Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Potion or food |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Blue |
| Buy price | 25 gold |
| Sell price | 5 gold |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Luck Potion | 1 × Bottled Water, 1 × Waterleaf, 1 × Ladybug, 1 × Black Pearl | Bottle |
Black pearl brewing and intermediate fortune
Luck Potion is created at an Alchemy Table or placed Bottle using 1 Bottled Water, 1 Waterleaf, 1 Ladybug, and 1 Black Pearl. Black pearls drop uncommonly when cracking open Oyster catches fished from Desert Oasis pools. Consuming this potion applies the Lucky buff for 10 minutes (36,000 ticks), establishing an initial luck bonus of +0.2 to elevate loot generation.
Farming efficiency and tiered time decay
For its first 5 minutes of activity, the potion maintains a +0.2 luck bonus before stepping down to +0.1 luck during its remaining 5 minutes. This bonus elevates the drop rates of rare accessories, mob trophies, and dungeon keys while slightly reducing damage taken from enemy attacks. It represents a practical balance between resource investment and farming duration, reselling to vendors for 5 gold per bottle.
Trivia
- Luck Potions do not affect the spawn rates of rare enemies, only the probability of their item drops and coin amounts.
- Using an Alchemy Table offers a 33.3% chance to avoid consuming the rare Black Pearl ingredient during crafting.