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

━━━━━━ Potions ━━━━━━

Part one will discuss different potions/foods and their

Potion Categories

Recovery Potions

These potions restore health and/or mana

Food and Drinks

Consuming food will improve all stats temporarily

Buff Potions

These Potions give specific buffs for a short amount of time

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 gra*s

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

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, Ba*s, 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: Gold Bird/Gold Bunny/Gold Butterfly/Gold Dragonfly/Gold Frog/Gold Goldfish/Gold Gra*shopper/Gold Ladybug/Gold Mouse/Gold Seahorse/Gold Squirrel/Gold Water Strider/Gold Worm

Grape Juice

Crafting Station: Cooking Pot

Ingredients: Grapes (2), Bottle

Seafood Dinner

Crafting Station: Cooking Pot

Ingredients: Armored Cavefish (2)/Chaos Fish (2)/Crimson Tigerfish (2)/Damselfish (2)/Double Cod (2)/Ebonkoi (2)/Flarefin Koi (2)/Frost Minnow (2)/Hemopiranha (2)/Honeyfin (2)/Neon Tetra (2)/Obsidifish (2)/Princess Fish (2)/Prismite (2)/Specular Fish (2)/Stinkfish (2)/Variegated Lardfish (2)

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 (and their palm variants) 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,

Giant Antlion Chargers and Giant Antlion Swarmers with a 2% chance

BBQ Ribs

Effect: Exquisitely Stuffed

Dropped from Skeleton Commando, Skeleton Sniper, and Tactical Skeletons

with a 4.76% chance, or 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: Gra*s, Mowed Gra*s, Hallowed Gra*s, Mowed Hallowed Gra*s

Deathweed

Blooming Condition: Blood Moon and Full Moon at night (7:30 PM to 4:29 AM)

Soil: Corrupt Gra*s, Ebonstone Block, Crimson Gra*s, 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 gra*s

Shiverthorn

Blooming Condition: Enough time having pa*sed – 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

━━━ Credits and Closure ━━━

Credits

Terraria Wiki – [wiki.gg]  – some info and images.

Andrew True – [steamcommunity.com]  – herb farm design

What is Unfinished

• Buff Potions
• Misc. Potions
• Images

Closure

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