Farms: mobs, herbs and Life Fruit
A farm brings loot to you instead of the other way round. The farm videos below build many kinds; this page covers the ones they share and the items each one needs.
Mob farms
A mob farm raises the enemy spawn rate and kills what spawns. Two items stack for more enemies: the 
Water Candle (Holding this may attract unwanted attention; its buff reads: Increased monster spawn rate) and the 
Battle Potion (Increases enemy spawn rate).
Build the farm away from your town, or use a 
Shadow Candle: Nullifies the peaceful benefits of towns. Many of the videos add the 
Rod of Discord to move in and out of the farm fast: Teleports you to the position of the cursor. Causes the chaos state.
Statue farms
Statues make creatures when they get a signal. Wire a statue such as the 
Slime Statue to a 
1 Second Timer (Signals every second) with 
Wire (Carries signals between mechanisms. Use a wrench to place), and add traps such as the 
Dart Trap to kill what appears.
Herb farms
Potions need herbs such as 
Blinkroot and 
Glowing Mushroom. Plant them in a row of 
Clay Pot (Grows plants) and harvest with the 
Staff of Regrowth: Creates grass on dirt. Increases alchemy plant collection when used to gather.
Life Fruit farm
The 
Life Fruit grows on underground Jungle grass in Hardmode once a mechanical boss is down (One mechanical boss in our stage data). Each one reads: Permanently increases maximum life by 5. For a farm, place a long, flat strip of 
Mud Block and plant 
Jungle Grass Seeds on it (the seeds go only on mud), then leave it to grow while you explore.
Where to go next
For the fights themselves, see the boss arena guide.
Videos this guide uses
Each creator made their own video; watch them for the full walk-through. Our text is our own, and every number on this page comes from the game data of version 1.4.5.8.
The players load from YouTube only when you press Play.
