Amphora
| Amphora | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Building |
| Type | Pottery |
| Build Menu | Pottery |
| Build Skill | None |
| Build Tools | Wooden Trowel |
| Health | 100 (+20 per skill level) |
| Holds | 300 L of water |
| Location | Built |
The Amphora is a large clay jar for storing water and other liquids in a base. The in-game tooltip calls it a container for a large quantity of liquids.
It sits in the Pottery part of the Building menu. It comes in a single version. Its main draw is size. It holds far more than bottles, pots and other carried containers. Built outdoors, it also gathers rain on its own. That makes it a good early water store for a camp with access to clay. A builder who already has metal or wood to spare may prefer a Rain Collector Barrel, which holds twice as much. The Amphora still wins on cost, since Clay is the only material it uses up.
How to Build Amphora
The recipe is known from the start. Any builder can make it at any skill level. It takes ten Clay and a mason's trowel. The trowel comes back after the build.
A full set of ten Clay is the only real cost. The build is quick compared with walls and frames.
Once built, the Amphora has 100 health. Each point of the builder's skill adds 20 more. A skilled potter therefore leaves a sturdier jar behind.
Plan the spot before building. A jar meant to catch rain should stand under open sky.
The Amphora recipe builds the Amphora. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Trowel | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.MasonsTrowel_Wood
|
| Clay | 
|
10x | No | /additem Base.Clay
|
How to Use Amphora
The Amphora works as a fluid container. It holds large amounts of liquid in one place. It can also be filled from other water supplies, which saves trips with small bottles.
Standing outdoors, it fills when rain falls. It catches rain faster than a Rain Collector Barrel does. Keep it outside a roofed area for this to work.
It can be picked up and moved to a new spot. This helps when a camp shifts or when the jar ends up in the wrong place. It is very heavy, so plan the move with care.
Its health matters when zombies reach it. A jar placed inside a fenced yard is safer than one left in the open.
Notes
- The tooltip says it is for storing a large quantity of liquids.
- Clay is the only material used up; the trowel is kept.
- Place it outdoors so rain can fill it.
- It can be picked up and moved after building.
- The Ceramic Jar is another clay container worth comparing.
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