Ruins Curio answers at a glance
For Ruins, Holy Water, Medicinal Herbs, and Skeleton Keys answer the highest number of named Curio interactions. Search the exact object from the corridor or room prompt, then use the table to compare the listed provision with the hand-interaction risk.
Choose an area, then search by object or the supplies you have left. The four regular regions include shared Curios; Courtyard uses its own object pool.
20 matching records
Crate
SharedBy hand 75% Heirloom
- Without item
- 25% empty
Discarded Pack
SharedBy hand Loot (60%) or scouting (20%)
- Without item
- 20% empty
Sack
SharedBy hand 75% gold
- Without item
- 25% empty
Sconce
SharedBy hand Torch
- Without item
- No harmful result listed
Shambler's Altar
SharedTorch Summons the Shambler; use only when prepared for the boss
Prepare for the Shambler →- Without item
- No effect
Stack of Books
SharedLeave it / by hand Mixed quirk, journal, scouting, stress, or nothing
Other item interactions
- Torch: +100 Stress; avoid burning the books
- Without item
- Stress, a negative quirk, or -25 light are possible
Eldritch Altar
SharedHoly Water Remove one random negative quirk
- Without item
- 40% stress +25; otherwise a quirk removal or nothing
Heirloom Chest (either variant)
SharedSkeleton Key Best listed chest reward for its hidden variant
Other item interactions
- Antivenom: Heirloom variant only: heirlooms ×3; not a guaranteed answer for the other hidden variant
- Shovel: Other variant only: 2/3 chance of loot ×2, 1/3 empty; Skeleton Key works on both variants
- Without item
- Bleed and blight traps are possible
Unlocked Strongbox
SharedBy hand 75% any loot ×2
- Without item
- 25% blight
Alchemy Table
RuinsMedicinal Herbs Gold / gems ×2
Other item interactions
- Torch: Raises light to 100 instead of giving loot
- Without item
- 50% blight; otherwise small loot or nothing
Altar of Light
RuinsHoly Water +30% DMG until camp
- Without item
- By hand gives +20% DMG instead
Bookshelf
RuinsBy hand / optional Mixed scouting, quirk, journal, stress, or nothing
- Without item
- Stress +15 or a negative quirk are possible
Confession Booth
RuinsHoly Water Stress -30
- Without item
- Stress +15 is possible; other outcomes include loot or quirk removal
Decorative Urn
RuinsHoly Water Gems / trinket loot
- Without item
- Blight, disease, or nothing are possible
Iron Maiden
RuinsMedicinal Herbs Any loot ×2
- Without item
- Claustrophobia, Tetanus, random disease, or nothing are possible
Locked Display Cabinet
RuinsSkeleton Key Gold / heirlooms ×3 plus gold / gems ×2
Other item interactions
- Shovel: Gold / heirlooms ×2 plus gold / gems ×2; less loot than the Skeleton Key interaction
- Without item
- 50% bleed or 50% blight
Holy Fountain
RuinsHoly Water Stress -20, cure status effects, heal 12 HP
- Without item
- By hand gives smaller healing or loot
Locked Sarcophagus
RuinsSkeleton Key Gold / heirlooms ×2 plus gold / trinket ×1
- Without item
- 50% bleed or 50% blight
Sarcophagus
RuinsBy hand 60% gold / heirlooms ×2
- Without item
- Thanatophobia (20%) or nothing (20%) are possible
Suit of Armor
RuinsBy hand Usually +15% PROT and +10 DODGE until camp
- Without item
- Other outcomes are Ruins positive quirks
| Curio | Location | Use item | Confirmed result | Without item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crate | Shared | By hand | By hand 75% Heirloom | 25% empty |
| Discarded Pack | Shared | By hand | By hand Loot (60%) or scouting (20%) | 20% empty |
| Sack | Shared | By hand | By hand 75% gold | 25% empty |
| Sconce | Shared | By hand | By hand Torch | No harmful result listed |
| Shambler's Altar | Shared | Torch | Torch Summons the Shambler; use only when prepared for the boss Prepare for the Shambler → | No effect |
| Stack of Books | Shared | Leave it / by hand | Leave it / by hand Mixed quirk, journal, scouting, stress, or nothing Other item interactions
| Stress, a negative quirk, or -25 light are possible |
| Eldritch Altar | Shared | Holy Water | Holy Water Remove one random negative quirk | 40% stress +25; otherwise a quirk removal or nothing |
| Heirloom Chest (either variant) | Shared | Skeleton Key | Skeleton Key Best listed chest reward for its hidden variant Other item interactions
| Bleed and blight traps are possible |
| Unlocked Strongbox | Shared | By hand | By hand 75% any loot ×2 | 25% blight |
| Alchemy Table | Ruins | Medicinal Herbs | Medicinal Herbs Gold / gems ×2 Other item interactions
| 50% blight; otherwise small loot or nothing |
| Altar of Light | Ruins | Holy Water | Holy Water +30% DMG until camp | By hand gives +20% DMG instead |
| Bookshelf | Ruins | By hand / optional | By hand / optional Mixed scouting, quirk, journal, stress, or nothing | Stress +15 or a negative quirk are possible |
| Confession Booth | Ruins | Holy Water | Holy Water Stress -30 | Stress +15 is possible; other outcomes include loot or quirk removal |
| Decorative Urn | Ruins | Holy Water | Holy Water Gems / trinket loot | Blight, disease, or nothing are possible |
| Iron Maiden | Ruins | Medicinal Herbs | Medicinal Herbs Any loot ×2 | Claustrophobia, Tetanus, random disease, or nothing are possible |
| Locked Display Cabinet | Ruins | Skeleton Key | Skeleton Key Gold / heirlooms ×3 plus gold / gems ×2 Other item interactions
| 50% bleed or 50% blight |
| Holy Fountain | Ruins | Holy Water | Holy Water Stress -20, cure status effects, heal 12 HP | By hand gives smaller healing or loot |
| Locked Sarcophagus | Ruins | Skeleton Key | Skeleton Key Gold / heirlooms ×2 plus gold / trinket ×1 | 50% bleed or 50% blight |
| Sarcophagus | Ruins | By hand | By hand 60% gold / heirlooms ×2 | Thanatophobia (20%) or nothing (20%) are possible |
| Suit of Armor | Ruins | By hand | By hand Usually +15% PROT and +10 DODGE until camp | Other outcomes are Ruins positive quirks |
Object and provision names remain in official English so they match the in-game prompt.
Read the current curio data ↗High-value Ruins provisions
Holy Water gives a clear result on the Altar of Light, Confession Booth, Decorative Urn, and Holy Fountain. Medicinal Herbs turn the Alchemy Table and Iron Maiden into predictable loot interactions. A Skeleton Key is the strong answer for the Locked Display Cabinet and Locked Sarcophagus, where handling the object without a tool can trigger bleed or blight instead of a reward.
Do not turn that pattern into an automatic click. The Bookshelf has mixed hand outcomes, while the Sarcophagus and Suit of Armor can be reasonable hand interactions with different outcome profiles. The table distinguishes “no listed harm” from a guaranteed reward so the expedition state can still decide the click.
Data boundary
These entries condense the current Curio data module. It records standard interactions, not a promise about modded content, forced actions, or a changed in-game prompt. Regional filters and interaction corrections reviewed October 18, 2026.
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