Pile o' Balloons

• Don't Starve
• Don't Starve Together

Pile o' Balloons
Combat attributes
Damage	5 (3.75 ) (6.25 ) (2.5-10 )
Effects
	-5
Properties
Durability	Infinite
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Perk
Make Balloons
Code
"balloons_empty"

Pile o' Balloons
"If only there was an easier way."
Crafting
Recipe	×4
Tab
Tier
Combat attributes
Damage	5 (3.75 ) (6.25 ) (2.5-10 )
Effects
	-5
Properties
Durability	3 Days
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Perk
Make Balloons (cap at 100)
Code
"balloons_empty"

“It looks like clown currency.”

–Wilson

“I could fill them with flammable gas.”

–Willow

“Wolfgang will make balloon muscles.”

–Wolfgang

“These look as deflated as I feel...”

–Wendy

“USELESS RUBBER SACKS”

–WX-78

“These seem frivolous.”

–Wickerbottom

“Are those balloons?”

–Woodie

“Those look much too jovial for my liking.”

–Maxwell

“Such cölörs! I cöuld sing!”

–Wigfrid

“Is there going to be a party?!”

–Webber

“No fun without Wes.”

–Winona

Pile o' Balloons is a character-specific object belonging to Wes, placed in his inventory at the beginning of the game. It allows Wes to blow up balloons, at a cost of 5 Sanity each.

Balloons spawn in a variety of colors and shapes, and they can be pushed around. Balloons have a small chance of distracting mobs (who will attack the balloons instead of the player). They will pop if attacked, or if a nearby balloon pops, setting off a chain reaction. Popping a balloon causes 5 damage. Like all Character-Specific Items, this item shows on the map when dropped.

Reign of Giants

In the Reign of Giants DLC, Wes can give his Pile o' Balloons to a Catcoon in order to befriend it. If the Catcoon dies, he will be able to get it back.

Don't Starve Together

In Don't Starve Together, Wes can craft Pile o' Balloons using 4 Water Balloons. The number of active balloons is capped to 100, and balloons last only 3 days. Also Wes must have at least 5 sanity to blow up a balloon. If the player is below 5 sanity the animation for activating the Pile o'balloons will play but no balloon will appear.

Tips

• Balloons only pop when triggered and won't go away otherwise. This makes them a useful bait to place in the center of a trap field for Hounds or other hostiles.
• Due to the 5 points of sanity drained with each balloon, using this item is a reliable way to go insane if the player wishes to farm Nightmare Fuel.

Trivia

• Wes got his Pile o' Balloons with the Strange New Powers update.
• Wes can pop his balloons, but he will be damaged by them. It takes 23 balloons to kill him from full health.

Gallery

Wes surrounded by balloons in a promotional image.

All the shapes of balloons, from left to right: Beefalo, Spider, Pig, and normal Balloon.

One of Wes' balloons appearing on the right in the poster for the Strange New Powers update.

Wes's balloons as they appear in the trailer for the Strange New Powers update.

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