If you place enough sand, does it start making desert mobs spawn in Terraria?

I have seen some desert mobs near my tower after I used my new sand gun and sand was stacked up everywhere and I was wondering if the sand was spawning desert mobs just like how if you put crimson seeds in your area crimson mobs start spawning and it turns crimson sort of the same thing but different.

Please tell me if you know the answer.

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Best Answer

Yes, when you place enough sand in an area, then it turns into an artificial desert biome. But you need at least 1500(desktop, console, mobile) or 1000(other) blocks of sand. You can tell that you successfully created an artificial biome if you have a spot where the background and music change when you move your character there.

More information on this on the wiki.

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How much sand do you need to make a desert biome in Terraria?

Even a single block of sand can grow Cactus and Waterleaf. It requires 1,500 / 1,000 blocks of sand to change the background into the desert background, and the presence of sufficient other biome-defining blocks on-screen will override this background.

Can you make a desert biome in Terraria?

There are some biomes that can be artificially created in Terraria. These are the Forest, Corruption/Crimson, Hallowed, Desert, Jungle, Glowing Mushroom, Meteorite, and Snow biomes.

What is the fastest way to mine sand in Terraria?

Recommended:

Place a double row of actuators in the sand, just about head height (4 and 5 tiles above ground level).

Install the switch.

Wire them together.

Flip the switch.

Make a dam on the open side.

Pour in one bucket of water (order matters).

Pour in one bucket of lava.

Flip the switch again.

How many NPCs live in the desert?

The Desert is the least popular biome for housing (discounting invalid housing biomes like the Corruption and the Crimson). A total of 5 NPCs either hate or dislike living in it, more than any other biome. The Desert, along with the Glowing Mushroom biome are the only surface biomes to not have a biome exclusive Boss.

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