SULFUR Oils: What They Do and Which to Stash (List)

Stash every Pod Shot, Slow Punch, Glass Cannon, Stable Hip, Relax Oil, Tandem and Gemini Oil you find — these are the oils players most consistently call build-defining, and the oil pool is large enough that RNG may not show a specific one again for a long time. Oils are one of two kinds of enchantments in SULFUR: each acts as a perk that raises one or more weapon stats while lowering others, and once applied, enchantments cannot be removed from that gun. New players should also learn the stacking math below before applying anything, because it changes which oil is "best" on a given weapon.

How oil stats stack

Flat (base value) changes are always calculated first, then percentage-based changes, no matter what order you apply the oils. On a 100-damage gun, +25% damage then +20 flat damage gives 150, not 145. This weighting favors flat increases, which is why flat damage oils are prized on low-damage guns like 12-gauge shotguns, while percentage oils shine on high-damage guns like .50 BMG.

What oils can and cannot do

Oils can alter nearly every weapon trait: damage, spread, recoil, RPM, reload speed, bullet speed, penetration, bounces, projectile count, ammo consumption, loot chance and durability. They generally do not swap your bullet for a different projectile type or add elemental effects — that is what Scrolls do. Oils that share the same positive effect are color-coded, so you can read an oil's main purpose at a glance.

Oils worth stashing (player recommendations)

This list reflects first-hand player videos and forum consensus as of 2026-11-06; it is not official balance guidance, and patch changes can move values.

A few build notes from the same players: once one disable-aim oil is on a gun, every further disable-aim downside costs nothing. "Chance to not consume ammunition" overrides "chance to consume extra ammunition" when both trigger, so penalty oils stack fine on infinite-ammo guns. Bullet Drop and Disabled Aiming ruin long-range weapons but are often worth it up close, and combining Drop with Penetration or Bouncing lets shots skip through enemy groups.

Perfect Random added new oils in the 1.0 update on 2026-10-28, specifically ones that let you counteract bullet drop, so expect the stash-worthy pool to have grown beyond what the player videos above cover. The official Steam page for SULFUR lists the full patch notes, including 1.0.1's swap of the Optimum Oil and Muzzle Oil artwork.

FAQ

What do oils do in SULFUR?

Oils are one of two kinds of enchantments. They act as perks on a weapon, raising stats like damage or reducing spread while lowering others, such as cutting damage or stopping organs from dropping from killed enemies. Effects apply flat changes first, then percentages.

Which SULFUR oils are the best to stash?

Player consensus puts Pod Shot, Slow Punch, Glass Cannon, Stable Hip, Relax Oil, Gunslinger, Main Focus, Tandem, Gemini, Dead Center and Overdose at the top. Damage-focused oils beat reload, fire rate and crit oils for most guns, and disable-aim downsides are usually free.

Are multiple projectile oils worth using?

Players report the Scholar update nerfed them by adding spread, leaving Tandem and Gemini as the two "gold standards" still worth using — one extra projectile is usually worth the damage cost if you manage the added spread.

Where can I get specific oils like Mosquito Oil?

Oil drops are RNG-based, and one player reported Mosquito Oil seemingly only appearing from Kevin's Charisma re-roll; the same thread's advice is to keep re-rolling, since any oil can come out of it. An Unlabeled Oil, sold by the troll in the church attic, applies a random oil from the game.

Checked 2026-11-06 against the official Steam page (patch notes and 1.0 features), the SULFUR wiki's Oils page (mechanics and stacking order), the Steam discussion thread on the oil item pool and two player ranking videos ("The Best and Most Powerful Oils in SULFUR" and "The 15 Best Oils in SULFUR"). The specific numeric values in the table come from those players and the wiki, not from Perfect Random, and may drift with patches.