Minecarts are mounts that allow players to ride on Minecart Tracks. There are currently 27 / 1 different Minecarts.
On PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy, Minecarts need to be equipped in the Minecart equipment slot, overriding the use of the Wooden Minecart. On Old-gen console, Windows Phone, and 3DS, the ordinary Minecart is the default and it cannot be changed.
When the player is near a Minecart Track, pressing the Quick Mount hotkey or pressing the ⚷ Interact key on a point on the track causes a Minecart to spawn, which the player is automatically placed in. Once inside, the ▶ Right and ◀ Left direction keys either accelerate, decelerate, or reverse the cart's movement. The cart will maintain its current speed and direction if no keys are pressed and no obstacles are reached. The cart can also "jump" with the ↷ Jump key.
To exit the Minecart (which causes the Minecart to despawn), the player can use a hook, press the Quick Mount hotkey, or cancel the buff ( right-clicking the icon, selecting the icon and canceling it in the equipment menu, double-tapping the icon, or canceling the buff from the buffs screen). The Minecart will also despawn if the player jumps off the tracks, lands on blocks, and attempts to move sideways.
Upon colliding with an enemy, the minecart will deal damage to it and knock it back. See Notes for details.
Upon using a Minecart Upgrade Kit, all minecarts equipped thereafter will gain a significant speed boost and be equipped with a laser that will fire at nearby enemies. This effect can be toggled on and off through a probe icon next to the minecart slot.
Weapons and tools, as well as most other items except hooks, can be used while riding a Minecart.
Contents
1Types
2Notes
3Achievements
4Trivia
5History
6References
Types[]
Minecart
Buff
Mount
Tooltip
Source
Rarity
Notes
Wooden Minecart
-
Press Quick Mount near (or ⚷ Interact) on a Minecart Track.
n/a
This is the default minecart.
MinecartInternal Item ID: 2343
Minecart
Let's ride the rails
: 15 + 10 ( @ / ): Press ⚷ Interact on a Minecart Track.
01*
This is the default and only minecart.
Mechanical CartInternal Item ID: 3353
Minecart
-
Obtained by using a Minecart Upgrade Kit.
12*
Expert Mode-exclusive.
Desert MinecartInternal Item ID: 4066
Minecart
-
01*
Has a 6.67*1/15 (6.67%) chance of being obtained from Sandstone Chests.
MinecarpInternal Item ID: 4067
Minecart
Allows quick travel in water'Deal with it'
Received as a quest reward from the Angler.
01*
Does not slow down in water.
Bee MinecartInternal Item ID: 4426
Minecart
-
01*
Includes a wing flapping animation.
Ladybug MinecartInternal Item ID: 4427
Minecart
-
01*
Has a 6.67*1/15 (6.67%) chance of being obtained from Living Wood Chests.
Pigron MinecartInternal Item ID: 4428
Minecart
'Powered by Bacon!'
01*
Has a 1*1/100 (1%) chance of being dropped by Pigrons.
Sunflower MinecartInternal Item ID: 4429
Minecart
-
01*
Has a 6.67*1/15 (6.67%) chance of being obtained from Living Wood Chests.
Demonic HellcartInternal Item ID: 4443
Minecart
Provides 7 seconds of immunity to lava
01*
Provides 7 seconds of lava immunity.
The effect stacks with the Lava Charm and Lava Waders accessories, to a maximum total of 21 seconds.
Emits glowing purple particles from its eyes at low speeds/when stopped.
Has a 10*1/10 (10%) chance of being obtained from Shadow Chests and a 5*1/20 (5%) chance of being obtained from Hellstone Crates.
Shroom MinecartInternal Item ID: 4450
Minecart
'The shroom goes vroom'
01*
Emits very low light.
Has a 50*1/2 (50%) chance of being obtained from Mushroom Chests.
Amethyst MinecartInternal Item ID: 4451
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Topaz MinecartInternal Item ID: 4452
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Sapphire MinecartInternal Item ID: 4453
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Emerald MinecartInternal Item ID: 4454
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Ruby MinecartInternal Item ID: 4455
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Diamond MinecartInternal Item ID: 4456
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Amber MinecartInternal Item ID: 4467
Minecart
-
+ ( @ / )
01*
Sparkles.
Beetle MinecartInternal Item ID: 4468
Minecart
-
+ 8 ( @ / )
01*
Meowmere MinecartInternal Item ID: 4469
Minecart
'brrrrrow'
10*
Emits a rainbow trail. Meows when jumping.
Has a 10*1/10 (10%) chance of being dropped by the Moon Lord.
Party WagonInternal Item ID: 4470
Minecart
'All aboard the party wagon!'
Party Girl (10)
01*
Emits a multicolored trail. The player is shown holding three balloons that bob up and down.
The DutchmanInternal Item ID: 4471
Minecart
-
01*
The flag begins fluttering when moving, blowing faster with increasing speed.
Has a 5*1/20 (5%) chance of being dropped by the Flying Dutchman.
Steampunk MinecartInternal Item ID: 4472
Minecart
'Steam powered!'
Steampunker (10)
01*
Emits smoke particles that resemble the smoke of a train.
The smoke changes color based on the dye applied to it.
Will dig through blocks and lay new track if carrying minecart tracksOnly digs when underground
Zoologist (50)
01*
Creates track in front of the player.
The player must have Minecart Tracks in their inventory.
Digs through blocks in front of the player.
The player must have a pickaxe or drill in their inventory.
Sold by the Zoologist when the Bestiary has been filled to at least 35% (189 entries).
Fart KartInternal Item ID: 5125
Fart Kart
-
+ ( @ / )
02*
Creates fart sounds and particle effects when bouncing off a track bumper.
Terra Fart KartInternal Item ID: 5288
Terra Fart Kart
-
+ ( @ / )
08*
Creates fart sounds and particle effects when bouncing off a track bumper.
Generates unique green particles when braking.
Notes[]
With the exception of the default cart given when the player does not have a Minecart equipped and the Digging Molecart, all Minecart variants have the same acceleration and max speed.[1]
Type
Max speed
Acceleration
Time to reachmax speed
Digging Molecart
31 mph (22.5 tiles/second)
4.5tiles/second²(6 mph/second)
5 seconds
Wooden Minecart
51 mph (37.5 tiles/second)
6.75tiles/second²(9 mph/second)
5.56 seconds
Other Minecarts
66 mph (48.75 tiles/second)
9tiles/second²(12 mph/second)
5.42 seconds
Minecart Upgrade Kit(All minecarts when minecart boost is on)
102 mph (75 tiles/second)
22.5tiles/second²(31 mph/second)
3.33 seconds
The contact damage and knockback dealt by minecarts is based on the speed when it collides with an entity. The damage cannot be boosted by damage bonus, and has a critical chance equal to the highest critical chance out of the player's melee, ranged, or magic critical chance. Also, the damage will be further boosted by 1.5× in Hardmode, and another 1.5× in Expert Mode and above. See the table below for the formulas used, and the stats at max speed. The Speed used in calculation is calculated by Current speed of the minecart ÷ Max speed of the minecart, and all decimals are rounded down.[2]
Type
Damage formula
Damage at max speed
Knockback formula
Knockback at max speed
Pre-HM
HM
Wooden Minecart
15 + 30 × Speed
45 / 67
67 / 101
10 + 40 × Speed
50 (Insane)
Other Minecarts
25 + 55 × Speed
80 / 120
120 / 180
Minecart Upgrade Kit(All minecarts when minecart boost is on)
50 + 100 × Speed
150 / 225
225 / 337
Achievements[]
Vehicular Manslaughter • “Defeat an enemy by running it over with a minecart.”Kill an enemy by running over it with a Minecart. Category: Slayer
Trivia[]
The original teaser for the Minecarp.
The hook fired when Quick Mount is pressed is identical to the Grappling Hook in appearance.
The Minecarp's name is a portmanteau, combining the words Minecart and carp fish.
Its tooltip is a reference to the original teaser it was first shown in.
Despite all of the Large Gems differing in appearance, all the Gem Minecarts look almost the same aside from color and detailing on the gem.
History[]
PC version
Desktop 1.4.4:
Added the Fart Kart and Terra Fart Kart.
Added the Minecart Upgrade Kit.
The Mechanical Cart no longer has special properties. Previously, its stats are the same as minecarts boosted by the Minecart Upgrade Kit.
Minecarts now hit harder in higher difficulties, deal more knockback, and are generally better at hitting enemies without letting the player be hurt when colliding with enemies.
Desktop 1.4.0.3: Fixed a bug where using the Trident in a minecart affected the minecart's movement.
Desktop 1.4.0.1: Added 22 new variants.
Desktop 1.3.0.1:
Now equippable, dyeable and has a sell value.
Added 2 new variants.
Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced.
References[]
↑Information taken from the PC 1.4.4.9 source code, methods Initialize() in Terraria.Mount.cs and HorizontalMovement() in Terraria.Player.cs.
↑Information taken from the PC 1.4.4.9 source code, methods Update() in Terraria.Player.cs and GetMinecartDamage() in Terraria.Player.cs.
Statistics
Statistics
PC, 
Console, 
Mobile, 
Old Chinese, 
tModLoader, and 
tModLoader Legacy, Minecarts need to be equipped in the Minecart equipment slot, overriding the use of the Wooden Minecart. On 
Old-gen console, 
Windows Phone, and 
, the ordinary Minecart is the default and it cannot be changed. 
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Minecart Upgrade Kit(All minecarts when minecart boost is on) 
Vehicular Manslaughter • “Defeat an enemy by running it over with a minecart.”Kill an enemy by running over it with a Minecart. Category: 
Slayer 
PC version 
