Cooking

Cooking is an essential mechanic that involves combining two ingredients in a Cooking Pot to create cooked food items with combined, improved and exclusive buffs.

Each ingredient has hidden effects used to determine the final result. These effects are different than the ingredient's effects when eaten individually, and are not shown in-game. A technical explaination on how the game calculates the final effects can be found below.

The resulting food item will be of a given type (such as a wrap, salad or soup) and will have a prefix attached to it (such as "Mushy", "Giant" or "Spicy") based on its ingredients. The type of food item is based on which ingredient is considered the primary one; golden or legendary ingredients will always be primary. If both ingredients are golden or legendary (or neither are), then it is randomized based on the combination.

The game also alters how the food items are displayed through a shader; the food item will be a mix between the colors of its ingredients.

There are a total of 74 cooking ingredients in the game (76 including unobtainable ingredients). This means that there are 2775 possible food combinations (2926 including unobtainable ingredients).

List of ingredients[]

Plants[]

Ingredient (Adjective • Noun)	Base cooked effects	Rarity
Mushroom (Mushy • Mushroom)	+19 food +4.2 health every sec for 20 sec	Common
Heart Berry (Hearty • Berry)	+19 food +2.8 health every sec for 20 sec +25 max health for 10 min	Common
Golden Heart Berry (Hearty • Berry)	+18 food +4.4 health every sec for 20 sec +50 max health for 10 min +17.1% physical melee damage for 10 min	Rare
Glow Tulip (Glowing • Tulip)	+2 food +5 blue glow for 10 min +1.4 mana every sec for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Glow Tulip (Glowing • Tulip)	+2 food +6 blue glow for 10 min +2.3 mana every sec for 10 min +25 max mana for 10 min	Rare
Bomb Pepper (Spicy • Pepper)	+10 food +21% movement speed for 1 min	Uncommon
Golden Bomb Pepper (Spicy • Pepper)	+11 food +26.9% movement speed for 1 min +8.9% melee attack speed for 10 min	Rare
Carrock (Crunchy • Stone)	+15 food +23 armor for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Carrock (Crunchy • Stone)	+13 food +26 armor for 10 min +18% knockback chance for 2 min	Rare
Bloat Oat (Filling • Oat)	+43 food +9.1 health every sec for 20 sec	Uncommon
Golden Bloat Oat (Filling • Oat)	+42 food +12.1 health every sec for 20 sec +10% less food drained when running for 10 min	Rare
Puffungi (Puffy • Mold)	+10 food +5.5 health every sec for 20 sec +6% reduced damage taken from bosses for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Puffungi (Puffy • Mold)	+10 food +7.9 health every sec for 20 sec +9% reduced damage taken from bosses for 10 min +14% damage against bosses for 1 min	Rare
Pewpaya (Juicy • Fruit)	+20 food +6.3 health every sec for 20 sec +22.4% physical range damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Pewpaya (Juicy • Fruit)	+21 food +8.2 health every sec for 20 sec +28.2% physical range damage for 10 min +8.4% range attack speed for 10 min	Rare
Pinegrapple (Sweet • Tropics)	+20 food +5.4 health every sec for 20 sec +22.4% physical melee damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Pinegrapple (Sweet • Tropics)	+21 food +9 health every sec for 20 sec +28.2% physical melee damage for 10 min +8.4% melee attack speed for 10 min	Rare
Sunrice (Radiant • Sun)	+13 food +4 glow for 10 min +30% magic damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Sunrice (Radiant • Sun)	+13 food +4 glow for 10 min +43.3% magic damage for 10 min +49 magic barrier for 10 min	Rare
Lunacorn (Iridescent • Moon)	+13 food +4 blue glow for 10 min +30% minion damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Lunacorn (Iridescent • Moon)	+14 food +4 blue glow for 10 min +39.5% minion damage for 10 min +55.2% minion attack speed for 10 min	Rare
Grumpkin (Lumpy • Lump)	+21 food +4.3 health every sec for 20 sec +45 mining damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Grumpkin (Lumpy • Lump)	+18 food +6.2 health every sec for 20 sec +71 mining damage for 10 min +7.2% mining speed for 10 min	Rare
Giant Mushroom (Giant • Mushroom)	+31 food +25 max health (only once) +24 max health for 10 min	Rare
Giant Mushroom (old) (Giant • Mushroom)	+31 food +25 max health +24 max health for 10 min	Rare

Fish[]

Ingredient (Adjective • Noun)	Base cooked effects	Rarity
Orange Cave Guppy (Orange • Guppy)	+19 food +2.1 health every sec for 20 sec +8 mining damage for 10 min	Common
Blue Cave Guppy (Blue • Guppy)	+21 food +2.2 health every sec for 20 sec +13 magic barrier for 10 min	Common
Rock Jaw (Rocky • Jaw)	+22 food +2.5 health every sec for 20 sec +15.9% physical melee damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Gem Crab (Glimmering • Crab)	+21 food +3.1 health every sec for 20 sec +14 armor for 10 min	Rare
Green Blister Head (Green • Blister)	+20 food +2.5 health every sec for 20 sec Immune to acid damage for 10 min	Common
Yellow Blister Head (Yellow • Blister)	+21 food +2.6 health every sec for 20 sec Immune to being slowed by slime for 10 min	Common
Devil Worm (Devilish • Worm)	+20 food +3 health every sec for 20 sec +22.8% physical range damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Vampire Eel (Vampiristic • Eel)	+21 food +3.5 health every sec for 20 sec +3 life on melee hit for 10 min	Rare
Dagger Fin (Sharp • Fin)	+21 food +3.9 health every sec for 20 sec +23.3% minion damage for 10 min	Common
Pink Palace Fish (Pink • Palace)	+22 food +3.9 health every sec for 20 sec +9.2% melee attack speed for 10 min	Uncommon
Teal Palace Fish (Teal • Palace)	+21 food +4 health every sec for 20 sec +10.4% range attack speed for 10 min	Uncommon
Crown Squid (Crowned • Squid)	+19 food +5 health every sec for 20 sec +19% knockback chance for 10 min	Epic
Azure Feather Fish (Azure • Feather)	+21 food +8.1 health every sec for 20 sec	Common
Emerald Feather Fish (Emerald • Feather)	+20 food +3 health every sec for 20 sec +29 max mana for 10 min +21% magic damage for 10 min	Common
Spirit Veil (Spiritual • Veil)	+19 food +36.2% movement speed for 2 min	Uncommon
Astral Jelly (Astral • Jelly)	+21 food +5.2 health every sec for 20 sec +63 fishing for 10 min	Rare
Mold Shark (Moldy • Shark)	+21 food +4.8 health every sec for 20 sec +38.6% physical melee damage for 10 min	Common
Rot Fish (Rotten • Decay)	+21 food Immune to mold infection for 10 min	Uncommon
Black Steel Urchin (Black • Urchin)	+19 food +3.6 health every sec for 20 sec +22 armor for 10 min +15 thorns damage for 10 min	Rare
Bottom Tracer (Bright Yellow • Barbel)	+20 food +5.8 health every sec for 20 sec +2.8 mana every sec for 10 min	Common
Silver Dart (Silver • Dart)	+21 food +5.5 health every sec for 20 sec +31% critical hit damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Golden Dart (Golden • Dart)	+22 food +5.7 health every sec for 20 sec +11% dodge chance for 10 min	Uncommon
Pink Coralotl (Coral Red • Coral)	+22 food +4.7 health every sec for 20 sec +50 max mana for 10 min +36 magic barrier for 10 min	Rare
White Coralotl (White • Coral)	+19 food +5.8 health every sec for 20 sec +14.8% mining speed for 10 min	Rare
Solid Spikeback (Solid • Spike)	+21 food +38 armor for 10 min +50 thorns damage for 10 min	Common
Sandy Spikeback (Sandy • Spike)	+19 food +78 max health for 10 min +206 mining damage for 10 min	Common
Brown Dune Tail (Brown • Dune)	+21 food +8.1 health every sec for 20 sec +13.9% range attack speed for 10 min	Rare
Grey Dune Tail (Grey • Dune)	+20 food +6.7 health every sec for 20 sec +13.9% melee attack speed for 10 min	Rare
Tornis Kingfish (Royal • King)	+20 food +7.8 health every sec for 20 sec +50.4% damage for 10 min	Epic
Dark Lava Eater (Dark • Lava)	+19 food +7.8 health every sec for 20 sec +7 life on melee hit for 10 min	Uncommon
Bright Lava Eater (Bright • Lava)	+20 food +7.1 health every sec for 20 sec +21% more healing from health over time regeneration for 10 min	Uncommon
Elder Dragonfish (Elder • Dragon)	+19 food +14% critical hit chance for 10 min Immune to burning for 10 min	Rare
Verdant Dragonfish (Verdant • Dragon)	+21 food +41% critical hit damage for 10 min Immune to burning for 10 min	Rare
Starlight Nautilus (Sparkling • Starlight)	+21 food +17.7 health every sec for 20 sec +7% critical hit chance for 10 min +8.5% melee and range attack speed for 10 min +100 max health (only once)	Legendary
Beryll Angle Fish (Encased • Crystal)	+20 food +136 max health for 10 min	Uncommon
Cosmic Form (Cosmic • Cosmos)	+18 food +30.9% damage dealt by your pet for 10 min	Epic
Glistening Deepstalker (Glistening • Hunter)	+20 food +13% dodge chance for 10 min +27.2% movement speed for 1 min	Rare
Jasper Angle Fish (Crystallized • Crystal)	+19 food +96 max health for 10 min +45 armor for 10 min	Rare
Splendid Deepstalker (Splendid • Hunter)	+20 food +10% dodge chance for 10 min +21.2% movement speed for 1 min +11.3% melee and range attack speed for 10 min	Epic
Terra Trilobite (Porous • Fossil)	+19 food +103 max health for 10 min +344 mining damage for 10 min	Uncommon
Litho Trilobite (Brittle • Fossil)	+22 food +5.5 health every sec for 20 sec +69 max mana for 10 min +43 magic barrier for 10 min	Uncommon
Pinkhorn Pico (Goopy • Goop)	+20 food +9.5 health every sec for 20 sec +52.1% minion damage for 10 min	Rare
Greenhorn Pico (Sticky • Goop)	+21 food +6.6 health every sec for 40 sec +36.8% minion attack speed for 10 min +12% minion critical hit chance for 10 min	Rare
Riftian Lampfish (Abyssal • Rift)	+19 food +7.2 health every sec for 20 sec +58 max mana for 10 min +27.6% magic damage for 10 min +5 blue glow for 10 min	Epic

Others[]

Ingredient (Adjective • Noun)	Base cooked effects	Rarity
Larva Meat (Gooey • Meat)	+22 food +2.8 health every sec for 20 sec +6% critical hit chance for 10 min	Common
Shiny Larva Meat (Shiny • Gold)	+25 food +13% critical hit chance for 10 min +4 life on melee hit for 10 min	Rare
Marbled Meat (Tender • Meat)	+27 food +2.6 health every sec for 20 sec +13.3% damage for 10 min	Common
Amber Larva (Meaty • Amber)	+21 food +50 max health (only once) +52 max health for 5 min	Epic
Amber Larva (old) (Meaty • Amber)	+21 food +50 max health +52 max health for 10 min	Epic
Dodo Egg (Yummy • Cream)	+30 food +4.3 health every sec for 20 sec +25% more healing from health over time regeneration for 10 min	Common
Atlantean Worm Heart (Atlantean • Giant)	+27 food +20 health every sec to you and all nearby allies for 20 sec +100 max health (only once)	Epic

Food items[]

Each food item has hidden effects used in calculating the final effects.

Food item	Produced by	Hidden effects
Soup	Mushroom Grumpkin Golden Grumpkin	+20 food
Salad	Glow Tulip Golden Glow Tulip Giant Mushroom Giant Mushroom (old)	+5 food
Pudding	Heart Berry Golden Heart Berry Amber Larva Amber Larva (old) Pinkhorn Pico Greenhorn Pico	+10 food
Wrap	Bomb Pepper Golden Bomb Pepper	+15 food
Steak	Larva Meat Shiny Larva Meat Marbled Meat Atlantean Worm Heart	+20 food
Dip Snack	Carrock Golden Carrock	+5 food
Fillet	Orange Cave Guppy Blue Cave Guppy Dagger Fin Yellow Blister Head Green Blister Head Mold Shark Azure Feather Fish Emerald Feather Fish Bottom Tracer Solid Spikeback Sandy Spikeback Verdant Dragonfish Elder Dragonfish Glistening Deepstalker Splendid Deepstalker Litho Trilobite	+20 food
Fish Balls	Rock Jaw Pink Palace Fish Teal Palace Fish Devil Worm Rot Fish Spirit Veil Pink Coralotl White Coralotl Grey Dune Tail Brown Dune Tail Dark Lava Eater Bright Lava Eater Cosmic Form Riftian Lampfish	+20 food
Sushi	Gem Crab Crown Squid Vampire Eel Black Steel Urchin Astral Jelly Silver Dart Golden Dart Tornis Kingfish Starlight Nautilus Beryll Angle Fish Jasper Angle Fish Terra Trilobite	+15 food
Cake	Dodo Egg	+20 food
Cereal	Bloat Oat Golden Bloat Oat	+20 food
Cheese	Puffungi Golden Puffungi	+5 food
Smoothie	Pewpaya Pinegrapple Golden Pewpaya Golden Pinegrapple	+20 food
Curry	Sunrice Golden Sunrice	+20 food
Sandwich	Lunacorn Golden Lunacorn	+15 food

Calculating effects[]

The game uses the following steps to calculate the final effects:

If the player has the Utilizing every nutrient talent, increase the food value of the food item and both ingredients by 5-25%, plus an additional 5-25% (additive) for plant ingredients if the player has the Eat your vegetables! talent, and round.^[1]
If the resulting food item is rare or epic, increase the values of all non-permanent effects by 25% or 50%, respectively, plus an additional 15% (multiplicative) if both ingredients are golden or legendary, and round.^[1]
- Note that the Shiny Larva Meat is not considered a golden ingredient.
Combine the effects of the food item and both ingredients. For duplicate effects, only the one with the highest value is used, except for permanent max health boosts, which are additive.
If either ingredient is a fish, and the player has the Power of Omega-3! talent, add 3-15% damage against bosses for 60 seconds.
If the player has the Fast food talent, add 1-5% melee attack speed for 30 seconds.
If the player has the Long-lasting food talent, increase the durations of all effects by 6-30%, and round.^[1]

Note that this is applied retroactively, meaning the player can change their talents (or give the food item to another player) and its effects will adjust accordingly.

Examples[]

Cooking a Heart Berry and Rock Jaw will produce the following food item. Used effects are highlighted in green.

Fish Balls	Heart Berry	Rock Jaw	Result
+20 food	+19 food	+22 food	+22 food
	+25 max health for 10 min		+25 max health for 10 min
	+2.8 health every sec for 20 sec	+2.5 health every sec for 20 sec	+2.8 health every sec for 20 sec
		+15.9% physical melee damage for 10 min	+15.9% physical melee damage for 10 min

Cooking two Bomb Peppers will produce the following food item.

Wrap	Bomb Pepper	Result
+15 food	+10 food	+15 food
	+21% movement speed for 1 min	+21% movement speed for 1 min

Tips[]

The following is a list of useful food items obtainable at different points of progression:

Food	Ingredients	Effects	Notes
Hearty Pepper Wrap	Bomb Pepper Heart Berry	+19 food +21% movement speed for 1 min +2.8 health every sec for 20 sec +25 max health for 10 min	This is both a filling and easy to obtain food source, and it is recommended to bring these around in the hundreds to stay full.
Crunchy Pepper Wrap	Bomb Pepper Carrock	+15 food +21% movement speed for 1 min +23 armor for 10 min	A good food item to use to evade enemies while vulnerable.
Moldy Gold Steak	Shiny Larva Meat Mold Shark	+25 food +4.8 health every sec for 20 sec +13% critical hit chance for 10 min +38.6% physical melee damage for 10 min +4 life on melee hit for 10 min	Provides a powerful melee advantage, increasing physical damage and replenishing life on hit.
Gooey Worm Fish Balls	Devil Worm Larva Meat	+22 food +3 health every sec for 20 sec +6% critical hit chance for 10 min +22.8% physical range damage for 10 min	Good for putting more power into physical range damage.
Royal Shark Fillet	Mold Shark Tornis Kingfish	+21 food +7.8 health every sec for 20 sec +38.6% physical melee damage for 10 min +50.4% damage for 10 min	Gives an extreme offensive buff, especially for physical melee weapons.
Rare Spicy Oat Cereal	Golden Bloat Oat Golden Bomb Pepper	+60 food +38.7% movement speed for 1 min +17.4 health every sec for 20 sec +12.8% melee attack speed for 10 min +14% less food drained when running for 10 min	Extremely overpowered, healing a player from 1 to over 350 health within seconds. With the Expert gardener skill at maximum, this is the best option for a full stat restore.

Trivia[]

Unused adjectives/nouns for golden ingredients can be found in the game's files:

Ingredient	Adjective	Noun
Golden Heart Berry	Delightful	Goldberry
Golden Glow Tulip	Shining	Goldtulip
Golden Bomb Pepper	Piquant	Goldpepper
Golden Carrock	Piquant	Goldstone
Golden Bloat Oat	Stodgy	Goldoat
Golden Puffungi	Musty	Goldmold
Golden Pewpaya	Luscious	Goldfruit
Golden Pinegrapple	Succulent	Goldtropics
Golden Sunrice	Dazzling	Goldsun
Golden Lunacorn	Brilliant	Goldmoon

History[]

1.0.0.1:
- Added 6 new cooking ingredients.
- Added a new food type, Cake.
0.1.91e2cab: Introduced.

Footnotes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Core Keeper uses half to even rounding, meaning that 4.5 and 3.5 would both become 4 when rounded.

[rounding-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Core Keeper uses half to even rounding, meaning that 4.5 and 3.5 would both become 4 when rounded.

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