Achievements
Terraria has 137 achievements that track your progress from chopping your first tree to slaying the Moon Lord. Global unlock rates fall steadily as you go, from 86.9 percent for Timber!! down to 24.7 percent for Champion of Terraria. The rarest of the lot is Fear The Sun at 0.4 percent, one of the 22 achievements added in the 1.4.5 update.
Terraria features 137 achievements that track your progress from chopping your first tree to slaying the Moon Lord. Earning them provides a structured roadmap through the game.
The global completion rates show a long, steady bleed and not an early wall. About 87 percent of players chop a first tree and 78 percent survive their first night, but only 52 percent kill the Eye of Cthulhu, 39 percent break into Hardmode, and 24.7 percent finish the Moon Lord. Roughly one player in four who starts Terraria sees the end of it.
The list has grown in steps: 88 achievements shipped with 1.3.0.1, then 1 in 1.4.0.1, 15 in 1.4.1, 11 in 1.4.4, and 22 in 1.4.5.0, and that is how the total reached 137.
This guide breaks down the most important progression achievements, their global unlock rates, and explains how to get them.
Early Game Milestones
These achievements unlock naturally during your first few hours. They serve as a tutorial for the core gameplay loop.
| Achievement | Global % | Condition | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber!! | 86.9% | Chop down your first tree. | Equip your starting copper axe and swing at the base of any tree. Picking up wood from any source counts, but Pine Wood and Feywood are both excluded. |
| No Hobo | 70.8% | Build a house suitable enough for your first town NPC to move into. | You need at least 60 and fewer than 750 total tiles counting the frame, plus a door, a table, a chair, walls, and a light source. |
| Ooo! Shiny! | 77.2% | Mine your first nugget of ore with a pickaxe. | Dig until you find copper, iron, or lead. Any method works except Block Swap. |
| Heart Breaker | 59.8% | Discover and smash your first heart crystal underground. | Break the crystal tile with a pickaxe. There is no consumption step, and actuating the blocks underneath it does not count. |
| I Am Loot! | 65.0% | Discover a golden chest underground and take a peek at its contents. | Open an ordinary Gold Chest in an underground cabin or a pyramid. It does not have to be underground and does not have to be naturally generated. Locked Dungeon chests are a different achievement, Dungeon Heist. |
Boss and Event Progression
Boss achievements are mandatory milestones. If you are missing one, you have skipped a crucial part of the game's progression. Notice how the completion rates plummet as the game transitions into Hardmode.
| Achievement | Global % | Condition | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye on You | 52.0% | Defeat the Eye of Cthulhu. | The first boss, and the single biggest drop-off on the whole curve. |
| Worm Fodder | 35.3% | Defeat the Eater of Worlds. | Needs Corruption. In a Crimson world you have to plant your own with Dryad seeds, or roll a Drunk world. Pierce multiple segments using grenades or a spear. |
| Mastermind | 35.5% | Defeat the Brain of Cthulhu. | Needs Crimson, with the same caveat in reverse. Kill the Creepers first to make the Brain vulnerable to damage. |
| Boned | 43.5% | Defeat Skeletron. | The gate to the Dungeon. Talk to the Old Man at night and pick Curse. |
| An Eye For An Eye | 15.3% | Defeat Deerclops. | Spawns at midnight during a blizzard in the surface snow biome, with a player at 9+ defense or 200+ health. Most people just use a Deer Thing, which works any time. (Added in 1.4.4) |
| Still Hungry | 39.4% | Defeat the Wall of Flesh. | Drop a Guide Voodoo Doll into Underworld lava. |
| It's Hard! | 39.2% | Unleash the ancient spirits of light and darkness across your world. | This is the Hardmode conversion, not the boss kill. It also fires if another player kills the Wall of Flesh while you are in that world. |
| Buckets of Bolts | 30.9% | Defeat the three mechanical bosses. | You must defeat the Twins, Destroyer, and Skeletron Prime. |
| The Great Southern Plantkill | 29.6% | Defeat Plantera. | Break a Plantera's Bulb in the underground jungle. Bulbs only appear after all three mechanical bosses are dead. |
| Lihzahrdian Idol | 28.6% | Defeat Golem. | Summoned at the Lihzahrd Altar in the Jungle Temple. Golem is what makes the Lunatic Cultist appear. |
| Star Destroyer | 23.2% | Destroy all four Celestial Pillars. | The direct prerequisite for the Moon Lord. |
| Champion of Terraria | 24.7% | Defeat the Moon Lord. | The final boss of the game. |
Exploration and Crafting
These achievements reward you for exploring the world boundaries, crafting specialized gear, and engaging with side content.
| Achievement | Global % | Condition | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miner for Fire | 28.3% | Craft a molten pickaxe using the hottest of materials. | You have to craft it yourself. A Molten Pickaxe that reaches your inventory any other way does not count. |
| Sick Throw | 21.1% | Obtain the Terrarian. | A 1 in 5 drop from the Moon Lord as of 1.4.5, up from 2 in 9. |
| Glorious Golden Pole | 13.4% | Obtain a golden fishing rod. | Guaranteed on your 30th Angler quest, and the count follows the character across worlds. Past 75 quests it can also turn up as a 1 in 250 random reward. |
| Fortune Favors the Bould | 6.1% | Discover a friendly boulder. | The signature 1.4.5 achievement. Rainbow Boulders sometimes replace ordinary ones in boulder traps, and a crafted one counts too. (Added in 1.4.5) |
| Trash Compactor | 0.5% | Research 50% of all items in Journey Mode. | Requires playing in Journey Mode and using the research mechanic. (Added in 1.4.5) |
| Going Oldschool | 8.9% | Bring back the original title screen. | Click and drag the sun onto the Terraria logo on the main menu. A plain click only cycles the day. (Added in 1.4.5) |
| Fear The Sun | 0.4% | Dawn the garb of a vampire and get a sunburn. | The rarest achievement in the game. The Vampire set has to be visibly showing, so vanity armor and a Moon Charm both block it. (Added in 1.4.5) |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many achievements are there in Terraria?
Terraria has 137 achievements. They arrived in batches: 88 with 1.3.0.1, one with 1.4.0.1, 15 with 1.4.1, 11 with 1.4.4, and 22 with the 1.4.5 Bigger and Boulder update.
What is the rarest Terraria achievement?
Fear The Sun at 0.4 percent, which asks you to wear a full Vampire set in daylight, effectively tied with Trash Compactor at 0.5. Among the progression achievements on this page, Champion of Terraria for the Moon Lord kill sits at 24.7 percent.
Is It's Hard! the achievement for beating the Wall of Flesh?
No. That one is Still Hungry, at 39.4 percent. It's Hard! fires when your world converts to Hardmode, and you can even earn it if another player kills the Wall of Flesh while you are in that world.
How do you get the Glorious Golden Pole achievement?
The Angler gives you the Golden Fishing Rod on your 30th completed quest, guaranteed, and the count follows your character and not the world. After 75 quests it can also appear as a 1 in 250 random reward.
Which bosses do you need for Buckets of Bolts?
You must defeat all three mechanical bosses: the Twins, the Destroyer, and Skeletron Prime. Only 30.9 percent of players have finished all three.
What to Read Next
- Boss Progression. The Pre-Hardmode kills behind the progression achievements.
- Hardmode and Endgame. Late-game bosses and events the rarest unlocks need.
- Combat Classes. Class choices that make the harder achievement fights faster.
- Getting Started. Early milestones that unlock in your first few hours.