Shroud Slime is a Common crafting material you mine from large pink slime masses deep inside the Shroud. It feeds a chain of recipes at the Alchemist, including Shroud Sludge, which in turn opens up potions, spells, boots, dyes, and a Flame Altar upgrade. Both items stack to 250.
Quick answer: Hit the pink slime masses in the Shroud at the Veilwater Basin with your pickaxe to collect Shroud Slime. Then combine 5 Shroud Slime, 5 Shroud Gelatin, and 5 Pink Mushroom Meat at the Alchemist to make Shroud Sludge.
Mine Shroud Slime inside the Shroud
Shroud Slime is not an enemy drop.
Shroud Slime carries the item text: “Vibrant and deeply disturbing if you allow it to invade your mind.”
Craft Shroud Sludge at the Alchemist
Once the recipe is unlocked, Shroud Sludge is made at the Alchemist from three materials. For each Shroud Sludge you need 5 Shroud Slime, 5 Shroud Gelatin, and 5 Pink Mushroom Meat. Shroud Gelatin drops from Shroud Depthdwellers.
For this recipe, the Alchemist must have a Mortar and be positioned beneath a roof. Once both requirements are satisfied and you have the ingredients, select Shroud Sludge in the Alchemist’s menu to craft it.
Shroud Sludge carries the item text: “Excessive experimentation proved that mixing slime and jelly creates sludge. All of these substances are entirely different and deserving of their own characterization due to their varied viscosity.”
What Shroud Slime is used for
Beyond feeding the Shroud Sludge recipe, raw Shroud Slime goes into a healing beam and a storage upgrade.
| Recipe | Station | Shroud Slime |
|---|---|---|
| Shroud Sludge | Alchemist | 5 |
| Enormous Magic Chest | Carpenter | 15 |
| Eternal Heal Beam I | Alchemist | 50 |
The Enormous Magic Chest needs 24 Wood Planks, 1 Shroud Radiance, and 2 Gold Bars alongside its slime; Eternal Heal Beam I adds 15 Green Vitriol Dust, 5 Bursting Fell Heart and 1 Pearl.
What Shroud Sludge is used for
Shroud Sludge reaches across potions, spells, totems, footwear, and dyes, and it is a requirement for a Flame Altar upgrade.
Flame Altar upgrade
Raising the Flame from level 9 to 10 takes 10 Shroud Sludge, along with 60 Spark, 1 Broken Guard Of The North Crown, 15 Gleam Root Dust, 10 Piscine Ivory Dust, 30 Drak Blood, and 30 Daylily. You can review the full set of Flame Altar upgrade requirements before committing your materials.
Potions, spells, and totems
Several Alchemist recipes call for Shroud Sludge in different amounts.
| Recipe | Shroud Sludge | Makes |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Health Potion | 1 | 1 |
| Ultimate Mana Potion | 1 | 1 |
| Ice Totem II | 2 | 20 |
| Shock Totem II | 5 | 20 |
| Eternal Arc Lightning I | 25 | 1 |
| Shock Wisp II | 25 | 50 |
Ultimate Health Potion adds 1 Honey, 1 Ginger, 1 Chamomile, and 1 Aquamarine Dust; Ultimate Mana Potion adds 4 Ginger and 1 Green Vitriol Dust. Ice Totem II also takes 2 Aquamarine Dust and 5 Mother-Of-Pearl, while Shock Wisp II needs 2 Cursed Shroud Sacks, 1 Iron Dust, and 1 Electric Nerve.
Shoes, boots, and a bow
Each of these takes 1 Shroud Sludge. At the Hunter: Skull Stalker Shoes, Quetzal Hunter Shoes, Bloodfeather Shoes, and Talion’s Bow. At the Alchemist: Tidecaller Shoes and Waveborne Ritualist Boots. At the Blacksmith: Golden Bulwark Boots and Sunpiercer Shoes.
Dyes at the Coloring Station
Eighteen dyes each take 1 Shroud Sludge and produce 5. Among them are Pretty In Pink, Gold In The Water, Fell Fashion, Daylilies For Emily, Golden Ball, Aquamarine Dreams, and Twilight Bloom.
