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2013-03-29 13

A zombie always follow his prey.

General Information[]

The Brain in a Jar is one of the most important items to get better Golems. It also has another purpose; it can gather up to 1000 XP (enough for leveling up from XP-LVL 1 to XP-LVL 30). Having a Brain in a Jar nearby provides a bonus to researching Malum.

Here's a video that shows you how the Brain in a Jar works:

Thaumcraft_3_Tutorial,_Brain_in_a_Jar

Thaumcraft 3 Tutorial, Brain in a Jar

Behaviour[]

  • The 'brain' gently turns to face the player much like the book on a table of enchanting.
  • The brain will whisper evil thoughts into the world -- great for those creepy atmospheres!
  • When XP orbs get close to the Brain in a Jar, it will absorb the xp till it reaches level 30, If you right click a Brain in a Jar it makes a 'bump' and releases some of xp it contained. Breaking it will dump all stored.

Advanced Uses[]

You should use this in combination with mob farms (Advanced Thaumostatic Magnetizer can help you build one) or with Infernal Furnace to automate them with Golems.

Thaumonomicon Entry[]

"You have been gathering rotten zombie brains for a while now, but with the discovery of warded jars you think you may know a way to give them back a spark of life. Or at least unlife.

- Throw one rotten zombie brain into a jar.

- Add some spider eyes and water.

- Stir gently with your wand while thinking dark thoughts.

If you follow the recipe exactly you should now have a partially animated and fully malicious zombie brain. It retains some of the hunger it possessed as a zombie and while it cannot consume brains, it still enjoys eating the thoughts and experiences of those slain nearby. Giving its jar a good shake will make it surrender some of its ill-gotten gains for your own use."

Research Details[]

Brain in a Jar
I-Permutatio Permutatio
I-Animus Animus
I-Cognitio Cognitio
I-Malum Malum


Research available after Warded Jars.

Crafting[]

Brain in a jar craft

You can craft it in an Infusion Altar with 1 Zombie Brain, 1 Warded Jar, 1 Bucket of Water (the bucket you get back unfilled) and 2 Spider eyes.

Brain in a Jar Count
I-Vis Vis charge33
I-Animus Animus 8
I-Malum Malum 8
I-Cognitio Cognitio 8
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