Bones
Even the dead have their uses.
Process in: Witching Mortar
Cooking Ingredient, Crafting Ingredient
How to obtain
Crafting
| Bones | |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Mystery Meat (1) |
| Station | Witching Mortar |
| Learned | Known from the start |
Comes out of
| Opened from | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure Casket | 1–10 | 1.9% |
| A treasure chest hooked while fishing (about 1 in 40 catches) | 1–10 | 1.9% |
Sold at
| Shop | Price | Stock | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garbage Shop | Varies | Rolled in fresh each night |
Battle loot
Loot is awarded per encounter.
Bonus loot rolls
| Where | Needs | Chance per roll | Most per save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chests in the Deep Catacombs | Opening Cata Chest 1 (1 roll) or Cata Mimic Chest 1 (1 roll, after a fight with Chest Mimic v3) | 4.8% | No limit |
Mined from
| Found in | Pickaxe needed | Rock HP | Swings | Amount | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mall Mines, Abandoned Hovel, Sealed Passage, Catacombs Mines | Rusty Pickaxe or better | 2 | Rusty 2 · Basic 1 · Sturdy 1 · Quality 1 · Superior 1 | 1 (50% chance) | otherwise Crushed Bones |
| Mall Mines, Abandoned Hovel, Sealed Passage, Catacombs Mines | Rusty Pickaxe or better | 2 | Rusty 2 · Basic 1 · Sturdy 1 · Quality 1 · Superior 1 | 1–2 (50% chance) | otherwise Crushed Bones |
Chopped from
| Found in | From | Axe needed | HP | Swings | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catacombs 2F, Catacombs 3F, Catacombs 1F, Sealed Chamber (3F) | Tree | Sturdy Axe or better | 22 | Sturdy 8 · Quality 6 · Superior 5 | 4–8 |
- Attached to the letter Tome of Old Lore from Ancient Book
Found in the world
| Location | Found at | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Lakefront | Ghost Woman | You chose the dialogue option “You died. You fell into the water and drowned.” |
| Old Man Jackson's House - Closet | (2 spots, numbered)
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| Chamber of Kaal | Item | No conditions |
Found at a mystery
| Mystery | Where | What you get |
|---|---|---|
Corpse Tree![]() “A formless corpse hangs limply, impaled by the gnarled tree.” |
Old Woods Clearing 5 |
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Investigate it and the die decides. A mystery can be investigated again once it resets; see Mysteries for what resets them.
Gathered from nodes that appear in Catacombs 2F, Catacombs 3F, Catacombs 1F, Sealed Chamber (3F).
Rolled
- Comes out of a Crab Pot, which picks one of 46 things each time — Lakefront, Campsite, Radio Station.
Growth stages
Plant Creature Cluster Seed in a Big Crop Plot west of the Farmhouse.
- Seasons: Season of Rebirth, Season of the Harvest, Season of the Witch.
- Fully grown after 12 days; first production after 16 days. It produces again every 4 days until the end of the year.
- Water daily while growing. Production continues once the plant is fully grown.
- Produces: Creature Claw, Mysterious Ooze, Wishbone, Brain, Viscera, Entrails, Bones.
Day 0 is planting day.
Uses
- Is used on the Examine park in Town, and is consumed.
Recipes
24 recipes use Bones, at 6 stations.
Workbench (8)
| Makes | Tab | Ingredients | Learned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garbage Heap 1 | Decorative | Mystery Meat (5) Wood (5) Stone (5) Bones (2) Weeds (2) |
Known from the start |
| Garbage Heap 2 | Decorative | Mystery Meat (7) Wood (7) Stone (7) Bones (3) Weeds (3) |
Known from the start |
| Scattered Bones | Decorative | Bones (10) | Known from the start |
| Skeleton 1 | Decorative | Skull (1) Bones (10) |
Known from the start |
| Skeleton 2 | Decorative | Crushed Bones (10) Bones (10) |
Known from the start |
| Skeletal Scarecrow | Scarecrows | Dripping Scarecrow (1) Bone Ingot (1) Bones (25) Leather (5) Gravemoss (5) |
Learned by using Blueprint: Skeletal Scarecrow |
| Giant Skull Chalice | Utility | Copper Bar (4) Iron Bar (2) Gold Bar (1) Bones (5) |
Taught by Farmer Hans · once each time it’s learned |
| Kaal Idol | Utility | Bone Ingot (10) Bones (50) Void Crystal Bar (3) Verdite Bar (3) Gravemoss (10) |
Taught by Denzel · once each time it’s learned |
Oven (6)
| Makes | Ingredients | Learned |
|---|---|---|
| Mystery Roast | Mystery Meat (8) Mystery Steak (4) Cauliflower (1) any quality Secret Sauce (2) Bones (5) |
Known from the start |
| Baked Crab | Bonefish (3) any quality Razorfish (5) any quality Rock-Dweller (2) any quality Celery (1) any quality Bones (5) |
Known from the start |
| Baked Serpent | Serpent Steak (1) Common Mushroom (3) Bean (5) any quality Pumpkin (2) any quality Bones (5) |
Known from the start |
| Serpent Soup | Serpent Steak (1) Bonefish (2) any quality Bitter Herb (10) Red Mushroom (10) Radish (1) any quality Bones (5) |
Known from the start |
| Super Stew | Cauliflower (1) any quality Eldersprout (1) any quality Mystery Steak (4) Serpent Steak (2) Bones (5) |
Known from the start |
| Filling Platter | Pumpkin (1) any quality Celery (1) any quality Corn (2) any quality Mystery Steak (2) Salt (4) Bones (5) |
Known from the start |
God Forge (4)
| Makes | Tab | Ingredients | Learned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ring of Immortality +2 | Gifts of Kaal | Bones (10) Leather (3) Iron Bar (3) |
Known from the start |
| Bone Shield +8 | Gifts of Kaal | Bones (20) Iron Bar (10) Leather (5) |
Known from the start · crafted once |
| Bonestaff +5 | Gifts of Kaal | Bones (20) Gold Bar (10) Void Crystal Bar (3) Leather (5) |
Known from the start · crafted once |
| Basic Skeleton Key | Gifts of Valtris | Bones (20) Iron Bar (5) Void Sphere (1) |
Known from the start |
Witching Mortar (3)
| Makes | Ingredients | Learned |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser Offering of Rain | Red Mushroom (6) Bitter Herb (12) Coal (6) Worm (5) Eyeball (2) any quality Bones (8) |
Known from the start |
| Offering of The Void | Bones (25) Coal (10) Worm (15) Pickled Eyeballs (2) |
Taught by Farmer Sven for completing Farming Supplies |
| Crushed Bones | Bones (1) | Known from the start |
Anvil (2)
| Makes | Ingredients | Learned |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Coin of Life +1 | Wishbone (1) Viscera (3) Bones (10) |
Known from the start · crafted once |
| Bone Coin of Chaos +1 | Wishbone (1) Creature Claw (1) Mysterious Ooze (3) Bones (10) |
Known from the start · crafted once |
Jeweller’s Desk (1)
| Makes | Ingredients | Learned |
|---|---|---|
| Necklace of Bone | Crafting Pattern (5) Cursed Bones (5) Wishbone (3) Bone Ingot (5) Bones (25) Steel Bar (5) |
Taught by Chloe · once each time it’s learned |
Processing
Put Bones into one of these machines and come back later.
| Machine | Input | Makes | Time | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinder | Bones | Crushed Bones | 1 in-game hour | 1 |
| Windmill | Bones | Crushed Bones | 3 in-game hours | No fuel required |
Gift preferences
Notes
- Stock at Garbage Shop is rerolled nightly; if it is absent, check again after the next daily restock.
- It is consumed by 24 recipes, making it a high-demand ingredient that is worth stockpiling.
- Its recipes accept any quality, so the least valuable quality is normally the economical one to consume.
- Avoid using it as a gift for Alice, who hates it.

(2 spots, numbered)


