Spelunker Potion

Spelunker Potion

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Statistics

Type	Potion
Use time	17 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Shows the location of treasure and ore
Rarity
Sell	200*2
Research	20 required

Grants Buff

Buff	Spelunker
Buff tooltip	Shows the location of treasure and ore
Duration	5 minutes

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 296
• Internal Buff ID: 9

The Spelunker Potion is a buff potion that grants the Spelunker buff when consumed, which illuminates valuable nearby objects. The highlight color varies between versions. This lasts for 5 minutes, but can be canceled at any time by right-clicking the icon (), by selecting the icon and canceling it in the equipment menu ( ), by double-tapping the buff icon (), or by canceling the buff from the buffs screen (). It has a small chance to appear as a bonus drop from Slimes.

The Spelunker buff illuminates the following objects:

• Ores
• Gems
• Pots
• Herbs
• Dye plants
• Chests
• Crystal Hearts
• Life Fruits

Crafting

Recipe

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Spelunker Potion	Bottled Water Blinkroot Moonglow Gold Ore	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
	Bottled Water Blinkroot Moonglow Platinum Ore

total: 2 row(s)

Treasure Colors

 Desktop,  Console,  Mobile, and 3DS

On  Desktop,  Console,  Mobile, and 3DS, ore and other treasures will be displayed with a yellow tint. This will somewhat alter the natural color of the highlighted treasure, such as making Cobalt turquoise and Orichalcum red. Some ores are not affected, these being Crimtane (unlike its counterpart Demonite), Meteorite, Obsidian, and Hellstone. Meteorite and Crimtane, however, do provide their own light.

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  Ores, excluding Luminite

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  Gems

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  Naturally-occurring chests

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  Herbs

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  Crystal Heart and Life Fruits

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  Pots

 Old-gen console version

In the  Old-gen console version, every type of ore will be displayed in a specific color and will glow and flash:

• Copper Ore has a reddish tone.
• Iron Ore is red and blue, flashing.
• Silver Ore has a blue shade.
• Gold Ore looks like copper, but with a slight yellow tint.
• Demonite Ore is hard to distinguish from silver. Since it always gives off a glow, Spelunker is not needed to search for it.
• Cobalt Ore is an intense blue, making it very distinct.
• Mythril Ore looks like silver, only the texture is slightly different and has a hint of green.
• Adamantite Ore is like copper but darker and more red.

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  Early-game ores.

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  Ores and gems.

Notes

•   The sparkling effect seems to be greatest with the "Retro" lighting setting.
•   The map displays ores very distinctly, making Spelunker Potions almost obsolete.
• Ruby can often be mistaken for Amethyst while using a spelunker potion.

Tips

• The Metal Detector informs the player of nearby treasure. This can help the player determine when there's nearby treasure worth spending a Spelunker Potion for.
• The effect of the Spelunker Glowstick is similar to that of Spelunker Potions, but they have the advantage that the player is able to mine and perform other actions at the same time.
• Spelunker Potions are best used while playing in high-resolution displays.
• They are very useful for finding rarer ores in Hardmode.
• Spelunker Potions are best crafted with the type of ore that does not occur naturally in the world. Since that alternative ore is usually obtained in comparatively small numbers (e.g. via crates or an Extractinator), which are often insufficient for crafting gear, it may be wise to use it for Spelunker Potions instead. That way, the naturally occurring ore can also be kept for crafting other gear.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.4: Fixed dye plants not glowing to spelunking effects.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Spelunker no longer gives off light. This prevents ore from showing up on the map.
  • Spelunker now causes ore to be gold colored on the screen.

• Desktop 1.2: Displays new treasure and has a Platinum Ore version of the recipe.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4’s 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Sprite updated.
  • All Ores now glow like they do in Desktop 1.3.0.1.

• Console 1.06: Now has mechanics of Desktop 1.2.3, except all Ores have a unique glow.

• Console 1.02: Displays new treasure and has a Platinum Ore version of the recipe.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Now has mechanics of Desktop 1.2.3.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Displays new treasure and has a Platinum Ore version of the recipe.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with mechanics and sprites of Desktop 1.2.3.