Consumables

A consumable is an item that is removed from a player's inventory upon direct use. For items that are consumed from use of another item, see Ammunition. Some consumable items, like consumable weapons, may be recoverable as dropped items afterward in certain situations.
There are some consumables that only cause a cosmetic effect, such as the . These have no effect on gameplay.
Note: This term is distinct from Category:Consumable items, which is a Terraria Wiki category encompassing all blocks and furniture that can leave the player's inventory via placement, but which are not necessarily used and destroyed.
== Explosive consumables ==
== Consumable weapons ==
== Consumable tools ==
 Consumable tools
Item	Item	Velocity	Use time 	Notes
 	 	 	Bounces and rolls, gives off light. 	
 	 	 	Sticks to tiles on contact, allowing more precise control. Gives off light. 	
 	 	 	Bounces off surfaces, making control more difficult. Floats in water. Gives off light. 	
 	 	 	Gives off light and highlights nearby treasures. 	
 	 	 	Like a regular Glowstick but when it lands, it will hover above where it landed. Gives off light. 	
 	 	 	Creates a cloud of smoke that hides entities behind it. 	
 	 	 	Explodes into a burst of confetti. Despite the name, it is a consumable, deals no damage, and does not use ammo.	
 	 	 	Can be bounced around by players. 	
== Permanent boosters ==
Some consumables will permanently increase a character's stats or cause other permanent effects. These upgrades will never go away, even after death.
 Permanent boosters
Item	Item 	Effect
 	Permanently increases the character's maximum health by 20 (up to 400), also restoring this amount. 	
 	Permanently increases the character's maximum health by 5 (up to 500). 	
 	Permanently increases the character's maximum mana by 20 (up to 200), also restoring this amount. 	
 	Permanently increases the character's maximum accessories by 1. This item can only be used once and the extra accessory can only be used in Expert Mode and Master Mode worlds.	
 	Permanently grants boosted speed and a defensive probe for minecarts. 	
 	Permanently increases the defense of Town NPCs by 6, and offensive stats by 20%. It can only be used once per world. 	
 	Adds a toggle-able button beside the characters inventory that causes torches to change depending on the biome. 	
 	Permanently increases mana regeneration. 	
 	Permanently increases fishing skill 	
 	Permanently increases mining and building speed 	
 	Permanently boosts life regeneration 	
 	Permanently increases defense 	
 	Permanently increases items sold by the Traveling Merchant 	
 	Permanently increases luck 	
 	Increases the defense and strength of all villagers 	
 	Permanently increase crafting station range. 	
== Summoning items ==
Some consumable items will summon bosses or events under the correct circumstances. If used under invalid circumstances however, in most cases the item is not consumed.
Note that many bosses and events can also be summoned by interacting with the environment in other ways or spawn naturally once certain criteria are fulfilled.
 Consumable Boss-summoning items
Item	Item 	Boss 	Notes
 	King Slime 	Can be consumed any time. 	
 	Eye of Cthulhu 	Only usable at night. 	
 	Eater of Worlds 	Must be consumed in the Corruption. 	
 	Brain of Cthulhu 	Must be consumed in the Crimson. 	
 	Queen Bee 	Must be consumed in the Jungle or Underground Jungle. 	
 	Deerclops 	Must be consumed in a Snow or Ice biome during a Blizzard. 	
 	Lepus 	Always drops from Lepus. 	
 	Turkor the Ungrateful	Requires the player to have the Pet Turkey buff. Upon use, it will consume a Turkey feather, which can be prevented by putting it in a chest. 	
 	Queen Slime 	Only usable in The Hallow. 	
 	The Destroyer 	Only usable at night. 	
 	The Twins 	Only usable at night. 	
 	Skeletron Prime 	Only usable at night. 	
 	Golem 	Must be consumed on a Lihzahrd Altar. Can only be used in Hardmode worlds where Plantera has been defeated. 	
 	Duke Fishron 	Used as bait for fishing in the Ocean biome. The catch will always be the boss. 	
 	Ocram 	Must be consumed at night and in a Hardmode world. 	
 	Moon Lord 	Can only be used in Hardmode worlds where Golem has been defeated. There is a delay of 12 / 60 seconds between the item use and the boss summon. Can not be used if any of the Celestial Pillars are activated or if the cultists are on screen.	
 Event-summoning items
Item	Item 	Event 	Notes
 	Blood Moon 	Only usable at night. 	
 	Goblin Army 	At least one player has at least 200 maximum health. 	
 	Pirate Invasion	Can only be consumed in Hardmode worlds and if at least one player has 200 or more life. 	
 	Solar Eclipse 	Can only be used in a Hardmode world during the day. 	
 	Frost Legion 	Can only be used in a Hardmode world and if at least one player has at least 200 maximum health.	
 	Pumpkin Moon 	Only usable at night. 	
 	Frost Moon 	Only usable at night. 	
=== Achievement ===
== Critters ==
A critter caught with a Bug Net, Lavaproof Bug Net or will drop as an item. Using this item will spawn a living version of the critter.
== Potions ==
A wide variety of potion items are available. Neither healing potions nor can be consumed while affected by the Potion Sickness debuff.
== Notes ==
Some items, despite being "consumables", do not carry the label in-game.
 Notable Absences
Item	Item 	Type 	Notes
 	Key 	Opens one Gold Chest. 	
 	Key 	Unlocks the Lihzahrd Door. 	
 	Key 	Opens the respective Biome Chest. 	
 	Block 	Must be consumed at an Extractinator. 	
 	Block 	Must be consumed at an Extractinator. 	
 	Block 	Must be consumed at an Extractinator. 	
 	Ammunition	Used as ammunition for the Snowball Cannon and the Snowball Launcher.