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Flasks, bombs and flares (items)

Things to throw or pour. The living matter guide says what each does to fire, water and the Grown. 9 items here. All items has a search box for everything.

Item	What it does	How to get it	Used in
Bomb Common throwableSells for 5 gold	Hold it and right click to throw it: it breaks blocks and hurts the Grown. Right click to throw. It breaks blocks and Grown alike, but never town ground or someone’s claimed plot.	Crafted in the crafting grid from 1 Blast powder, 1 Charcoal (makes 2). The recipe
Glass flask Common flaskSells for 1 gold	An empty glass flask: hold it and right click still water, lava, oil, acid or sludge to fill it with one block of it. Thick glass with a cork, blown to hold one measure of anything. The stillwrights kept their vitriol in glass, because glass is the one thing it will not eat.	Made at a Workbench from 3 Glass (makes 2). On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 12 gold (deeper, dearer). The recipe	Flask of oil, Flask of acid, Love bomb
Flask of water Common flaskSells for 1 gold	A flask of water: pour it or throw it. Water puts out fire on whoever it hits (even a friend) and makes them Wet. One measure of water, corked. Thrown at someone on fire it is the kindest thing you will do all day.	Fill a Glass flask with water. On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 12 gold (deeper, dearer).
Flask of lava Common flaskSells for 1 gold	A flask of lava: throw it at the Grown or pour it where you mean it. It burns whatever it lands on. The glass is warm right through and the cork is smoking. Throw it soon, or pour it somewhere you mean it.	Fill a Glass flask with lava. On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 24 gold (deeper, dearer).
Flask of oil Common flaskSells for 1 gold	A flask of oil: pour it or throw it. Oil floats on water, burns fast and leaves whoever it hits Oiled. Seed oil, golden and slow. It floats on water and burns faster than you can run, which is the point of it.	Fill a Glass flask with oil. Made at a Cauldron from 3 Wheat seeds, 1 Glass flask. On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 18 gold (deeper, dearer). The recipe	Oil barrel
Flask of acid Uncommon flaskSells for 1 gold	A flask of acid: it eats one block of stone where it lands, and hurts what it is thrown at. Green vitriol. It eats one block of stone where it stands, and anything it is thrown at would rather it had not been.	Fill a Glass flask with acid. Made at a Cauldron from 2 Copper ore, 1 Glass flask, 2 monster essence. On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 48 gold (deeper, dearer). The recipe
Flask of sludge Common flaskSells for 1 gold	A flask of sludge: throw it to poison what it splashes. Something thick and green from the bottom of the old works. It sickens what it splashes. It also, unaccountably, smells of soup.	Fill a Glass flask with sludge. On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 24 gold (deeper, dearer).
Miner’s charge Common throwable	Hold it and right click to throw it: it breaks blocks and hurts the Grown. Charcoal, sand and a copper cap: not enough to hurt anyone, just enough to make the rock reconsider.	Crafted in the crafting grid from 4 Sand, 4 Charcoal, 1 Copper bar (makes 20). The recipe
Nightflare Uncommon flareSells for 12 gold	Throw it (right click) to light the dark widely for about half a minute. Motes and a sun-ember, wrapped tight. Thrown, it lights the dark wide for half a minute.	Made at a Sun-forge from 1 Sun-ember, 3 Mote of first light (makes 3). On sale in the shops of the Deep’s sanctuaries, from 150 gold (deeper, dearer). The recipe