Lantern/DST

Don't Starve

DST

Lantern
"Refuelable, bright, portable."
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Tier
	7.8 min
Perk	Provides light when carried or placed
	Does not stack items
	"lantern"

“A more civilized light.”

–Wilson

“Fire is not meant to be contained like this!”

–Willow

“It keeps me safe from dark.”

–Wolfgang

“Light the way darkly.”

–Wendy

“LIGHT THE WAY, FRIEND”

–WX-78

“A refuelable light source.”

–Wickerbottom

“Well that's enlightening, eh?”

–Woodie

“I hope this keeps Them away.”

–Maxwell

“A portable source of illumination that will no doubt come in handy.”

–Wagstaff

“A lantern för the darkness.”

–Wigfrid

“We have captured the sun.”

–Webber

“It really lightens the mood.”

–Walani

“It is my night light.”

–Warly

“'Tis a fine light.”

–Woodlegs

“A LIGHT WHAT WILBA CAN'ST HOLDETH”

–Wilba

“Carry light”

–Wormwood

“Portable light for when you're tired of lighting things on fire.”

–Wheeler

“Who'd want a non-electric lamp?”

–Winona

“Guide my way!”

–Wortox

“Glowy!”

–Wurt

“Light the way, lantern.”

–Walter

“I'd better keep this close, just in case.”

–Wanda

“This item creates light for its duration.

It does not break when its duration is finished and can be refuled.”

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The Lantern is a portable, refuellable light source that can be either equipped or placed on the ground to provide light. It requires 2 Light Bulbs, 3 Twigs, and 2 Ropes to craft and an Alchemy Engine to prototype. The Lantern at full durability has the same light radius as a miner hat, therefore it is ideal for spelunking.

Once crafted, the Lantern lasts 8 minutes before it must be refueled with either Light Bulbs, Fireflies, or Slurtle Slime. Fireflies will refuel it for 39%, which will last for 180 seconds, a Light Bulb refuels for 19%, which will last for 90 seconds, and Slurtle Slime fuels for 9.5%, which will last for 45 Seconds. Like a Fire Pit, as fuel is depleted, the light radius gradually becomes smaller. Lantern does not disappear when its durability reaches 0%, however it needs to be refueled before it can be used as a source of light again.

The Lantern can be used as a weapon, but it will only deal as much damage as the character's fist (10 damage for normal damage multiplier characters).

Skins

Main article: Belongings#Lantern

In Don't Starve Together, Skins can be applied to certain items to change their appearance. Information on how to obtain specific skins can be found on the Belongings page.

• The Elegant Tesla Coil Lantern skin is obtained by purchasing the Wilson and Chester Funko Pop! figure set, e.g. from the Klei Store.
• The Timeless Monstrous Lantern skin was originally awarded for playing Don't Starve Together during the official Hallowed Nights event in 2020. As of March 24, 2022, the Loyal version of this skin was available in the Klei Rewards shop for 1,200 Klei Points.
• The Loyal Salt Lamp skin was awarded for watching 6 hours of Don't Starve Together on Twitch from June 15, 2020 to July 16, 2020. It is also available in the Klei Rewards shop for 1,200 Klei points.
• The Timeless Winter's Feast Lantern skin was originally awarded for playing Don't Starve Together during the official Winter's Feast events in 2018 and 2020. As of December 16, 2021, the Loyal version of this skin was available in the Klei Rewards shop for 1,200 Klei Points.
• The Timeless Paper Lantern skin was originally awarded for playing Don't Starve Together between May 5, 2021, the release day of the Eye of the Storm update, and June 3, 2021. As of March 24, 2022, the Loyal version of this skin was available in the Klei Rewards shop for 1,200 Klei Points.

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  Woven - Elegant
  Electrified Lantern
  A powerful light, with only a negligible risk of electrocution.
  See ingame

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  Woven - Elegant
  Gothic Lantern
  Somehow, even the light feels gloomy.
  See ingame

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  Elegant
  Tesla Coil Lantern
  An electrical resonant transformer circuit that provides light.
  See ingame

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  Timeless /
  Loyal
  Monstrous Lantern
  It's certainly eye-catching!
  See ingame

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  Timeless /
  Loyal
  Paper Lantern
  A lightweight lantern to brighten your disposition.
  See ingame

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  Loyal
  Salt Lamp
  It radiates a warm, soothing glow.
  See ingame

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  Timeless /
  Loyal
  Winter's Feast Lantern
  A lovely stained glass lantern to illuminate your winter nights.
  See ingame

Tips

• When the player is in the caves, the player can visit the Muddy biome from time to time to collect stocks of Lightbulbs to refuel the Lantern. Excess Lightbulbs can be used to craft more Lanterns if need be or be used as Rot when it expires.
• In combat when there is complete darkness such as the Caves, the player can drop the Lantern down and free themselves of the Hand slot and use weapons in order to defeat any mob ambushes such as a single Depths Worm.
• Leaving the Lantern down around Splumonkeys could be a fatal mistake as they will steal your source of light leaving you vulnerable to complete darkness as it is always dark in the Caves. Having enough resources to craft a second Lantern or having a second Lantern ready is always a safe option.

Trivia

• The Lantern was added in the Caves update.
• This is the only light source that generates light both when dropped on the ground (like a Pumpkin Lantern) and held (like a torch), making it useful as both a static and mobile light source. If the player needs to free their hands (e.g. to hold a weapon), they can drop the lantern and the light won't go out, which is especially handy in the caves. It is also the only light source that can be manually turned off or on when placed on the ground.
• Unlike Torches, rapidly clicking an equipped Lantern does not lower its durability.

Gallery

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  Lanterns with ground tone for light comparison during the day.

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  Wilson holding the Lantern.

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  Lantern light radius.

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  A Wendy figure next to a toy Lantern.

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  Lantern as seen in the poster for the Underground update.

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  Old version of lantern