Material Item
Material items are the fundamental crafting components in Tinkers’ Construct. They include ingots, nuggets, dusts, and special materials used to create tools, weapons, and smeltery components.
Ingots
Cobalt Ingot
- Description: The fastest tool material in Tinkers’ Construct. Cobalt tools have high durability and mining speed.
- Material: cobalt
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/CobaltIngot.md
Ardite Ingot
- Description: A material that promotes moss growth on tools. Ardite tools gain the ability to repair themselves over time.
- Material: ardite
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/ArditeIngot.md
Manyullyn Ingot
- Description: A powerful alloy of Cobalt and Ardite. Manyullyn tools have exceptional stats across all categories.
- Material: manyullyn
- Crafting: Cobalt Ingot + Ardite Ingot in the Smeltery
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/ManyullynIngot.md
Copper Ingot
- Description: A versatile metal with decent properties. Copper is the first tier of tool materials.
- Material: copper
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/CopperIngot.md
Tin Ingot
- Description: A soft metal used primarily for alloying. Tin is essential for creating bronze.
- Material: tin
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/TinIngot.md
Aluminum Ingot
- Description: A lightweight metal. Aluminum is primarily used in alloy recipes.
- Material: aluminum
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/AluminumIngot.md
Bronze Ingot
- Description: An alloy of Copper and Tin. Bronze tools are a significant upgrade from stone.
- Material: bronze
- Crafting: Copper Ingot + Tin Ingot
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/BronzeIngot.md
AluBrass Ingot
- Description: An alloy of Aluminum and Brass. Used for crafting advanced mechanical components.
- Material: alubrass
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/AluBrassIngot.md
Alumite Ingot
- Description: A pink-streaked alloy with good durability. Alumite is a mid-tier material.
- Material: alumite
- Crafting: Aluminum + Iron + Obsidian in the Smeltery
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/AlumiteIngot.md
Steel Ingot
- Description: A strong alloy with high durability. Steel is one of the best tool materials.
- Material: steel
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/SteelIngot.md
Pig Iron Ingot
- Description: A crude iron alloy with a mottled appearance. Used for heavy-duty tools.
- Material: pigiron
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/PigIronIngot.md
Obsidian Ingot
- Description: A dark, volcanic glass. Obsidian has very high durability and is used in premium alloys.
- Material: obsidian
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/ObsidianIngot.md
Nuggets
Nuggets are the smallest unit of metal, used for small crafting recipes and currency.
| Nugget | Material | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Nugget | cobalt | Small piece of cobalt |
| Ardite Nugget | ardite | Small piece of ardite |
| Manyullyn Nugget | manyullyn | Small piece of manyullyn |
| Copper Nugget | copper | Small piece of copper |
| Tin Nugget | tin | Small piece of tin |
| Aluminum Nugget | aluminum | Small piece of aluminum |
| Bronze Nugget | bronze | Small piece of bronze |
| AluBrass Nugget | alubrass | Small piece of alubrass |
| Alumite Nugget | alumite | Small piece of alumite |
| Steel Nugget | steel | Small piece of steel |
| Pig Iron Nugget | pigiron | Small piece of pig iron |
| Obsidian Nugget | obsidian | Small piece of obsidian |
Dusts
Dusts are obtained by processing ores and materials in the Forge or Tool Forge.
| Dust | Material | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Dust | cobalt | Finely ground cobalt |
| Ardite Dust | ardite | Finely ground ardite |
| Manyullyn Dust | manyullyn | Finely ground manyullyn |
| Copper Dust | copper | Finely ground copper |
| Tin Dust | tin | Finely ground tin |
| Aluminum Dust | aluminum | Finely ground aluminum |
| Bronze Dust | bronze | Finely ground bronze |
| Iron Dust | iron | Finely ground iron |
| Gold Dust | gold | Finely ground gold |
Special Materials
Slime Crystal
- Description: A crystallized form of slime. Used to craft slime-related tools and blocks.
- Variants: Blue, Green, Purple
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/SlimeCrystal.md
Seared Brick
- Description: A fired brick used in smeltery construction. Forms the walls and floors of the smeltery multiblock.
- Material: stone-like
- Related: tinkersconstruct/block/SmelteryBlock.md
Mossball
- Description: A ball of moss that can be attached to tools to give them the Moss trait, which repairs the tool over time.
- Usage: Apply to tools at the Tool Forge
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/Mossball.md
Lava Crystal
- Description: A crystal that glows with lava energy. Used as fuel for the smeltery or crafted into tools.
- Usage: Smeltery fuel, crafting ingredient
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/LavaCrystal.md
Necrotic Bone
- Description: A bone imbued with dark energy. Used to craft tools with the Necrotic ability, which drains life from enemies.
- Effect: Life steal on hit
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/NecroticBone.md
Silky Cloth
- Description: A cloth made from silkworm secretions. Used to craft the Silky Jewels for block-breaking tools.
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/SilkyCloth.md
Silky Jewel
- Description: A jewel crafted from Silky Cloth. When bound to a tool, it allows harvesting blocks without breaking them.
- Effect: Block drops preserved, silktouch-like
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/SilkyJewel.md
Reinforcement
- Description: A special material that can be used to reinforce tools, increasing their durability.
- Usage: Tool reinforcement at the Tool Forge
- Related: tinkersconstruct/item/Reinforcement.md