Like many other survival games, Core Keeper offers many useful consumables that can keep players alive and make them stronger for a period of time. These are a great way to defeat dangerous opponents and ensure you make it back to your base on a deep delve. But what are the consumables in Core Keeper? Also, how can you get these items, and what are their effects?
See Also
Core Keeper Crafting Guide | TechRaptorCore Keeper Azeos Boss Fight Guide | TechRaptorCore Keeper Omoroth Boss Fight Guide | TechRaptorCore Keeper: How to get NPC merchants to live in your baseAll Consumables in Core Keeper
Consumables in Core Keeper are divided into several different categories, including Potions, Bombs, Event Items, Castable Items, and Key Items. Note that players can use these items regardless of their in-game progression or skill, so even as a complete beginner, as long as you can find them or make them, you can use them.
Potions
| Item | Description and Effect | How to Obtain |
| Healing Potion | Heals health by 30% | Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 3x Slime and 3x Heart BerryGet from Larva Hive Chests, Ancient Chests, Mold Covered Chests, and standard chestsDrops from King Slime |
| Enrage Potion | Boosts melee damage by 32.5% for 30 seconds | Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 3x Slime and 3x Larva MeatGet from Ancient Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
| Greater Healing Potion | Heals health by 40% | Craft at the Distillery Table using 3x Poison Slime and 5x Heart BerryGet from Ancient Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
| Keen Potion | Boosts ranged damage by 32.5% for 30 seconds | Craft at the Distillery Table using 3x Poison Slime and 5x Azure Feather FishGet from Ancient Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
| Guardian’s Potion | Boosts defense against bosses by 16% for 1 minute | Craft at the Distillery Table using 3x Poison Slime and 3x Puffungi, and 1x Ancient GemstoneGet from Ancient Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
| Poison Aid Potion | Removes poison from the imbiber for 1 second | Craft at the Distillery Table using 10x Poison SlimeGet from Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
| Stoneskin Potion | Increases armor by 34 for 1 minute | Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 3x Slime and 3x CarrockGet from Ancient Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
| Cave Coffee | Increases movement speed by 23.1% for 20 seconds | Vending Machine |
| Heart Berry Soda | Regenerates health by 15.4 per second for 10 seconds | Vending Machine |
| Crystal Water | Increases critical hit chance by 15% for 30 seconds | Vending Machine |
| Hot Punch | Increases melee and range attack speed by 3.6% for 30 seconds | Luxury Winter Present |
| Hot Chocolate | Gives the user a heart-warming feeling for 1 minute | Winter Present |
| Distilled Love | Regenerates health by 2.1% per second for 20 seconds | Valentine’s Gift |
Bombs
Core Keeper combat can get explosive, and players can bring that up a notch by using any of the game's three bomb consumables.
| Item | Description and Effect | How to Obtain |
| Crude Bomb | Deals 137 to 167 explosive damageDeals 152 mining damage | Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x SlimeGet from Locked Copper Chests, Locked Iron Chests, Larva Hive Chests, and standard chestsGet from Ancient Crates and Wooden Crates |
| Bomb | Deals 394 to 480 explosive damageDeals 644 mining damage | Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 3x Bomb Pepper and 2x SlimeGet from Locked Copper Chests, Locked Iron Chests, Locked Octarine Chests, Locked Scarlet Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Larva Hive Chests, and standard chestsGet from Ancient Crates, Wooden Crates, and Large Ancient Crate |
| Large Bomb | Deals 606 to 740 explosive damageDeals 1228 mining damage | Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 5x Bomb Pepper and 3x SlimeGet from Locked Octarine Chests, Locked Scarlet Chests, Locked Galaxite Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Seashell Chests, Mold Covered Chests, and standard chestsGet from Metropolis Crates and Large Metropolis Crates |
Casting Items
Casting Items are a kind of consumable in Core Keeper that perform an active function on-use, including scanners, parchments, and more.
| Item | Description and Effect | How to Obtain |
| Hive Mother Scanner | Shows the Hive Mother on the map | Craft at the Glurch Statue using 5x Ancient Gemstone and 5x Mechanical Part |
| Ghorm the Devourer Scanner | Shows Ghorm the Devourer on the map | Craft at the Glurch Statue using 5x Ancient Gemstone and 5x Mechanical Part |
| Azeos the Sky Titan Scanner | Shows Azeos the Sky Titan on the map | Craft at the Ancient Hologram Pod using 5x Ancient Gemstone, 5x Mechanical Part, and 10x Ancient Feather |
| Omoroth the Sea Titan Scanner | Shows Omoroth the Sea Titan on the map | Craft at the Ancient Hologram Pod using 10x Ancient Gemstone, 10x Mechanical Part, and 10x Sea Shell |
| Morpha the Aquatic Mass Scanner | Shows Morpha the Aquatic Mass on the map | Craft at the Ancient Hologram Pod using 10x Ancient Gemstone, 10x Mechanical Part, and 90x Slippery Slime |
| Ra-Akar the Sand Titan Scanner | Shows Ra-Akar the Sand Titan on the map | Craft at the Ancient Hologram Pod using 20x Ancient Gemstone, 20x Mechanical Part, and 40x Wingcover |
| Igneous the Molten Mass Scanner | Shows Igneous the Molten Mass on the map | Craft at the Ancient Hologram Pod using 20x Ancient Gemstone, 20x Mechanical Part, and 120x Magma Slime |
| Rune Parchment | Used to craft the Rune Song legendary weapon | Buy from the Caveling Merchant for 2,000 Ancient Coin |
| Glyph Parchment | Used to craft the Phantom Spark legendary weapon | Get from the Titan’s Chest |
| Empty Crystal | Used to make the Admin Key | Buy from the Caveling Merchant for 3,000 Ancient Coin |
| Cipher Parchment | Used to craft the Soul Seeker legendary pickaxe at an Ancient Forge | Acquired from beating Igneous the Molten Mass |
| Threads of Fate | Used to bind cards | Acquired in a digging spot during the Fate Treasure scene |
| Crystal Skull Shard | Used to craft the Skull of the Corrupted Shaman | Get from Ancient Chests in the Large Maze scene |
Key Items
Core Keeper has its fair share of keys to access new areas, so if you're stuck at a locked door, it's likely one of these keys is your solution.
| Item | In-Game Tooltip | Method to Obtain |
| Copper Key | A crude key cast in copper. There should be a lock somewhere that it fits into. | Fish at The Dirt biomeCraft at the Key Casting Table using 5x Copper BarGet from Larva Hive Chests and standard chestsDrops from Red Slimes, Small Slime Desctructibles, and Orange Slimes |
| Iron Key | An old key cast in iron. There should be a lock somewhere that it fits into. | Fish at The Larva Hive and The Forgotten RuinsCraft at the Key Casting Table using 7x Iron BarGet from Ancient Crates, Cavelings, the Fishing Merchant, the Caveling Merchant, the Bearded Merchant, and Large Ancient CratesDig at the Dirt Mushroom Farm scene |
| Scarlet Key | A sturdy key cast in scarlet. There should be a lock somewhere that it fits into. | Fish at the Mold Dungeon and Azeos WildernessCraft at the Key Casting Table using 10x Scarlet BarGet from standard chestsDrops from Purple Slimes, Medium Poison Slime Destructibles, Small Poison Slime Destructibles, and Large Poison Slime Destructibles |
| Octarine Key | A clunky key cast in octarine. There should be a lock somewhere that it fits into. | Fish at the Sunken SeaCraft at the Key Casting Table using 10x Octarine BarGet from Seashell ChestsDrops from Large Beached Jellies and Blue Slimes |
| Galaxite Key | An indestructible key cast in galaxite. There should be a lock somewhere that it fits into. | Fish at The Desert of Beginnings and Molten QuarryCraft at the Key Casting Table using 10x Galaxite BarGet from Golden Ancient Chests and Smoldering ChestsDrops from Lava SlimesDig at Lava Rock digging spots |
| Ghorm’s Horn | A pointy gemstone that let a larva grow way beyond its maximum size. | Defeat Ghorm the Devourer |
| Glurch Eye | A bulbous gemstone that fused many slimes together into a giant one. | Defeat Glurch the Abominous Mass |
| Heart of the Hive Mother | A giant ancient gemstone that mutated its holder into a monstrosity. | Defeat The Hive Mother |
| Azeos Feather Fan | A beautiful fan created in honor of Azeos that appears to create wind without swinging it. A gift worthy of a queen. | Found at the Desert Queen Grave |
| Omoroth Compass | A splendid tool for seafaring created in honor of Omoroth, anyone possessing it will never feel lost at sea. A gift worthy of a king. | Found at the Desert King Grave |
| Ra-Aka Automaton | A complex wind-up machine created in honor of Ra-Akar that seems to have a mind of its own. A gift worthy of a young prince. | Found at the Desert Prince Grave |
| Admin Key | A reactivated key belonging to a wise leader. It may open the door to something very valuable. | Craft using 1x Shutdown Protocol, 1x Anomaly Report, and 1x Overwrite Transcript with the Empty Crystal |
Event Consumables
These consumables are specifically used in the various events available in Core Keeper, and are used as celebrations for your victories. These include presents with great loot and many different fireworks to light up the skies.
| Item | In-Game Tooltip | How to Obtain |
| Samhain Goodie Bag | A bag full of spooky sweets and secrets. Pop it up to peek inside. | Drops from Caveling Shamans, Caveling Brutes, Big Larvae, and Big Hive Larvae during Halloween |
| Winter Present | A mysterious gift with unknown contents. Rip it open and peek inside! | Craft at the Little Helperling using 2x any uncommon cooked food |
| Luxury Winter Present | A mysterious golden gift with unknown contents. Rip it open and peek inside! | Craft at the Little Helperling using 2x any rare or epic cooked food |
| Valentine’s Gift | This rose and silver-colored gift is packed with a variety of different charming items. | Craft at the Seasonal Merchant using a Love Letter |
| Red Firework Rocket | A firework rocket that flies up and results in a red explosion when ignited, perfect for all kinds of celebration. Can be set off by using a torch or electricity on it. | Craft at the Festive Workbench using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x SlimeOpen a Luxury Winter Present |
| Green Firework Rocket | A firework rocket that flies up and results in a green explosion when ignited, perfect for all kinds of celebration. Can be set off by using a torch or electricity on it. | Craft at the Festive Workbench using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x SlimeOpen a Luxury Winter Present |
| Blue Firework Rocket | A firework rocket that flies up and results in a blue explosion when ignited, perfect for all kinds of celebration. Can be set off by using a torch or electricity on it. | Craft at the Festive Workbench using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x SlimeOpen a Luxury Winter Present |
| Yellow Firework Rocket | A firework rocket that flies up and results in a yellow explosion when ignited, perfect for all kinds of celebration. Can be set off by using a torch or electricity on it. | Craft at the Festive Workbench using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x SlimeOpen a Luxury Winter Present |
| Purple Firework Rocket | A firework rocket that flies up and results in a purple explosion when ignited, perfect for all kinds of celebration. Can be set off by using a torch or electricity on it. | Craft at the Festive Workbench using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x SlimeOpen a Luxury Winter Present |
| The BIG | This giant firework rocket needs some time to take off but rewards patience with a spectacular explosion. Can be set off by using a torch or electricity on it. | Craft at the Festive Workbench using 10x Bomb Pepper and 10x SlimeOpen a Luxury Winter Present |
Note: You can acquire various items in Core Keeper without farming them (including consumables) courtesy of the new “Paws & Claws” update and newly introduced Creative Mode.
