Progression Guide

Which material should you craft? This page ranks all 21 combined ores by power, durability, and purpose.

Tier Rankings

Materials are grouped by the rarity of their ingredients:

Available from Overworld surface materials.

Material	Combination	Sword Dmg	Durability	Theme
Coppered Iron	Copper + Iron	+9	449	Lightning
Coppered Gold	Copper + Gold	+7	335	Resistance
Coppered Amethyst	Amethyst + Copper	+9	323	Frost Walker
Goldsteel	Gold + Iron	+8	341	Sonic Blast
Mystiron	Amethyst + Iron	+10	382	Levitation
Purigold	Amethyst + Gold	+8	304	Push/Pull

Requires Diamond or Emerald — found deeper underground or through trading.

Material	Combination	Sword Dmg	Durability	Theme
Coppered Diamond	Copper + Diamond	+10	1825	Resistance + Knockback
Coppered Emerald	Copper + Emerald	+10	1907	Poison
Gemsteel	Diamond + Iron	+11	1723	Gravity Pull
Emeraldium	Iron + Emerald	+11	1797	Regeneration
Luxorite	Gold + Diamond	+9	1675	Random Buffs
Aurorite	Gold + Emerald	+9	1757	XP Drops
Prismatic	Emerald + Diamond	+12	2498	Strength + Debuffs
Ethereal	Amethyst + Diamond	+11	1404	Execute (2x at 50% HP)
Mystergreen	Amethyst + Emerald	+11	1465	Evoker Fangs

Requires Netherite Ingot — found in the Nether as Ancient Debris.

Material	Combination	Sword Dmg	Durability	Theme
Coppered Netherite	Copper + Netherite	+11	2319	Ore Drops
Netherforge	Iron + Netherite	+12	2306	Fire Damage
Pyronite	Gold + Netherite	+10	2169	Fire Dash
Amethyrite	Amethyst + Netherite	+12	2157	Lifesteal

The most powerful materials — combining Diamond/Emerald with Netherite.

Material	Combination	Sword Dmg	Durability	Theme
Abyssalite	Diamond + Netherite	+13	2804	Freeze
Nethergem	Emerald + Netherite	+13	2865	Strong Knockback

#	Material	Sword	Hammer	Tier
1	Nethergem	+13	+14	Endgame
2	Abyssalite	+13	+14	Endgame
3	Netherforge	+12	+13	Late
4	Prismatic	+12	+13	Mid
5	Amethyrite	+12	+13	Late
6	Coppered Netherite	+11	+12	Late
7	Gemsteel	+11	+12	Mid
8	Emeraldium	+11	+12	Mid
9	Mystergreen	+11	+12	Mid
10	Ethereal	+11	+12	Mid
11	Coppered Diamond	+10	+11	Mid
12	Coppered Emerald	+10	+11	Mid
13	Pyronite	+10	+11	Late
14	Mystiron	+10	+11	Early
15	Coppered Iron	+9	+10	Early
16	Coppered Amethyst	+9	+10	Early
17	Luxorite	+9	+10	Mid
18	Aurorite	+9	+10	Mid
19	Goldsteel	+8	+9	Early
20	Purigold	+8	+9	Early
21	Coppered Gold	+7	+8	Early

#	Material	Weapon Dur	Drill Dur	Wolf Armor	Tier
1	Nethergem	2865	2005	717	Endgame
2	Abyssalite	2804	1962	699	Endgame
3	Prismatic	2498	1748	676	Mid
4	Coppered Netherite	2319	1623	476	Late
5	Netherforge	2306	1614	520	Late
6	Pyronite	2169	1518	440	Late
7	Amethyrite	2157	1509	513	Late
8	Coppered Emerald	1907	1334	452	Mid
9	Coppered Diamond	1825	1277	435	Mid
10	Emeraldium	1797	1257	497	Mid
11	Aurorite	1757	1229	417	Mid
12	Gemsteel	1723	1206	479	Mid
13	Luxorite	1675	1172	400	Mid
14	Mystergreen	1465	1025	490	Mid
15	Ethereal	1404	982	472	Mid
16	Coppered Iron	449	314	256	Early
17	Mystiron	382	267	293	Early
18	Goldsteel	341	238	220	Early
19	Coppered Gold	335	234	176	Early
20	Coppered Amethyst	323	226	249	Early
21	Purigold	304	212	213	Early

Goal	Best Pick	Why
Raw damage	Nethergem	+13 sword, +14 hammer — highest in the game
Survivability	Coppered Diamond	Unlimited resistance + knockback on sneak
Farming XP	Aurorite	Every weapon drops XP on hit
Fire immunity	Netherforge / Pyronite	Both grant fire immunity with armor
Crowd control	Abyssalite	Freezes enemies + armor slows nearby mobs
Mining	Coppered Netherite	Auto-mines ores in 7x7x7 + Haste + Night Vision
Lifesteal / sustain	Amethyrite	1/2 heart lifesteal on every hit
Healing	Emeraldium	Regeneration III from armor + weapons
DPS + utility	Prismatic	Unlimited strength + random debuffs to enemies
Nether exploration	Coppered Amethyst	Walk on lava + fire resistance
Utility / fun	Mystergreen	Summons evoker fangs in 8 directions
Budget power	Mystiron	+10 sword damage from just Amethyst + Iron