than before.
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Why can't I break demon altars with Pwnhammer?

Notes. While the tooltip states that it can break them, Altars can only be destroyed in Hardmode worlds, i.e. worlds where the Wall of Flesh has been defeated.
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Do crimson altars count as crimson?

Altars DO NOT count. Shadow Orbs and Crimson Hearts DO NOT count. Flesh blocks, Ebonstone Brick blocks, and other crafted blocks DO NOT count.
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How to break demon altars BEFORE hard mode in terraria

What does the Dryad say when the world is 100% corrupt?

So to answer your question, in a fully Corrupt world, the Dryad would say "Things are grim indeed...", and in a fully Hallowed world, the Dryad would say "We are living in a fairy tale."
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How to get 0% Corruption?

Once the biome is purified, search the surface and make sure there are no additional Crimson biomes. Talk to the Dryad. Select the "Status" option so she'll tell you how much Crimson/Corruption you have. Hopefully she'll report 0% and the achievement will pop.
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What happens if you destroy all crimson Altars?

No matter how many altars are destroyed, ore rarity remains set with Cobalt/Palladium being the most common, followed by Mythril/Orichalcum, then Adamantite/Titanium as the rarest. Each time an altar is destroyed, one or two Wraiths spawn, regardless of the time of day.
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What is the begone evil achievement in Terraria?

Begone, Evil!

“Smash a demon or crimson altar with a powerful, holy hammer.” Smash a demon or crimson altar, using the Pwnhammer. Any hammer with a hammer power of 80% or any method to break Altars will do, as long as the Altar is destroyed (can only be done in Hardmode).
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Can you craft the Pwnhammer?

The Pwnhammer is the only hallowed tool that cannot be crafted.
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What ore sells for the most in Terraria?

Luminite sells for the most of any ore, 30 per piece.
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What hammer can break demon altars?

After the Wall of Flesh has been defeated in a world, altars can be destroyed with any tool that has a hammer power of at least 80% (typically the Pwnhammer).
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What item destroys all altars in Terraria?

The Altar Exterminator is a Hardmode consumable Which will destroy all altars in the world, triggering the effects destroying Altars have.
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How many crimson altars should I break reddit?

Three at minimum, one for every new ore. Destroying more will spawn more of the same ores (at diminishing returns I believe) but also has a chance to spawn a corruption/crimson or hallow block somewhere in the world.
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What is the rarest Terraria?

What are the most rare items in Terraria? - Quora. The rarest item to drop is the Slime Staff, since it has a 1/10000 chance to drop from Slimes. However, there used to be an even rarer item, the Uzi, which had a 1/80000 drop chance from Angry Trappers.
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Should I get rid of Crimson?

As desirable as completely eliminating the spread might sound, leaving a part of the world with Corruption/Crimson and Hallow is not a bad idea if contained properly, since there are a lot of items exclusive to these biomes the player may need later, such as Souls and Biome mimics.
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Should I destroy all Crimson Hearts?

A world with Crimson features several Crimson Hearts, and destroying at least three of them (in a single world) is usually a crucial step in game advancement. This can be done using any hammer or explosives. Crimson Hearts release a fair amount of their own flickering light, similar to Crimson Altars.
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What hammer can break Crimson Hearts?

Any hammer may be used to break Shadow Orbs and Crimson Hearts. A Pwnhammer or better is required to destroy altars, however, this is only possible in a world where the Wall of Flesh has been defeated.
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How to 100% purify Terraria?

The most reliable way to completely convert or purify a world is to dig multiple Hellevators with a horizontal distance of 120 or 190 tiles (since 60 tiles is the maximum range of the Clentaminator, 95 for Terraformer) between each other, then glide down each one using Wings or a Featherfall Potion, while spraying both ...
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How to get rid of 1% crimson?

The best Solution to use is the Green Solution. This Solution will remove Corruption, Crimson, and Hallow, though the converted biomes can be re-corrupted if you don't fully eradicate your evil and Hallow biomes. Green Solution can be purchased from the Steampunker if she's not in the Hallow.
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Does killing Plantera stop the Corruption?

Defeating Plantera for the first time reduces the speed of the Corruption's spread by 1/2 (50%).
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