The Mines

The Mines
Closed:	Never
Occupants:	Dwarf

The Mines are located in the north area of the Mountains (northeast of the Carpenter's Shop and to the west of the Adventurer's Guild). They are blocked by rock debris until the 5th day of Spring (Year 1), when the player receives a letter.

Strategy

Swarms

If the screen becomes "misty", "glowy", or "foggy", several of the current floor's flying monsters will spawn and attack. Consuming Oil of Garlic will prevent these infestation fogs.

Staircases

If the player has reached at least Mining skill level 2, floors can be skipped by using a Staircase (crafted from 99 Stone). A Staircase allows instant access to the next floor in the Mines. After every 5 floors, an elevator will be available, allowing access to that floor at any time.

Trivia

• The axe, scythe or pickaxe can be used to kill monsters in lieu of the sword.
• Stone can be purchased from the Carpenter's Shop for data-sort-value="20">20g each during game year 1, making it possible to skip all 120 floors using Staircases for just under data-sort-value="250000">250,000g (useful for unlocking all the floors in order to return later).
  • Starting in year 2, the price of stone increases to data-sort-value="100">100g, making this a much more expensive technique.
  • Monsters become more difficult to kill, increase damage, and may gain a speed boost after reaching the bottom of the Mines, so this technique is not without penalties.
• If all monsters on a floor are killed, the chance of finding a ladder under a broken rock is increased by 4%.
• At floor 120, both the Green Serpent Statue and the Purple Serpent Statue are found.

Gallery

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  The entrance to the mines

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  The blocked Mine Entrance before Spring Day 5

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  A minecart stash filled with coal

External Links

Players with access to their saved game files may find the "Stardew Predictor" utility helpful for predicting which mine floors will be infested and which floors will be mushroom floors. The utility is located at https://mouseypounds.github.io/stardew-predictor/.

History

• 1.3: Removed exploit that created a ladder to the Skull Cavern on floor 120 by blowing up an item with a bomb.
• 1.4: Added random dungeon (quarry mine) levels. Changed the way mushroom levels are spawned, so they cannot be repeatedly "farmed". Removed exploit where clicking the journal icon would prevent the passing out (from low health) cutscene where items and gold were lost. Mine levels are no longer forgotten when passing out due to low health. Added Marlon's Item Recovery Service. Mine floors now also reset as soon as the player returns to floor 0, instead of only the next 10-minute tick of the game clock when on a lower numbered floor.
• 1.5: In the Advanced Options when starting a farm, there is an option for Mine Rewards to be Default or Remixed. Added Shrine of Challenge to floor 120 after completing Qi quest.