Terraria is one of the most popular games around the world. After update 1.4, the game has become much more interesting and larger. And in order to travel this big dangerous world, the Pylons easily shorten travel times. As we all know, these floating crystals allow the player to easily teleport to another world. However, if you were unable to get one of them, we will support you. In this guide, we will tell you how to easily unlock and use pylons in Terraria.
How to unlock pylons in Terraria
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To unlock and get pylons in Terraria, the player needs to go ahead and buy them from NPC vendors for some gold. Apart from gold, another factor that will help you get these crystals is the happiness system. This system was introduced in updates 1.4, where you have to make the merchant NPC happy. And only after that, the Pylon will be available for sale in the inventory of the NPC Merchant.
To keep the seller happy, you need to place it with a compatible NPC. Not only that, players will also need to invite them to their favorable biome in order to get a pylon. For those who don’t know, there are 9 different types of pylons available in the game. And we have mentioned all of them and their vendors with their favorite NPCs and biomes in the article below. Also note that placing more than 1 or 2 NPCs near the vendor can also negatively affect the chances of getting pylons.
| Pylons | Requires gold | Salesman | Seller Fellow | favorable biome |
| Jungle Pylon | 10 gold | Dryad | Zoologist or artist or medicine man | Jungle biome |
| sacred pylon | 10 gold | Wizard | Nurse or Party Girl or Dryad | In the Holy |
| desert pylon | 10 gold | Colorman | Artist or arms dealer | desert biome |
| snow pylon | 10 gold | Mechanic | Cyborg or goblin mechanic | snow biome |
| ocean pylon | 10 gold | pirate | Innkeeper or fisherman | ocean biome |
| mushroom pylon | 10 gold | Truffle | Dryad or guide or truffle | Glowing Mushroom Biome |
| cave pylon | 10 gold | Tavern owner | tailor or demolition worker | Underground |
| forest pylon | 10 gold | Zoologist | Golfer or medicine man | forest biome |
- The Universal Pylon can be purchased for 1 Platinum Coin from the Zoologist after completing the Bestiary.
These were all pylon vendors and their compatible NPCs along with a favorite biome in Terraria. Here is how you can unlock pylons in the game. If you don’t know how to use them, scroll down to find the steps.
How to use pylons?
Here’s everything you need to know about how easy it is to use pylons in Terraria.
- Players can use the pylon by simply interacting with it. Once they interact with the crystal, a full-screen map will appear with a location where they can teleport to.
- Players can only use this ability when there are more than 2 living NPCs in the corresponding world. Also note that players can only place one crystal per world/biome.
- Those thinking of using it as an escape plan during boss fights or invasions may be disappointed. This is because players will not be able to do so in such situations and will end up having to deal with the heat.
This sums it all up about how easy it is to get and use pylons in Terraria.