Complete Recipe List and Effects
Choose recipes by objective: Honey Cake for captures, Lucky Charm for repeated rare checks, damage recipes for boss windows, Steel Shell for survival, and Mega Restore for long routes where one mistake can end the attempt.
Choose recipes by objective: Honey Cake for captures, Lucky Charm for repeated rare checks, damage recipes for boss windows, Steel Shell for survival, and Mega Restore for long routes where one mistake can end the attempt.
Guide Overview
Recipes are not collectibles to spend whenever they look strong. They are route tools. Honey Cake supports capture-focused runs, Lucky Charm belongs to repeated rare checks, Fire Boost and similar damage recipes push hard rooms, and Steel Shell or Mega Restore protect routes that fail through survival rather than damage.
The best recipe is usually the one that solves the next problem, not the rarest one in your bag. If a route is still being scouted, save expensive buffs. If the route is short and repeatable, a targeted buff can multiply several useful attempts.
Before crafting or using a recipe, name the objective: catch, rare check, boss clear, survival, speed, or recovery. If you cannot name the objective, hold the recipe until the route has a clear job.
Step-by-Step Route
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Name the next run objective before choosing a recipe.
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Use Honey Cake when capture quality matters more than clear speed.
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Use Lucky Charm only on routes with repeatable rare checks.
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Use damage recipes when a specific room or boss is the bottleneck.
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Use Steel Shell when the team reaches the target but loses too much health.
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Use Mega Restore when a long route allows little room for mistakes.
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Avoid rare recipes on first scouting runs.
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After a recipe run, judge whether it improved the bottleneck you meant to solve.
Recommended Setup
- Capture runs: Honey Cake after the route is already learned.
- Rare farming: Lucky Charm on short, repeatable check loops.
- Boss pressure: Fire Boost, Thunder Strike, Ghost Veil, or Dragon's Fury depending on matchup.
- Hard habitat survival: Steel Shell or Ice Armor for the dangerous section.
- Long attempts: Mega Restore when recovery is the difference between success and reset.
- Best rule: recipe choice follows the route problem, not recipe rarity.
Common Mistakes
- Crafting rare recipes before knowing where they will be used.
- Using damage buffs when the real problem is survival.
- Saving every recipe forever and slowing real progression.
- Using Lucky Charm on routes that only produce one useful check.
- Spending recovery items because the path is messy instead of shortening the route.
- Judging a recipe by rarity instead of whether it solved the bottleneck.
FAQ
What is the best recipe overall?
There is no single best recipe. The best choice depends on whether the next run needs capture help, rare checks, damage, survival, speed, or recovery.
Which recipe role does Lucky Charm fill?
Lucky Charm is for repeated rare or legendary checks. It is not a scouting recipe and should not be spent before the route is known.
Should I save all rare recipes?
No. Save them from scouting runs, but use them when the route is stable and the payoff is clear.
Which recipe helps hard habitats?
Steel Shell, Ice Armor, and Mega Restore are usually better than damage buffs when the team is failing through survival.
How do I avoid wasting recipes?
Name the bottleneck before using the recipe, then check whether the recipe actually improved that bottleneck.
What is the easiest way to waste recipes?
The easiest waste is using a recipe before the route has a named job. Decide whether the run is for capture, speed, survival, rare checks, or recovery.
How should I test a new recipe?
Run the route once without the recipe, mark the failure point, then use the recipe only if it solves that specific point.
When should I change recipes?
Change recipes when the failure condition changes. A route that stops failing through damage may need speed, attraction, or recovery instead.