Effects: Venom Buffer to Shieldbreaker
Discover what these effects do, how long they last at each grade, and which drinks provide them. Reveals untasted Journal knowledge.
Discovery spoilers. This reference includes effect knowledge and provider drinks that may be untasted in the Journal. Grade durations below are Standard / Fine / Masterwork, in seconds; Instant effects retain fixed strength and group cooldowns. Icons are native Brewhaven effect artwork (GPL-3.0-or-later). The catalog rule is the shipped description, not a fresh runtime assertion. Shared rules and cooldowns apply to every entry. Back to alphabetical effects.
Venom Buffer
benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 90 / 120 / 150 seconds.
What it does: Multiply poison-tagged damage by 0.50; fractional health damage is retained, not rounded to immunity.
Provider drinks: Antivenom Stout; Scorpion Spirit.
Shield Reserve
benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 90 / 120 / 150 seconds.
What it does: Grant 4 temporary absorption health at application; refresh cannot replenish spent health before effect expiry, and expired reserve never heals.
Provider drinks: Ironheart Porter.
Brace for Impact
benefit / body · Base 90 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 67.5 / 90 / 112.5 seconds.
What it does: While sneaking on ground reduce incoming non-void health damage by 25 percent after armor and multiply movement by 0.70.
Provider drinks: Bulwark Stout; Glass Dune Reserve.
Barroom Courage
benefit / body · Base 90 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 67.5 / 90 / 112.5 seconds.
What it does: Add 2 melee damage while intoxication is between 20 and 59 inclusive; no bonus outside that interval.
Provider drinks: Apple Liquor; Sourcellar Brandy; Whiskey; Tequila.
Steady Draw
benefit / mind · Base 120 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 90 / 120 / 150 seconds.
What it does: Multiply outgoing bow-arrow damage by 1.15 if shooter has not moved horizontally more than 0.1 blocks in the preceding second.
Provider drinks: Marksman’s Malt; Rigger’s Rum.
Undead Bitter
benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 90 / 120 / 150 seconds.
What it does: Add 2 melee damage against entities in the closed undead list in the main plan; no change against other targets.
Provider drinks: Hollow Apple Brandy; Hollow Grin Absinthe.
Spider Bitter
benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 90 / 120 / 150 seconds.
What it does: Add 2 melee damage against Spider, cave_spider and silverfish only.
Provider drinks: Cobweb Calvados.
Finisher
benefit / body · Base 60 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 45 / 60 / 75 seconds.
What it does: Add 2 melee damage against a living target below 25 percent maximum health; no effect on an already dead target.
Provider drinks: Last Word Brandy.
Counterpunch
benefit / body · Base 90 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 67.5 / 90 / 112.5 seconds.
What it does: After the drinker receives melee damage, their next successful melee hit within 3 seconds gains 2 damage; one charge, cannot accumulate, 5-second trigger cooldown.
Provider drinks: Duelist’s Calvados.
Shieldbreaker
benefit / body · Base 60 seconds
Standard / Fine / Masterwork: 45 / 60 / 75 seconds.
What it does: A successfully blocked player melee hit adds 10 durability wear to that shield, capped by remaining durability; 5-second cooldown and PvP must allow the hit.
Provider drinks: Siegebreaker Brandy.
Admin & server owner reference
Exact identifiers, original fields and source locators are preserved below. These records describe the documented mod version; they are not commands to run or proof of a new gameplay test.
Source locator
Source: report p. 71, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/venom_buffer.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:43; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:26; effect/body/BodyRules.java:110. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 71, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/shield_reserve.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:147; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:26. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 71, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/brace_for_impact.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:43; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:26; effect/body/BodyRules.java:58. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/barroom_courage.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:43; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:26; effect/body/BodyRules.java:80. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/steady_draw.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:196; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:27; effect/body/BodyEvents.java:143. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/undead_bitter.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:43; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:27; effect/body/BodyRules.java:40. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/spider_bitter.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:43; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:27; effect/body/BodyRules.java:85. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/finisher.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:44; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:27; effect/body/BodyRules.java:87. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/counterpunch.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:186; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:27; effect/body/BodyEvents.java:84. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Source locator
Source: report p. 72, Brewhaven:E05/E09; src/main/resources/data/brewhaven/brew_effect/shieldbreaker.json. Reported code locators: effect/body/BodyBehaviors.java:44; effect/body/BodyEffects.java:27; effect/body/BodyEvents.java:124. These Java references were not independently audited by the wiki.
Catalog identity
brewhaven:venom_buffer · FX-031 · benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:shield_reserve · FX-032 · benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:brace_for_impact · FX-033 · benefit / body · Base 90 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:barroom_courage · FX-034 · benefit / body · Base 90 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:steady_draw · FX-035 · benefit / mind · Base 120 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:undead_bitter · FX-036 · benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:spider_bitter · FX-037 · benefit / body · Base 120 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:finisher · FX-038 · benefit / body · Base 60 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:counterpunch · FX-039 · benefit / body · Base 90 seconds
Catalog identity
brewhaven:shieldbreaker · FX-040 · benefit / body · Base 60 seconds
Exact identifiers in context
What it does: Add 2 melee damage against minecraft:spider, cave_spider and silverfish only.
Registry IDs
brewhaven:venom_bufferbrewhaven:shield_reservebrewhaven:brace_for_impactbrewhaven:barroom_couragebrewhaven:steady_drawbrewhaven:undead_bitterbrewhaven:spider_bitterbrewhaven:finisherbrewhaven:counterpunchbrewhaven:shieldbreaker
Sources & verification
Evidence: pdf-derived. Feature status: implemented-static. Article coverage: ready.
PDF pages 71–72 · Complete catalogs and workshop · Brewhaven:E05, Brewhaven:E09
Every catalog record reconciled to the PDF; underlying JSON resources also compared directly against the matching release JAR. Descriptive behavior remains reported; no runtime test.
The wiki has not independently playtested report-derived instructions. Your server or modpack settings may change them.