Water Candle

Water Candle

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Statistics

Type	FurnitureLight source
Placeable	✔️ (1 wide × 1 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Tooltip	Holding this may attract unwanted attention
Rarity	01*
Sell	1
Research	1 required

Inflicts Debuff

Debuff	Water Candle
Debuff tooltip	Increased monster spawn rate
Duration	Infinite while in vicinity

• Internal Item ID: 148
• Internal Tile ID: 49
• Internal Buff ID: 86

For a complete list of candles, see Candle.

The Water Candle is a furniture item that can be placed or held to increase enemy and critter spawn rates in the area, and emits a low amount of light. When placed, it gives nearby players the Water Candle debuff. Holding a Water Candle does not cause the debuff icon to display, but still causes an identical effect. Several Water Candles are found commonly on the shelves of the Dungeon. They can also be crafted at a Crystal Ball, which is bought from the Wizard.

The Water Candle debuff increases all enemy and critter spawn rates by 33%, and increases the maximum number of simultaneous on-screen enemies by 50%. The debuff is applied to any players holding or standing within a rectangular area of 170×125 (  ) / 100×84 ( ) tiles centered on a Water Candle. In order to be considered "holding" the candle, it must be in the player's hotbar and currently selected; merely being in a player's inventory will not suffice. Multiple candles will not stack with each other, even if one is placed and the other held. Water Candles can only be placed on platforms and flat furniture items like Work Benches and Tables.

Placed Water Candles can be shut off by pressing the ⚷ Open / Activate button on them, and will toggle when activated via wiring. Water Candles that are turned off will not activate the Water Candle debuff.

Water Candles cannot be turned off, and do not act as mechanisms.

The Water Candle's effect is the opposite of the Peace Candle, which decreases enemy spawn rates. If a Peace Candle and a Water Candle are active at the same time, neither have any effect on spawn rates. Conversely, the Water Candle's effect stacks with that of the Battle Potion.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Water Candle	Candle	Crystal Ball and Water or Sink
	Platinum Candle

Notes

• The Water Candle can be placed underwater, but it cannot be held underwater. It will give off light underwater if placed, but not if held. However, it will increase enemy spawn rates underwater, whether placed or held.
• Water Candles cannot be used to increase the spawn rates of certain events like the Pumpkin and Frost Moons, or the Goblin and Pirate Invasions, though the increase in spawned enemies still applies to the Blood Moon and Solar Eclipse.
• Placing (not holding) a Water Candle in Space causes its effects to be much more prominent, increasing the effective spawn rate from +33% to +167%. This is the only situation in which the Peace Candle does not fully cancel out the Water Candle, but rather reduces its effect to a spawn rate increase of +100%. Being in Space also entirely prevents the Peace Candle from canceling out the Water Candle's increase of +50% maximum amount of simultaneous on-screen enemies.

Tips

• It may help to collect ( or turn off) all Water Candles found in the Dungeon, as doing so will lower enemy spawn rates in the area.
• If the player enjoys fishing, it can often be useful to place Water Candles around their town, as it increases the spawn rate of bait critters like Fireflies and Worms. The NPC presence still prevents the spawn of hostile enemies.
• Water Candles can be useful for farming enemies for rare items, since the increased spawn rate provides more enemies from which to acquire drops.
• To collect a few Water Candles in the early game, the player can enter the Dungeon before defeating Skeletron, and look for Water Candles in the early part of the Dungeon before the Dungeon Guardian kills the player. One can also use beds to set their spawn point near the Dungeon for quick retries if they fail to pick up the Water Candle.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Right-clicking will no longer loot the candle, a pickaxe or drill is now required.
  • Right-clicking will enable/disable the candle.
  • Area of effect increased.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Rarity increased from White to Blue.
  • Crafting recipe added.
  • Placed and held Water Candle effects no longer stack.

• Desktop 1.2.3.1: Fixed a bug where the map was showing Water Candle as Band of Regeneration.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed bug where Nurse would charge money to remove Water Candle debuff.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: Debuff icon added.

• Desktop 1.2: Placed Water Candles also increase spawn rate.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Water Candles carried in hand no longer emit light underwater.

• Desktop 1.0.4: Enemy spawn rate increase effect now works correctly when held.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: ()
  • Rarity increased from White to Blue.
  • Crafting recipe added.
  • Placed and held Water Candle effects no longer stack.

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Rarity increased from White to Blue.
  • Crafting recipe added.
  • Placed and held Water Candle effects no longer stack.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.