Getting Started (Botania)

Botania is a mod all about flowers, but not in the traditional sense. Their are two types of flora (besides the Pure Daisy and mystical flowers) functional and generating. The functional flora use Mana to do different things, and the generational flora use things to generate Mana. In this guide I will talk you through Botania until you are equipped to make the Agricarnation and get going somewhere.

Before Flowers
The very first thing you are going to want to do in Botania is get the 16 different mystical flowers. I recommend getting 16 of each type of flower. Before you start making flowers though, you will need to make a Petal Apothecary. Also, it would be a good idea to have a decent source of seeds because each craft in the Petal Apothecary requires one seed. Another important item for Botania is the Lexica Botania this is the ultimate in-game documentation and can help you if I mention something you forgot or if you are doing your own thing. It is simply made with a book and sapling crafted together.

First Flowers
One of the important flowers you are going to want to make is the Pure Daisy this is simply made by tossing four Mystical White Petals (made by crafting Mystical White Flowers) into a Petal Apothecary filled with water. Then, you must throw a seed into the Petal Apothecary to get the Pure Daisy. The Pure Daisy can be used to make Livingwood and Livingrock simply by placing the flower and placing wood logs and stone (respectively) to obtain their counterparts. I recommend getting 32 of each before moving on to be safe. Once you have done this, I recommend making a Wand of the Forest(more info about it on its page). Next you will need to create your first generational flower, the Daybloom. This flower produces mana with the power of the sun. It is also made in a Petal Apothecary filed with water. It is made with 2 Mystical Yellow Petals, 1 Mystical Light Blue Petal, and 1 Mystical Orange Petal in the Petal Apothecary along with one seed. With this flower you will start on Mana manipulation.

Messing with Mana
Now that you have a form of Mana generation you will want to make two things, the Mana Pool and Mana Spreader. These will be used to transport and store your Mana in a useable form. First, place down your Daybloom on dirt where it will have access to the sun. Then, place down your Mana Spreader near the flower. Next, place your Mana Pool where your Mana Spreader can see it. Now click all of these with your Wand of the Forest. Lastly take the Wand of the Forest and shift-right-click the Mana Spreader to orient it in the opposite direction. You will want to orient it so it faces the Mana Pool. Now switch to something other than your Wand of the Forest and every now and then a Mana burst will fire off as a green beam. Now that you have some Mana try to throw a Mystical Red Petal onto the Mana Pool. If you get back a Red Mana Petal you have succeeded in generating and storing Mana (this requires a small buildup of Mana to acquire).

Better Mana Generation (Recommended)
Now that you have a small amount of Mana you may want to get more of it. One way is the Endoflame. To create this you will need 1 Mystical Light Gray Petal, 1 Mystical Red Petal, 1 Mystical Brown Petal, 1 Red Mana Petal, and 1 Brown Mana Petal (Created in the same way as the Red Mana Petal) in the Petal Apothecary along with one seed. This should net you an Endoflame this flower generates mana by taking combustibles from the ground like coal. I recommend getting a decent amount of Mana before moving on.

First Functional Flower (Optional)
The easiest functional flower to make is the Bellethorne. It will utilize Mana from a nearby Mana Pool or pools to hurt mobs (but not players) around it. For it you will need a Redstone Root which is crafted with a tall grass and a piece of redstone. Now to get the Bellethorne one must throw 1 Redstone Root, 2 Mystical Cyan Petals, 1 Mystical Red Petal, and 2 Red Mana Petals into the Petal Apothecary along with a seed, and one shall obtain a Bellethorne.

The Runic Altar
The Runic Altar is a key component in creating more advanced Botania flora. To obtain it one must first obtain a Mana Pearl or Mana Diamond made by throwing their respective items in a Mana Pool with sufficient Mana. Now make the Runic Altar like so

Place this down 1 block away from your Mana Pool and place a Mana Spreader while on the Runic Altar in the space between the two. Now you can start crafting with Mana.

The Agricarnation
The runes required for this flower will need 2 Manasteel Ingots made by throwing iron ingots on a Mana Pool. The first rune you will need is the Rune of Water. To obtain the Rune of Water one must right click the Runic Altar with the following materials to place them: 1 Manasteel Ingot, 1 bone meal, 1 sugar cane, and 1 fishing rod. Then you must throw a piece of Livingrock on top of the Runic Altar and right click it with your Wand of the Forest. Once you see blue lightning coming from the altar you must again right click it with the Wand of the Forest. One must do a similar procedure whilst creating all the runes, but they must change the materials used. The next rune needed it the Rune of Fire it is created using 1 Manasteel Ingot, 1 gunpowder, 1 blaze rod, and 1 nether wart and doing a procedure like that used when creating the Rune of Water. The last required rune is the Rune of Spring it is created using 1 Rune of Fire, 1 Rune of Water, 1 wheat, and 3 oak saplings. To finally create the Agricarnation one must throw 1 Rune of Spring, 2 Mystical Lime Petals, 1 Mystical Yellow Petal, 1 Lime Mana Petal, 1 Red Mana Petal, and 1 Green Mana Petal into the Petal Apothecary along with one seed.