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Battle Potion

Battle Potion in Terraria

Potion or food Blue Consumable

Increases enemy spawn rate

Numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

TypePotion or food
RarityBlue
Buy price10 silver
Sell price2 silver

Crafted from

MakesIngredientsAt
Battle Potion1 × Bottled Water, 1 × Deathweed, 1 × Rotten ChunkBottle
Battle Potion1 × Bottled Water, 1 × Deathweed, 1 × VertebraBottle

Doubling hostile spawns for mob farming

Brewed with Bottled Water, Deathweed, and either a Rotten Chunk or Vertebra, this draught induces the Battle buff for 7 minutes. It doubles the enemy spawn rate by cutting spawn delay in half while simultaneously doubling the maximum number of monsters that can exist on screen at once.

Stacking mob frequency with environmental hazards

Activating a Battle Potion while standing in proximity to a placed Water Candle compounds spawn frequency, creating prime conditions for farming rare banners, biome keys, or pirate maps. However, carrying this buff through hazardous locations like the Underground Jungle or post-Plantera Dungeon can quickly overwhelm unprepared players with dense swarms of aggressive enemies.

Trivia

  • Holding a Water Candle while under the effect of a Battle Potion multiplies spawn density further, as the two mechanics stack directly.

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