(Not to be confused with Cave Moss or Edge Moss)

Moss in-game
Moss is a thin plant block.
It has a normal variant and a Dead variant.
Obtaining[]
Smelting Recipe[]
Result | Ingredients | Recipe |
---|---|---|
Dead Moss + 0.1 XP | Moss + Any fuel |
Generation[]
Normal Moss generates in patches in Swamplands and Patchy Islands biomes and the Swamplands Clearing sub-biome, as well as underground in the Cavern and Lake Cavern layers. It also generates on natural Giant Roots and Idol Head Statues.
Properties[]
Coloration[]
Moss takes on different foliage colors depending on what biome it is in. The foliage color is:
#48B518 if in the inventory
#A8A800 to
#A87800 in Coarse Islands and Raised Isles biomes
#E5F745 in Deep Waters biomes
#63B581 in Marsh biomes
#00AD7C in Patchy Islands biomes
#D36423 in Sludge Plains and Sludge Plains Clearing biomes
#52AF5A to
#85AF51 in Swamplands biomes
#52AF5A in Swamplands Clearing biomes
Growth and Decay[]
Regular Moss naturally goes through cycles of growth, spreading to nearby blocks slowly over time and eventually dying out.
Dead Moss does not grow.
Igniting[]
Moss can be used to create fire by holding right-click on either its placed or dropped form with an Octine Ingot. Moss that is adjacent to or on a Block of Octine will also catch fire, although this fire will not spread to further Moss blocks.
Events[]
Placed Moss will take on alternative textures during the Spook and Winter seasonal events, which are not affected by biome foliage colors.
Drops[]
Moss drops nothing when broken. The block itself must be broken with Syrmorite Shears to be collected. When broken with a Sickle, it instead drops a Moss (item).
Uses[]
Compostability[]
Regular Moss has a compost process time of 7 minutes and 30 seconds and a compost amount of 6. Dead Moss has a compost process time of 2 minutes and 30 seconds and a compost amount of 6. Visit the Compost page for more information regarding the composting mechanic.
Crafting Uses[]
Result | Ingredients | Recipe |
---|---|---|
Mossy Betweenstone Bricks | Moss or Moss (item) + Betweenstone Bricks | |
Mossy Smooth Betweenstone | Moss or Moss (item) + Smooth Betweenstone | |
Mossy Betweenstone Tiles | Moss or Moss (item) + Betweenstone Tiles | |
Mossy Limestone Bricks | Moss or Moss (item) + Limestone Bricks | |
Moss Bed | Moss or Moss (item) (3) + Weedwood Planks (3) | |
Swamp Talisman | Moss or Moss (item) + Slimy Bone + Life Crystal (full charge) |
Grinding Uses[]
Result | Ingredients | Recipe |
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Ground Moss | Moss (item) + Pestle (1 use) |
Advancements[]
Advancement | In-game Description | Parent | Actual Requirements | ID |
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![]() Pyromaniac |
Set Moss on fire with an Octine Ingot | Survivalist | Use an Octine Ingot to set a placed or dropped block of Moss, Cave Moss, Lichen, or Thorns (or the corresponding dropped Plant Item or Ground Item) on fire | survivalist /pyromaniac |
![]() Quest for Fire |
Set Peat on fire | Pyromaniac | Set a block of Peat on fire by setting Moss, Cave Moss, Lichen, or Thorns on fire on top of it, using the same Octine Ingot method as in Pyromaniac | survivalist /quest_for_fire |
![]() I'm a Druid |
Harvest ingredients using your Sickle | Herbalist | Break any of these plants, fungi, or corals with a Sickle | herbalist /im_a_druid |
History[]
- Release 3.9.4: Changed Moss growth to be more friendly to world
- Beta 3.5.0: Added Dead variant.
- Release 3.3.0:
- Now has biome coloration.
- Is now burned by Blocks of Octine.
- Added Advancements.
- Alpha 3.1.0: Now has an alternative texture for the Winter event.
- Beta 2.0.0: Can now be found anywhere in Caverns and Lake Caverns underground and on Idol Head Statues.
- Beta 1.0.0: Introduced.