Obtaining Warden Gear and Mining Double-Drop Ores

Obtaining Warden Gear and Upgrades

After opening the Otherside, you can upgrade your loadout with Warden armor, Warden tools, and a Soul Elytra upgrade. As you gather drops from the Deep Dark, temple chests, and the dimension's eight new mobs—including Sculk Snappers, Sculk Leeches, Shattered, Shriek Worms, Ancient Lurkers, and a miniboss—check your vanilla Recipe Book at a Crafting Table or Smithing Table to view the recipes you unlock. Make equipping the Warden Helmet your top priority so you can clear the dimension's Darkness effect while exploring.

Mining Sculk Stone Ores for Double Drops

Bring high-durability pickaxes whenever you trek through Otherside Deeplands, Echoing Forest, Overcast Columns, or Blooming Caverns. Every standard Overworld ore generates inside the Otherside as a Sculk Stone ore variant embedded in the cavern walls and tall Sculk Stone pillars. Mine every Sculk Stone ore vein you come across rather than hunting in Overworld caves: these variants drop twice the items and XP when mined, letting you quickly stockpile resources and repair Mending gear.