Spelunker Potion

Spelunker Potion

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Statistics

Type	Potion
Consumable	✔️
Use time	17 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Shows the location of treasure and ore
Rarity	01*
Sell	2 SC
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

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Azure CrateAzure Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Bramble Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Corrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Corrupt Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Crimson Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Defiled Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Divine Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Dungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Dungeon Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Golden CrateGolden Crate	2–5	1/15 (6.67%)
Hallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hallowed Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hellstone Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Hematic Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Iron CrateIron Crate	2–4	1/32 (3.13%)
Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Jungle Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mirage Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mythril Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/32 (3.13%)
Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Oasis Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Obsidian Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Ocean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Ocean Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Seaside Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Shadow ChestShadow Chest	1–2	9.38*3/32 (9.38%)
Sky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Sky Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Stockade Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–4	1/24 (4.17%)
Titanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Titanium Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2–5	1/15 (6.67%)

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 using Cycle Next/Previous Buff and then pressing Remove Buff (), 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 ().

(Desktop, Console, Mobile and 3DS versions) It has a small chance to appear as a bonus drop from Slimes.

The Spelunker buff illuminates the following:

• Ores
• Gems
• Pots
• Herbs
• Dye plants
• Chests
• Life Crystals
• Life Fruits
• Statues ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
• Paintings ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Spelunker Potion	Bottled Water Blinkroot Moonglow Gold Ore	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
	Bottled Water Blinkroot Moonglow Platinum Ore

Treasure colors

On all versions but the  Old-gen console version, 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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  Life Crystal 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 and has less detail.

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  Early-game ores.

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  Ores and gems.

Notes

• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The sparkling effect seems to be greatest with the "Retro" lighting setting.
• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 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 potions have the advantage of allowing the player 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.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now highlights Statues and Paintings.

• 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.

 Nintendo 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.

Nintendo 3DS version

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