Core Keeper Consumables Guide: All Potions, Bombs, Keys, & more

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?

All 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 Berry Get from Larva Hive Chests, Ancient Chests, Mold Covered Chests, and standard chests Drops 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 Meat Get from Ancient Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chests Get 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 Berry Get from Ancient Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chests Get 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 Fish Get from Ancient Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chests Get 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 Gemstone Get from Ancient Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chests Get 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 Slime Get from Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Mold Covered Chests, and standard chests Get 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 Carrock Get from Ancient Chests, Seashell Chests, and standard chests Get 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 damage Deals 152 mining damage	Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 1x Bomb Pepper and 1x Slime Get from Locked Copper Chests, Locked Iron Chests, Larva Hive Chests, and standard chests Get from Ancient Crates and Wooden Crates
Bomb	Deals 394 to 480 explosive damage Deals 644 mining damage	Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 3x Bomb Pepper and 2x Slime Get from Locked Copper Chests, Locked Iron Chests, Locked Octarine Chests, Locked Scarlet Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Mold Covered Chests, Larva Hive Chests, and standard chests Get from Ancient Crates, Wooden Crates, and Large Ancient Crate
Large Bomb	Deals 606 to 740 explosive damage Deals 1228 mining damage	Craft at the Alchemist’s Table using 5x Bomb Pepper and 3x Slime Get from Locked Octarine Chests, Locked Scarlet Chests, Locked Galaxite Chests, Golden Ancient Chests, Smoldering Chests, Seashell Chests, Mold Covered Chests, and standard chests Get 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 biome Craft at the Key Casting Table using 5x Copper Bar Get from Larva Hive Chests and standard chests Drops 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 Ruins Craft at the Key Casting Table using 7x Iron Bar Get from Ancient Crates, Cavelings, the Fishing Merchant, the Caveling Merchant, the Bearded Merchant, and Large Ancient Crates Dig 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 Wilderness Craft at the Key Casting Table using 10x Scarlet Bar Get from standard chests Drops 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 Sea Craft at the Key Casting Table using 10x Octarine Bar Get from Seashell Chests Drops 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 Quarry Craft at the Key Casting Table using 10x Galaxite Bar Get from Golden Ancient Chests and Smoldering Chests Drops from Lava Slimes Dig 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 Slime Open 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 Slime Open 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 Slime Open 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 Slime Open 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 Slime Open 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 Slime Open 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.