Incense Altar

The Incense Altar is a block added by Blood Magic. It is used to gain a bonus to the LP gained when self-sacrificing. The Sacrificial Knife transforms into the Sacrificial Dagger when the player is within 6 blocks from the Incense Altar. The Dagger cannot be used unless it is within 2 blocks of a Blood Altar. It drains 90% of current health and applies bonus LP depending on the bonus given by the Incense Altar; use a Divination Sigil on the Incense Altar to see its Current Tranquility and Current Bonus. For the Altar's tiers described below, intercardinal directions are used for tranquility blocks and each tier requires extra area. The path blocks can be placed within a vertical difference of 1 block from the previous level, but all cardinal directions require the same pattern. Tranquility spaces can be placed at most two blocks higher than their respective path blocks. The Incense Altar has a vertical range of 6 blocks; players who intend to put it under their Blood Altar should make sure that the base the Incense Altar stands on is level with the tier 6 Blood Runes.

Tranquility
Tranquility is determined from the items in the table below. Using more blocks in each category provides diminishing returns; therefore it is optimal to mix types.

Note that arrangement around the center matters. 4 blocks of Life Essence north of the Incense Altar and 4 blocks of Life Essence south of the Incense Altar will create more Tranquility than 8 blocks of Life Essence all lumped together in the same location.

Tier 1 Altar
An Incense Altar can be placed on a 3 x 3 square on blocks of any material and starts at 0 Tranquility and a bonus of 20% to self sacrifice.

Tier 2 Altar
The second tier is created by extending the four cardinal directions with 3 x 3 blocks of Wooden Path or Tiled Wooden Path blocks.

Tier 3 Altar
The third tier is made by further extending the Wooden Paths with 2 x 3 Stone Brick Path or Tiled Stone Path blocks.

Tier 4 Altar
The fourth tier is further extended by 2 x 3 Worn Stone Brick Path or Tiled Worn Stone Path.

Tier 5 Altar
The fifth tier is further extended by 2 x 3 Obsidian Brick Path or Tilled Obsidian Path.