Items give a run a small tactical nudge: push a machine, stretch your stamina, heal a Heart, or buy a few seconds from a pursuing Twisted. Some come from floor item pools, some from Dandy's Elevator Shop, and a few arrive through abilities, cards, or event shops, so the right pick depends on the problem in front of you.
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Item use
Guaranteed & Currency
Research Capsule is also called Ichor Capsule. It appears on floors, while Tapes are collected during a run and feed elevator-shop purchases or certain Toon abilities. Limited event currencies such as Ornaments, Baskets, and Pumpkins, plus removed Enigma Candy, sit outside the durable item system.
Research Capsule
Pick up a capsule to advance Twisted research and gain Ichor during the run.
- Rarity
- Guaranteed
- Category
- Currency
- How to get
- Guaranteed on floors; collect a capsule tied to a Twisted.
- Effect
- Advances research on the associated Twisted and grants Ichor when collected.
Tapes
Round-only currency used to buy items and activate some Toon abilities.
- Rarity
- Guaranteed
- Category
- Currency
- How to get
- Collected during a run; cannot be bought as an item.
- Effect
- Adds five Tapes to the round counter for elevator-shop purchases and certain Toon abilities.
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Category | Price (Tapes) | How to get | Effect | Duration | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Capsule | Pick up a capsule to advance Twisted research and gain Ichor during the run. | Guaranteed | Currency | - | Guaranteed on floors; collect a capsule tied to a Twisted. | Advances research on the associated Twisted and grants Ichor when collected. | - | - | |
| Tapes | Round-only currency used to buy items and activate some Toon abilities. | Guaranteed | Currency | - | Collected during a run; cannot be bought as an item. | Adds five Tapes to the round counter for elevator-shop purchases and certain Toon abilities. | - | - |
Item use
Extraction
Extraction items split between Elevator Shop purchases and floor item pools. Stopwatch changes the skill-check window, while Instructions and Extraction Speed Candy affect extraction speed and Skill Check Candy improves skill-check chance. Jumper Cable adds a chunk of machine progress, while Valve adds nearly all remaining progress instantly.
Stopwatch
A shop-only machine aid that makes extraction skill checks easier for a short time.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Extracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 18
- How to get
- Available only from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Widens the skill-check window while extracting a Machine.
- Duration
- 15 seconds
Instructions
A shop-only extraction boost for finishing a Machine faster.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Extracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 40
- How to get
- Available only from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Boosts extraction speed for a short period while working on a Machine.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
Extraction Speed Candy
A short machine-speed boost that helps reduce time spent exposed on a floor.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Extracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 35
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Increases extraction speed while working on a Machine.
- Duration
- 5 seconds
Skill Check Candy
A temporary skill-check boost for players who need a safer extraction window.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Extracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 42
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Improves skill-check chance for a limited period.
- Duration
- 15 seconds
Jumper Cable
A rare progress boost that can shorten a dangerous Machine interaction.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Extracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 65
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Adds about one-third of a Machine's progress while extracting.
Valve
A shop-only emergency tool for moving past a Machine with almost no delay.
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Category
- Extracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 150
- How to get
- Available only from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Adds nearly all remaining Machine progress instantly while extracting.
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Category | Price (Tapes) | How to get | Effect | Duration | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stopwatch | A shop-only machine aid that makes extraction skill checks easier for a short time. | Common | Extracting | 18 | Available only from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Widens the skill-check window while extracting a Machine. | 15 seconds | - | |
| Instructions | A shop-only extraction boost for finishing a Machine faster. | Uncommon | Extracting | 40 | Available only from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Boosts extraction speed for a short period while working on a Machine. | 10 seconds | - | |
Extraction Speed Candy | Extraction Speed Candy | A short machine-speed boost that helps reduce time spent exposed on a floor. | Uncommon | Extracting | 35 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Increases extraction speed while working on a Machine. | 5 seconds | - |
| Skill Check Candy | A temporary skill-check boost for players who need a safer extraction window. | Uncommon | Extracting | 42 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Improves skill-check chance for a limited period. | 15 seconds | - | |
| Jumper Cable | A rare progress boost that can shorten a dangerous Machine interaction. | Rare | Extracting | 65 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Adds about one-third of a Machine's progress while extracting. | - | - | |
| Valve | A shop-only emergency tool for moving past a Machine with almost no delay. | Ultra Rare | Extracting | 150 | Available only from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Adds nearly all remaining Machine progress instantly while extracting. | - | - |
Item use
Escape & Stamina
These items focus on stamina, speed, stealth, and escape timing. Most come from floor pools or the Elevator Shop, while price and short effect windows make a refill different from a temporary stat boost.
Gumballs
Three flexible uses can roll a short boost to help with the next floor problem.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Extracting; Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 20
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Each use gives a random 10% stat boost for a short time.
- Duration
- 5 seconds
- Uses
- 3
Chocolate
A modest movement and stamina boost for extending a chase escape.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 22
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Adds 25 Max Stamina and 10% Walk Speed for a short time.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
Stamina Candy
Improves stamina recovery so a Toon can reposition or keep running longer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 35
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Increases stamina regeneration for a short time.
- Duration
- 20 seconds
Stealth Candy
Temporarily makes a Toon harder for Twisteds to detect.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 35
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Increases Stealth for a limited time.
- Duration
- 8 seconds
Pop
A quick stamina refill for the moment a chase starts or turns dangerous.
- Rarity
- Common
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 25
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Restores 45 Stamina immediately.
Speed Candy
A short speed burst that can create distance from a pursuing Twisted.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 45
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Increases Walk and Run Speed for a short burst.
- Duration
- 5 seconds
Protein Bar
A strong short-lived recovery boost for rebuilding stamina between chase moments.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 45
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Greatly increases stamina regeneration for a short time.
- Duration
- 15 seconds
Bottle o' Pop
A full stamina refill reserved for a long chase or a critical escape.
- Rarity
- Very Rare
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 85
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Refills the user's Stamina to full.
Box o' Chocolates
Five uses provide repeated stamina and running-speed help across a difficult run.
- Rarity
- Very Rare
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 88
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Adds 25 Max Stamina and 10% Run Speed for a short time.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
- Uses
- 5
Eject Button
A high-rarity escape button that clears Slow while giving a short stealth and speed surge.
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 150
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Raises Stealth and Walk and Run Speed briefly, and removes the Slow debuff.
- Duration
- 3 seconds
Smoke Bomb
A short emergency escape window that does not work against Lethal Twisteds.
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Category
- Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 150
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Briefly breaks a pursuing Twisted's interest and protects the user during the escape window.
- Duration
- 3 seconds
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Category | Price (Tapes) | How to get | Effect | Duration | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumballs | Three flexible uses can roll a short boost to help with the next floor problem. | Common | Extracting; Escaping | 20 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Each use gives a random 10% stat boost for a short time. | 5 seconds | 3 | |
| Chocolate | A modest movement and stamina boost for extending a chase escape. | Common | Escaping | 22 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Adds 25 Max Stamina and 10% Walk Speed for a short time. | 10 seconds | - | |
Stamina Candy | Stamina Candy | Improves stamina recovery so a Toon can reposition or keep running longer. | Common | Escaping | 35 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Increases stamina regeneration for a short time. | 20 seconds | - |
| Stealth Candy | Temporarily makes a Toon harder for Twisteds to detect. | Common | Escaping | 35 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Increases Stealth for a limited time. | 8 seconds | - | |
| Pop | A quick stamina refill for the moment a chase starts or turns dangerous. | Common | Escaping | 25 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Restores 45 Stamina immediately. | - | - | |
| Speed Candy | A short speed burst that can create distance from a pursuing Twisted. | Uncommon | Escaping | 45 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Increases Walk and Run Speed for a short burst. | 5 seconds | - | |
| Protein Bar | A strong short-lived recovery boost for rebuilding stamina between chase moments. | Uncommon | Escaping | 45 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Greatly increases stamina regeneration for a short time. | 15 seconds | - | |
| Bottle o' Pop | A full stamina refill reserved for a long chase or a critical escape. | Very Rare | Escaping | 85 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Refills the user's Stamina to full. | - | - | |
| Box o' Chocolates | Five uses provide repeated stamina and running-speed help across a difficult run. | Very Rare | Escaping | 88 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Adds 25 Max Stamina and 10% Run Speed for a short time. | 10 seconds | 5 | |
| Eject Button | A high-rarity escape button that clears Slow while giving a short stealth and speed surge. | Ultra Rare | Escaping | 150 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Raises Stealth and Walk and Run Speed briefly, and removes the Slow debuff. | 3 seconds | - | |
| Smoke Bomb | A short emergency escape window that does not work against Lethal Twisteds. | Ultra Rare | Escaping | 150 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Briefly breaks a pursuing Twisted's interest and protects the user during the escape window. | 3 seconds | - |
Item use
Healing & Distraction
Bandage and Health Kit restore Hearts or Health. Air Horn trades Stealth for attention, so it is a deliberate distraction tool rather than a safe escape button.
Bandage
A compact heal that restores one Heart after a Twisted encounter.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Healing
- Price (Tapes)
- 60
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Restores one Heart when used.
Air Horn
A deliberate aggro tool for pulling Twisteds away from teammates or Machines.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Distracting
- Price (Tapes)
- 55
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Reduces Stealth briefly and alerts nearby or specific Twisteds to the user's location.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
Health Kit
A full heal for stabilizing a damaged Toon before the next dangerous floor.
- Rarity
- Very Rare
- Category
- Healing
- Price (Tapes)
- 100
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Restores Health to the maximum.
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Category | Price (Tapes) | How to get | Effect | Duration | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandage | A compact heal that restores one Heart after a Twisted encounter. | Rare | Healing | 60 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Restores one Heart when used. | - | - | |
| Air Horn | A deliberate aggro tool for pulling Twisteds away from teammates or Machines. | Rare | Distracting | 55 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Reduces Stealth briefly and alerts nearby or specific Twisteds to the user's location. | 10 seconds | - | |
| Health Kit | A full heal for stabilizing a damaged Toon before the next dangerous floor. | Very Rare | Healing | 100 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Restores Health to the maximum. | - | - |
Item use
Multi-use & Special Effects
Jawbreaker offers a random strong effect. BonBon, Christmas Cookie, and Dandy Easter Egg provide short movement or extraction help through an ability, cards, or event shops, so their routes are different from normal floor and shop items.
Jawbreaker
A random high-value buff that can swing either an extraction or an escape.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Extracting; Escaping
- Price (Tapes)
- 58
- How to get
- Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop.
- Effect
- Grants a random strong effect for a limited time.
- Duration
- 20 seconds
BonBon
A rare dual-purpose buff that helps a player finish a Machine and reposition quickly.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Extracting; Escaping
- How to get
- Granted by Cocoa's ability or by Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards.
- Effect
- Increases Extraction Speed and Movement Speed for a short time.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
Christmas Cookie
A team movement pulse that helps nearby Toons leave a dangerous area together.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Escaping
- How to get
- Available from the Christmas event shop or from Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards.
- Effect
- Creates a pulse that gives nearby Toons a temporary Movement Speed boost.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
Dandy Easter Egg
An event-themed team speed pulse for escaping with nearby Toons.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Escaping
- How to get
- Available from the Easter event shop or from Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards.
- Effect
- Creates a pulse that gives nearby Toons a temporary Movement Speed boost.
- Duration
- 10 seconds
| Image | Name | Description | Rarity | Category | Price (Tapes) | How to get | Effect | Duration | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jawbreaker | Jawbreaker | A random high-value buff that can swing either an extraction or an escape. | Rare | Extracting; Escaping | 58 | Found in floor item pools or bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop. | Grants a random strong effect for a limited time. | 20 seconds | - |
BonBon | BonBon | A rare dual-purpose buff that helps a player finish a Machine and reposition quickly. | Rare | Extracting; Escaping | - | Granted by Cocoa's ability or by Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards. | Increases Extraction Speed and Movement Speed for a short time. | 10 seconds | - |
Christmas Cookie | Christmas Cookie | A team movement pulse that helps nearby Toons leave a dangerous area together. | Rare | Escaping | - | Available from the Christmas event shop or from Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards. | Creates a pulse that gives nearby Toons a temporary Movement Speed boost. | 10 seconds | - |
Dandy Easter Egg | Dandy Easter Egg | An event-themed team speed pulse for escaping with nearby Toons. | Rare | Escaping | - | Available from the Easter event shop or from Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards. | Creates a pulse that gives nearby Toons a temporary Movement Speed boost. | 10 seconds | - |
Items are timing tools. Before a run, decide whether you need reliable machine progress, a stamina reset, or a way out of a chase. The best choice is usually the one that fixes the next problem, not the one with the fanciest rarity badge.
Choosing items for machine work
Use extraction items when a machine is dangerous, slow, or one mistake away from costing the run. Stopwatch and Skill Check Candy help with the check itself, while Instructions and Extraction Speed Candy shorten the work. Jumper Cable is useful when you need a chunk of progress without staying at the machine, and Valve is the emergency closeout for a machine with little progress left.
That makes the shop-only items a planning choice. Stopwatch, Instructions, and Valve cannot come from floor item pools, so buy them when the machine problem is the one you expect to face. Floor-pool items are easier to find during play, but you still need the right timing to get value from a short effect.
Saving stamina for the escape
Pop is an immediate stamina refill, while Bottle o' Pop fills the user's Stamina to full. Stamina Candy and Protein Bar help stamina come back over time. Chocolate and Box o' Chocolates add Max Stamina with movement speed, and Speed Candy gives a short speed burst. Use the refill when the bar is empty, then use regeneration or movement boosts when the chase is going to last.
Stealth Candy is for slipping past danger, while Eject Button is a brief all-purpose escape tool that also removes Slow. Smoke Bomb is more specific: it breaks a pursuing Twisted's interest and protects the user during the escape window. Air Horn does the opposite of stealth by alerting nearby or specific Twisteds, so treat it as a deliberate distraction tool, not a panic button.
Healing and team timing
Bandage restores one Heart, and Health Kit restores Health to the maximum. Use the smaller heal when one Heart is the difference between staying useful and becoming a rescue problem. Hold the full heal for a real health deficit when the run still needs you, since carrying it forward without a plan helps nobody.
BonBon improves Extraction Speed and Movement Speed for a short time. Christmas Cookie and Dandy Easter Egg create pulses that give nearby Toons a temporary Movement Speed boost. These effects reward grouping up before a dangerous escape, while Jawbreaker is better when you can accept a random strong effect instead of planning around one exact stat.
Check the route before you commit
Research Capsule is guaranteed on floors and advances research on the associated Twisted while granting Ichor. Tapes are collected during a run and feed the round counter used for elevator-shop purchases and certain Toon abilities. Research Capsule is also called Ichor Capsule, so the two names point to the same item.
For everything else, read the obtainment path before making a plan. Some items are shop-only, some appear in floor item pools and the shop, and special entries can come from a Toon ability, Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards, or an event shop. Prices and exact effects can change with balance updates, but the useful rule stays the same: match the cost and route to the job you need done.
Common mistakes are easy to avoid:
- Do not wait for a floor drop when the item is shop-only.
- Do not spend a full-stamina refill when a smaller recovery effect solves the same escape.
- Do not use Jawbreaker when a predictable machine or healing effect matters more than a random boost.
- Do not trigger Air Horn unless drawing a Twisted's attention is part of the plan.
- Do not save Bandage or Health Kit so long that the Toon carrying it cannot finish the next machine or escape.
Limited event currencies such as Ornaments, Baskets, and Pumpkins stay separate from the durable item system, and removed Enigma Candy is not part of the core item pool.
FAQ
Where do you get items in Dandy's World?
It depends on the item. You can find some in floor item pools, buy others from Dandy's Elevator Shop, collect Research Capsule on floors, or receive special items through a Toon ability, Lost and Found or Blind Grab cards, or an event shop.
What is Research Capsule also called?
Research Capsule is also called Ichor Capsule. Collecting it advances research on the associated Twisted and grants Ichor during the run.
Which items help with machine extraction?
Stopwatch widens the skill-check window, Instructions and Extraction Speed Candy increase extraction speed, and Skill Check Candy improves skill-check chance. Jumper Cable adds about one-third of a machine's progress, while Valve adds nearly all remaining progress instantly.
What is the difference between Pop and Bottle o' Pop?
Pop restores 45 Stamina immediately. Bottle o' Pop refills the user's Stamina to full, so it is the stronger answer when the bar is nearly empty or the escape needs every bit of distance.
Which items restore health?
Bandage restores one Heart. Health Kit restores Health to the maximum.
What is Air Horn used for?
Air Horn briefly reduces Stealth and alerts nearby or specific Twisteds to your location. Use it when drawing attention is intentional, such as setting up a distraction, not when you are trying to stay hidden.
Can every item be bought from Dandy's Elevator Shop?
No. Stopwatch, Instructions, and Valve are shop-only, while many other items can come from floor item pools or the shop. Research Capsule and Tapes are collected during play, and some special items come from abilities, cards, or event shops instead.
