Guide for: Potions, Food, and Herbs (WIP 80% done)

Handbook for all the different potions and herbs in the game.

━━━━━━ Potions ━━━━━━

Part one will discuss different potions and their uses

Potion Categories

Recovery Potions
These potions restore health and/or mana
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Food and Drinks
Consuming food will improve all stats temporarily
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Buff Potions
These Potions give specific buffs for a short amount of time
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Misc. Potions
These are potions that do not fit in any specific category

Healing Potions

Mushroom
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station: None
Restores 15 health

• Found naturally growing on grass

Bottled Water
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station: Water
Restores 20 health

• Crafted with Bottle

Bottled Honey
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station: Honey
Restores 80 health

• Crafted with Bottle near Honey, also dropped by Queen Bee

Lesser Healing Potion
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table
Restores 50 health

• Crafted with Mushroom, Gel (2), Bottle (2)
  
• Found in Chests and Pots
  
• Dropped by Early-game Bosses
  
• Found on Platforms in Dungeon
  
• Purchased from Merchant for 3 Silver Coins

Healing Potion
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table
Restores 100 health

• Crafted with Lesser Healing Potion (2), Glowing Mushroom
  
• Found in Pots during Hardmode
  
• Found in Pots in Underworld
  
• Dropped by Wall of Flesh

Greater Healing Potion
[Hardmode ☒]
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table
Restores 150 health

• Crafted with Bottled Water (3), Pixie Dust (3), Crystal Shard
  
• Dropped by Mechanical Bosses, Plantera, Golem, Duke Fishron, Lunatic Cultist, Martian Saucer, Biome Mimics, and Queen Slime

Super Healing Potion
[Hardmode ☒]
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table
Restores 200 health

• Crafted with Greater Healing Potion (4), Nebula Fragment, Solar Fragment, Stardust Fragment, Vortex Fragment
  
• Dropped by Moon Lord

Restoration Potion
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table
Restores 90 health

• Crafted with Mushroom, Glowing Mushroom, Pink Gel, Bottle

Mana Potions

Lesser Mana Potion
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station:
Restores 50 mana

• Purchased from Merchant for 1 Silver Coin
  
• Found on Platforms in Dungeon

Mana Potion
[Hardmode ☐]
Crafting Station:
Restores 100 mana

• Crafted with Lesser Mana Potion (2), Glowing Mushroom
  
• Found in Pots during Hardmode

Greater Mana Potion
[Hardmode ☒]
Crafting Station:
Restores 200 mana

• Purchased from Wizard for 5 Silver Coins
  
• Dropped by Biome Mimics
  
• Found in Fishing Crates

Super Mana Potion
[Hardmode ☒]
Crafting Station:
Restores 300 mana

• Crafted with Greater Mana Potion (15), Fallen Star, Crystal Shard (3), Unicorn Horn

Buff Potions

Ammo Reservation Potion
20% chance to not consume ammo
Duration: 8 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Double Cod, Moonglow

Archery Potion
20% increased arrow speed and damage
Duration: 8 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Daybloom, Lens

Battle Potion
Increases enemy spawn rate
Duration: 7 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Deathweed, Vertebra / Rotten Chunk

Builder Potion
Increases placement speed and range
Duration: 45 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Blinkroot, Shiverthorn, Moonglow

Calming Potion
Decreases enemy spawn rate
Duration: 8 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Damselfish, Daybloom

Crate Potion
Increases chance to get a crate
Duration: 3 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Amber, Moonglow, Shiverthorn, Waterleaf

Dangersense Potion
Allows you to see nearby danger sources
Duration: 10 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Shiverthorn, Cobweb (10)

Endurance Potion
Reduces damage taken by 10%
Duration: 4 minutes
Crafting Station: Placed Bottle, Alchemy Table

• Bottled Water, Armored Cavefish, Blinkroot

Misc. Potions

━━━━━━ Food ━━━━━━

Part two will discuss different food and their uses

Food Buffs

Well Fed
Minor improvements to all stats

Plenty Satisfied
Medium improvements to all stats

Exquisitely Stuffed
Major improvements to all stats

Tipsy
Increased melee abilities, lowered defense

Well Fed Food

Cooked Marshmallow
Crafting Station: Campfire
Ingredients: Marshmallow on a Stick

Apple Juice
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Apple, Bottle

Bloody Moscato
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Blood Orange, Rambutan, Bottle

Bunny Stew
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Bunny

Cooked Fish
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Atlantic Cod, Bass, Trout

Frozen Banana Daiquiri
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Banana, Bottle, Snow Block

Fruit Juice
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Any Fruit, Bottle

Fruit Salad
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Any Fruit, Bowl

Grilled Squirrel
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Red Squirrel or Squirrel

Lemonade
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Lemon, Bottle

Peach Sangria
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Peach, Bottle

Piña Coladab
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Pineapple, Coconut, Bottle

Roasted Bird
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Any Bird

Sauteed Frog Legs
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Frog

Smoothie of Darkness
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Blackcurrant, Elderberry, Bottle

Tropical Smoothie
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Mango, Pineapple, Bottle

Teacup
Crafting Station: Teapot
Ingredients: Bottled Water

Plenty Satisfied Food

Bowl of Soup
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Mushroom, Goldfish

Cooked Shrimp
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Shrimp

Escargot
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Snail

Froggie Bunwich
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Frog (2)

Grub Soup
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Grubby, Sluggy, Buggy

Lobster Tail
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Rock Lobster

Monster Lasagna
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Rotten Chunk (8) / Vertebra (8)

Prismatic Punch
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Star Fruit, Dragon Fruit, Bottle

Roasted Duck
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Duck/Grebe/Mallard Duck

Pumpkin Pie
Crafting Station: Furnace
Ingredients: Pumpkin (10)

Sashimi
Crafting Station: Work Bench
Ingredients: Flounder/Red Snapper/Salmon/Tuna

Exquisitely Stuffed Food

Golden Delight
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: 1 of any gold critter

Grape Juice
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: Grapes (2), Bottle

Seafood Dinner
Crafting Station: Cooking Pot
Ingredients: 2 of any rare fish

Tipsy Food

Ale
Crafting Station: Keg
Ingredients: Mug

Non-craftable Food

Apple
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Forest Trees with a 4.517% chance

Apricot
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Forest Trees with a 4.517% chance

Banana
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from any type of Palm Tree in Ocean Biome with a 5.51% (Palm), 5.326% (Corrupt / Crimson Palm), and 5.51% (Hallow Palm) chance

Blackcurrant
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Corrupt Trees (and their palm variants) with a 5.606% chance

Blood Orange
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Crimson Trees (and their palm variants) with a 5.606% chance

Cherry
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Boreal Tree with a 4.971% chance

Coconut
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from any type of Palm Tree only in an Ocean biome with a 5.51% (Palm), 5.326% (Corrupt / Crimson Palm) and 5.51% (Hallow Palm) chance

Dragon Fruit
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Hallow Trees (and their palm variants) with a 4.547% (Hallow Tree) and 5.8% (Hallow Palm) chance

Elderberry
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Corrupt Trees (and their palm variants) with a 5.606% chance

Grapefruit
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Forest Trees with a 4.517% chance

Lemon
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Forest Trees with a 4.517% chance

Mango
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Jungle Trees with a 4.458% chance

Peach
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Forest Trees with a 4.517% chance

Pineapple
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Jungle Trees with a 4.458% chance

Plum
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Boreal Trees with a 4.971% chance

Rambutan
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Crimson Trees (and their palm variants) with a 5.606% chance

Star Fruit
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Hallow Trees with a 4.547% (Hallow Tree) and 5.8% (Hallow Palm) chance

Apple Pie
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Chaos Elementals, Illuminant Bats, and Illuminant Slimes with a 0.67% chance

Bacon
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Dropped from Pigrons with a 6.67% or from Pigronata with a 2.5% chance

Banana Split
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Antlion, Antlion Chargers, Antlion Swarmers,
Drops from Giant Antlion Chargers and Giant Antlion Swarmers with a 2% chance

BBQ Ribs
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Skeleton Commando, Skeleton Sniper, and Tactical Skeletons with a 4.76% chance
Drops from Paladins with a 14.29% chance

Burger
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Eater of Souls / Crimera with a 1% chance

Carton of Milk
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from all Skeleton variants with a 0.67% chance

Chicken Nugget
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Dropped by Harpies with a 2% chance

Chocolate Chip Cookie
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Gastropods with a 1.33% chance

Coffee
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Bone Lee with a 10% chance, or Man Eaters, Snatchers, and Angry Trappers with a 3.33% chance

Cream Soda
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Cursed Skulls with a 1.43% chance, or from Giant Cursed Skulls with a 2.86% chance

Fried Egg
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Wall Creepers, Black Recluses, and Sand Poachers with a 3.33% chance

Fries
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Flying Fish with a 2% chance

Grapes
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Derplings and Giant Flying Foxes with a 2.5% chance

Hotdog
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Bone Serpents and Red Devils with a 3.33% chance

Ice Cream
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Ice Slimes, Ice Bats, and Spiked Ice Slimes with a 0.67% chance

Milkshake
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Icy Mermen and Ice Tortoises with a 1.33% chance

Nachos
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from all Sand Sharks and Angry Tumblers with a 3.33% chance

Pizza
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Medusas and Hoplites with a 2% chance

Potato Chips
Effect: Well Fed
Drops from Salamanders, Giant Shellys, and Crawdads with a 1.33% chance

Shrimp Po' Boy
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Drops from Sharks and Crabs with a 2% chance

Shucked Oyster
Effect: Well Fed
Obtained from opening a fished Oyster

Spaghetti
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Granite Golems and Granite Elementals with a 2% chance

Steak
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Drops from Undead Miners with a 10% chance or from The Possessed with a 1% chance

Christmas Pudding
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Obtained from Presents with a 3.60% chance

Gingerbread Cookie
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Obtained from Presents with a 3.60% chance

Sugar Cookie
Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed
Obtained from Presents with a 3.60% chance

Marshmallow
Effect: Well Fed
Bought from the Merchant when housed in a Snow biome

Pad Thai
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Sometimes sold by the Traveling Merchant

Pho
Effect: Plenty Satisfied
Sometimes sold by the Traveling Merchant

Sake
Effect: Tipsy
Sometimes sold by the Traveling Merchant

━━━━━━ Herbs ━━━━━━

Part three will discuss the different herb types and their uses

What are Herbs?

Herbs (also known as plants) are plants used to craft many different types of potions. They can be found all across the world and harvested with almost any weapon or tool. Herbs that are harvested while blooming will drop 1–3 seeds of their kind. Herbs randomly appear on their respective soil, but can also be planted in that soil with their seed.

Herb Types

Blinkroot
Blooming Condition: At random
Soil: Dirt Block, Mud Block

Daybloom
Blooming Condition: Daytime (4:30 AM to 7:29 PM)
Soil: Grass, Mowed Grass, Hallowed Grass, Mowed Hallowed Grass

Deathweed
Blooming Condition: Blood Moon and Full Moon at night (7:30 PM to 4:29 AM)
Soil: Corrupt Grass, Ebonstone Block, Crimson Grass, Crimstone Block

Fireblossom
Blooming Condition: Sunset (3:45 PM to 7:30 PM) unless it is raining
Soil: Ash Block

Moonglow
Blooming Condition: Night (7:30 PM to 4:29 AM)
Soil: Jungle grass

Shiverthorn
Blooming Condition: Enough time having passed - blooms permanently until harvested
Soil: Snow Block, Ice Block, Purple Ice Block, Red Ice Block, Pink Ice Block

Waterleaf
Blooming Condition: Rain
Soil: Sand Block, Pearlsand Block

Planter Boxes

Planter boxes can be bought from the Dryad for 1 silver coin each. They are used to plant herb seeds in.

Daybloom Planter Box
Requirements: King Slime has been defeated

Blinkroot Planter Box
Requirements: Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated

Moonglow Planter Box
Requirements: Queen Bee has been defeated

Shiverthorn Planter Box
Requirements: Skeletron has been defeated

Waterleaf Planter Box
Requirements: Skeletron has been defeated

Deathweed Planter Box
Requirements: Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated

Fireblossom Planter Box
Requirements: Wall of Flesh has been defeated

━━━ Credits and Closure ━━━

Credits
Terraria Wiki[terraria.wiki.gg] - some info and images.
Andrew True - herb farm design

What is Unfinished

• Buff Potions
  
• Misc. Potions
  
• Images

Closure
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[DavidM]

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