Adamantium, Mithril, and Silver: Special Properties and Uses

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Silver's Combat Edge

Silver is defined by its effectiveness against the undead. Any weapon or tool crafted with silver ingots will deal 1.5x damage to undead mobs such as zombies and skeletons. This bonus is straightforward and reliable, making silver a strong early-to-mid game choice for clearing dungeons or defending against night spawns.

Beyond the raw damage multiplier, silver offers a defensive reward for finishing the job. When you land the killing blow on an undead mob using a silver item, you gain 5 seconds of Regeneration II. This effect triggers on the final hit, so you can chain kills to keep your health topped up while fighting through hordes. It does not require a critical hit or any special enchantment—just a clean kill with silver equipment.

Adamantium: The Dense Metal

Adamantium is a high-tier material, and its ingots are the central unit for crafting. You obtain an Adamantium Ingot through three distinct methods:

Craft a Block of Adamantium back into nine ingots in a 3x3 grid.
Combine 9 Adamantium Nuggets in a full crafting square to form one ingot.
Smelt Raw Adamantium ore in a furnace to produce a single ingot.

The reverse process also exists: one Adamantium Ingot can be broken down into 9 Adamantium Nuggets in a crafting grid. This nugget-to-ingot and ingot-to-nugget conversion is fully reversible, so you can store your material in either form. Nuggets are useful for fine-tuning recipes that require smaller amounts, while ingots are the standard for major tool and armor crafting.

Mithril: The Balanced Alloy

Mithril follows the exact same conversion logic as adamantium. To get a Mithril Ingot, you have three options:

Craft a Block of Mithril back into nine ingots.
Combine 9 Mithril Nuggets in a full 3x3 square.
Smelt Raw Mithril ore in a furnace.

Similarly, a single Mithril Ingot can be crafted into 9 Mithril Nuggets. This symmetry means that no matter which form you find or smelt first, you can always convert it to the form you need for a specific recipe. Mithril generally sits between silver and adamantium in progression, offering a balance of durability and damage output.

Silver Nuggets and Conversion

Silver also has a nugget form, but it is more limited. You can only craft Silver Nuggets by placing one Silver Ingot in a crafting grid, which yields 9 Silver Nuggets. The facts do not indicate that you can combine silver nuggets back into an ingot, so treat nuggets as a one-way conversion—use them only if a recipe explicitly calls for them. Silver ingots remain the primary form for weapons, tools, and armor.

Practical Takeaways

For undead farming: Silver is your go-to. The 1.5x damage plus Regeneration II on kill makes it ideal for sustained combat against skeletons, zombies, and similar mobs.
For raw durability: Adamantium is the top-tier metal, but you will need to mine and smelt raw ore or break down blocks to get ingots.
For flexible storage: Both adamantium and mithril can be stored as blocks, ingots, or nuggets, and you can freely convert between those forms. This lets you compact your storage or expand it for precise crafting.
For niche recipes: Keep silver nuggets on hand only if you have a specific need; they cannot be recombined into ingots, so avoid over-converting.

Plan your resource processing accordingly. If you find raw adamantium or mithril, smelt it immediately into ingots. If you have excess blocks, break them down. And when facing undead, equip silver to turn the tide with both extra damage and healing.

Covers the mod’s in-game guide topics: Silver Ingot Adamantium Ingot Adamantium Nugget Mithril Ingot Mithril Nugget Silver Nugget

Block of Adamantium