Inventory/Sort layers

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Below is a list of categories used when sorting the inventory or a chest.

Layer Condition Order Notes
Weapons - Melee Melee weapons with no pickaxe, axe, or hammer power Base rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low) Order varies.[1]
Weapons - Ranged Ranged weapons, except consumable ranged weapons, ammo, and Coin Gun Base rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low) Order varies.[1]
Weapons - Magic Magic weapons Base Rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low) Order varies.[1]
Weapons - Summon Summon weapons and whips Base rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low) Order varies.[1]
Weapons - Assorted Other non-ammo items with damage stats Base rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low) Includes the Flare Gun, consumable ranged weapons, Grenades, and Thrown Water.
Weapons - Ammo Ammo with damage stats Base rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low)
Tools - Picksaws Tools with both pickaxe and axe power Pickaxe power (high to low)
Tools - Hamaxes Tools with both axe and hammer power Axe power (high to low)
Tools - Pickaxe Tools with pickaxe power Pickaxe power (high to low)
Tools - Axes Tools with pickaxe power Axe power (high to low) This layer matches no items due to using the incorrect condition (pickaxe power instead of axe power).
Tools - Hammers Tools with hammer power Hammer power (high to low)
Tools - Terraforming Thrown Powder, solutions, Clentaminator, Terraformer
Weapons - Ammo Leftovers Ammo with no damage stat Rarity (high to low), then base damage (high to low) Includes Gel, sand, Ale, and Fallen Stars.
Armor - Combat Non-vanity armor Rarity (high to low), then defense (high to low), then item ID
Armor - Vanity Vanity armor Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Armor - Accessories Accessories Base rarity (high to low), then defense (high to low), then item ID
Equip - Grapple Hooks Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Equip - Mount Mounts Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Equip - Cart Minecarts Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Equip - Light Pet Light pets Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Equip - Vanity pet Pets Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Potions - Dyes Dyes Rarity (high to low), then dye ID
Potions - Hair Dyes Hair Dyes Rarity (high to low), then hair dye ID
Potions - Life Healing items Life restored (high to low), then stack count (high to low)
Potions - Mana Mana potions Mana restored (high to low), then stack count (high to low)
Potions - Elixirs Items that restore both health and mana Life restored (high to low), then stack count (high to low) As of 1.4.4.9, this layer matches no items.
Potions - Buffs Buff potions and food Rarity (high to low), then item ID
Misc - Importants Summoning items, Life Crystals, Mana Crystals, Life Fruit, Magic Conch, Demon Conch, Magic Mirror, Ice Mirror, and their upgrades
Misc - Painting Paints and painting tools Tools, then paint ID, then coating ID
Misc - Wiring Wiring tools, wire, and mechanisms
Misc - Materials Ores, bars, gems, souls, and certain other materials (Shadow Scale, Tissue Sample, Sturdy Fossil, Ectoplasm)
Misc - Ropes Ropes and Chains
Misc - Extractinator Blocks that can be extracted
Last - Materials Axes, Coin Gun, and all other items except blocks, furniture, and walls Base rarity (high to low), then value (high to low), then stack size (high to low)
Last - Tiles (Frame Important) Furniture, including banners, statues, paintings, and platforms Name (A to Z), then stack size (high to low)
Last - Tiles (Common), Walls Blocks and walls Name (A to Z), then stack size (high to low)
Last - Not Trash Items with rarity above white Rarity (high to low), then name (A to Z), then stack size (high to low) Matches no items.[2]
Last - Trash Everything else Rarity (high to low), then name (A to Z), then stack size (high to low) Matches no items.[2]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The weapon layers will be rearranged to the order of the player's damage bonuses, from highest to lowest.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The two bottom-most "Last" layers do not match any items, because all items are covered by the higher layers in the category.
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