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The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to LP when self-sacrificing. The Incense Altar is a multiblock structure consisting of the Incense Altar itself, Paths of tiered variety, and Tranquility Blocks. The bonus builds up over time and can be seen through the emission of flame particles. The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks of the Incense Altar, and the Dagger cannot be used outside of 2 blocks of a Blood Altar.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Incense Altar's use | To gain a bonus to the LP when self-sacrificing |
| Incense Altar's structure | Multiblock structure consisting of the Incense Altar, Paths of tiered variety, and "Tranquility Blocks" |
| Distance from Blood Altar | No minimum or maximum distance for the Incense Altar to be from the Blood Altar |
| Vertical range | 6 blocks |
| Tier I | 3 x 3 square on blocks of any material and starts at 0 Tranquility and a bonus of 20% to self-sacrifice |
| Tier II | Extending the four cardinal directions with 3 x 3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks |
| Tranquility Blocks | Earth (Dirt, Grass, and Farmland), Tree (logs), Plant (Leaves), and Crop (Crops of any variety, including Nether Warts) |
| Tranquility determination | Arrangement around the center matters; using more blocks in each category provides diminishing returns |
| LP efficiency | Sacrificing your own hearts until Tier IV |
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What You'll Learn
Incense Altar setup
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to the LP when self-sacrificing. The Incense Altar has a vertical range of 6 blocks. The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks of the Incense Altar. The Dagger cannot be used unless it is within 2 blocks of a Blood Altar. It drains 90% of the player's current health and applies a bonus LP depending on the bonus given by the Incense Altar.
The Incense Altar is a multiblock structure, consisting of an Incense Altar itself, Paths of tiered variety, and "Tranquility Blocks". Paths can be placed up to 5 blocks higher or lower from the Altar itself, with all paths of the same tier remaining on the same level. The Incense Altar checks for blocks at the level of paths and two levels higher, so the structure will be 3 levels high. The middle 3x3 area around the Incense Altar itself doesn't count towards the total number of blocks. Tranquility spaces can be placed at most two blocks higher than their respective path blocks.
To set up the Incense Altar, it can be placed on a 3x3 square on blocks of any material. The second tier is created by extending the four cardinal directions with 3x3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks. The arrangement of blocks around the centre matters. Using more blocks in each category provides diminishing returns, so it is optimal to mix types. For example, 4 blocks of Life Essence north of the Incense Altar and 4 blocks of Life Essence south of the Incense Altar will create more Tranquility than 8 blocks of Life Essence in the same location.
The Incense Bonus builds up over time until it hits the altar's maximum of 200%. Players need to wait for the flames to go out to ensure they have the biggest possible bonus.
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Tiered paths
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to LP when self-sacrificing. The Incense Altar is a multiblock structure consisting of the Incense Altar itself, Paths of tiered variety, and "Tranquility Blocks". The Paths are 3 blocks wide and extend in each of the four cardinal directions. All path blocks of the same tier must remain on the same level. Paths can be placed up to 5 blocks higher or lower than the Altar itself. The second tier, for example, is created by extending the four cardinal directions with 3 x 3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks.
The Incense Altar checks for blocks at the level of paths and two levels higher, so the structure requires a 3-level high workspace. The middle 3x3 area around the altar itself doesn't count towards the total number of blocks. The Incense Altar has a vertical range of 6 blocks. Players who intend to put it under their Blood Altar should ensure that the base of the Incense Altar is level with the tier 6 Blood Runes.
The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks of the Incense Altar. The Dagger cannot be used unless it is within 2 blocks of a Blood Altar. It drains 90% of the player's current health and applies bonus LP depending on the bonus given by the Incense Altar.
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Tranquility Blocks
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to the LP gained when self-sacrificing. The Incense Altar checks for blocks at the level of paths and two levels higher. The middle 3x3 area around the altar itself doesn't count, so the total number of blocks is 108. There are seven main types of "blocks" that the altar counts as "Tranquility blocks": Earth (Dirt, Grass, and Farmland), Tree (Logs), Plant (Leaves), Crop (Crops of any variety, including Nether Warts), Fire (Netherrack), Water, and Life Essence.
To get the most efficient setup, divide 108 by 7 to get 15—this is the number of blocks of the same type you should place to get the biggest bonus. You can fill the extra space with a 16th block, such as Life Essence, which yields the most Tranquility. To tetris these types together, work with columns. An example column, from bottom level to top, is: Fire -> Farmland -> Seed (Fire itself rests upon Netherrack, which remains below the Paths).
To create the second tier, extend the four cardinal directions with 3x3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks. Stone Paths will allow you to extend another 2x3 past your Wooden Paths, and Obsidian Paths add another 2x3 past that. Using more blocks in each category provides diminishing returns, so it is optimal to mix types. Note that arrangement around the centre matters. For example, four blocks of Life Essence north of the Incense Altar and four blocks of Life Essence south of the Incense Altar will create more Tranquility than eight blocks of Life Essence all in the same location.
The bonus builds up over time, until it hits the altar's maximum of 200%. To check the current tranquility and bonus, use a Divination Sigil on the Incense Altar.
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Bonuses
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic that provides bonuses to LP gains when self-sacrificing. The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks of the Incense Altar, and the Dagger cannot be used if it is beyond 2 blocks of a Blood Altar. The Incense Altar allows players to drain 90% of their current health and apply a bonus LP that corresponds to the bonus provided by the Incense Altar.
The Incense Altar has a vertical range of 6 blocks, and its base should be level with the tier 6 Blood Runes for players intending to place it under their Blood Altar. The Altar's bonus builds up over time and can reach a maximum of 200%. To ensure the maximum bonus is obtained, players should wait for the flames to extinguish before sacrificing their blood.
Tranquility, which is required to gain the bonus, can be obtained from various sources, including Water, Lava, Crops, Trees, Leaves, and Animals. The arrangement of these sources around the Incense Altar matters, as placing them in different directions from the Altar can create more Tranquility. For example, placing 4 blocks of Life Essence north of the Incense Altar and 4 blocks south of it will generate more Tranquility than placing 8 blocks in the same location.
The Incense Crucible is another device added by Blood Magic that increases LP gains from self-sacrifice. By placing wood powder in the Crucible, the Sacrificial Knife or Orb begins to glow, allowing players to use "great self-sacrifice" by right-clicking with the Knife. This results in the player retaining only 10% of their life while sacrificing the rest. Different types of powder provide different bonuses, with Wood Ash providing a 20% bonus. To obtain the maximum bonus, players need to use 5 Crucibles with all kinds of powder, as higher-tier powders require bonuses from all previous types of powder.
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Sacrificing
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to the LP gained when self-sacrificing. The Incense Altar has a vertical range of 6 blocks. Players who intend to put it under their Blood Altar should make sure that the base the Incense Altar stands on is level with the tier 6 Blood Runes. The Incense Altar checks for blocks at the level of paths and two levels higher, so we're looking at a 3-level-high workspace.
To increase the bonus from the Incense, you need to increase the tranquility. This can be done by crafting different Path Blocks. For example, make 36 Wooden Path blocks and place them in a 3x3 square in each cardinal direction from the base of the Incense Altar, creating a 9x9 cross of blocks. These blocks can be one higher or one lower than the previous level, as long as each side matches the pattern. The more blocks of the same type you place, the less tranquility each generates, so mixing types is essential.
The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks from the Incense Altar. The Dagger cannot be used unless it is within 2 blocks of a Blood Altar. It drains 90% of the player's current health and applies bonus LP depending on the bonus given by the Incense Altar. The Dagger of Sacrifice is needed for player-killed mobs to apply their blood to your altar LP tank.
Villagers are a great source of life essence. An example setup is to have a mob spawner to spawn villagers near the blood altar, and then have them fall through a hole in the spawning room with the hole being right above the altar. Then sacrifice them with the Dagger of Sacrifice whenever you want or need the LP.
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Frequently asked questions
The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to LP when self-sacrificing.
The Incense Altar checks for blocks at the level of paths and two levels higher. It has a vertical range of 6 blocks. The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks from the Incense Altar. The Dagger cannot be used beyond 2 blocks of a Blood Altar.
The bonus LP is determined by the current tranquility and current bonus of the Incense Altar. The bonus builds up over time, and the maximum bonus is 200%.
The Incense Altar should be placed on a 3x3 square of blocks. The path blocks can be placed within a vertical difference of 1 block from the previous level. All blocks in the same tier must remain on the same level.
Tranquility Blocks are blocks of Dirt, Grass, Farmland, Logs, Leaves, and Crops. They are used to determine tranquility, which in turn determines the bonus LP.
