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• Every 4s: gain 3 Block
• Every 4s: 30% chance to remove 1 Lifesteal (Vampirism) from the enemy
• Food category: eligible for Pan damage and food-adjacent speed buff

Block is a temporary defensive value that nullifies incoming damage and persists until consumed. The 4s gain rate is high among foods, accruing roughly 45 Block per minute. Arriving earlier than Banana's 5s cadence, Garlic distinguishes itself by supplying defense on a faster interval.

Garlic is one of three core Neutral foods, combining defensive supply and anti-lifesteal meta performance at the bargain price of 2G. Price, footprint, and cadence all align — drop one into any backpack gap for guaranteed Block 3 every 4s. This sustained Block supply generates 200-350 cumulative defensive value over long matches, effectively equivalent to 2-3x the max HP — a powerful passive buff.

The 30% lifesteal-removal effect cannot be ignored as a Reaper counter in the current meta. Reaper's lifesteal builds (Blood Amulet / Blood Scythe / Darkest Lotus) scale durability and damage through lifesteal stacks, but Garlic's periodic removal disrupts the stacking. Wins against Reaper climb steadily through "30% x 4s-interval retry count," so in ranked environments with heavy Reaper representation, the adoption value jumps a full grade.

In the food synergy context, adjacent placement with Banana / Blueberry / Pumpkin triggers mutual +10% food speed, accelerating Garlic's 4s cycle to around 3s. Garlic also contributes to Pan's food-count damage, so the "Pan + Garlic + Banana" trinity (defense + heal + damage) is the basic form of food builds. With Gluttony Amulet (+40% food use speed), activation frequency climbs further and Block output purely increases.

A caveat: Garlic's lifesteal removal also affects your own lifesteal. Avoid adoption in Reaper lifesteal-specialized builds, Hungry Sword setups, and Bloodthorn constructions. Instead, slot it into Berserker / Adventurer durability axes for correct use. Conversely, classes that don't use lifesteal (Mage / Pyromancer / Engineer) can equip it without worry.

Garlic's Block supply also helps Steel Amulet reach its Block-accumulation conditions. In mid-game builds integrating Steel Amulet, Garlic's presence becomes key to early activation. At 2G the contribution breadth is wide, and the default "just grab Garlic" rule for early-to-mid-game cost efficiency holds firm.

• At 2G, just slot into an early bag gap — defense rises significantly
• Adjacent placement with Banana / Blueberry triggers mutual +10% food speed
• In Pan builds, triple contribution: food count + Block supply + anti-lifesteal meta
• Helps Steel Amulet reach Block accumulation conditions — leads to earlier mid-game upgrade activation
• With Gluttony Amulet, activation accelerates from 4s to ~2.85s. Block output purely increases
• In Reaper-heavy metas, Garlic x2-3 lifts the lifesteal-removal success probability
• Do not adopt in builds running your own lifesteal. Swap to alternative foods (Banana / Blueberry)
• 1 slot, space-efficient, low cost — easy to stack into spare early slots

All Classes Food Defensive Foundation

Pan + Garlic + Banana + Blueberry food core + Gluttony Amulet equips defense / healing / damage / speed in one package. Garlic at 2G is the main bag-filler, providing stable defense from early to late game — the basic template.

Berserker Block Multi-Layer Durability

Garlic x3 + Wooden Buckler / Heroic Shield + Steel Amulet multi-layers Block supply. Covers pre-Berserk durability and post-attack recovery through Block — a sustained-combat Berserker build.

Pyromancer Anti-Reaper Meta

Garlic x3 + White Pepper family + Flame + Double Axe attempts the 30% lifesteal removal 10-15 times per battle. Disrupts Reaper lifesteal stacking while your side pushes with Heat damage — an environmental meta build.

Adventurer Twine Thread Growth + Food

Twine Thread x2 + Garlic + Banana + Blueberry + Gluttony Amulet lets 4s Garlic activations trigger Twine Thread's +2 max HP probability. A compound utility build of defense + growth + food synergy that dominates long matches.

• In builds running your own lifesteal (Reaper lifesteal / Hungry Sword / Bloodthorn), the removal also hits you — non-adoption
• 30% lifesteal removal is probabilistic; short matches may see no effect
• Block disappears when consumed; in Block-overflow states, activation value drops
• Food speed +10% targets only different foods. Adjacent Garlics don't mutually accelerate
• Without Pan, no contribution to food-count damage. Food-build completeness depends on other gear
• If opponent has food-nullification (special environment), Garlic value drops sharply
• On non-lifesteal Reaper (poison specialists etc.), the lifesteal removal benefit is zero — rating drops
• 1 slot individually, but stacking consumes slots. Must run in parallel with slot expansion

This item is currently not used as a crafting material. Keep it in its complete form through late game.