Water Candle

The Water Candle is an item that can be held or placed to increase enemy spawn rates. When placed it gives nearby players the Water Candle debuff. It can be crafted ( only), and is found on shelves in the Dungeon, which tends to contain at least a dozen. It is the opposite of the Peace Candle, which decreases enemy spawn rates, instead of increasing them.

Being in proximity of a placed Water Candle, or holding it, will increase all enemy spawn rates by 33%, and increase the maximum number of simultaneous on-screen enemies by 50%. Note that in order to be considered "holding" the Candle, it must be in the player's Hotbar and currently selected; merely being in a player's inventory will not suffice. Multiple Candles will not stack with each other - whether there are several placed, a stack of more than one being held, or a player is holding one while in range of a placed one.

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

If a Peace Candle and a Water Candle are active at the same time, neither have any effect on spawn rates.

Tips

 * It may help to collect all Water Candles found in the Dungeon, as that will lower enemy spawn rates in the area.
 * If the player enjoys fishing, it can oftentimes be useful to place water candles around their town, as it increases the spawn rate of critters, while the NPC presence removes spawning of hostile monsters still. This means at night, more fireflies or lightning bugs spawn, and during rain more worms spawn.
 * Water Candles can be useful for farming enemies for rare items, since the increased spawn rate provides more enemies from which to acquire drops.

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