EVERY Item That Gives a Permanent Buff In Terraria

Looking into the specifics of every item in Terraria that provides a permanent buff of some sort in the game! I wanted to make something about the newer items that give permanent buffs that were added in 1.4.4, and figured that I could turn it into something educational for newcomers, and players who haven't played Terraria before as well, and thus, here we are.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Pre 1.4.4 Items
4:48 1.4.4 Items

[@cursedmailman3999]

The pearl doesn't increase it by 0.03% it increases it by 0.03 and that is actually a pretty damn good boost for being always active in terms of luck

[@swyte]

Good point, I glossed over the fact that it's not percentage based when looking up how luck worked

[@carl00710]

@@swyte luck is a value from 0 to 1. To make it easier to understand, just do ×100 and put the % symbol. As example, the Galaxy Pearl increase luck by 0.03, that is basically 3% luck.

[@LuisC7]

@@carl00710 yeah true idk why but even teachers get percentages all wrong

[@O_Gomestein]

@@carl00710 isnt luck 0 to 1.4 instead of 0 to 1

[@theholybucketemperor6018]

@@O_Gomestein you're doing meth not math

[@Solesteam]

7:26 I imagine the merchant gets confused as to why his bag has extra space suddenly for seemingly no reason.

[@swyte]

True that

[@HORRIOR1]

There are more than one traveling merchant. The Peddler's satchel is a warning to the still alive ones to do a better job...

[@pustota7254]

Your comment got liked 69 times.

[@pustota7254]

@@HORRIOR1 amazing.

[@Solesteam]

@@pustota7254 nice

[@vineg4003]

Pre 1.4.4 0:30 - Life crystal 1:46 - Mana crystal 2:25 - Demon heart 2:45 - Life fruit 3:40 - Torch god's favor 4:17 - Advanced combat technique -------------------------------------------------------- 1.4.4 Shimmer ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4:44 - Advanced combat technique Vol.2 5:43 - Vital crystal 5:53 - Aegis Fruit 6:00 - Arcane crystal 6:10 - Ambrosia 6:22 - Gummy worm 6:35 - Galaxy pearl 6:56 - Peddler's Satchel ---------------------------- 7:32 - Artisan loaf 8:23 - Minecart upgrade kit

[@haseo8244]

Demon heart is useless when going to non expert world.

[@swian9440]

@@haseo8244 how?

[@Skispp]

Thank you omg

[@therealmistermemer]

1.2.4 (Old console, Windows Phone, and 3DS version) 0:30 - Life crystal 1:46 - Mana crystal 2:25 - Demon heart 2:45 - Life fruit

[@therealmistermemer]

@@haseo8244 It isn't though????

[@sapphire--9375]

Luck increases damage, defence, drop rates and drop amounts. Luck is your best friend if you love min maxing.

[@An_Entire_Lime]

Worst Nightmare* Because the grind to minmax luck is absolutely atrocious

[@nightsong81]

I mean, there's the easy stuff you can do (right torches, garden gnome, luck potion). After that it's just not worth the effort, imho. Galaxy Pearl is a minor buff, to be sure, and I would never notice it, but I guess it's worth it if you happen to have a pink pearl lying around. I wouldn't go out of my way fishing for hours just to get one, though.

[@sapphire--9375]

@@nightsong81 30 minuites of afk fishing should get u one easily.

[@rjthehoodlum1914]

@@nightsong81 the correct biome torch method really helps because I started a new play through and ended up getting full gladiator armor in like 10 minutes without any increased enemy spawn methods and also the bezoar accessory using just jungle torches while in the jungle (the marble biome was also in the jungle)

[@Youllpayforthat]

would saying it effects drop rates and amounts not mean the same thing? Im generally asking not a troll 😬the way i read it, just sounds like saying something's drop rate gets effected sounds exactly like it effecting the amount of dropped items no? maybe im just over analyzing it

[@zeldaplayergl11]

As a Fisherman, I laugh at your lack of moon phase knowledge

[@swyte]

I actually fish a lot too, but literally never have paid attention to the moon phases lmao, I'm certainly not the fishing master

[@Mister_mic_microwave]

@@swyte as a thief I pay a tentative to that ball o’ cheese

[@zeldaplayergl11]

@@itz_sentigd4981 Moon phases affect fishing power XD. Can positively or negatively affect it based on the phase

[@przom]

@@itz_sentigd4981the moon phase can affect your fishing power

[@NotStXticOffical]

LOL

[@lolglolblol]

I just wish there was a way to check which ones your character has already used

[@swyte]

That would be rather useful, yes

[@JodiGeo]

​@@tomjewell2509 They mean in-game, not in some program you have to download

[@chip2508]

@@JodiGeo terrasavr is a web-program you can run in your browser, ofc having a list ingame would be the most convenient. So far you can only see toggle-able buffs like the Torch God's favor

[@legendgames128]

@@JodiGeo It's a website, but the argument stands, nonetheless.

[@asie]

what is it ?

[@CrispyTheCongueror]

I didn’t know advance combat techniques volume 1 existed, I knew about volume 2 as I don’t have to fish with it haha, also who’s got the time to find a gold worm haha

[@swyte]

Truth. Honestly I see them all the time but I rarely bother to catch them lol

[@CrispyTheCongueror]

@@swyte whattttt I never seen one in the years I’ve played this game haha guess I’m just bad at the game haha

[@SonatusYT]

I always got volume 1 on my summoner playthrough, cuz i have to fish in blood moon for sanguine staffs

[@lethrixmc5982]

I had a gold Worm. If i had known sooner i would had kept it....... Here i go looking for a new one.

[@BestBoi8]

@@CrispyTheCongueror I think he meant regular warms, but if he meant gold worms he is our new god

[@galaxycamerata]

Torch God's Favor is one of the best ways ive seen a developer bounce back from a bad rebalancing take. Originally, it was made so torches in a non-matched biome actively subtracted luck rather than just not adding any because the view was that it was objecticely incorrect. This objectively pissed off a lot of people and just felt like a petty way of punishing players for not playing this sandbox game the correct way, so it ended up getting changed to a reward for using matched torches instead of a penalty for non-matched ones.

[@cryolitegem]

As far as older items go, I had zero clue about that combat book. Maybe that’ll help my npcs survive an extra second when they lock themselves out. Ironically it’s usually the nurse who gets killed like that.

[@amog8202]

I got it like twice before, just kinda "oh neat" and that's it Yeah the nurse is practically indestructible outside of that scenario

[@p1ayM0NKEY]

One thing you have not mentioned about the Demon Heart that drops from the Wall of Flesh is that if used, the additional accessory will ONLY be available in Expert and Master mode worlds. When your character joins a Normal/Journey world, the additional accessory slot becomes locked.

[@nightsong81]

Might be common knowledge to Terraria buffs (no pun intended). But I appreciate how comprehensive this guide is.

[@swyte]

Yeah I expect most people to know about the stuff in this one because a lot of it is fairly obvious and easy to find if you research anything about buff items, but there's always a thing or two that you miss!

[@purplehaze2358]

Life crystals are probably the best items in the entire game, for more reasons than just increasing maximum health. Without life crystals, the player can't gain access to the nurse, one of the best NPCs in the entire game. Without life crystals, you can't gain access to goblin armies, which by extension means no accessory combinations and no reforging.

[@swyte]

Pretty sure you can still get access to the goblin army by making the summon by killing goblin scouts, no? But these are good points. Even just baseline because of increasing maximum health I would say that life crystals are one of the best items in the game. It's so hard to do anything in a casual way until you have them lol

[@wackyanimations3326]

@@swyte I’m pretty sure it just doesn’t work if you don’t have a high enough health

[@purplehaze2358]

@@swyte Using a battle standard also requires you have enough maximum HP.

[@chinsaw2727]

Am I the only one who never uses the Nurse?

[@Delta_2209]

What is nurse good for? Genuine question here

[@Drie_Kleuren]

I found that piece of bread thing that incresed the station range by 4 litterally after a few hours of creating my new world. I had 1 gold and I just went crazy trying everything to gain 10 gold as quick as possible. I got it and its a really huge improvement :D (also I think its somewhat rare)

[@swyte]

I wouldn't say it's rare, but the way you get it is just awkward enough that you could potentially never find it if you weren't looking for it intentionally, it's very weird.

[@jaxideus6941]

I wish there was something that could display or show what your characters permanent buffs were, even if it was just in the main menu when you select your character, I would be happier

[@tanish6298]

I need to try that boulder life crystal on my multiplayer world, just saying I may not have friends to play with afterwards

[@Solesteam]

1:30 They could have named it the Heavy heart, or dense life crystal.

[@thezestfall1st107]

0.03 is actually a pretty good boost to luck.

[@tnrgaming344]

Yeah, for getting the coin gun it's x4 luck and same with slime staff A huge effect for those drop chances with .05% - 0.01%

[@d4n624]

@@tnrgaming344its 3% increase

[@VladTheBreaker]

Great video! Informative, looks great and sounds great!

[@andrewdeabreu9152]

I'm 1% liking this video because of all the knowledge but 99% because of that crafting table buff I feel you on that one.

[@yermum3484]

8:07 no one was calling you that my guy 😂😭 We've likely all played before and felt the same way, don't worry... Also the way you said it had me coughing from laughter lmao

[@MetalheadZW8]

Good stuff!! Def didnt know about all these gonna look into them

[@ReFrostByte]

An extremely informative video. Well done.

[@pinkhill9701]

8:09 this caught me so off-guard 😭

[@agergo100]

I like these upgrades but I can check which I have. I wanted to suggest that Nurse can show the player's upgrades and the Cyborg the non-player upgrades. But I have to wait.

[@swyte]

That would be convenient, thought not super necessary in my opinion

[@mootneyvlogs6677]

Galaxy pearl is 3% not 0.03% it changes the luck stat itself by 0.03 but a luck of 1 is 100%

[@gustavocontreras10]

8:10 had me on the floor 😂

[@mclarenf1lm374]

It's REALLY easy to forget some of these There were items I knew existed and I knew their use but forgot about them altogether

[@gamingmall3916]

I didn’t know life fruit spawned once you defeated one mechanic boss 😅 I fought all of them before finding them

[@swyte]

That's usually what I do as well lol, just out of a habit that never really had a reason to exist

[@denisucuuu]

Probably because you go to the jungle for Plantera and Clorophyte and that's when you get most life fruits. I don't really see the reason of finding all 20 if you need to go back for clorophyte anyway

[@burntbacn]

Yeah I always assumed they were just tied to the "jungle grows restless" thing like plantera bulbs

[@tobias_bateman5940]

swyte: "torch god" captions: "TORTURE GOD" ah yes, my favorite terraria event

[@swyte]

lmfao, the captions are a scary place

[@salxrn]

2:39 beats wall of flesh and obtain an extra accessory slot just for it to put a green horseshoe balloon directly under a lucky horseshoe

[@raidarthegunwizard4520]

I wonder why luck always referred as decimal when the calculation to determine whether the luck is applied or not is (Luck x 100%) isn't it a bit more easier for people to understand if the luck is referred as percentage instead? Or is there any technical thing that I'm missing?

[@animeking1357]

This is a very important video. Very informative.

[@thebulletkin8393]

I decided to carry on with my last created world that doesn’t have shimmer in it, so I look forward to playing with it once I finish this playthrough :)

[@warpath6187]

I never thought a piece of bread would be used to increase the crafting range of a player.........

[@schwiftyfish7474]

i put all my crafting stations right next to each other in the center of my base, with the center of my house being based off a workbench in the center, then furnace left , anvil on the right, and usually i’ll put my piggy bank off to the right and then tinkerers workbench right to the right of the piggy bank

[@ludgeson5958]

Nice video, keep it up!

[@user-tx4ll2di6s]

I feel like this is way more informative than most people

[@frostyfrostbite406]

Super good and well made video. Thanks

[@swyte]

Glad you thought it was good! :]

[@alexalphonse2559]

really good video. thanks this helped, and how do you get the pink pearl?

[@AssortedMold268]

rare drop from opening oysters you get from fishing in oasis/desert biome

[@An_Entire_Lime]

It's a rare drop from opening oysters you can get from fishing in a desert biome, you can use it for the galaxy pearl or to craft a major luck potion, which similarly to the pearl gives you a luck bonus. However, and I cannot stress this enough, it is NOT worth it, because some fiend at re-logic made it less than a 1/100 drop, from oysters you'll only be fishing up like 1/3 of the time, for a near imperceptible boost to a near imperceptible mechanic. This item should not exist

[@Bobbiit]

@@An_Entire_Limeit is not “imperceptible” it’s a pretty good permanent buff

[@An_Entire_Lime]

@@Bobbiit Maybe you just have a better eye for it than me but I didn't notice any difference at all Either way its not worth the pain

[@Bobbiit]

@@An_Entire_Lime I mean pearls are also used for luck potions which are pretty substantial so if you just happen to get one you can just toss it in for that permanent buff

[@van_aguilar]

One of the first things I noticed when I first played the game was the moon cycles. Full moons equal to were wolfs

[@fredv7349]

Didn't know about kart upgrade. Guess I can use the terra toilet now

[@delekmaster3991]

Interesting stuff, great video!

[@jito-electro_1362]

1:34 That's what ended my first zenith seed hardcore play through :)

[@JustWatching4429]

Your voice kind of sounds like NEPTR from Adventure Time. I really like this video, I just felt the need to mention that

[@swyte]

god dammit lol

[@raidcrhonos]

I knew about everything in this video so good to know I'm up to date 😊

[@swyte]

Ey there you go

[@FireflameGames]

GG on… 1… thousand… I missed like 3 chapters lmao, GG on almost 2,000!

[@swyte]

Thanks! I mean pretty understandable, it happened so fast, it's crazy lol

[@sebastiancervantes6809]

I had no idea any of these were added thank you the shimmer liquid really threw me off

[@talonx4266]

Dude, we have the exact same avatar apart from me having darker pants. Good taste.

[@slayer-asp-6670]

you can sum this video in LITERALLY a minute

[@swyte]

So you want a list read to you. Go to the wiki

[@AshenApollo]

​@@swyte lmao

[@hughderks5001]

So the way luck works is at base luck, its 0, but gets transferred to 1 during hardmode. so .03 is actually like 3% extra luck

[@nickosborne8256]

Not me having an aneurism reading the luck page and trying to grind ankh parts

[@yesitsRookie]

Is there a way to see which of these buffs you have and haven't used (besides the torch god's favor)?

[@swyte]

Except for the ones that are visible on screen like the hearts and mana stars I don't think so.

[@TheOnlySpectre]

Thanks very helpful

[@latioshunter]

I'm so damn lucky I found the Skeleton Merchant selling the Loaf and I had enough money for it, cause that was my first character created after so long of not playing.... I can just imagine now, when I make a new character in other worlds, I'm never gonna find this item again.

[@tonymilk]

Did any one else notice them equip a horseshoe balloon on top of already having a horseshoe equipped.

[@swyte]

Oversight, I threw that accessory set together in like 10 seconds just to make that clip lol

[@renakunisaki]

They got 2 feet, they need 2 shoes

[@tonymilk]

@@renakunisaki you right

[@desive1]

Damn thanks for making this incredible informative video i had no idea these items exist 😮‍💨

[@MrFreesearcher]

Sadly the accessory slot upgrade does not apply if you then go onto a non Expert or Mastor world 😢

[@alien3200]

Classic mode player 🤓 My first world was ever and my first true playthrough was master

[@jamestette2641]

I’m new to the game, will these changes (besides heard crystals and mana obviously) transfer across worlds? Like if I eat the artisan loaf will it stay with my character or will it only apply for one world, and if I visit a different one and come back to my original world will it be gone?

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

To be fair on the "hot fix" thing - Torches are hot

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

Having attempted the endgame seed before, can confirm, life crystal boulders do spawn naturally in them and they are a bit of a troll cus of it.

[@swyte]

I did an entire playthrough of GetFixedBoi on stream, the whole damn thing is a troll lol

[@kiiboDaRobot]

Thanks, I’ve only ever played the 3ds version so now that I’m playing on the switch, It feels like I’ve gone through a time machine or something… like… everything is so different

[@swyte]

3DS is stuck way behind almost all other platforms just because of how it works. It's sort of like how I went from playing version 1.1 or 1.2 on mobile to 1.3 on PC back in the day, it was a whole different game, really crazy feeling

[@jacobcompton4118]

​@swyte I have a really big question I have been playing terraria on Xbox one for about a 5 days straight 😂 if you have a normal character can you move up the difficulty to get that 1 extra slot In equipment and go back to my classic/normal world and have it or no?

[@vampriests]

what mount is that? the broom? its so nice!

[@IgnObsidian]

Yo this is actually extremely useful! Would you ever consider doing one of these for the calamity mod? It adds some permanent buffs that I tend to forget about!

[@swyte]

I don't know when I'd get around to it, but that's actually a really cool idea! I do want to do Calamity Mod stuff in the future for sure, it's my favorite Terraria mod, I'll jot it down!

[@IgnObsidian]

OHHH thats so cool thanks! lookin forward to your future stuff :)

[@msw8616]

you forgot to say that the mine kart buff can be deactivated if you click in the top right of the mine kart window when you equip it

[@jabronie313]

Great video! Keep it up 👍

[@swyte]

Thanks!

[@realzaquilleoneal]

what is the weapon you’re using when fighting the pirates? it looks cool

[@swyte]

The spear is Gungnir

[@AshenApollo]

I still have the mechanical cart so I didn't know it was replaced...

[@bobbyslapin8099]

I wish we had that one item that increases your hotbar size but sadly they got rid of it and I am pretty sure it was only in the old chinese version but I still wish we had it

[@swyte]

I didn't know that existed, that's pretty interesting that it was a thing in the first place

[@bobbyslapin8099]

@@swyte yep, there was also some items called resurrection potions that when you die, you are brought back to life at max health right away

[@pumkingoo3549]

I needed this

[@UnwantedGhost1]

What's that soothing song's name at the beginning?

[@TheGreatMihai]

Is the map that you are playing in the video to download?

[@thewycypress810]

7:20 can you use that item more than once and if so does it continually increase the amount of slots the traveling merchant gives or just stays the same…?

[@swyte]

It's singular use, only adds one slot to the Traveling Merchant's bag

[@VK-501]

Cool thanks ❤

[@josephjoestar953]

8:38 So you're saying they buffed the Tera Fart Cart? Epic.

[@swyte]

yup

[@therealpancake7140]

Do life fruits spawn after beating only one mech boss since 1.4.4 or have i been tripping this whole time and it was always like this

[@thomasm5743]

wich website is he getting the informations from i always wonder where they get the infos from

[@lonelyPorterCH]

Crazy how mamy new shimmer items there are

[@musaalhassan2461]

This guy has already beat the game but he's still poking some pirates with a stick😂

[@GR0BLER]

Thanks for this vid

[@Solesteam]

So... does the character just absorb these items? I assume that's what they do with the life and mana crystals, maybe eating the life fruit, what about the books? do they just absorb the books and suddenly everyone knows how to fight? The pearl too? And even the mechanical minecart kit? because I don't see how they're holding all that stuff with that limited inventory space.

[@SashaMkai]

You use all of them just like you do hearts. It will consume them upon use and you will have your inventory space back.

[@Solesteam]

@@SashaMkai I mean from a logical/lore? standpoint, like the player eats the food items to get the well fed buff, and drinks the potions to get their respective buffs too (and I assume the bottles too since you don't get those back) what do they do with the other items when you "use" them?

[@decode9160]

@@Solesteam holy dude, you can finish the entire game without eating and sleeping, stop ruining fun for yourself

[@Solesteam]

@@decode9160 Did... I offend you in some capacity? Correct me if I'm wrong but you seem upset with that comment despite my curious somewhat lighthearted jab about Terraria's logic.

[@swyte]

Magic is the only real answer I could think of lol

[@KirawithLira]

Imagine getting crushed by a life crystal think its an actual life source 😂

[@zuuhl3703]

You give a link where the list of the items is on

[@spectralspectra2282]

Can the other consumables like the bread be used more than once or only the ones you meantioned can?

[@swyte]

The only consumables that you can use more than once are Life Crystals, Mana Crystals, and Life Fruit

[@spectralspectra2282]

@@swyte Thank you!!

[@emulationnation]

TORCH GOD IS IN VANILLA??? I've been playing Terraria Calamity recently and only learned about the event there, but I thought it was part of the mod. I had no idea it was in the vanilla game. I am truly an idiot.

[@felixargyle1]

Yeah lol I also came here cuz I found the artisan loaf and wanted to know what else there was

[@swifter2383]

My left ear greatly enjoyed this

[@swyte]

Just the left?

[@swifter2383]

@@swyte sorry, I was listening to this and it was only my left ear, but I paused it and it was fine.

[@ssakcaj_the-plasmanoid]

I'm getting a gold worm, and I made shimmer for my 1.3 world

[@mr.potatomanversionsix]

how does he have the 1.3 menu in 1.4?

[@Darth_Supaku]

dope vid, only thing i would have done differently was separate, or atleast make the distinction of these buffs by Character Perm Buffs & World Perm Buffs. Cause in my opinion these do make a substantial difference. -------------------------------------------------------- Pre 1.4.4 -------------------------------------------------------- [C] - Life crystal [C]- Mana crystal [C] - Demon heart [C] - Life fruit [C] - Torch god's favor [W] - Advanced combat technique -------------------------------------------------------- 1.4.4 -------------------------------------------------------- [W] - Advanced combat technique Vol.2 [C] - Vital crystal [C] - Aegis Fruit [C] - Arcane crystal [C] - Ambrosia [C] - Gummy worm [C] - Galaxy pearl [W] - Peddler's Satchel [C] - Artisan loaf [C] - Minecart upgrade kit

[@BasementDweller_]

Nice guide.

[@ahabsbane]

Are they all one time only, or is there a max# of times each item can be used on a player?

[@swyte]

All of the newer items are single use, it's just the older ones like life crystals, mana crystals, and life fruit that are stackable

[@ahabsbane]

@@swyte ok so one character may use each once, even if they have a hand full? Gotta it thanks swyte!

[@swyte]

@@ahabsbane Yup!

[@leafisnice]

If you didn't know killing boss's buff npc's damage like the eye is 15 damage and 2 defense

[@KSKY2012]

The max amount of luck you can have is 1.75 (but nothing changes past 1) so 0.03% luck is actually pretty noticeable

[@rutherjademarte5987]

Terraria and it's content keeps amazing me

[@JMObyx]

What's the difference in combat between a fully buffed Terrarian before and after 1.4.4. if both use current armor, weapons, and equipment? I know that the newest would win because they're the latter update, I just want to know what kind of difference the permanent buffs from The Shimmer make in a battle to death between 2 Terrarian in similar gear who has all the 1.4.3 buffs, and one who has The Shimmer buffs added on top of that.

[@swyte]

I honestly doubt it would mean much at all, because as I mentioned in the video the effects of the shimmer items are extremely minor lol

[@neokolder472]

Main difference between 1.4.3 and 1.4.4 terrarians is in class balance. Because now every weapon can be auto used, most of classes became much stronger. And melee was significantly buffed. The only one nerfed was summoner, so in most mirror builds he would lose)

[@JMObyx]

@@swyte Let them fight. IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!!!!!!

[@JMObyx]

@@neokolder472 The only difference between the two are the Shimmer based buffs.

[@jib-o-jub4643]

Is there a cap to the later ones in the video or are they a one time use

[@swyte]

All of the items added in 1.4.4 are single use. The only ones that you can use multiple times are Life Crystals, Life fruit, and Mana Crystals

[@YouTubeAddict384]

Every item that Gives permanent buff - "My Skill"

[@aarepelaa1142]

They've added a bunch of new ones so i guess this is useful.

[@ryuzen.1814]

There a looot of things i didnt know about terraria 😂 damn now it get fun

[@texnikozero4934]

I wonder what is the maximum game-mechanical limit of Luck a character can get in Terraria and what will happen if you start with him ... well, for example, open boxes, farm mobs and bosses? Is it possible to reach a level where your luck is so good that random items fall like trash?

[@Bobbiit]

No the max luck you used to be able to get is 1.75 but now it’s 1.78

[@Bobbiit]

So about double

[@33link333]

@@Bobbiit Worth noting that while luck can exeed 1, there is no extra gain from going over, having 1,0 luck is the same as having 1,78.