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Chef Guide

Creative Cooking, double buffs, and why food is a real power system.

Updated July 21, 2026

The Chef turns food from a survival chore into a buff engine. If you like the idea of your team fighting better because of what you cooked, this is your class.

Core ability: Creative Cooking

Chefs can freely combine ingredients to invent unique dishes. Successful experiments can roll an enhanced version of the dish, with stronger effects and longer durations than anything from standard recipes.

Talent: Glutton

Chefs can stack more food than anyone else: up to two food effects and two drink effects at once. That’s four active buffs where others run two, a real combat advantage dressed up as dinner.

Starting kit

The Gourmet Atlas records every creative dish you discover, building your personal cookbook of proven recipes as you experiment.

How to play it

Gather ingredients aggressively while exploring (Chefs do it more efficiently), experiment constantly, and write down what works. Before boss fights and Silos, feed your squad. A Chef with a stocked pantry is the difference between a wipe and a clear.