What does the Shiny Stone actually do? (specifically)

What does the Shiny Stone actually do? (specifically)

So, what does the Shiny Stone actually do? Well, if you look at the tooltip,   it says it “greatly increases life  regeneration when not moving”. And,   yes, that is true – it does do that, after all. However, you might not know that it does a little  

Bit more than just that – in fact, it actually  has six different and distinct effects that all   contribute to its healing abilites. These  aren’t mentioned explicitly in the game,   but they are real and true, and  as such we will talk about them. 

The buffs of the Shiny Stone are broadly divided  into two categories, which I’ll call “auxiliary”   and “main”. The “auxiliary” buffs are little  bonuses the Stone gives you when standing still,   while “main” buffs are the buffs that make  the Shiny Stone the Shiny Stone. Both of  

These categories of buffs are activated as soon  as you stop moving and stop firing your weapon.  The first auxiliary effect of the Shiny Stone  is a mitigation of debuff damage. If you are   being inflicted by a damage-dealing debuff,  like Poison, then standing still with the  

Shiny Stone will halve the debuff’s damage  over time. A small buff, but quite useful.  Following that, the second and third auxiliary  effects are very straightforward. The second is   just a simple +2 HP per second. This is equivalent  to the buff a Regeneration Potion provides,  

Or a Heart Lantern and Band of Regen combined. The third effect then adds an extra +0.5HP per   second on top of that if you aren’t losing  HP to a debuff. This is equivalent to the   healing granted by the Moon Charm  at night – quite a nice addition. 

Now, it’s time for the powerful main effects.  Unlike the three “auxiliary” effects,   which grant little buffs and bonuses, these  powerful main effects work by borking the   absolute hell out of natural regeneration. You see, natural regeneration is heavily based   on time. The longer it’s been since you’ve taken  damage, the more effective natural regeneration  

Is, in a semi-linear fashion. The Shiny Stone affects this   positively in three ways. First, it massively boosts the   rate natural regeneration ramps up, meaning your  natural regeneration will ramp up 400% faster.  Secondly, after a short while, it automatically  sets your natural regen timer to 30 seconds,  

Kickstarting your regeneration, skipping  the slowest parts of natural regen…  And third, it increases the natural regen cap from  60 seconds to 200 seconds, so you can sustain much   faster regen rates – instead of capping at  something like 10 HP per second, it can go  

As high as 50 HP per second, which is ludicrous. All three of these effects combine to turbocharge   natural regen, which is what you see when  you use the Shiny Stone. The first buff makes   sure your natural regeneration grows quickly,  the second buff avoids wasting time, and the  

Last buff allows your regen to climb sky high.  When you think orange sparks, you think this.  However, we’re not done yet. Aside from those  [six] effects, the Shiny Stone has two others   too. These are unique in that they apply only when  the user is moving or firing, not the opposite. 

That’s right, the Shiny Stone actually does  stuff when you’re moving, too! Granted, you’ll   be forgiven for not noticing, as these effects  are barely noticeable, but still, they do exist!  These two “passive” effects are  increasing natural regeneration by 10%,   and mitigating certain regen losses. The first natural regen buff is pretty  

Simple. It’s just a straight multiplicative  10% buff to natural regen. That’s it.  The second buff is a bit more complicated. You  see, on Expert Mode, natural regeneration is   actually halved if you don’t have any of the  food buffs active. Feral Bite also does the  

Same thing if you have that debuff active too. What the Shiny Stone does in these cases is it   lessens their penalties by 25% – that  is, instead of halving your natural   regeneration, it reduces it by 25% instead. These two buffs are perhaps the most unnoticeable  

Buffs in the entire game. They affect one of  the most transparent mechanics in the game only   in specific scenarios, and only by a slight  amount. Sometimes I wonder why these passive   buffs were added, but eh, I’m not complaining. So those are the six – no, eight – separate  

Effects of the Shiny Stone. It probably does  quite a bit more than you thought it did.  Unfortunately, it’s still not enough to make the  Shiny Stone a good accessory – regenerating while   having to stand still, not fire, and not get hit  is just terrible for bossfights where you move,  

Shoot, and often get hit.  There’s no way around that.  To me, though, it still is one of the more  interesting Expert Mode accessories. Maybe in   1.4.5, they’ll redeem it to be somewhat useful. Hello! If you enjoy my content, consider  

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What does the Shiny Stone actually do?
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 The six active buffs of the Shiny Stone
0:49 The three “auxiliary” active buffs
1:27 The three “main” active buffs
2:42 The passive buffs of the Shiny Stone (yes, they exist and barely matter)
3:52 Wrap-up

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What does the Shiny Stone actually do?