Glowstick

Glowstick

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Statistics

Type	Light sourceCrafting material
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Velocity	6
Tooltip	Works when wet
Max stack	9999 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 99 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Rarity	00*
Buy	10 CC
Sell	2 CC
Research	100 required

Projectile created

• Glowstick
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 282
• Internal Projectile ID: 50

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
ChestChest	40–74	1/8 (12.5%) (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Flying Fish Flying Fish	1–4	100% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Blue Jellyfish Blue Jellyfish	1–4	100%
Green Jellyfish Green Jellyfish	1–4	100%
Pink Jellyfish Pink Jellyfish	1–4	100%
Raincoat Zombie Raincoat Zombie	1–4	100% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Shadow ChestShadow Chest	15–29	1/4 (25%)

The Glowstick in action.

The Glowstick is a consumable light source that can be held or tossed a fair distance, and works underwater, but cannot be placed on a wall or floor like Torches can (though the Sticky Glowstick will stick to surfaces they are thrown against). Glowsticks will emit light for a lengthy period of time after being thrown, and have a 1/3 (33.33%) chance to be recoverable after 5 minutes. Glowsticks can be purchased from the Merchant for 10 CC each during the night or from the Skeleton Merchant for 10 CC during the day, on any moon phase except for Full Moons. Glowsticks are always dropped from Blue, Pink, and Green Jellyfish, (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) as well as from Flying Fish and Raincoat Zombies. Glowsticks are also commonly found in pots and chests.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bouncy Glowstick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)5	Glowstick5 Pink Gel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	By Hand
Sticky Glowstick5	Glowstick5 Gel

Uncraftable

Name	Obtainable by:
Spelunker Glowstick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sold by the Skeleton Merchant
Fairy Glowstick(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Sold by the Zoologist

Notes

• Glowsticks are thrown by being used (that is, pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack key when the Glowstick is selected). They are not thrown by pressing the Throw key; trying to do that will drop the entire stack, and the stack will only travel a few tiles away from the player.
• After being thrown, Glowsticks will disappear if the player exits the world.

Tips

• The Glowstick can be used as a moving light source while mining directly downward, as it will continue to drop along with the player when the blocks underneath it are mined away.
• Glowsticks, unlike torches, can be thrown to light an area from a distance. This also makes them useful for illuminating an underground area during The Torch God event.
• Just like boomerangs, a Glowstick can pass through a 1-block-thick wall if thrown at the right angle.
• Since they work underwater, they can be a good, cheap substitute for torches.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Added Fairy Glowstick.
  • Stack limit increased from 99 to 999.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added Bouncy Glowstick and Spelunker Glowstick.

• Desktop 1.2.4.1: Fixed bug where glowsticks will not be selected when the mouse is near the player in a dry area (Auto Select).

• Desktop 1.0.6:
  • Buy and sell prices reduced from 20 CC / 4 CC to 10 CC / 2 CC.
  • Brightness increased.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.