How to Use Wormhole Potions in Terraria: Gameplay & Useful Tips

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Learn how to use a Wormhole Potion in your multiplayer Terraria games

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: July 15, 2024 Fact Checked

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How to Use a Wormhole Potion

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Wormhole Potion Troubleshooting

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Crafting a Wormhole Potion

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Are you trying to use a Wormhole Potion in Terraria? This potion allows you to teleport to another user in your game as long as you're on the same team. In this article we'll teach you how to use a Wormhole Potion as well as offer some troubleshooting if you're not able to use your potion, as well as the recipe to craft them.

Things You Should Know

To use a Wormhole Potion, open your full map and click on another player's icon with the potion in your inventory.
You must be on the same team as the player you want to teleport to.
The potion doesn't have to be equipped to be used; it simply just needs to be in your inventory.

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How to Use a Wormhole Potion

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Ensure you're on the same team as the player you want to teleport to. Wormhole Potions only work in multiplayer, and they will only work if you're on the same team as the other player you want to teleport to.
- To change what team you're on, open your inventory and select one of the colored shields underneath the PvP toggle button.
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Open the full-screen map. The button to open your full-screen map changes depending on what platform you're playing on:^{[1]
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- PC (mouse and keyboard): M
- PC (controller): Options button (has a right-facing triangle on it)
- Playstation: Select button
- Xbox: Options button (has a left-facing triangle on it)
- Wii U: Minus button
- Nintendo Switch: Minus button, pinch inwards at maximum zoom, or tap the minimap
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You don't need to use or equip the potion in order to actually use it. As long as the Wormhole Potion is in your inventory, you will be able to teleport to another person on your team by clicking their player icon (head) on the full map.^{[2]
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Wormhole Potion Troubleshooting

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While you can craft Wormhole Potions in a solo game, you cannot use them. If your Wormhole Potion isn't working, make sure you're not playing single player.
You can only use a Wormhole Potion to teleport to someone else on your team. To change what team you're on, open your inventory and select one of the colored shields underneath the PvP toggle button.
If you disabled the minimap from your game Settings screen, you won't be able to use a Wormhole Potion. To check, go to your Settings and make sure you see Map Enabled.^{[3]
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Crafting a Wormhole Potion

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You can craft Wormhole Potions in both multiplayer and singleplayer. Wormhole Potions can be crafted with Bottled Water, Specular Fish, and Blinkroot at a Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table.
- Wormhole Potions can be crafted with Bottled Water, Specular Fish, and Blinkroot at a Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table.
- Blinkroot is found in Dirt or Mud Blocks, and is most commonly found in the Underground layer.^{[4]
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- You can also get Wormhole Potions from Pots, and there is a 1/14 chance you'll get one as a bonus drop for defeating a Slime. Wormhole Potions will only drop as loot in multiplayer.