Usable

A variety of usables are available in Spiral Knights, usually purchasable at the cost of energy.

Note that, after obtaining a usable, you must activate it to gain its benefits. You can do so by locating it in your arsenal, under the Usable section, left-clicking on it, and selecting "Activate" or "Upgrade".

Upgrades

How to Obtain

Upgrades can be purchased from the Supply Depot in exchange for energy. Kozma also sells them since talking to her opens up the Supply Depot. Since all upgrades are tradeable they may be purchased from other players through the auction house or direct trade.

Trinket Slot Upgrade

Trinkets are a type of gear that bestow a variety of small, but useful benefits to your knight. Any player can acquire trinkets, but in order to equip them, trinket slots must be unlocked with an upgrade. Up to two Trinket Slot Upgrades may be activated at a time. Each one will unlock a single trinket slot for 30 calendar days. An activated slot upgrade will remain visible in your arsenal with the expiration date and time showing in the mouseover tooltip.

Trinket Slot upgrades cost 150 Energy each from the Supply Depot.

Weapon Slot Upgrade

By default, players are only able to equip two weapons when they descend into the Clockworks. This limit can be increased up to four weapons by purchasing and using Weapon Slot Upgrades. Up to two Weapon Slot Upgrades may be activated at a time. Each one enables an additional weapon slot for 30 calendar days. An activated slot upgrade will have a yellow background and remain visible in your arsenal with the expiration date and time showing in the mouseover tooltip. If you have both an activated and unused slot upgrade in your arsenal, you can click on the activated slot upgrade and use the unused slot to extend the expiration date by 30 days.

Weapon Slot upgrades cost 250 Energy each from the Supply Depot.

Krogmo Coin Booster

Once used, this upgrade will increase Coins earned in Coliseum games by 1 for 24 hours. You may have up to 6 Krogmo Coin Boosters active at any time.

Krogmo Coin Boosters cost 300 Energy each from the Supply Depot

Heat Amplifier

This upgrade doubles the user's heat gain for 2 days, 7 days, or 30 days.

Heat Amplifiers for 2 days, 7 days, and 30 days cost 800, 1600, and 5000 Energy, respectively, from the Supply Depot.

Gift Boxes

Gift boxes are items that can be used to wrap an item with an attached note. Bound items and non-empty Gift Boxes cannot be wrapped. Upon wrapping, the Gift box functions like an openable Prize Box, the description of which is the contents of the note, preceded by the name of the player who wrapped it. Gift boxes in wrapped form can be sent by mail or traded from player to player, but cannot be sold on the Auction House.

Sweet Heart Gift Box

Wrap an item in this decorative gift box and add a personalized message.

Sweet Heart Gift Boxes were available to purchase from Kozma during the 2014 Valentine's event for 225 Energy.

Pure Heart Gift Box

Wrap an item in this decorative gift box and add a personalized message.

Pure Heart Gift Boxes were available to purchase from Kozma during the 2014 Valentine's event for 350 Energy.

Lovely Heart Gift Box

Wrap an item in this decorative gift box and add a personalized message.

Lovely Heart Gift Boxes were available to purchase from Kozma during the 2014 Valentine's event for 500 Energy.

Blue Checkered Gift Box

Wrap an item in this decorative gift box and add a personalized message.

Blue Checkered Gift Boxes were available to purchase from Kozma during the 2014 Anniversary event for 225 energy.

Red Checkered Gift Box

Wrap an item in this decorative gift box and add a personalized message.

Red Checkered Gift Boxes were available to purchase from Kozma during the 2014 Anniversary event for 350 energy.

Yellow Checkered Gift Box

Wrap an item in this decorative gift box and add a personalized message.

Yellow Checkered Gift Boxes were available to purchase from Kozma during the 2014 Anniversary event for 500 energy.

Lockboxes

Iron Lockbox

A special prize box that contains one of hundreds of unique items that cannot be found anywhere else. It can only be opened with a Silver Key. Silver Keys can be purchased from the Supply Depot.

Iron Lockboxes are obtained as a prize from the prize wheel.

Mirrored Lockbox

A special prize box that contains one of the many unique items that modify the appearance of your Knight! It can only be opened with a Silver Key. Silver Keys can be purchased from the Supply Depot.

Mirrored Lockboxes are obtained as a prize from the prize wheel, or as a bonus for every $9.95 spent in a single purchase(that is, 2 Mirrored Lockboxes are the bonus for any purchase $19.90 or more, 3 lockboxes for $29.85, etc.) from April 18-22, 2012.

Their contents were described in the April 18, 2012 patch notes.

Prize Boxes

Prize Boxes contain unique and rare cosmetics.

Snowballs

Flawed Snowball

A hard-packed snowball that is unfortunately too flawed for use in alchemy. It would be best to simply throw it away... at someone's head.

Flawed Snowballs are obtained by opening a Frosty Prize Box or purchase from Randolph during Winterfest.

Grinchlin Snowball

Handcrafted by the grouchy Grinchlins of Mount Krampus, these repugnant projectiles are sure to put a damper on any Winterfestivities.

Grinchlin Snowballs are obtained by opening Grinchlin Treasure Boxes in Grinchlin Assault.

Bucket of Snowballs

This bucket seems to have an endless supply of Flawed Snowballs. Unfortunately, they will start to melt when exposed, so you better use them fast!

Bucket of Snowballs have a chance to be obtained from opening a Polar Prize Box.

This is a single-use item that places a bucket of snowballs at the user's feet. Anyone can interact with the bucket, and doing so gives the knight a read-to-throw snowball. The bucket expires after several minutes.

Fireworks

Fireworks come in three various styles and may all be bought from the Supply Depot for a limited time.

Chartreuse

Large Chartreuse

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful large-sized Chartreuse colored explosion. The Chartreuse, Large Firework Bundle may be purchased for 200 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Medium Chartreuse

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful medium-sized Chartreuse colored explosion. The Chartreuse, Medium Firework Bundle may be purchased for 150 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Small Chartreuse

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful small-sized Chartreuse colored explosion. The Chartreuse, Small Firework Bundle may be purchased for 100 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Lavender

Large Lavender

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful large-sized Lavender colored explosion. The Lavender, Large Firework Bundle may be purchased for 200 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Medium Lavender

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful medium-sized Lavender colored explosion. The Lavender, Medium Firework Bundle may be purchased for 150 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Small Lavender

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful small-sized Lavender colored explosion. The Lavender, Small Firework Bundle may be purchased for 100 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Sky

Large Sky

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful large-sized Sky colored explosion. The Sky, Large Firework Bundle may be purchased for 200 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Medium Sky

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful medium-sized Sky colored explosion. The Sky, Medium Firework Bundle may be purchased for 150 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Small Sky

During times of celebration, the Spiral Order devotes some of its munitions experts to create spectacular fireworks.

Fires off a single rocket that causes a beautiful small-sized Sky colored explosion. The Sky, Small Firework Bundle may be purchased for 100 Energy and comes in a bundle of five.

Confetti

Confetti

Use this item to throw it into the air and celebrate good times. Come on!

Confetti is obtained by buying it from Bulky for 300 crowns during the Caketastrophe event. It is one of the few items available from the event that does not expire. Using it makes the knight display the /shout animation and creates confetti identical to the confetti released from treasure boxes.

Leaf Confetti

A fantastic party favor used in forest festivities.

Leaf Confetti is obtained by opening a Hunter Prize Box. Each Hunter Prize Box includes at least 1 Leaf Confetti.

Summer Confetti

When thrown, this summer confetti makes you feel all warm inside.

Summer Confetti is obtained by opening a Solstice Prize Box. Each Solstice Prize Box includes at least 1 Summer Confetti.

Winter Confetti

When thrown, this winter confetti gives you quite a chill.

Winter Confetti is obtained by opening a Solstice Prize Box, Winterfest Prize Box, or a Frosty Prize Box. Each of the aforementioned Prize Boxes include at least 1 Winter Confetti.

Trick or Treat Confetti

Celebrate the Dark Harvest Festival by launching a sizable gourd into the air. What comes next is up to the Punkin King...

Trick or Treat Confetti is obtained by opening a Dark Harvest Prize Box. Each Dark Harvest Prize Box includes at least 1 Trick or Treat Confetti.

Storm Caller

A party favor of the gods, used to summon a lightning bolt from the heavens

Storm Callers are obtained by opening a Stormy Prize Box. Each Stormy Prize Box includes at least 1 Storm Caller.

Party Flare

While never intended to be used in a party, Recon Rangers like to shoot signal flares into the air to celebrate missions where everyone comes back alive. Sadly, any Ranger will tell you that far too few of them are ever sent burning into the sky.

Party Flares are obtained by opening a Dangerous Prize Box. Each Dangerous Prize Box includes at least 1 Party Flare.

Body Modifiers

Eyes

Eyes allow a player to change the shape of their eyes.

Height Modifier

Height Modifiers allow players to alter the height of their character.

Personal Color

Personal Color allows a player to change their personal color.

Keys

Silver Key

A special key that can open any lockbox. Silver Keys can be bought from the Supply Depot or Kozma for 750 energy, and are destroyed once used.

Silver keys are tradeable and can be sold in the Auction House.

Shadow Key

A special key that can unlock the elevators into the Shadow Lair. It is obtained from Iron Lockboxes or the Supply Depot or Kozma for 1800 CE each. Only one is needed per party to unlock the Shadow Lair elevator, but is destroyed upon use.

Shadow keys are tradeable and can be sold in the Auction House.

Sprite Gear

All Pods requires completion of Rank 3-2 Mission 'An Eternal Bond' to use.

Drakon Pod

A Sprite Pod containing a Level 1 Drakon Battle Sprite.

The Drakon is a Battle Sprite that embodies fiery destruction. Its skills focus on raw, offensive power.

Maskeraith Pod

A Sprite Pod containing a Level 1 Maskeraith Battle Sprite.

The Maskeraith is a Battle Sprite that embodies the shadows. Its skills focus on subterfuge and deadly toxins.

Seraphynx Pod

A Sprite Pod containing a Level 1 Seraphynx Battle Sprite.

The Seraphynx is a Battle Sprite that embodies divine lights. Its skills focus on supporting knights in combat with protection and restoration.

Seraphynx (Black Kat) Pod

A Sprite Pod containing a Level 1 Seraphynx (Black Kat) Battle Sprite.

The Seraphynx is a Battle Sprite that embodies divine lights. Its skills focus on supporting knights in combat with protection and restoration.