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* '''Buff potions''' — drink one to gain a '''temporary, timed''' bonus: a skill's actions run faster, a skill has a chance to double its yield, combat [[Expeditions|expedition]]/[[Hunting|hunt]] power goes up (attack/defense), all skills earn more XP, your HP regenerates, or your crops grow faster / yield more. | * '''Buff potions''' — drink one to gain a '''temporary, timed''' bonus: a skill's actions run faster, a skill has a chance to double its yield, combat [[Expeditions|expedition]]/[[Hunting|hunt]] power goes up (attack/defense), all skills earn more XP, your HP regenerates, or your crops grow faster / yield more. | ||
* '''Tranquilizers''' — [[Tranquilizer Brew]], [[Potent Tranquilizer]] and the starter [[Calming Tonic]] — consumed to subdue wild [[Creatures]] during [[Taming]]. No timer; they are spent when you tame. | * '''Tranquilizers''' — [[Tranquilizer Brew]], [[Potent Tranquilizer]] and the starter [[Calming Tonic]] — consumed to subdue wild [[Creatures]] during [[Taming]]. No timer; they are spent when you tame. | ||
* '''Restoratives''' — Fern Poultice, Sagebind Salve and Primal Balm instantly heal injured [[Creatures]] rather than granting a timed buff. | * '''Restoratives''' — Fern Poultice, Sagebind Salve and Primal Balm instantly heal injured [[Creatures]] rather than granting a timed buff. They form a '''ladder of reach''' (below), not of strength. | ||
* '''Reagents''' — Primal Essence is brewed as an ingredient for other endgame recipes (e.g. the [[Sundered Vale|Vale's]] Ascendant Elixir) rather than drunk. | * '''Reagents''' — Primal Essence is brewed as an ingredient for other endgame recipes (e.g. the [[Sundered Vale|Vale's]] Ascendant Elixir) rather than drunk. | ||
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Combat buffs (attack / defense) feed the same score the [[Guardians|Guardian]] and [[Rivals|raid]] fights use, so a Titan Brew or Stoneskin Elixir is a real, if brief, boost before a hard [[Expeditions|expedition]]. | Combat buffs (attack / defense) feed the same score the [[Guardians|Guardian]] and [[Rivals|raid]] fights use, so a Titan Brew or Stoneskin Elixir is a real, if brief, boost before a hard [[Expeditions|expedition]]. | ||
=== The salve ladder === | |||
The three salves all heal instantly and to full — what separates them is '''how many creatures each one reaches'''. Since v0.36.93 no two share a reach, so each is a genuine upgrade over the last rather than a pricier way to do the same job. | |||
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! Salve !! [[Alchemy]] !! Heals !! Best for | |||
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| {{Icon|fern-poultice}} [[Fern Poultice]] || 10 || '''One''' hurt or injured creature || Patching a single dino cheaply | |||
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| {{Icon|sagebind-salve}} [[Sagebind Salve]] || 48 || Every hurt or injured creature in your '''party''' (up to 5) || Cleaning up after an [[Expeditions|expedition]] — the party is exactly who takes the damage | |||
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| {{Icon|primal-balm}} [[Primal Balm]] || 86 || Every hurt or injured creature in the '''whole [[Stable]]''' || Mass recovery, including benched dinos | |||
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The '''Heal''' buttons (on the [[Stable]] and on a dino's card on the Player page) spend your '''cheapest''' suitable salve, so stock the low rungs freely — a Primal Balm is never burned while a Fern Poultice sits in the [[Bank]]. | |||
=== The potion shelf and auto-drink === | === The potion shelf and auto-drink === | ||
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| Prospector's Luck || 46 || 20% chance to double [[Mining]] yield || 10 min || || {{Icon|silver-ore}} Silver Ore; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2 || 5.9 || 42 | | Prospector's Luck || 46 || 20% chance to double [[Mining]] yield || 10 min || || {{Icon|silver-ore}} Silver Ore; {{Icon|earthroot}} Earthroot×2 || 5.9 || 42 | ||
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| Sagebind Salve || 48 || Restorative — instantly heals | | Sagebind Salve || 48 || Restorative — instantly heals every hurt or injured creature in your '''party''' || — || || {{Icon|fernwood}} Fernwood×2; {{Icon|wild-honey}} Wild Honey; {{Icon|marshmelon}} Marshmelon || 6.2 || 46 | ||
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| Potent Tranquilizer || 50 || Tranquilizer — subdues even the toughest wild creatures for [[Taming]] || — || || {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×3 || 6.5 || 50 | | Potent Tranquilizer || 50 || Tranquilizer — subdues even the toughest wild creatures for [[Taming]] || — || || {{Icon|sunfruit}} Sunfruit; {{Icon|azure-berry}} Azure Berry×3 || 6.5 || 50 | ||