Mystery Box

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Mystery Boxes are drop crates released by Mr. Qi. After spending 50 days in the valley or after collecting the second Prize Ticket from the billboard, the player will see a cutscene with Mr. Qi and will be informed by a pop up that Mystery Boxes can now be found. Afterwards, they can be obtained in a variety of ways. After opening more than 10 boxes, they can contain any item found in Golden Mystery Boxes (other than Golden Animal Crackers or Auto-Petters).

Mystery Boxes can be cracked by Clint in the Blacksmith shop for data-sort-value="25">25g, similar to Geodes. However, unlike Geodes, they cannot be broken open using a Geode Crusher.

Locations

The following table lists the different actions that can spawn a Mystery Box if the player does not have Foraging Mastery.

The "Chance" column below indicates the probabilities that the game will attempt to spawn a Mystery Box. When such an attempt is made, the game performs a further check to see if it succeeds. If the player has Foraging Mastery, the check will fail (and will attempt to spawn a Golden Mystery Box instead). Otherwise, the probability of succeeding is 66% if the player does not have the power obtained from the Book of Mysteries and 88% if they do.

Also note that the chances of obtaining Mystery Boxes from some of the sources depends on and increases with higher daily luck, and in some cases, with Luck Buffs.

Activity	Chance
Regular Fishing Treasure Chests	9-17% (dependent on daily luck)
Golden Fishing Treasure Chests	12-21% (dependent on daily luck)
Panning	5%
Shaking trees with seeds	3%
Monsters	0.01 + (Daily Luck / 10) + (Luck Buffs / 125)
Breaking containers in the Mines, Skull Cavern, and Volcano Dungeon	0.0081 + (Daily Luck / 15)
Chopping trees (Each Axe hit)	0.5%
Present train cars during Winter	2%

While train cars do have the same check for success as the other methods listed in the table, they will only ever drop Mystery Boxes.

Many other ways to obtain Mystery Boxes, even after claiming Foraging Mastery, are listed below. These chances are not subject to additional checks for success.

• Purchasing from the Calico Egg Merchant at the Desert Festival.
• Reward from the Trout Derby and SquidFest festivals.
• Trading a Book of Mysteries with the Bookseller.
• Digging Artifact Spots (0-11.25% chance, depending on Daily Luck).
• Opening treasure chests in the Skull Cavern, if Foraging Mastery hasn't been claimed (3.6% chance, increased if Farming and/or Combat Mastery have not been claimed).
• Opening Golden Mystery Boxes or other Mystery Boxes.
• Completing Raccoon requests beyond the fifth one.
• Using the prize machine in the Mayor's Manor.
• If a player chops down a giant Qi Fruit when the "Qi's Crop" quest is not active, then they will receive one Mystery Box.
• If a player places any Milk or Cookies on a table or long table during the night of Winter 24th, then they will be exchanged for a Mystery Box.

Contents

Below is a table of possible contents. All percent chances listed below are assuming that the player has already received at least one Book of Mysteries. If the player has not received their first Book of Mysteries, then the Book Of Stars cannot be obtained from Mystery Boxes, and the Book of Mysteries has an increased chance. See the Book of Mysteries page for more details.

All items marked with an asterisk (*) are only obtainable after the player has opened more than 10 Mystery Boxes and/or Golden Mystery Boxes. If the player has opened 10 or fewer boxes, then all items without asterisks have increased chances (ranging from +0.02% to +1.11%).

Item	Chance
Magic Rock Candy (1*)	0.2%
Prismatic Shard (1*)	0.4%
Treasure Chest (1*)	0.8%
Book Of Stars (1*)	0.49%
Book of Mysteries (1*)	0.49%
Pearl (1*)	0.49%
Golden Pumpkin (1*)	0.49%
Mystery Hat (1*)	0.97%
Mystery Shirt (1*)	0.96%
Wallpaper (1*)	0.95%
Mega Bomb (5*)	0.63%
Triple Shot Espresso (3*)	0.63%
Dressed Spinner (1*)	0% (Fishing Level < 6) 0.16% (Fishing Level ≥ 6)
Cork Bobber (1*)	0% (Fishing Level < 6) 0.16% (Fishing Level ≥ 6)
Dish O' The Sea (2*)	0.63% (Fishing Level < 6) 0.31% (Fishing Level ≥ 6)
Lucky Lunch (1)	0.13%
Lucky Lunch (2*)	0.63%
Quality Fertilizer (10)	6.03%
Quality Fertilizer (20*)	0.63%
Deluxe Speed-Gro (10)	6.03%
Deluxe Speed-Gro (20*)	0.63%
Life Elixir (2*)	0.63%
Warp Totem: Farm (1)	6.03%
Warp Totem: Farm (3*)	0.63%
Cherry Sapling (1*)	0.1%
Apricot Sapling (1*)	0.1%
Orange Sapling (1*)	0.1%
Peach Sapling (1*)	0.1%
Pomegranate Sapling (1*)	0.1%
Apple Sapling (1*)	0.1%
Parsnip Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Spring) 0.5% (in Winter)
Parsnip Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Spring) 0.05% (in Winter)
Bean Starter (8)	1.51% (in Spring) 0.5% (in Winter)
Bean Starter (20*)	0.16% (in Spring) 0.05% (in Winter)
Cauliflower Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Spring) 0.5% (in Winter)
Cauliflower Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Spring) 0.05% (in Winter)
Potato Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Spring) 0.5% (in Winter)
Potato Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Spring) 0.05% (in Winter)
Corn Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Summer or Fall) 1% (in Winter)
Corn Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Summer or Fall) 0.1% (in Winter)
Wheat Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Summer) 0.5% (in Winter)
Wheat Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Summer) 0.05% (in Winter)
Pepper Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Summer) 0.5% (in Winter)
Pepper Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Summer) 0.05% (in Winter)
Radish Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Summer) 0.5% (in Winter)
Radish Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Summer) 0.05% (in Winter)
Eggplant Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Fall) 0.5% (in Winter)
Eggplant Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Fall) 0.05% (in Winter)
Artichoke Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Fall) 0.5% (in Winter)
Artichoke Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Fall) 0.05% (in Winter)
Pumpkin Seeds (8)	1.51% (in Fall) 0.5% (in Winter)
Pumpkin Seeds (20*)	0.16% (in Fall) 0.05% (in Winter)
Ossified Blade (1*)	0.31%
Emerald Ring (1*)	0.16%
Ruby Ring (1*)	0.16%
Quality Sprinkler (1*)	0.63%
Mystery Box (2)	3.62%
Mystery Box (3-4*)	0.63%
Stardew Valley Almanac (1*)	0.13%
Bait And Bobber (1*)	0.13%
Woodcutter's Weekly (1*)	0.13%
Mining Monthly (1*)	0.13%
Combat Quarterly (1*)	0.13%
Carrot Seeds (8*)	0.63% (Winter 21 to Spring 23)
Summer Squash Seeds (8*)	0.63% (Spring 24 to Summer 20)
Broccoli Seeds (8*)	0.63% (Summer 21 to Fall 20)
Powdermelon Seeds (8*)	0.63% (Fall 21 to Winter 20)
Coffee (3)	6.03%
Bomb (5)	6.03%
Chowder (1)	0.86%
Fish Stew (1)	0.86%
Escargot (1)	0.86%
Lobster Bisque (1)	0.86%
Maple Bar (1)	0.86%
Crab Cakes (1)	0.86%
Shrimp Cocktail (1)	0.86%
Fried Egg (1)	0.13%
Omelet (1)	0.13%
Salad (1)	0.13%
Cheese Cauliflower (1)	0.13%
Baked Fish (1)	0.13%
Parsnip Soup (1)	0.13%
Vegetable Medley (1)	0.13%
Complete Breakfast (1)	0.13%
Fried Calamari (1)	0.13%
Strange Bun (1)	0.13%
Fried Mushroom (1)	0.13%
Pizza (1)	0.13%
Bean Hotpot (1)	0.13%
Glazed Yams (1)	0.13%
Carp Surprise (1)	0.13%
Hashbrowns (1)	0.13%
Pancakes (1)	0.13%
Salmon Dinner (1)	0.13%
Fish Taco (1)	0.13%
Crispy Bass (1)	0.13%
Pepper Poppers (1)	0.13%
Bread (1)	0.13%
Tom Kha Soup (1)	0.13%
Trout Soup (1)	0.13%
Chocolate Cake (1)	0.13%
Pink Cake (1)	0.13%
Rhubarb Pie (1)	0.13%
Cookie (1)	0.13%
Spaghetti (1)	0.13%
Fried Eel (1)	0.13%
Spicy Eel (1)	0.13%
Sashimi (1)	0.13%
Maki Roll (1)	0.13%
Tortilla (1)	0.13%
Red Plate (1)	0.13%
Eggplant Parmesan (1)	0.13%
Rice Pudding (1)	0.13%
Ice Cream (1)	0.13%
Blueberry Tart (1)	0.13%
Autumn's Bounty (1)	0.13%
Pumpkin Soup (1)	0.13%
Super Meal (1)	0.13%
Cranberry Sauce (1)	0.13%
Stuffing (1)	0.13%
Hardwood (10)	6.03%
Warp Totem: Mountains (1)	6.03%
Mixed Seeds (10)	6.03%
Mixed Flower Seeds (10)	6.03%
Sturdy Ring (1)	0.6%
Amethyst Ring (1)	0.6%
Glowstone Ring (1)	0.6%
Aquamarine Ring (1)	0.3%
Jade Ring (1)	0.3%
Warp Totem: Beach (1)	6.03%

Bundles

Five Mystery Boxes are required for the Helper's Bundle on the Bulletin Board (Remixed).

Quests

The Mystery Box is not used in any quests.

Tailoring

Mystery Box is not used in any tailoring. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a blue dye at the dye pots located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane. It can also be used as a dark cyan dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with a dyeable clothing item in the feed.

Trading

Three Mystery Boxes can be traded to the Raccoon's wife for 1 Golden Mystery Box, after the sixth request from the Raccoon family is completed and Foraging Mastery is claimed.

History

• 1.6: Introduced.
• 1.6.4: Can now be traded for Golden Mystery Boxes at the Giant Stump. Slightly reduced chance to find mystery boxes. The order of mystery box rewards is now randomized per-player instead of per-save.