Draft:Shiren 5 2020:Pot

Pots (Japanese: 壺) are Items in Shiren the Wanderer 5 and 5 Plus. There are thirty-four variants of them in total.

Pots are the only container items in Shiren 5. This item category exists in all Shiren games, but it was often called "Jars" in earlier games. Pots in Shiren 5 can never contain another pot.

There are two types of pots: insert-type pots and open-type pots. You can tell them apart by the "insert" or "open" in the item menu options.

Insert-type pots allow you to insert any non-pot items into them so long as there is still free space. Many insert-type pots either affect the inserted item in some way or destroy it. The common Preservation Pot allows you to store and retrieve items freely without affecting them. For every other insert-type pot, you have to break the pot by throwing it against a wall to get the contents out.

Items cannot be inserted into open-type pots. Instead, something magical is in these pots already, and you can open them to let one of these "unknown" items out. A small number of open-type pots can be refilled under certain circumstances.

Pots have a capacity range of 0-5 spaces, and all newly generated pots have 2-5 spaces. A pot's capacity is always known even if the pot is not identified, and knowing the capacity can help with pot identificaiton. Most pots have a capacity range of either 3 - 5 or 2 - 4. The two exceptions are Synthesis Pots, which always have 5 spaces, and Fever Pots, which always have 3 spaces. A pot's capacity can be increased (up to 5) via a Pot God Scroll and a specific new item bracelet effect. It can be decreased (aside from simply using the pot) by a Gyandora or Gyandoron. (See also Shrinking Fever Pots.)

Pots can be blessed or sealed but not cursed. A blessed pot has a high chance to resist being sealed or turned into an Onigiri by a monster or trap. A sealed pot cannot have items inserted into it, either by the player or by monsters such as Scoopies and Kappas. A sealed pot also loses its normal magic effect, although unbreakable pots will still be unbreakable.

List of Pots

For convenience, the price columns also show the price increase (+5% of base) for each empty space.

Pots		Shops		Sub-type	Starting Capacity	In-Game Description	Usage Tips	Finding Tips
English	Japanese	Cost	Value
Preservation Pot	保存の壺	600 +30	210 +10	Insert	3 - 5	You can freely store and withdraw items with this. You can name the items after identifying them.	Ideal pot for storage. Effectively lets you hold up to 5 items in a single inventory or storage slot. Tip: store fully identified items and food items, and leave unidentified and cursed / sealed items in your main inventory in case of a "lucky day" identification / exorcism outcome.
Ordinary Pot	ただの壺	600 +30	210 +10	Insert	3 - 5	This pot has no particular special effects.	Use it to store items you won't need for a while, such as rune ingredients.
Synthesis Pot	合成の壺	6,000 +300	2,100 +150	Insert	5	If you insert items of the same type, the item placed inside first will be synthesized with the second item. Weapons and shields will combine their abilities and upgrade value, while staves with the same names will have their remaining uses combined.	Always size 5. A very important pot. See Improving Equipment for usage tips.	Common in many dungeons. Point Shop for 400 points, Hermit's Hermitage shop.
Sale Pot	換金の壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	3 - 5	Items inserted into this pot will be converted into their Gitan value.	Will not change sealed Gitan into normal Gitan.
Presto Pot	変化の壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	3 - 5	Items inserted into this pot will transform into another item.	Can turn a stack of rocks or arrows into many useful items. Items generated depend on location. Will not generate pots.
Identify Pot	識別の壺	600 +30	210 +10	Insert	3 - 5	Items inserted into this pot will be identified.	It is generally good to identify bracelets first, followed by grasses and scrolls. Pots cannot be identified this way.
Exorcism Pot	おはらいの壺	1,600 +80	560 +28	Insert	2 - 4	Items inserted into this pot can have their Cursed or Sealed statuses removed.	Won't help you with cursed equipment unless you find a way to un-equip it first.
Blessing Pot	祝福の壺	1,600 +80	560 +28	Insert	2 - 4	Items inserted into this pot will gain blessed status.	Blessing overrides curse or seal. Very efficient way to bless / reuse scrolls when combined with Extraction Scroll.
Curse Pot	たたりの壺	1,600 +80	560 +28	Insert	2 - 4	Items inserted into this pot will gain cursed or sealed status.	50% chance of each if the item can be cursed (applicable to swords, shields, and bracelets.)
Black Hole Pot	底抜けの壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	2 - 4	Items inserted into this pot will vanish somewhere. Cracking it will generate the same number of Pit Traps as the pot's capacity.	Inserted items will disappear forever, shrinking the pot. Breaking this pot is a great way to steal from a shop.	Common in Merchant's Hideout.
Fever Pot	フィーバーの壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	3	If you fill the pot with nothing but the same item until it is filled, those items will double in number. However, if you put in a different item, it will explode.	Items are considered the same if they have the same name. The newly generated items will not have any modifiers. The explosion damages you and destroys all inserted items and everything on the ground within 1 tile. Important for crafting; see Fever Pots.
Sticky Pot	手封じの壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	3 - 5	If you try to insert an item, your hand will get stuck and you'll gain Potted status.	While potted, your weapon is unequipped and you cannot use items. The pot breaks (dropping its contents) after you attack a few times, or after changing floors enough times.	Common in Merchant's Hideout.
Hide Pot	やりすごしの壺	600 +30	210 +10	Insert	3 - 5	By inserting yourself into this pot, you enter Hiding status or you can throw it at a target to give them Hiding status and trap them inside.	Monsters ignore you while you are hiding. You emerge many turns later, hopefully in a better situation. You can also throw this at monsters to trap them inside. A thrown Hide Pot never misses.	Common in many dungeons, especially Aksys Challenge.
Unbreakable Pot	割れない壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	3 - 5	This pot won't break even after you toss it at a wall. If you want to extract what's inside, find an item that can suck it out.	If you need the items back, use an Extraction Scroll.
Heal Pot	背中の壺	3,500 +175	1,225 +61	Open	3 - 5	Open this pot to fully recover HP and strength and recover from some status effects.
Hilarious Pot	笑いの壺	3,500 +175	1,225 +61	Open	2 - 4	Open this pot to afflict the target in front with Laughing status.	Targets the monster in front of you. The laughter can spread to other monsters adjacent to the 1st monster or in the same room, starting on the turn you use the pot. A monster will laugh for 5 turns before recovering. Useful in Monster Houses, not as much when surrounded inside a corridor. Don't let a Kappa hit you with this.
Zalokleft Pot	トドの壺	3,500 +175	1,225 +61	Open	3 - 5	Open this pot and a Zalokleft will jump out and pick up an item in front. It won't pick up pots.	The Zalokleft moves forward until it runs into an item, which it then retrieves and puts in its former place in the Zalokleft Pot. This effect only works horizontally or vertically, not diagonally. Can be used to steal items from a shop. Does not work if opened while standing inside the shop. Throw this pot against a wall to create confused Zaloklefts, which always drop items. In a pinch, you can use this pot to carry more items.
Klein Pot	クラインの壺	3,500 +175	1,225 +61	Open	3 - 5	Open this pot to give yourself Klein status. When thrown at a target, they will gain Klein status.	The Klein status swaps your Attack and Defense for a few turns.	Common in Merchant's Hideout.
Monster Pot	魔物の壺	3,500 +175	1,225 +61	Open	3 - 5	Open this pot and a monster will jump out. Throwing this will make a monster with Confused status jump out.	If you open this pot, the pot will disappear and monsters will surround you, one for each charge/spot that the pot had. This pot is the main risk of opening an unknown open-type pot.
Upgrade Pot	強化の壺	10,000 +500	3,500 +175	Insert	2 - 4	Insert an item and travel through the dungeon to increase upgrade level of weapons or shields and increase the charges of staves. Gitan value will rise constantly. When an item is upgraded, the pot can sometimes break on its own.	Items improve when you change floors. Swords and shields gain one upgrade point per floor, staves gain 1 charge per floor, and Gitan bags gain some value per floor. The pot has a (10%?) chance to break anytime you change floors with items inside it. Also makes a great rune on both swords and shields.	Pick-A-Choice shop in Inori Cave, Lost Well, or Merchant's Hideout. Also found in Primordial Chasm and Destiny's Descent.
Degrade Pot	弱化の壺	10,000 +500	3,500 +175	Insert	2 - 4	Insert an item and travel through the dungeon to reduce upgrade level of weapons or shields and decrease the charges of staves. Gitan value will fall constantly. When an item is weakened, the pot can sometimes break on its own.	Items degrade when you change floors. Swords and shields lose three upgrade points per floor, staves lose 3 charges per floor, and Gitan bags lose some value per floor. This pot has a chance to break anytime you change floors with items inside it.	Pick-A-Choice shop in Inori Cave, Lost Well, or Merchant's Hideout.
Lucky Pot	福寄せの壺	10,000 +500	3,500 +175	Insert	2 - 4	Good things will happen when you have this in your possession.	With this pot in your inventory, an item in your main inventory may become blessed when you change floors. It may also have a chance to increase the capacity of pots and staves. (needs to be confirmed) Does nothing to inserted items.	Pick-A-Choice shop in Inori Cave, Lost Well, or Merchant's Hideout. Also Page of Youth final reward.
Unlucky Pot	厄寄せの壺	10,000 +500	3,500 +175	Insert	2 - 4	Bad things will happen when you have this in your possession.	With this pot in your inventory, an item in your main inventory may become cursed or sealed when you change floors. Unclear if there are any other effect on pots or staves. (needs to be confirmed) Does nothing to inserted items.	Pick-A-Choice shop in Inori Cave, Lost Well, or Merchant's Hideout.
4-2-8 Pot	四二鉢	600 +30	210 +10	Insert	3 - 5	Giving this pot a little shock will make it explode. It was originally worn by a store employee to draw a crowd. That pot was actually 4-2-8 Pot, and it got stuck on his face, which caused them to freak out.	Explodes after being thrown and hitting anything, destroying its contents and everything in a 3x3 grid around where it hit. You can get items out safely with an Extraction Scroll, or by sealing the pot (Confirm).	Starting item in Explosion Rocks
Zen Pot	冷えびえ香の壺	2,500 +125	875 +43	Insert	2 - 4	Burns inserted items to create incense. The fragrance will grant everyone on the floor Zen status.	Destroys any inserted item, and the current floor is filled with incense (which color?). This prevents all creatures from taking any damage from fire or explosions. Useful against high level Dragons and Cranky Tanks on the final floors of many dungeons.
Dodger Pot	身かわし香の壺	2,500 +125	875 +43	Insert	2 - 4	Burns inserted items to create incense. The fragrance will grant everyone on the floor Dodger status.	Destroys any inserted item, and the current floor is filled with incense (which color?). This prevents all projectiles from hitting targets. Lets you farm a large number of arrows and rocks from Boy Carts and Porkies. Also protects you from Mutaikons and Kappas.
Perceptive Pot	目配り香の壺	2,500 +125	875 +43	Insert	2 - 4	Burns inserted items to create incense. The fragrance will grant everyone on the Cautious status.	Destroys any inserted item, and the current floor is filled with incense (which color?). Swordsmen and Field Knaves cannot knock items out of your inventory, and Zaloklefts, Froggos and Gyadons cannot rob you.
Reflection Pot	山彦香の壺	2,500 +125	875 +43	Insert	2 - 4	Burns inserted items to create incense. The fragrance will grant everyone on the Reflective status.	Destroys any inserted item, and the current floor is filled with incense (which color?). DJ Mages shoot themselves instead of Shiren, and Gazers cannot hypnotize you. If Shiren waves a staff at a monster, the magic bolt will be reflected back and affect Shiren. Does not affect scrolls, talismans, etc.
Water Pot	水がめ	2,000 +100	700 +35	Open	3 - 5	This pot will gather water and splash it in front. When blades are wet, they will rust, and water will cause problems to machines.	Use it in front of water to refill it with water. Opening it uses one space's worth of water if there is any inside but doesn't shrink the capacity of the pot. Use it while directly facing a trap to destroy the trap. Use it while directly facing a mechanical monster to weaken it.	Statue Cave puzzle, several other dungeons, possibly Training Facility reward
Modder's Pot	合城の壺	6,000 +300	2,100 +150	Insert	3 - 5	If you insert items of the same type, the item placed inside first will be synthesized with the second item. This pot won't break even when dashed against a wall. Weapons and shields will combine abilities and upgrade value, while staves with the same names will have their remaining uses combined.	The "evil twin" of the Synthesis Pot. Effectively an unbreakable Synthesis Pot, except it has a capacity of 3-5 instead of 5 always. The only way to get items out is via an Extraction Scroll. Almost all the time, the first 5-spot pot you find that can synthesize items is a Synthesis Pot, as Modder's Pots are a lot less common.	Many bonus dungeons including Pitfall of Life, Primordial Chasm, and Destiny's Descent.
Floramorph Pot	変花の壺	1,000 +50	350 +17	Insert	3 - 5	Items inserted into this pot become flowers.	This is the only way to get flowers for your Item Book. Flowers can't exist outside of this pot, and will disappear if an Extraction Scroll is used.	For Item Book completion only, in Statue Cave challenge “What you need is…?” on page 19. Also found in Inori Cave, Rousing Paradise, and Merchant's Hideout.
Grilling Pot	強イヒの壺	10,000 +500	3,500 +175	Insert	3 - 5	The onigiri stored inside will become Grilled Onigiri. The charred soy sauce fragrance is exquisite.	Any type of Onigiri items inserted into this pot will become Grilled Onigiri.	Onigiri Hollow, Rousing Paradise
Shrine Maid Pot	乙女の祈りの壺	3,500 +175	1,225 +61	Open	3 - 5	Open this pot and the power of prayer will spill out of it, healing a variety of status effects.	Each time you open this pot, Shiren is healed in every way and gains Invinicible status for a number of turns.	Inori Cave wish
Heavenly Pot	天上の器	2,000 +100	700 +35	Open	3 - 5	The hot spring water inside can be used to restore most of your HP and clear up bad status effects. Hot spring water can be gathered at Inori Village.	This pot is similar to a reusable Heal Pot.	Heavenly Lake final reward

Trivia

• The name used for 4-2-8 Pot refers to 428: Shibuya Scramble, a visual novel adventure video game also developed by Spike Chunsoft.

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Pots
Japanese		壺