Water Candle

The Water Candle is an item that can be used to attract enemies when held or placed. When placed, it can give the debuff Water Candle (debuff) when close enough. It can not be crafted, and can only be found in the shelves in the Dungeons, which tend to contain at least a dozen.

Holding a Water Candle in the player's hand will increase all enemy spawn rates by 33%, and increase the maximum number of simultaneous on-screen enemies by 50%. Note that it must be held, simply being somewhere in the inventory will not suffice. Being within range of a placed water candle will also increase the spawn rate and maximum number of enemies by an equal amount. Multiple placed candles do not stack, but the bonuses from holding and placing a candle do.

The Water Candle can only be placed on wood platforms, work benches, and tables. They will provide less light than an ordinary Candle, and cannot be wired to be turned off.