Potato Talisman

Potato Talisman
Type	Accessory
Rarity	COMMON
Source	Shiny Pigs Potato King (unavailable)
Stats
✦ Spd	1
Properties
Upgradeable	✕ No
Upgradeable	✕ No
Salable	✕ No
Salable	✕ No
Tradeable	✔ Yes
Tradeable	✔ Yes
Auctionable	✔ Yes
Auctionable	✔ Yes
Museum	✔ Yes
Museum	✔ Yes
Item Metadata
Item ID	POTATO_TALISMAN
Item ID	POTATO_TALISMAN

The Potato Talisman is a COMMON Accessory made to commemorate the Great Potato War.

Obtaining

Every player was able to claim a Potato Talisman from the Potato King near the Map from June 21, 2020 - June 26, 2020.

Afterwards, it's also a rare drop from Shiny Pigs during SkyBlock Anniversary events, with a drop chance of 0.02%.

Usage

The Potato Talisman grants +1 ✦ Speed. If the player has it in their inventory, and is on their private island, it also increases the speed of all Potato Minions on the island, by 5%.

Trivia

• This item heavily references "Technoblade," a Minecraft YouTuber who was the first player to reach 500 million Potatoes in their collection.
  • Technoblade's journey to 500 million was a hard-won fight against player-turned-YouTuber "im_a_squid_kid". This became an event in the SkyBlock YouTube community, known as the "Great Potato War," which lasted over nine months. im_a_squid_kid's count at the time of Technoblade's surpassing him was around 412 million.
    • Simon (Hypixel's founder) himself even chimed in on Twitter, originally suggesting the war end at one billion (1,000,000,000) potatoes farmed. This was used as a catalyst for Technoblade and im_a_squid_kid to agree on a final count, settling at the 500 million mark.
  • The Potato King, who granted this talisman its skin, was Technoblade. It is his skin, with a Potato on his head.
  • The +1 ✦ Speed may be in reference to the Pig's Foot, which was added before the Great Potato War when Technoblade won a tournament called "Minecraft Monday," which was given its stats thanks to Technoblade's focus on ✦ Speed in his early SkyBlock videos.
• Like the Crab Hat of Celebration, Sloth Hat of Celebration, and every unique New Year Cake, the Potato Talisman could only be claimed once per profile.
• Immediately after this update, the Potato Talisman could be placed on Private Islands. This was swiftly patched, although some players who had already placed the talisman did not have the blocks removed, so some instances may still remain.

History

SkyBlock Prototype
June 21, 2020		Added Potato Talisman.