In Total War: Warhammer II you will find 5 different types of ingredients at Grom’s Cauldron. All of the ingredients are color-coded which makes it easier to understand various types of recipes. In this guide we will discuss unlock requirements for Grom’s Cauldron ingredients, their effects, in The Warden & The Paunch DLC.
Total War: Warhammer II The Warden & The Paunch Grom’s Cauldron Ingredients
There are 25 ingredients in Grom’s Cauldron which make up 15 recipes. The more recipes you make using the following ingredients the stronger Grom will get. You need to cook 12 different recipes to be able to face Eltharion the Grim in the Siege of Tor Yvresse. There are 3 ways you can unlock new ingredients in Warhammer II Grom’s Cauldron. Every ingredient you in the DLC comes with a certain task attached to it. However, the Food Merchant may sell you random ingredients for 1000 gold each. Some sea-based ingredients can also be found in Sunken Treasures.
| Ingredients | Unlock Requirements | Effects |
| Troll Meat | Obtained by default | Goblin and Night Goblin infantry units get Regeneration passive |
| Lion Meat | Face an army with lions – High Elves, White Lions of Chrace. |
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| Gobbo Legs | Get a trophy from a Call to Waaagh | Orc infantry units get Berserk passive |
| Lizard Legs | Face an army with mounts or dinosaur-like creatures – Lizardmen – Saurus Oldblood. | +15 armor and +8 leadership for Goblin cavalry, Squig Herd units, and Goblin chariots |
| Boar Meat | Use a character with a War Boar mount – Orc Warboss lord. | Orc and Big ‘Uns cavalry and chariot units get +10 charge bonus and +10% weapon strength. |
| Centigor Milk | Face an army with 6 limbed creatures – Tomb Kings – Khemrian Warsphinx |
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| Spider Egg Yolk | Recruit the Anachronok Spider |
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| Stunty Ale | Destroy a Dwarf settlement |
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| Monster Goo | Recruit Da Swamp Fings Regiment of Renown |
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| Ectoplasm | Face an army with ghostly apparitions – Vampire Counts – Syreens |
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| Goldfish | Destroy an Empire settlement |
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| Tentacles | Destroy a Norscan settlement |
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| Hard Shell Crab | Destroy a Vampire Coast settlement |
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| Ocean Clams | Destroy a Bretonnian settlement |
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| Pufferfish | Face an army with a Bloated Corpse – Vampire Coast |
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| Green Sporez | Complete the first step for Blacktoof’s Head in a Jar – 50 scraps at the start of your turn |
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| Indigo Milk Caps | Get to level 15 with an Orc Shaman |
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| Hell Pepper ‘Shrooms | Recruit a Night Goblin Fanatic unit |
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| Glowing ‘Shrooms | Get to level 15 with a Goblin Great Shaman or Night Goblin Shaman |
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| Stinky Fungi | Get to level 15 with a Giant River Troll Hag |
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| Dragon Tail | Face an army with a Dragon, Wyvern, or Frost Wyrm creature, and mounts | Goblin and Night Goblin missile units get Dragon Breath ammunition |
| Harpy Head | Destroy a Dark Elf settlement | Goblin and Night Goblin missile units get +10% ammunition |
| Phoenix Claws | Get a Call to Waaagh and win a trophy against any Elf faction | Goblin and Night Goblin missile units get Phoenix Fire |
| Winged Leather | Face an army with a flying creature from Lustria or winged machinery, and mounts – Lizardmen – Ripperdactyl | Goblin and Night Goblin missile units get +10% range and Hollow Bone ammunition |
| Eagle Talons | Goblin and Night Goblin missile units get the Eagle Sight ammunition with increased armor-piercing |
