Botania Guide: From Flowers to Gaia Boss

While exploring the world, you will encounter mythical flowers—the main natural resource in Botania. From them, you get mystical petals, which are used in most crafting recipes.

Some flower species are especially important for the next stages, so be sure to pay attention to them in advance.
 

Collected flowers can be broken down into petals. One flower gives 2 petals of the corresponding color.
 

If you don’t want to spend time searching, you can craft Floral Fertilizer—it can grow random mystical flowers on grass.
 

Petals can also be turned into blocks, which is convenient for storage and decoration.
 

To store a large number of petals and flowers, you can use a special pouch which holds up to 64 flowers of each type.

At an early stage, it is recommended to create the Lexica Botania—the main reference book for the mod.

To craft it, you need to combine a book with any sapling.
The book contains descriptions of all Botania crafts and mechanics. It is divided into knowledge sections:

1. Human Knowledge—available as soon as you create the book.

2. To obtain Elven Knowledge, you need to:

   • Build and activate the Portal to Alfheim.

   • Throw the Lexica Botania into the portal.

   • Get back the updated version of the book, supplemented with information from the elves.
     Entries added by the elves are highlighted in green.

3. When you kill Gaia Guardians II and obtain relics, the book is automatically updated to add descriptions of these artifacts.

(Sections 2 and 3 will be covered later.)

The next important step is to create a Petal Apothecary.

It is used to create:

• Mana-generating flowers

• Functional flora
  ⚠️ After adding all the required components into the Apothecary, you always need to throw in seeds at the end to finalize the crafting.

To create a Pure Daisy, you will need:

1. Fill the Petal Apothecary with water using a bucket.

2. Throw in 4 white mystical petals (obtained from white mystical flowers) into the water.

3. Finally—add seeds to finish the creation.
    

The Pure Daisy is the first and one of the key flowers in Botania. Its main function is transforming blocks placed around it:

• Regular wood → Livingwood

• Stone → Livingrock

Simply place the required blocks near the flower and wait about a minute for the transformation.

In addition to wood and stone, the Pure Daisy can also transform other blocks:

• Netherrack → Cobblestone

• Soul Sand → Sand

• Ice → Packed Ice

• Water → Snow

Although these changes are not as essential as creating living blocks, they can be useful in some situations.

After obtaining Livingwood, you can craft Livingwood Twigs from it.
 

Using these twigs, you can create one of the main tools of the mod—the Wand of the Forest.
 

The wand has two operation modes:

1. Bind Mode—used for linking blocks to each other.

2. Function Mode—used for interacting with certain devices and flowers.

Switch between modes by Shift + right-clicking in the air.

To set up mana transfer from a flower to a pool, use the wand in Bind Mode:

1. Shift + right-click on the generating flower.

2. Shift + right-click on the Mana Spreader—the flower will now send mana to it.

3. Shift + right-click on the Spreader, then Shift + right-click on the Mana Pool—the Spreader will direct mana into the pool.
   

The Mana Spreader is a key block for moving mana between objects in the world. It is used to transfer mana from generating flowers to storage (e.g., Mana Pools) or to other devices.

• When placed, it sends mana in one of the six directions (depending on orientation).

• You can change the direction of the flow with the Wand of the Forest in Bind Mode:

  • Shift + right-click on the Spreader—fix the sending point.

  • Shift + right-click on the target block—set the direction.

• The device has an internal mana buffer which fills up from adjacent generating flowers.

• To see how much mana is inside, right-click on the Spreader with the wand.

• When holding the wand, a beam appears, indicating the transfer direction.

• When you hover over the Spreader, you see:

  • The current transfer target.

  • A glowing dot—indicating the distance limit; beyond that point, mana will start to be lost in transit.

The Mana Pool is the main block for storing mana in Botania.

• Mana is transferred to the pool via the Mana Spreader.

• Nearby Spreaders can pull mana from the pool to fill their own buffer.

• Functional flowers use mana directly from a nearby pool.

There are two variants of mana pools:

1. Diluted Mana Pool—stores a very small amount of mana.

2. Regular Mana Pool—can hold 100 times more than the diluted one.
   

It’s recommended to move straight to the regular version for stable operation of the mechanics.

Mana is a special form of magical energy used in all Botania mechanisms and interactions. Visually, it manifests differently depending on the environment.

Mana is created by generating flowers and then transferred to a pool via spreaders.

If you throw certain items into a mana-filled pool, they transform:

• Diamond → Mana Diamond

• Iron → Manasteel

• Ender Pearl → Mana Pearl

• Redstone / Gunpowder / Glowstone Dust → Mana Powder

You can also get:

• Mana String—from normal string

• Mana Glass—from glass

• Mana Cookie—from a cookie

Runes are an important component in Botania. They are used in creating magical tools, flowers, and advanced mod items.

To craft them, you need a Runic Altar.

To create a runic altar, you will need:

• Livingrock

• Mana Pearl or Mana Diamond
   

1. Place the recipe components for the rune on the altar—right-click or simply drop them on top.

2. Link a Mana Spreader to the altar, directing it with the Wand of the Forest.

3. Wait until the altar has received the required amount of mana.

4. Throw one Livingrock on the altar and right-click it with the wand to finalize the crafting and get the rune.

5. ⚠️ To remove the last added item—Shift + right-click the altar with an empty hand (before mana transfer starts).

An example of a basic rune recipe—the Rune of Water.

There are a total of 16 runes, divided into groups:

• Basic (Elemental Runes): Fire, Water, Air, Earth.
  Crafted in pairs of 2.

   

• Intermediate (Seasonal Runes): Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.

   

• Advanced (Seven Deadly Sins Runes)

• Rune of Mana—a standalone rune used in various recipes.

All recipes can be found in Lexica Botania.

In Botania, all magical flowers are divided into two types:

1. Generating Flora—produces mana.

2. Functional Flora—performs various actions by consuming mana.

Generating flowers produce mana from external sources. Below is a list of the currently relevant generating flowers.

• Generates mana by consuming burnable items (coal, wood, etc.).

• Does not work with items that leave by-products (e.g., a bucket of lava).
  

• Absorbs standing water in a 3×3 radius at the same height.

• Works faster during rain.
   

• Consumes dropped food in a 2×2 area.

• The amount of mana depends on the food’s hunger-restoring value.
  

• Consumes leaves in a 32×32×16 area.

• Saplings do not drop when leaves are consumed.
  

• Consumes cake within 5 blocks.
  

• Absorbs lava in a 3×3 area.

• After working, it enters a 5-minute cooldown.
  

• Absorbs XP from players in a 1×1 area above the flower.
  

• Consumes slimes in a 32×32×8 area.

• The amount of mana depends on the slime’s size.
  

• Absorbs TNT explosions in a 3×3 area.

• Works only if it had no mana prior to the explosion.
  

• Consumes wool of various colors in a specific sequence (starting with white).

• Range—2 blocks.
  

• Consumes nearby passive flowers, converting them into mana.
  

• Generates mana from the transformation of Cellular Blocks within a 25×25 area.

• Requires a redstone signal to activate.
   

Functional flowers do not produce mana but use it to perform various actions. Most of them can be disabled by a redstone signal—especially those whose recipe includes a Redstone Root.

• Speeds up the growth of crops within 5 blocks.

• Continues consuming mana even when everything is fully grown.

• Can be disabled by a redstone signal.
  

• Creates an air dome with an 11-block radius, pushing water away.

• When it stops working, water returns to its place.
  

• Turns sand into clay within a 5-block radius.

• Uses a minimal amount of mana.
  

• Pushes items in a set direction.

• Direction is changed by Shift + right-click with the wand.

• Can be disabled by redstone.
  

• Uses mana to automatically power furnaces in a 5-block radius.
  

• Gives a Regeneration III effect to players within 2 blocks.

• Consumes mana to maintain the effect.
  

• Makes hostile mobs fight each other.

• Range—5 blocks.

• Continuously consumes mana even if no mobs are around.
  

• Moves items into the nearest chests.

• Without mana—6-block range; with mana—up to 10.

• Supports item filtering via item frames.

• Filter mode toggles with a right-click from the wand.

• Can be placed on Podzol or Mycelium to set a pickup delay.

• Disabled by a redstone signal.
  

• Poisons mobs and reduces their health to 1 HP (does not affect players).

• Range—6 blocks.

• Disabled by redstone.
  

• Randomly plants mystical flowers on available blocks within 9 blocks.

• Works as long as it’s supplied with mana and there’s space.

• Disabled by redstone.
  

• Creates a force field in an 8-block radius, preventing mobs and animals from approaching.
  

• Transforms normal stone into metamorphic blocks (or cobblestone).

• Range—17×17×11.

• Speed—10 blocks/second, mana consumption—12 per block.
  

• Applies a Slowness effect to hostile mobs within 6 blocks.

• Does not affect players.

• Can be disabled by redstone.
  

• Transforms stone blocks into ore, consuming a large amount of mana.

• Range—11×11×6; the center is the flower itself.

• Exact area: 5 blocks in each horizontal direction, 2 blocks up, 3 down.

• The rarity of the resulting ore depends on its frequency in the world.

• Disabled by a redstone signal.
  

• A variant of the regular Orechid but works in the Nether.

• Transforms Netherrack into nether ores.

• Has a separate recipe.
  

• Automatically feeds animals in a 6-block radius by using mana.

• The food source—nearby chests or dropped items.

• Allows animals to breed.
  

• Picks up and places dropped blocks.

• Works without mana, but the range is increased with mana.

• Can be disabled by a redstone signal.
  

• Disables the effect of the Ring of Magnetization within 4 blocks.

• Does not require mana.

• All flowers whose recipes include a Redstone Root can be disabled by a redstone signal.
  

• Teleports dropped non-magical items within 12 blocks to a designated point.

• Requires mana.

• To set the target location—Shift + right-click with the wand in Bind Mode.

• An item can only be teleported once.
   

• Slows the movement of mobs and animals within 5 blocks.

• Continues to consume mana even if no targets are nearby.
  

• Blocks creeper explosions, preventing their detonation.

• Requires mana.
  

• Teleports Endermen to the flower if they enter its range.

• Works only on mobs.

• Can be disabled by a redstone signal.
   

The Alfheim Portal is used for exchanging items with elves, granting access to new resources and recipes.

To build the portal, you need:

• 8 blocks of Livingwood

• 3 blocks of Glimmering Livingwood

• 1 Elven Gateway Core

• 2 Mana Pools

• 2 Natura Pylons

   

   

1. Build the portal frame according to the diagram (see image).

2. Place the mana pools on each side of the portal and place the pylons above them.

3. Make sure each pool has enough mana.

4. Right-click the portal core with the wand—it will activate.
   

• The first item you should send through the portal is the Lexica Botania.

• It will return upgraded with a new section called “Elven Knowledge” containing advanced recipes and information.

You can now throw certain items into the portal to obtain rare resources:

After opening the portal and obtaining the updated book, most of the advanced Botania recipes become available.

If you’re ready, we can move on to creating Terrasteel or the next stage!

Terrasteel is one of the most powerful magical metals in Botania. It is required for high-level gear, tools, and advanced mechanisms.

To obtain Terrasteel, you need:

• 3 blocks of Lapis Lazuli

• 1 block of Manasteel

• Runes: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and Mana
  

1. Craft the Terra Plate.

2. Place it on top of a structure made of 5 blocks of Livingrock and 4 blocks of Lapis.

3. Place 1 or 2 Mana Pools on the sides, filled with mana in advance.

4. Put Sparks on top of the plate and on each pool to transfer mana.

On the Terra Plate, throw (in no particular order):

• 1 Mana Pearl

• 1 Mana Diamond

• 1 Manasteel Ingot

If there is enough mana in the pools, after a few seconds you will get 1 Terrasteel Ingot.
⚠️ Mana cost—half of a full mana pool (approximately equal to one Mana Tablet).

Terrasteel is used in crafting:

• Armor and tools

• Terra Blade

• Natura Pylons

• Other advanced mechanisms

Details about Terrasteel-based crafts will be discussed in later sections.

The Alchemic Catalyst is used to transform certain items into others in a Mana Pool. It works similarly to a regular pool but provides access to special conversion recipes, consuming a set amount of mana.

To make the catalyst, you need:

• Livingrock

• 2 Gold Ingots

• Mana Pearl

• 2 Brewing Stands
   

1. Place the catalyst under a Mana Pool.

2. Use either a standard or reinforced pool, filled with mana.

3. Throw items into the pool—if the catalyst is present, they will be transformed.
   

Below is a list of available transmutations:

Other transformations include:

• Wood can be converted into other types of wood

• Saplings—into other sapling types

• Fish—into other fish types

• Crops (wheat, potatoes, carrots, melon/pumpkin seeds, cocoa beans) change in a cycle

• Grass Types (tall grass, fern, dead bush) are interchangeable

• Flowers—converted to other types

The catalyst is useful for recycling surplus resources and obtaining rare components without visiting other dimensions. All available recipes can be found in Lexica Botania.

The Mana Enchanter is a special structure that allows you to transfer enchantments from books to items without destroying the books. It works using mana and does not require experience points.

To build the Mana Enchanter, you need:

• 17 obsidian blocks

• 1 lapis lazuli block

• 10 any mystical flowers

• 6 Mana Pylons

The structure covers a 7×11-block area.

1. Place the obsidian according to the diagram (see screenshot).

2. In the center of the structure, place the lapis block.

3. Plant the 10 mystical flowers at the specified positions.

4. Set up the 6 Mana Pylons around the center.

5. To activate—right-click the lapis block with the wand.
   ⚠️ IMPORTANT: There must also be obsidian beneath the lapis block, or the altar will not activate.
   

1. 1. Right-click on the altar—place the item you want to enchant (cannot use pre-enchanted items).

   2. Drop enchanted books around the structure (on the ground near the altar).

   3. Right-click the altar with the wand—the process of scanning the books will begin.

After scanning, a magical circle appears, indicating you can pick up the books.

• The books do not disappear—they can be reused.

• Only the first enchantment on each book is applied.

• Mana consumption depends on:

  • The level of the enchantment

  • The number of books

Manasteel is the basic magical metal in Botania, combining the durability of iron with magical functionality.

Manasteel tools have the following features:

• They have durability comparable to iron tools but slightly higher.

• They automatically repair themselves if you have mana in your inventory.

• They’re crafted from Manasteel Ingots and Livingwood Twigs.

• Botania pickaxes—right-click to place torches from your inventory.

• Botania axes—right-click to automatically plant saplings from your inventory.

• Manasteel Shears—yield more wool when shearing sheep.

Manasteel armor:

• Has protection on the level of iron armor.

• When you take damage, it uses mana from your inventory instead of durability.

• Wearing a full set gives a bonus: −10% mana cost when using mana tools and Botania devices.

Elementium gear is an improved magical counterpart of Manasteel, obtained via the Portal to Alfheim. It is appropriate for a more advanced stage of the game.

Elementium tools are crafted from:

• Elementium Ingots
   

• Dreamwood Twigs
  

• All tools repair themselves with mana from your inventory.

• Full repair uses ~16% of a Mana Tablet’s capacity.

Elementium Pickaxe

• Instantly breaks basic blocks (stone, dirt, sand, gravel).

• Granite, Andesite, and Diorite only drop if the player sneaks (Shift) while mining.
  

Elementium Shovel

• Destroys the entire column of loose blocks (sand/gravel) both above and below the target.
  

Elementium Axe

• When used as a weapon, it has a chance to drop the mob’s head.
  

Elementium Sword

• When the holder takes damage, there’s a 5% chance of summoning a Pixie.

• The chance stacks with the effect of the armor.
  

Elementium Shears

• Allows you to shear sheep up to 11 blocks away.
  

• Protection at the level of iron armor.

• Damage is offset by mana from the inventory.

• Full set gives:

  • −10% mana cost for elementium items

  • +50% chance to summon a Pixie

  • Can apply Pixie potion effects to enemies

Terrasteel gear is an advanced class of equipment, offering powerful abilities that scale as you accumulate mana and upgrades.
 

• An enhanced pickaxe capable of area mining.

• Has 6 ranks: D → C → B → A → S → SS.

• To raise its rank, you must throw it into a mana pool. The amount of mana required increases by 10× for each new level.

Abilities by Rank:

• Combined with an Elementium Pickaxe, the Terra Shatterer also instantly destroys “junk” blocks (dirt, sand, gravel, etc.).

• The tool passively consumes mana, even when inactive—you need a mana reserve in your inventory.

• Does not despawn if dropped—it’s protected from despawning.
   

• Chops down the entire tree (similar to “Treecapitator”).

• Self-repairs using mana.

• Consumes a small amount of mana for each block cut.
  

• A powerful weapon. In addition to melee, it can shoot a damaging projectile (similar to energy waves).

• This ability activates when attacking at range.
   

Terrasteel armor:

• Protection at the level of diamond.

• When taking damage, it consumes mana, not durability.

• Crafting requires:

  • Terrasteel Ingots

  • Manasteel Armor pieces

  • Livingwood Twigs

  • Seasonal Runes

Full Set Passive Bonuses:

• Knockback resistance

• Passive regeneration: +2 health every 4 seconds (if not hungry)

• −20% mana cost on tools

• Weak passive mana generation

• The ability to embed 6 “Wills” that drop from the Gaia boss (covered later)

Rods are special magical tools that perform various actions by consuming mana. They are all made with Livingwood Twigs or Dreamwood Twigs, often with runes and rare components.

• Places a cobblestone block on right-click.

• Uses a small amount of mana.

• Recipe: cobblestone, Fire and Water Runes, Livingwood Twigs.
  

• Places dirt blocks on right-click.

• Recipe: dirt, Earth Rune, Livingwood Twigs.
  

• Lets you place dirt in mid-air when right-clicking.

• Recipe: Rod of the Lands, Air Rune, Pixie Dust.
  

• Places water on right-click. Very handy for filling the Apothecary.

• Recipe: water bottle, Water Rune, Livingwood Twig.
  

• Turns blocks into their smelted version (e.g., sand into glass).

• Recipe: blaze rod, Fire Rune, Livingwood Twigs.
  

• Creates a ring of fire in a 5-block radius.

• Duration—15 seconds. Cooldown—60 seconds.

• Recipe: blaze powder, Fire Rune, Livingwood Twig.
  

• Highlights all ores within 15 blocks through walls.

• Consumes a lot of mana. Highlight colors are random.

• Recipe: Mana Diamond, Livingwood Twigs.
  

• Grabs mobs or items with right-click and moves them around.

• Release—another right-click; throw—left-click.

• Recipe: wheat, Dragonstone, Dreamwood Twigs.
  

• Allows you to swap blocks:

  • Shift + right-click—select block.

  • Right-click—replace an area of 7×7×7.

  • Left-click—single replacement.

• You need spare blocks in your inventory or a suitable rod.

• Recipe: Rune of Sloth, 2 stone, Livingwood Twigs.
  

• Launches the player upward on right-click.

• Recipe: Air Rune, feather, Livingwood Twig.
  

• Flattens terrain:

  • Range: 33×33×33

  • Fills below the player, clears above

  • Does not work below sea level

• Recipe: 4 Seasonal Runes, Rod of the Lands, 1 Terrasteel Ingot, meadow seeds.
   

• Fires homing rockets at enemies within 12 blocks.

• Damage: 7 points.

• Recipe: Gaia Spirit, Dragonstones, Dreamwood Twigs.
  

• Creates a rainbow bridge in the direction you’re looking when right-clicked.

• Recipe: 2 Elementium Ingots, 2 Pixie Dust, 1 Dragonstone.
  

Botania’s boss system lets you fight two versions of the Gaia Guardian, a unique enemy summoned on a special arena. Defeating it rewards Gaia Spirits, relics, and rare magical items.

• Crafted based on Natura Pylons.
  

Arena
4 Gaia Pylons—placed 1 block above the beacon.

Concrete in the screenshot is for reference only, not required.

• Use a Terrasteel Ingot, Shift + right-clicking the beacon.

• This summons the Gaia Guardian I, the first boss.
  

• Gaia Spirit—used in crafting and summoning the next boss.
  

• Craft: 1 Gaia Spirit + 1 Terrasteel Ingot → Gaia Spirit Ingot

• Summon: Shift + right-click the beacon with this ingot

• The Gaia Guardian II, a much stronger boss, appears

After defeating Gaia II, the Dice of Fate drop, granting one of 6 unique relics.

• Relics are bound to the player and do not drop on death

• No duplicates—until all 6 are obtained

• After collecting all relics, the dice begin to provide useful items
  
  

• Hold right-click to summon up to 20 types of magical weapons

• When released—the weapons explode at the target point (doesn’t destroy blocks)
  

• Instead of food, it consumes mana from your inventory

• Works for infinite “feeding” if you have mana
   

• Shift + right-click—bind to a block

• Hold right-click—teleport back to the bound location

• Does not work across dimensions
  

• Gives +20 HP
  

• Increases the Terra Shatterer’s radius by +1
  

• A tool for mass construction

  • Shift + right-click—start selecting an area

  • Another shift + right-click—finish selection

  • Shift + placing a block—copies that block throughout the selected zone
    

This concludes the Botania guide! ^_^
(If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write in the comments.)