All Items In Peak Explained: Strange Gem, Crystal Skull, And More

Every item in Peak serves an important purpose. Some are vital survival tools, aiding your injuries or keeping your tummy full to keep you climbing for longer. Others can jeopardize an entire expedition in an instant. Depending on who you're playing with, the latter can be dangerous--there's always that one player who won't hesitate to create a TikTok-worthy moment.

Here's the trick with items in Peak: While the game tells you its name, it doesn't actually explain what an item does. Some are easy enough to guess from looks alone, but more often than not, you should be wary of using something to avoid being penalized or affecting the run by accident. Don't fret, though--if you're wondering what things like the strange gem or the crystal skull do, the list below includes every item in Peak and what they do, so you can have a helpful page at hand to dispel doubts in the group chat.

I'm sorry, Bing Bong. I'm just doing research.

Peak Items List and What They Do​

The list includes every item up to the Mesa update of Peak, which was officially released on August 11. There have been quite a few smaller patches, but by and large, here are all the items available thus far. Note that we're skipping most of the food, as their purpose is largely self-explanatory.

Item	What it does
Ancient Effigy	Revives any dead player or players.
Ancient Idol	You gain invulnerability to everything... as long as you hold it, that is.
Antidote	Cures poison partially
Anti-rope Cannon	When shot at a surface, it releases a rope that "falls" upwards instead, starting from the point of impact.
Anti-rope Spool	It releases a rope that "falls" upwards instead.
Backpack	It can carry up to four items
Bandages	Restores health partially.
Berrynana	You can throw it on the ground to cause other people to fall.
Big Lollipop	Grants infinite stamina for about seven seconds, and inflicts the drowsy status immediately after.
Bing Bong	Basically just a cute plushie, and part of a tough achievement that involves finishing a run while carrying it, in a similar fashion to Gnome Chompski in Left 4 Dead 2.
Binoculars	No abnormal effect here. They're just binoculars.
Blowgun	Shoots a dart that clears negative status except for the curse status. The player who receives the shot will be temporarily drowsy.
Bounce Fungus	Creates a mushroom platform when thrown at a surface, making for a good spot to rest while climbing.
Bugle	Plays a song, or heinous sounds, depending on your taste. If you use it around the capybaras in Alpine, you'll get an achievement.
Bugle of Friendship	Boosts everybody's stamina momentarily.
Cactus	It does nothing, but beware of its thorns if you throw it around.
Chain Launcher	Shoots a chain to the spot you're aiming at. Be mindful of your current stamina before committing to it.
Compass	Points north, which matches the peak of the mountain.
Conch	It does nothing. You can throw it at your friends if you want, though.
Cure-All	Cures all negative statuses.
Cursed Skull	Heals allies at the expense of your own health.
Dynamite	Causes an explosion, which can also cook items.
Energy Drink	Increases speed momentarily while inflicting the drowsy status afterward.
Faerie Lantern	Gets rid of all negative statuses. It doesn't help with hunger.
First Aid Kit	If injured, it restores all of your health, while also curing poison.
Flare	This emits a big smoke cloud that alerts others of your location. It's also used at the peak to call the helicopter.
Flying Disk	You can just have some fun with this.
Heat Pack	When used, it gradually removes cold for some time. Useful for blizzards in the Alpine biome.
Lantern	Emits light, and its heat also removes cold gradually.
Magic Bean	It summons a beanstalk, which is great for climbing.
Pandora's Lunchbox	It removes all negative effects upon use, but you also get a random assortment of new effects, which can be either positive or negative. Thanks, Pandora.
Parasol	Along with protecting you from the sun, you can use it for gliding.
Pirate's Compass	Points toward suitcases nearby.
Piton	Adds a piton on any suitable surface that you can grab onto to restore stamina.
Portable Stove	Useful for cooking items and reducing cold.
Remedy Fungus	It creates a healing mist when thrown against the ground. If you're playing with others, make sure you're all gathered together first.
Rope Cannon	Shoots a harpoon to where you're aiming, which releases a rope in the place of impact.
Rope Spool	Releases a rope. You can adjust the height and, once ready, press the action button again to anchor it to the surface you're standing on so it stays in place.
Torch	A great source of light, albeit limited.
Scout Cannon	You can shoot yourself from a long distance with it.
Scout Efficy	Revives another player. If more than one player is dead, the item picks one at random.
Scoutmaster's Bugle	If you're playing solo, using this rare bugle summons the Scoutmaster. Useful for an achievement.
Scroll	There's a chance of seeing them at the summit of biomes. You can use them to create Torn Pages.
Shelf Fungus	It creates a mushroom platform when thrown at a surface, great for climbing or to provide an extra platform when attempting long jumps.
Strange Gem	It does nothing. At least for now.
Torn Page	Mostly for an achievement, which tasks you with collecting eight Torn Pages.
Weird Shroom	No weird side effects, it just restores your health partially.
More to come at some point	There'll likely be more items added in the future.

That's all the items available in Peak at the time of writing. Have fun climbing!

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