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Cost-effectiveness

When and why would one item be more cost-effective than another item? This question can be answered with an equation:

(price-price of other item)/(payoff-payoff of other item)

(In Economics, this is known as the "Opportunity Cost" Theory, in which you give up one thing for another for either an emotional, physical, mental, or financial profit, or any combination thereof.)

The equation calculates at what point the higher priced item begins to be cost-effective. To show exactly how this is used, here's an example. Let's compare a bottle of single-barrel whiskey (costs 288000 meat, gives 3 drunkenness, and gives 6 adventures per drunkenness) and gloomy mushroom wine (costs 41000 meat, gives 3 drunkness, and gives 5 adventures per drunkness). For booze, you've got to put the information in terms of one drunkness:

(288000/3 mpd - 41000/3 mpd)/(6 apd - 5 apd) = 82333.33 mpa

This means you must be making more than 82333 meat per adventure before using single-barrel whiskeys. If you don't believe this, we can test it. If the meat you make is just slightly below the value calculated above, gloomy mushroom wine should just barely win out:

  • In general: (meat made) = (meat made in one adventure)*(adventures from booze)-(price of booze)
  • bottle of single-barrel whiskey: (82333 mpa)*(18 adventures)-(288000 meat) = 1193994 meat
  • gloomy mushroom wine: (82333 mpa)*(15 adventures)-(41000 meat) = 1193995 meat

Drunkenness is ignored simply for clarity; this is fine in this case since both booze happen to give the same amount of drunkenness. As you can see, gloomy mushroom wine makes one more meat than single-barrel whiskey if you make 82333 meat per adventure. If you made more, single-barrel whiskey would be more cost-efficient. Of course, this example means nothing unless you can make that kind of meat (if you are, most of us would like to know).

  • Cost-effectiveness of equipment and food are calculated this way.
    • Getting a negative value means that the lower priced item is always more cost-effective because it pays more.
    • When comparing an item against a pool of other items, you want the one that gives the next highest value. The problem is that you don't know the value of the current item you're comparing. You can usually see which item you need to compare it to, but a reliable and systematic way to find the other item is to do the following:
      1. Compare it to nothing (price: 0; payoff: 0).
      2. Compare it to the item whose value is highest but still below the value you currently have.
      3. Repeat the above step until there are no more items to compare. This is the value of the item.
    • It gets slightly more complicated with accessories with quantity limitations and if 2-handed weapons affected farming (most don't). For accessories, imagine three accessory slots and fill them with accessories with the next highest values possible. Compare against the accessory with lowest value of the three since that is the one being replaced. Additionally, the cost-effectiveness of getting a second accessory is calculated by comparing it against the one with the second highest value. The same goes for the third.
    • The cost-effectiveness for the last booze drunk is independent of the drunkenness it gives, since that last one is allowed to overflow the limit.
  • Effects are compared for straight up profit since having one effect does not interfere with having other effects.
  • The best to way to find out how much meat you make per adventure is to farm for a long time, sell what what you farm, and then divide the meat made by adventures used.

Food

  • The usefulness of food is calculated only in terms of adventure yield because stat gains do not affect farming.
  • Profit per fullness is calculated at various possible levels of meat made per adventure.
  • The minimum amount of meat you must make per adventure for a food to be cost-effective is represented under "Cost-Effective After". Even if a food gives a profit at some level of meat gain, it is not necessarily cost-effective because there may be a better food choice (costs less, yields more adventures).
  • Food is sorted by pay-off (adventures per fullness), then by cost-effective thresholds.
  • Data is largely unverified (Editors: see the talk page).

Reading the chart

  • apf - Adventures per fullness, on average
  • mpf - Meat per fullness - as per mall cost
  • mpa - Meat earned per adventure
Name Adventures Fullness Price Payoff Cost-Effective After Profit/Fullness Comments
200 mpa 600 mpa 1000 mpa 1400 mpa
spectral pickle 23.1 adv 4 45066 meat (11266.5 mpf) 5.78 apf 12189.39 mpa -10111 -7801 -5491 -3181 No comment
radio button candy 5.6 adv 1 819000 meat (819000 mpf) 5.6 apf 1258138.08 mpa -817880 -815640 -813400 -811160 No comment
pr0n chow mein 19.8 adv 4 4841 meat (1210.25 mpf) 4.95 apf 833 mpa -220 1760 3740 5720 No comment
Knob sausage chow mein 24.5 adv 5 5843 meat (1168.6 mpf) 4.9 apf 478.21 mpa -189 1771 3731 5691 No comment
bat wing chow mein 24.5 adv 5 6039 meat (1207.8 mpf) 4.9 apf Never -228 1732 3692 5652 No comment
rat appendix chow mein 24.5 adv 5 6030 meat (1206 mpf) 4.9 apf Never -226 1734 3694 5654 No comment
tofu chow mein 14.3 adv 3 4714 meat (1571.33 mpf) 4.77 apf 1239.84 mpa -618 1289 3195 5102 No comment
Hell ramen 25.4 adv 6 5460.5 meat (910.08 mpf) 4.23 apf 527.09 mpa -63 1630 3323 5017 No comment
insanely spicy enchanted bean burrito 11.6 adv 3 2998 meat (999.33 mpf) 3.87 apf 1607.14 mpa -226 1321 2867 4414 No comment
delicious spicy noodles 10.9 adv 3 1873 meat (624.33 mpf) 3.63 apf 575.26 mpa 102 1556 3009 4462 No comment
insanely spicy bean burrito 10.9 adv 3 2673 meat (891 mpf) 3.63 apf Never -164 1289 2742 4196 No comment
tofu stir-fry 3.6 adv 1 3950 meat (3950 mpf) 3.6 apf 87600 mpa -3230 -1790 -350 1090 No comment
Knob sausage stir-fry 10.7 adv 3 3090 meat (1030 mpf) 3.57 apf 1358.82 mpa -317 1110 2537 3963 No comment
pr0n stir-fry 6.9 adv 2 1935 meat (967.5 mpf) 3.45 apf 1572.22 mpa -277 1103 2483 3863 No comment
rat appendix stir-fry 10 adv 3 3526 meat (1175.33 mpf) 3.33 apf 2746 mpa -509 825 2158 3491 No comment
candy cane 3.3 adv 1 2591 meat (2591 mpf) 3.3 apf 21895 mpa -1931 -611 709 2029 No comment
bat wing stir-fry 9.7 adv 3 3394 meat (1131.33 mpf) 3.23 apf 3734.29 mpa -485 809 2102 3395 No comment
Sneaky Pete's key lime pie 12.3 adv 4 2768 meat (692 mpf) 3.08 apf 5760 mpa -77 1153 2383 3613 No comment
spicy noodles 9 adv 3 780 meat (260 mpf) 3 apf 292.86 mpa 340 1540 2740 3940 No comment
spaghetti with Skullheads 17.7 adv 6 4049 meat (674.83 mpf) 2.95 apf 20590 mpa -85 1095 2275 3455 No comment
spicy enchanted bean burrito 8.8 adv 3 995 meat (331.67 mpf) 2.93 apf 840 mpa 255 1428 2602 3775 No comment
Jarlsberg's key lime pie 11.7 adv 4 2519 meat (629.75 mpf) 2.93 apf 5732.86 mpa -45 1125 2295 3465 No comment
gnocchetti di Nietzsche 17.5 adv 6 3819 meat (636.5 mpf) 2.92 apf 6823.33 mpa -53 1114 2280 3447 No comment
Knoll stir-fry 5.8 adv 2 2130 meat (1065 mpf) 2.9 apf 23090 mpa -485 675 1835 2995 No comment
gingerbread bugbear 2.9 adv 1 6777 meat (6777 mpf) 2.9 apf Never -6197 -5037 -3877 -2717 No comment
spicy bean burrito 8.6 adv 3 886 meat (295.33 mpf) 2.87 apf 1036.67 mpa 278 1425 2571 3718 No comment
Boris's key lime pie 11.3 adv 4 2691 meat (672.75 mpf) 2.83 apf 8247.14 mpa -108 1022 2152 3282 No comment
fettucini Inconnu 16.8 adv 6 4052 meat (675.33 mpf) 2.8 apf 14510 mpa -115 1005 2125 3245 No comment
ravioli della hippy 8.3 adv 3 575 meat (191.67 mpf) 2.77 apf 205 mpa 362 1468 2575 3682 No comment
painful penne pasta 8.2 adv 3 1157 meat (385.67 mpf) 2.73 apf 16700 mpa 161 1254 2348 3441 No comment
pr0n m4nic0tti 10.9 adv 4 986 meat (246.5 mpf) 2.73 apf 486.67 mpa 299 1389 2479 3569 No comment
Hell broth 10.7 adv 4 4018 meat (1004.5 mpf) 2.68 apf 86100 mpa -469 601 1671 2740 No comment
delicious noodles 8 adv 3 861 meat (287 mpf) 2.67 apf 900 mpa 246 1313 2380 3446 No comment
Knob stir-fry 5.2 adv 2 1481 meat (740.5 mpf) 2.6 apf 6035 mpa -220 820 1860 2900 No comment
olive stir-fry 2.6 adv 1 1500 meat (1500 mpf) 2.6 apf Never -980 60 1100 2140 No comment
spooky stir-fry 5.1 adv 2 1299 meat (649.5 mpf) 2.55 apf 10250 mpa -140 881 1901 2920 No comment
menudo 5 adv 2 274 meat (137 mpf) 2.5 apf 202.86 mpa 363 1363 2363 3363 No comment
asparagus stir-fry 2.5 adv 1 2675 meat (2675 mpf) 2.5 apf Never -2175 -1175 -175 825 No comment
boring spaghetti 7.3 adv 3 1971 meat (657 mpf) 2.43 apf 5166.67 mpa -170 803 1776 2750 No comment
mushroom pizza 7 adv 3 421 meat (140.33 mpf) 2.33 apf 760 mpa 326 1260 2193 3126 No comment
sausage pizza 6.8 adv 3 269 meat (89.67 mpf) 2.27 apf 110 mpa 364 1270 2177 3084 No comment
goat cheese pizza 6.8 adv 3 637 meat (212.33 mpf) 2.27 apf Never 241 1148 2054 2961 No comment
hippy herbal tea 2.2 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 2.2 apf 176.25 mpa 340 1220 2100 2980 No comment
papaya taco 2.2 adv 1 134 meat (134 mpf) 2.2 apf Never 306 1186 2066 2946 No comment
bat haggis 4.2 adv 2 359 meat (179.5 mpf) 2.1 apf 796.25 mpa 241 1081 1921 2761 No comment
enchanted bean burrito 6.1 adv 3 509 meat (169.67 mpf) 2.03 apf 1640 mpa 237 1050 1864 2677 No comment
chorizo taco 2 adv 1 115 meat (115 mpf) 2 apf 1250 mpa 285 1085 1885 2685 No comment
cherry 2 adv 1 788 meat (788 mpf) 2 apf Never -388 412 1212 2012 No comment
Elfin shortbread 6 adv 3 459 meat (153 mpf) 2 apf Never 247 1047 1847 2647 No comment
white chocolate and tomato pizza 6 adv 3 2273 meat (757.67 mpf) 2 apf Never -358 442 1242 2042 No comment
tofu casserole 5.9 adv 3 220 meat (73.33 mpf) 1.97 apf 610 mpa 320 1107 1893 2680 No comment
ghuol egg quiche 3.9 adv 2 206 meat (103 mpf) 1.95 apf 3000 mpa 287 1067 1847 2627 No comment
chorizo brownies 5.8 adv 3 159 meat (53 mpf) 1.93 apf 31.11 mpa 334 1107 1880 2654 No comment
carob chunk noodles 5.8 adv 3 340 meat (113.33 mpf) 1.93 apf Never 273 1047 1820 2593 No comment
stuffed spooky mushroom 5.7 adv 3 261 meat (87 mpf) 1.9 apf 500 mpa 293 1053 1813 2573 No comment
lime 1.9 adv 1 1014 meat (1014 mpf) 1.9 apf 19040 mpa -634 126 886 1646 No comment
ghuol-ear kabob 3.7 adv 2 124 meat (62 mpf) 1.85 apf 80 mpa 308 1048 1788 2528 No comment
rat appendix kabob 3.5 adv 2 108 meat (54 mpf) 1.75 apf 47.2 mpa 296 996 1696 2396 No comment
carob chunk cookies 3.5 adv 2 123 meat (61.5 mpf) 1.75 apf Never 289 989 1689 2389 No comment
ghost cucumber 3.5 adv 2 4044 meat (2022 mpf) 1.75 apf Never -1672 -972 -272 428 No comment
abominable snowcone 3.5 adv 2 152 meat (76 mpf) 1.75 apf Never 274 974 1674 2374 No comment
bat wing kabob 3.5 adv 2 728 meat (364 mpf) 1.75 apf Never -14 686 1386 2086 No comment
herb brownies 3.5 adv 2 4643 meat (2321.5 mpf) 1.75 apf Never -1971 -1271 -571 129 No comment
carob brownies 3.5 adv 2 120 meat (60 mpf) 1.75 apf Never 290 990 1690 2390 No comment
Ent cider 3.5 adv 2 1642 meat (821 mpf) 1.75 apf Never -471 229 929 1629 No comment
bean burrito 5.2 adv 3 312 meat (104 mpf) 1.73 apf 1530 mpa 243 936 1629 2323 No comment
Knoll shroomkabob 3.4 adv 2 106 meat (53 mpf) 1.7 apf 50.91 mpa 287 967 1647 2327 No comment
spooky shroomkabob 3.4 adv 2 111 meat (55.5 mpf) 1.7 apf Never 285 965 1645 2325 No comment
pr0n cocktail 3.4 adv 2 650 meat (325 mpf) 1.7 apf Never 15 695 1375 2055 No comment
Knob shroomkabob 3.4 adv 2 164 meat (82 mpf) 1.7 apf Never 258 938 1618 2298 No comment
skewered cat appendix 3.4 adv 2 162 meat (81 mpf) 1.7 apf Never 259 939 1619 2299 No comment
white chocolate chip cookies 3.2 adv 2 100 meat (50 mpf) 1.6 apf 58.75 mpa 270 910 1550 2190 No comment
cocoa eggshell fragment 1.6 adv 1 419 meat (419 mpf) 1.6 apf Never -99 541 1181 1821 No comment
jumbo olive 1.6 adv 1 719 meat (719 mpf) 1.6 apf Never -399 241 881 1521 No comment
lihc eye pie 6.2 adv 4 224 meat (56 mpf) 1.55 apf 100 mpa 254 874 1494 2114 No comment
plain pizza 3.1 adv 2 140 meat (70 mpf) 1.55 apf Never 240 860 1480 2100 No comment
White Castle fries 3 adv 2 138 meat (69 mpf) 1.5 apf 208 mpa 231 831 1431 2031 No comment
large cocoa eggshell fragment 3 adv 2 829 meat (414.5 mpf) 1.5 apf Never -114 486 1086 1686 No comment
fruitcake 4.5 adv 3 2239 meat (746.33 mpf) 1.5 apf Never -446 154 754 1354 No comment
ghuol guolash 4.5 adv 3 260 meat (86.67 mpf) 1.5 apf Never 213 813 1413 2013 No comment
papaya 1.5 adv 1 165 meat (165 mpf) 1.5 apf Never 135 735 1335 1935 No comment
cranberries 1.5 adv 1 102 meat (102 mpf) 1.5 apf Never 198 798 1398 1998 No comment
bowl of lucky charms 1.5 adv 1 1355 meat (1355 mpf) 1.5 apf Never -1055 -455 145 745 No comment
hot wing 1.5 adv 1 108 meat (108 mpf) 1.5 apf Never 192 792 1392 1992 No comment
White Castle burger 3 adv 2 189 meat (94.5 mpf) 1.5 apf Never 206 806 1406 2006 No comment
purple pixel pie 4.4 adv 3 422 meat (140.67 mpf) 1.47 apf 970 mpa 153 739 1326 1913 No comment
piece of wedding cake 2.9 adv 2 316 meat (158 mpf) 1.45 apf 1372 mpa 132 712 1292 1872 No comment
spooky mushroom 2.8 adv 2 355 meat (177.5 mpf) 1.4 apf 4015 mpa 103 663 1223 1782 No comment
Knoll mushroom 2.8 adv 2 1232 meat (616 mpf) 1.4 apf Never -336 224 784 1344 No comment
Double Bacon Beelzeburger 4.1 adv 3 131 meat (43.67 mpf) 1.37 apf 280 mpa 230 776 1323 1870 No comment
goat cheese 2.7 adv 2 1185 meat (592.5 mpf) 1.35 apf 33490 mpa -322 218 758 1298 No comment
Lord of the Flies-sized fries 4 adv 3 103 meat (34.33 mpf) 1.33 apf 25.75 mpa 232 766 1299 1832 No comment
Brimstone Chicken Sandwich 4 adv 3 109 meat (36.33 mpf) 1.33 apf Never 230 764 1297 1830 No comment
Knob mushroom 2.6 adv 2 215 meat (107.5 mpf) 1.3 apf 910 mpa 153 673 1193 1713 No comment
Knob sausage 2.6 adv 2 242 meat (121 mpf) 1.3 apf Never 139 659 1179 1699 No comment
dwarf bread 3.9 adv 3 3803 meat (1267.67 mpf) 1.3 apf Never -1008 -488 32 552 No comment
t8r tots 1.3 adv 1 137 meat (137 mpf) 1.3 apf Never 123 643 1163 1683 No comment
Trollhouse cookies 2.5 adv 2 124 meat (62 mpf) 1.25 apf 120 mpa 188 688 1188 1688 No comment
Spam Witch sammich 2.5 adv 2 128 meat (64 mpf) 1.25 apf Never 186 686 1186 1686 No comment
carob chunks 1.2 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 1.2 apf 340 mpa 140 620 1100 1580 No comment
uncooked chorizo 1.2 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 1.2 apf 340 mpa 140 620 1100 1580 No comment
gr8ps 1.2 adv 1 3414 meat (3414 mpf) 1.2 apf Never -3174 -2694 -2214 -1734 No comment
white chocolate chips 1.1 adv 1 106 meat (106 mpf) 1.1 apf 740 mpa 114 554 994 1434 No comment
stalk of asparagus 1.1 adv 1 558 meat (558 mpf) 1.1 apf Never -338 102 542 982 No comment
mind flayer corpse 5 adv 5 160 meat (32 mpf) 1 apf 32 mpa 168 568 968 1368 No comment
strawberry 1 adv 1 102 meat (102 mpf) 1 apf Never 98 498 898 1298 No comment
grapefruit 1 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 1 apf Never 100 500 900 1300 No comment
glass of goat's milk 1 adv 1 740 meat (740 mpf) 1 apf Never -540 -140 260 660 No comment
ketchup 1 adv 1 1297 meat (1297 mpf) 1 apf Never -1097 -697 -297 103 No comment
royal jelly 1 adv 1 154 meat (154 mpf) 1 apf Never 46 446 846 1246 No comment
Lucky Surprise Egg 1 adv 1 3174 meat (3174 mpf) 1 apf Never -2974 -2574 -2174 -1774 No comment
grapes 1 adv 1 803 meat (803 mpf) 1 apf Never -603 -203 197 597 No comment
hot buttered roll 1 adv 1 1022 meat (1022 mpf) 1 apf Never -822 -422 -22 378 No comment
Jumbo Dr. Lucifer 1 adv 1 102 meat (102 mpf) 1 apf Never 98 498 898 1298 No comment
orange 1 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 1 apf Never 100 500 900 1300 No comment
ghuol egg 1 adv 1 504 meat (504 mpf) 1 apf Never -304 96 496 896 No comment
lemon 1 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 1 apf Never 100 500 900 1300 No comment
tomato 1 adv 1 100 meat (100 mpf) 1 apf Never 100 500 900 1300 No comment
bowl of cottage cheese 2 adv 2 155 meat (77.5 mpf) 1 apf Never 123 523 923 1323 No comment
toast 1 adv 1 138 meat (138 mpf) 1 apf Never 62 462 862 1262 No comment
catsup 1 adv 1 1236 meat (1236 mpf) 1 apf Never -1036 -636 -236 164 No comment
olive 1 adv 1 174 meat (174 mpf) 1 apf Never 26 426 826 1226 No comment


Icy Peak Farming

The Icy Peak is the best area in which to farm. Depending on your budget, you can amass a variety of buffs, skills, and equipment which will help you farm the peak. This section of the guide focuses on maximizing your meat gain through a combination of all three. In an attempt to be complete this guide will cover ALL items in the game which give meat or item drop bonuses and attempt to explain why they are or are not efficient for meat farming. See the tables below for more details.

  • mpa stands for meat per adventure.
  • Actual prices may fluctuate.
  • Assumptions:
  • Payoff is calculated as 200*((meat drop bonus)+.05(weight bonus))+78.604*(item drop bonus).

Familiar Choice

Before this guide does anything else, I think it is necessary to first explain which type of familiar should be used. By default everyone seems to use a leprechaun-based familiar, but is this really the right way to go about farming? Which is better, Leprechaun or Gravy Fairy?

Let's look at the math:

  • Leprechaun gives 5% bonus meat drop per pound which translates (using the Icy Peak base meat average of 200) to an extra 10 meat per adventure per pound.
  • The Gravy Fairy gives a bonus 2.5% item drop per pound which translates (using the Icy Peak base meat from items drop of 78.604) to about 2 extra meat per adventure per pound.

This means that without any doubt, Leprechaun-based familiars are far better than Gravy Fairy-based familiars when farming The Icy Peak.

Since they are so much better, the rest of this guide will assume that you have a Leprechaun-based familiar.

Of course, if you get a familiar that acts like a leprechaun and more, like the Attention-Deficit Demon, then all the better for farming, my dear.

Item Effects

Using item effects is a quick way to increase your peak reapings, but needs to be constantly maintained.

  • Effects are sorted by profit, with NPC buyable effects (having fixed prices) listed first.
Name Meat Bonus Weight Bonus Item Drop Bonus Price Payoff Profit Comments
Wasabi Sinuses +30% n/a -10% 150 meat (15 mpa) 52.14 mpa +37.14 The Knob Goblin nasal spray can be bought at the laboratory for 150 meat and gives Wasabi Sinuses for 10 adventures, but it takes away 1 substat per battle.
Heavy Petting n/a +5 lbs n/a 250 meat (25 mpa) 50 mpa +25 mpa The Knob Goblin pet-buffing spray can be bought at the laboratory for 250 meat and gives Heavy Petting for 10 adventures. This subtracts 10% from all stats, which high level players will likely not notice.
Egg-stortionary Tactics +50% n/a n/a ~2000 meat (100 mpa) 100 mpa 0 mpa Black oyster eggs are fairly expensive, even for 20 adventures, but it's still worth it to use an oyster basket in hardcore; just be careful about your spleen.
Object Detection n/a n/a +12.5% ~200 meat (20 mpa) 9.8 mpa -11.2 mpa A farmer would have to first find out which Dungeons of Doom potion gives this effect.
Blue Tongue n/a n/a +30% ~800 meat (40 mpa) 23.58 mpa -16.42 mpa A cheaper alternative to black is the blue snowcone. Despite the +30% item drop for 20 adventures and its relatively low cost, the fact that it only gives item drop leaves you in the hole.
Cupcake of Choice n/a n/a +30% ~1000 meat (50 mpa) 23.58 mpa -26.42 mpa Granted by using a blue-frosted astral cupcake. Despite the +30% item drop for 20 adventures and its relatively low cost, the fact that it only gives item drop leaves you in the hole.
Red Tongue +30% n/a n/a ~2000 meat (100 mpa) 60 mpa -40 mpa A cheaper alternative to black is the red snowcone. Despite the +30% meat for 20 adventures, its price still keeps you in the hole.
Peeled Eyeballs -16% n/a +15% 200 meat (20 mpa) -20.21 mpa -40.21 mpa The Knob Goblin eyedrops can be bought at the laboratory for 200 meat and gives Peeled Eyeballs for 10 adventures. This may be focused on item farming, but not peak farming, as the item boost doesn't even balance out the meat penalty, let alone the cost of the item.
Green Tongue n/a +5 lbs n/a ~2000 meat (100 mpa) 50 mpa -50 mpa A cheaper alternative to black is the green snowcone. Despite the +5 lbs for 20 adventures, its price still keeps you in the hole.
Your Cupcake Senses Are Tingling +30% n/a n/a ~2500 meat (125 mpa) 60 mpa -65 mpa Granted by using a pink-frosted astral cupcake. Despite the +30% meat for 20 adventures, its price still keeps you in the hole.
Eggs-tra Sensory Perception n/a n/a +50% ~2400 meat (120 mpa) 39.30 -80.70 mpa Off-white oyster eggs are even more expensive than black ones, and the effect they give does not even come close to being helpful when peak farming.
Black Tongue +30% +5 lbs +30% ~40000 meat (2000 mpa) 133.58 mpa -1866.42 mpa The most coveted of the snowcones, the black snowcone is quite expensive in the mall.
Ermine Eyes n/a n/a +10% 797 meat (159.4/79.7 mpa) 7.86 mpa -151.54/71.84 mpa A Sauceror's Advanced Saucecrafting potion, with Impetuous Sauciness it becomes a bit less useless.


Skill Effects

Taking advantage of skill effects is similar to using item effects, but are more reliable, since costs of buffs and MP are more constant.

  • MP to meat calculations are based on the mall price of phonics down as ((mp cost)/48)*350.
  • Effects are sorted by profit.
Name Meat Bonus Weight Bonus Item Drop Bonus Price Payoff Profit Comments
Polka of Plenty +50% n/a n/a 6 meat (.03 mpa) 100 mpa +99.97 mpa An Accordion Thief buff, you must decide whether you want this skill. Alternatively, this can be purchased as a philanthropic buff from Testudinata once a day for 6 meat and lasting 240 adventures. This should be used in even the most basic farming strategy.
Empathy of the Newt n/a +5 lbs n/a 8 meat (0.03 mpa) 50 mpa +49.97 mpa A Turtle Tamer buff, you must decide whether you want this skill. Alternatively, this can be purchased as a philanthropic buff from Testudinata once a day for 8 meat and lasting 240 adventures. This should be used in even the most basic farming strategy.
Leash of Linguini n/a +5 lbs n/a 87.5 meat (8.75 mpa) 50 mpa +41.25 mpa This Pastamancer skill can be cast for 10 adventures with 12 mp and only on yourself (self-buff). This means that you will need to either ascend or stay in that class to benefit from this skill.
Fat Leon's Phat Loot Lyric n/a n/a +20% 7 meat (.03 mpa) 15.72 +15.69 mpa An Accordion Thief buff, you must decide whether you want this skill. Alternatively, this can be purchased as a philanthropic buff from Testudinata once a day for 7 meat and lasting 240 adventures.


Passive Skills

These skills cost thousands of meat, but are bought once and stay constantly in effect. If you plan to peak for a while, these are far more cost-efficient than using buffs or effects. Getting all of these will require multiple ascensions. For each skill, you must decide whether you want it enough to either ascend with it, stay in that class or sign, or not bother. Based on just passive skills in an attempt to get all of them, the Disco Bandit is the best class to settle under for peaking because you don't have to ascend with Nimble Fingers nor Mad Looting Skillz. Staying under a moxie sign removes the need to ascend with Gnefarious Pickpocketing and Powers of Observatiogn. Of course, there are other factors to consider for which class or sign to stay under or whether to just continue ascending.

  • Passive skills are sorted by payoff.
Name Meat Bonus Weight Bonus Item Drop Bonus Price Payoff Cost-Effective After Comments
Amphibian Sympathy n/a +5 lbs n/a 3000 meat 50 mpa 60 adv A Turtle Tamer skill
Nimble Fingers +20% n/a n/a 6000 meat 40 mpa 150 adv A Disco Bandit skill
Expert Panhandling +10% n/a n/a 3000 meat 20 mpa 150 adv A Sauceror skill
Gnefarious Pickpocketing +10% n/a n/a 5000 meat 20 mpa 250 adv Offered under a moxie sign
Mad Looting Skillz n/a n/a +20% 8000 meat 15.72 mpa 508 adv A Disco Bandit skill
Powers of Observatiogn n/a n/a +10% 5000 meat 7.86 mpa 636 adv Offered under a moxie sign
Double-Fisted Skull Smashing +2% n/a n/a 12000 meat 4 mpa 3000 adv A Seal Clubber skill, allows equipping a muculent machete in one's offhand slot instead of a box-in-the-box-in-the-box

Equipment

Equipment function similar to passive skills, except you need to use equipment slots for them to work.

  • Ascending is difficult to value and is different for every player; you will have to decide whether it's worth it yourself.
  • Since you can resell most equipment later, the most cost-worthy equipment for peak farming are the ones with the highest payoff per adventure. Cost-effectiveness atttempts to gauge what level of commitment a farmer must have, whether you are ultra-rich, simply devoted, or only play on the weekends.
  • Equipment is sorted by payoff.
Name Meat Bonus Weight Bonus Item Drop Bonus Price Payoff Cost-Effective After Comments
Hats plexiglass pith helmet n/a +5 lbs n/a hardcore oxygenarian 50 mpa Depends Also regenerating hp and mp and giving +30% muscle, this is arguably the best hat in the game. It is also one of the hardest hats to obtain, being a hardcore oxygenarian ascension reward for the Turtle Tamer.
ice pick n/a n/a +15% 4 mill meat 11.79 mpa 508882 adv This item is a great addition for item farming, but not meat farming. This is far more useful when turned into ice skates. In this case, getting a plexiglass pith helmet can be more efficient. You would only use this if you already have ice skates, don't want to ascend, and plan to farm for a long time.
miner's helmet n/a n/a +5% 180 meat 3.93 mpa 45 adv With very little pay-off, this is one of the few hats that help with farming.
Weapons meatspout staff +15% n/a n/a 15000 meat 30 mpa 500 adv Definitely the best weapon for meat farming -- despite being two-handed, its meat bonus is far enough above the muculent machete to compensate for not being able to wield an off-hand item, such as the box-in-the-box-in-the-box. The extra 3 adventures per day don't hurt, either.
muculent machete +5% n/a n/a 6950 meat 10 mpa 695 adv Most likely your best bet for Peak farming, with both higher meat bonuses and higher power than the penguin whip
penguin whip +3% n/a n/a 500 meat 6 mpa 83 adv With low power and a small bonus, you're probably better off with a muculent machete
acoustic guitarrr +2% n/a n/a 5950 meat 4 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) This item is more expensive than the penguin whip, gives a smaller meat bonus, and is a 2-handed ranged weapon, thus preventing the usage of an offhand item. If, however, your Moxie is very high, it may reduce the amount of time spent in combat.
duck-on-a-string n/a n/a +5% 49900 meat 3.93 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) This item was available last Crimbo. It costs far more than the penguin whip and gives a smaller payoff, but its attack power is much higher (and it has a +5 melee damage bonus), which may reduce the amount of time spent in combat.
bubble bauble bow n/a n/a +5% 20000 meat 3.93 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) One of the new advanced packing materials weapons. It costs far more than the muculent machete and gives a smaller payoff, but has a slightly higher power, which may reduce the amount of time spent in combat.
gnauga hide whip n/a n/a +3% 800 meat 2.36 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) This item is a great addition for item farming, but not meat farming.
Off-hand hypnodisk n/a n/a +25% 60 mill meat 19.65 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) This ultra-rare is an excellent addition for item farming. However, now that the best meat farming weapon is 2-handed, and even muculent machete + hypnodisk is less effective (by .35 mpa) than the meatspout staff, this is no longer worth using at the Peak.
box-in-the- box-in-the-box +3% n/a n/a 5400 meat 6 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) For off-hand items, this suped-up box is it for most farmers. All off-hand items, however, are inferior to the meatspout staff.
box-in-the-box +2% n/a n/a 2900 meat 4 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) An upgraded box, when it's worth it to build one of these, it's worth it to build an even better one.
box +1% n/a n/a 1240 meat 2 mpa Never (try meatspout staff) This item is in demand to build campground equipment.
Pants stainless steel slacks +20% n/a n/a hardcore 40 mpa Depends Giving +15% combat initiative and moxie, these pants are one of the hardest to obtain, being a hardcore ascension reward for the Disco Bandit.
plexiglass pants n/a n/a +20% hardcore oxygenarian 15.72 mpa Never (try stainless steel slacks) Giving +25% combat initiative and +30% moxie, these pants are also one of the hardest to obtain, being a hardcore oxygenarian ascension reward for the Disco Bandit.
Accessories incredibly dense meat gem +25% n/a n/a 55 mill meat 50 mpa 1100000 adv This ultra-rare is a great addition for meat farming if you already have it. Otherwise, consider it a long-term investment.
Baron Von Ratsworth's money clip +15% n/a n/a boss reward 30 mpa Depends While only able to equip one, this item is your best bet for meat farming, if you're willing to willing to work/ascend for it. If this is an easy item for you to get, consider it top-priority to get, since it gives the second best peak bonus.
ice skates +15% n/a n/a 8.5 mill meat 30 mpa 283333 adv While only able to equip one, this is quite useful for meat farming in long-term investments. Get a porquoise necklace then toy train before this.
Jekyllin hide belt n/a n/a +35% 13.5 mill meat 27.51 mpa Depends This item is an interesting choice due to its effect changing with the lunar cycle. Get this last; you can swap it with other items to skim some extra meat on better moon phases.
porquoise necklace +10% n/a n/a 12500 meat 20 mpa 625 adv While only able to equip one, this makes a slight improvement over tiny plastics when compared to its price.
toy train +10% n/a n/a 165000 meat 20 mpa 8250 adv While only able to equip one, this barely makes an improvement over tiny plastics when compared to its price. Get a porquoise necklace before this.
Mr. Accessory Jr. n/a n/a +25% 3.3 mill meat 19.65 mpa 429094 adv This item is a great addition for farming, but not particularly meat farming; consider it a long-term investment. Get a porquoise necklace, then a toy train before this.
Lucky rabbit's foot +7% n/a +7% 14000 meat 19.50 mpa 1000 adv This object is somewhat new and available to all 7th-level players: its price is dropping and will likely continue to do so.
tiny plastic hermit +6% n/a n/a 5000 meat 12 mpa 416 adv Compared to its price, this barely makes an improvement over other tiny plastics. Get porquoise necklace, then lucky rabbit's foot instead of this.
tiny plastic familiar n/a +1 lb n/a 120 meat 10 mpa 12 adv If you can't have any of the other accessories, at least have this.
Baron Von Ratsworth's monocle n/a n/a +10% boss reward 7.86 mpa Never (try a tiny plastic familiar) While only able to equip one, this item still can be a great addition for farming, but not meat farming.
Familiar Equipment lucky Tam O'Shanter/Shatner n/a +10 lbs n/a 20 mill meat 100 mpa 200000 adv This item is a great addition for meat farming, but only as a long-term investment.
Meat detector n/a +5 lbs n/a 5500 meat 50 mpa 110 adv This item is your best bet for meat farming.
lead necklace n/a +3 lbs n/a 150 meat 30 mpa 5 adv If you can't have any of the other familiar equipment, at least have this.
miniature gravy-covered maypole n/a n/a lbs +10 lbs (+25%) 7.8 mill meat 19.65 mpa Never (try lead necklace) This item is a great addition for farming, but not meat farming.
Containers Mr. Container n/a n/a +3% 46 mill meat 2.36 mpa 19491425 adv Only the most insane farmers in the kingdom (that is, insanely good) would be farming with this item. You can always sell it back later...
hemp backpack n/a n/a +2% 29 mill meat 1.57 mpa 18471337 adv Only an insane farmer would farm with this.
Newbiesport™ backpack n/a n/a +1% 11 mill meat .79 mpa 13924050 adv Only a crazy (but not too crazy) farmer would use this.


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