Food and other consumables offer a noticeable boost in stats/performance. For any organized group event, consumables add a noticeable boost in character effectiveness, even if you're not using the top-end food items.

Stat ComboFoodDescription
Power/FerocityBowl of Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

(No cheaper alternatives)
Best used on classes/occasions where no precision is needed to max out crit chance.
Power/PrecisionPlate of Truffle Steak (ideal)

Plate of Steak and Asparagus (cheap)
Best overall food for power damage; take something else if you need even more crit chance or if you have enough crit chance.
Precision/FerocityBowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup (ideal)

Bowl of Butternut Squash Soup (cheap)
Best food if your class lacks crit chance to cap even with truffle steak.
Lifesteal/StatOmnomberry Ghost (Precision)
Piece of Allspice Cake (Power)
Best food if you have trouble maintaining a scholar bonus on a class.
% Damage while moving/statBowl of Seaweed Salad (ideal)

Bowl of Asparagus and Sage Salad (cheaper)
Best option if you can use your high damage skills while moving (see Revenant auto-attack for an example).
Boon DurationFried Golden Dumpling/Spring RollIdeal food for extending boon duration on might stacking classes or quickness stacking classes.
Condition Damage/DurationRare Veggie Pizza/Koi Cake (ideal)

Super Veggie Pizza (cheaper)
Ideal food for condition damage builds.
Healing PowerDelicious Rice BallRaid food only for healing druids/tempests.


Stat ComboUtility ConsumableDescription
% Damage to XPotions of X SlayingBest used in dungeons where the enemies are of one type.
% Stat from Vitality/ToughnessSuperior Sharpening Stone/Superior Maintenance Oil

Hardened Sharpening Stone/Hardened Maintenance Oil (cheaper)
Best used in dungeons where the enemies are variable/unaffected by slaying potions.
Condition Damage/DurationToxic Focusing Crystal (ideal)

Master/Potent Focusing Crystal (cheaper)
Best utility condition damage consumable (toxic actually beats slaying potions).
Power/Boon DurationBountiful Sharpening StoneBoon duration utility item, used primarily on quickness stacking (chronomancer), can be used on might stackers.
Healing PowerFurious Tuning CrystalOnly used by healing classes in raids.