Pumpkin Lantern

Don't Starve

DST

Pumpkin Lantern
"Spooky illumination"
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	10 (8) min in Summer (10 min in Spring and Autumn ) 13 min 20 sec in Winter 1 Hit
Perk	Provides small amounts of light
	Does not stack items
	"pumpkin_lantern"

Pumpkin Lantern glowing at night

“Spooky!”

–Wilson

“Fire on the inside is amazing!”

–Willow

“Now is actual head! Wolfgang afraid!”

–Wolfgang

“You're not so scary.”

–Wendy

“IT HAS AN EERIE LIGHT”

–WX-78

“Carving the Cucurbita pepo is such a nice pastime.”

–Wickerbottom

“It'd better not tip over.”

–Woodie

“Why hello, Mr. Crane.”

–Maxwell

“Strange. The length of its light emitting properties vary depending on the season.”

–Wagstaff

“Dö yöu wish tö fight, vegetable?”

–Wigfrid

“Just like we used to make at home!”

–Webber

“Spooky!”

–Walani

“Trick 'r' neat!”

–Warly

“A wee bit heavy fer a lantern.”

–Woodlegs

“CAN'ST WILBA EAT-ETH STILL?”

–Wilba

“Spooky...”

–Wormwood

“Who knew bugs and a rotting vegetable could be so comforting.”

–Wheeler

“It's childish, but in a nice way.”

–Winona

“How delightfully spooky! Hyuyu!”

–Wortox

“Has a friendly face, flort.”

–Wurt

“I heard a radio show once about a horseman with a pumpkin for a head!”

–Walter

“It's honestly one of the least spooky things around here.”

–Wanda

A Pumpkin Lantern or Jack o' Lantern is a stationary light source, though it can be carried in the inventory and (re)placed any time. It requires 1 Pumpkin and 1 Fireflies to craft and an Alchemy Engine to prototype. It only illuminates during dusk and night.

The Pumpkin Lantern perishes (leaving nothing) after being on the ground for 10 minutes (1 ¼ game days) in Summer and after 13 minutes 20 seconds (about 1 ¾ game days) in Winter. Once on the ground, it can be picked up by pressing the Space Key at any time or by Left Mouse Button (LMB) while not having any tools or weapons equipped; otherwise, it will be attacked and smashed, leaving the Fireflies behind (which can be seen at night).

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants DLC, the Pumpkin Lantern lasts for 8 minutes in Summer, 10 minutes in Spring and Autumn, and 13 minutes 20 seconds in Winter.

Trivia

• Upon examining the Pumpkin Lantern, Maxwell says, "Why hello, Mr. Crane." This is a reference to Ichabod Crane from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
• Before the Hungry for Your Hunger update, players were able to "murder" Pumpkin Lanterns in the inventory to retrieve its ingredients.

Animations

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  Idle at night

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  Broken

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  Rotten

Gallery

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  A composite image of a Pumpkin Lantern made from submissions to the Klei Halloween 2020 event.