Gel

Gel

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Statistics

Type	AmmunitionWeaponCrafting material
Damage	-1
Knockback	0 (No knockback)
Tooltip	'Both tasty and flammable'
Rarity	0*
Sell	1*1
Research	99 required

• Internal Item ID: 23

Gel is a common crafting material dropped by most slimes and Slimed Zombies. Gel is vital due to it being an ingredient in Torches, and is used regularly from the beginning stages all the way through to endgame scenarios. It is also used as ammunition for the Flamethrower and the Elf Melter, and can therefore be stored in the player's inventory ammo slots.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Asphalt Block	Stone Block (2) Gel	Blend-O-Matic
Sticky Bomb	Bomb Gel	By Hand
Sticky Dirt Bomb	Dirt Bomb Gel
Sticky Dynamite	Dynamite Gel
Sticky Glowstick (5)	Glowstick (5) Gel
Sticky Grenade (5)	Grenade (5) Gel
Torch (3)	Gel Any Wood
Slime Crown (  )	Gel (20) Gold Crown	Demon Altar or Crimson Altar
	Gel (20) Platinum Crown
Slime Crown ( )	Gel (99) Gold Crown
	Gel (99) Platinum Crown
Lesser Healing Potion (2)	Mushroom Gel (2) Bottle (2)	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
Slime Block	Gel	Solidifier

total: 13 row(s)

Notes

The different colors of gel.

• Though the tooltip says 'tasty and flammable', gel cannot be eaten. The only edible item it is used in is a health potion.
• Gel will appear different colors in the player's inventory depending on what color gel was first looted in a particular stack by that player, i.e. appearing as green rather than its original blue.
  • If two differently colored stacks of gel are combined, the new stack takes on the color of the stack put onto the other, no matter the stack size.
  • The gel color will return to blue if you drop and pick it back up or exit a world and rejoin.

Tips

• Gel can be produced by players using Slime Statues, Wire, a Timer, and Lava or Traps.
• While nearly worthless on its own, gel can be monetized much more effectively (about 50000*5  per 1000) with a Solidifier and 1 piece of wood for each six gel, by making Slime Candelabras. See the Making Money guide for full details.

Trivia

• Interestingly, Black Slimes do not drop their own color of gel, unlike many other Slimes.
• The "tasty" part in its tooltip may be a reference to the fact that gelatin is often used in different foods.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft Sticky Dirt Bombs.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Gel can now be different colors depending on the type of slime killed.
  • Now used to craft Sticky Dynamite.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Now used to craft Sticky Grenades.

• Desktop 1.2.3: No longer used to craft Lesser Mana Potions.

• Desktop 1.2: Stack limit raised from 250 to 999.

• Desktop 1.1:
  • Stack limit raised from 99 to 250.
  • Became ammunition for Flamethrower.

• Desktop 1.0.2: Now used to craft Sticky Bombs.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.08: Added Sticky Grenade.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.