Luck

Luck is a stat that affects many different aspects of the game, such as the drop rates of geodes and chance of getting treasure from Fishing.

Effects

Luck affects the following:

• Amount of wood dropped from trees
• Chance of getting coal from rocks
• Chance to discover ladders while Mining.
• Quality of ore from Panning.
• Geode drop chance.
  • (Luck does not increase the chance to receive rare gems and artifacts from geodes.)
• Drop chance of Duck Feather and Rabbit's Foot.
• Chance of getting items from Garbage Cans and the chance the item is not trash.
• Chance your spouse will be jealous after giving a gift to another marriage candidate.
• Chance of treasure appearing while Fishing.
  • Chance of getting Neptune's Glaive from Fishing Treasure Chests.
• Results of playing slots at the Casino.
• Amount of lightning during a storm.
• Number of extra crops yielded at harvest, for crops that allow extra harvests (i.e., Coffee Bean, Potato, Tomato, Blueberry, Hot Pepper, Eggplant, Cranberry, and Strawberry).

Fortune Teller

The Fortune Teller channel on the television will give an indication of the daily luck stat modifier.

Message	TV Display	Stat Bonus
The spirits are very happy today! They will do their best to shower everyone with good fortune.		Luck (+0.07 to +0.10)
The spirits are in good humor today. I think you'll have a little extra luck.		Luck (+0.02 to +0.07)
The spirits feel neutral today. The day is in your hands.		Luck (-0.02 to +0.02) but not 0
This is rare. The spirits feel absolutely neutral today.		Luck (0)
The spirits are somewhat annoyed / mildly perturbed today. Luck will not be on your side.		Luck (-0.07 to -0.02)
The spirits are very displeased today. They will do their best to make your life difficult.		Luck (-0.1 to -0.07)

Increasing Luck

Luck can be temporarily increased by eating the following food items:

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Buff(s)	Buff Duration	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price Fried Eel Greasy but flavorful. Information Source Cooking Buff(s) Luck (+1) Buff Duration 7m Energy / Health 75 33 Sell Price 120g Qi Seasoning 135 60 180g Recipe Recipe Source(s) George (Mail - 3+ ) Ingredients Eel (1) Oil (1) Lucky Lunch A special little meal. Information Source Cooking Buff(s) Luck (+3) Buff Duration 11m 11s Energy / Health 100 45 Sell Price 250g Qi Seasoning 180 81 375g Recipe Recipe Source(s) The Queen of Sauce 28 Spring, Year 2 Ingredients Sea Cucumber (1) Tortilla (1) Blue Jazz (1) Pumpkin Soup A seasonal favorite. Information Source Cooking Buff(s) Defense (+2) Luck (+2) Buff Duration 7m 41s Energy / Health 200 90 Sell Price 300g Qi Seasoning 360 162 450g Recipe Recipe Source(s) Robin (Mail - 7+ ) Ingredients Pumpkin (1) Milk (1) Spicy Eel It's really spicy! Be careful. Information Source Cooking Desert Trader Serpent (6%) Lava Eel (Fish Pond) Buff(s) Luck (+1) Speed (+1) Buff Duration 7m Energy / Health 115 51 Sell Price 175g Qi Seasoning 207 93 262g Recipe Recipe Source(s) George (Mail - 7+ ) Ingredients Eel (1) Hot Pepper (1)