The Mines
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-off by rock debris until the 5th day of Spring, when the player receives a letter.
There are a total of 120 floors, or levels, in the Mines. Ore quality (type) and quantity increases as the player moves deeper into the Mines. The Mines are filled with rocks and dirt patches. Rocks can be mined with a pickaxe in order to obtain stone, ore and geodes. A hoe can be used on dirt patches to collect minerals, artifacts, ore, clay, and cave carrots.
To advance deeper in the Mines, a ladder must be revealed on each floor. The ladder will sometimes appear when rocks are broken or after an enemy is defeated (killing enemies is the stamina-free option to finding ladders). If a floor is "infested" or "overrun" by monsters, all enemies must be defeated on that floor before a ladder will appear.
If the player has reached at least level 2 in the Mining skill, 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.
Dying in the Mines causes the player to "forget" several of the most recent floors. Generally, around 5~11 floors will be lost, which means the elevator to those floors will not be accessible until progression is once again made. 10% of the player's gold will also be lost, as well as various items, including weapons, tools, and unique items (except for the Galaxy Sword and rings). If tools are lost, they will be returned in the mail on the following day, though Fishing poles and weapons will not be returned.
A Minecart is located on the entry floor for quick travel to and from the mine. It is unlocked by completing the Community Center boiler room bundles or purchased from the Joja Community Development Form.
Floors
The Mines consist of 120 floors, or levels.
| Floor | Theme | Enemies | Treasures | Notes |
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| Entrance | Brown Rock | None |  Rusty Sword
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A Mine Cart is located here. The Dwarf lives through the blocked passage to the east. (A Steel Pickaxe or a Cherry Bomb is required to break the obstruction.) |
| 1 - 9 | Brown Rock |  Green Slime
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Gems found: Amethyst, Topaz, Quartz, and Earth Crystal | |
| 10 | Brown Rock | None |  Leather Boots
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| 11 - 19 | Brown Rock, Weeds | Green Slime
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Floor 19 is set in a spiral pattern. | |
| 20 | Brown Rock, Weeds | None |  Steel Smallsword
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Fishing: Ghostfish and Stonefish |
| 21 - 29 | Brown Rock, Weeds | Green Slime
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| 30 | Brown Rock | None | No reward | |
| 31 - 39 | Dark, Grey Rock |  Bat
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Abundant Copper Ore, Geodes are common | |
| 40 | Cold, Rocky | None |  Slingshot
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| 41 - 49 | Cold, Rocky | 24px Frost Jellies | Abundant Iron Ore, Frozen Geodes, Aquamarine, Frozen Tear, and Jade | |
| 50 | Cold, Rocky | None |  Tundra Boots
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Diamonds begin to appear (1 in 500 stones). Each floor after 50 increases frequency by 0.00016 (e.g. 1 in 100 stones on floor 100). |
| 51 - 59 | Cold, Rocky | 24px Frost Jellies | Abundant Dust Sprites (Coal). Floor 52 has a bag of coal at the end of the path. | |
| 60 | Cold, Rocky | None |  Crystal Dagger
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Fishing: Ice Pip and Ghostfish |
| 61 - 69 | Cold, Rocky | 24px Frost Jellies | ||
| 70 | Cold, Castle-theme | None |  Master Slingshot
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| 71 - 79 | Cold, Castle-theme | 24px Frost Jellies | Frozen Geodes
Abundant Iron Ore | |
| 80 | Hot, Rocky | None |  Firewalker Boots
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| 81 - 89 | Hot, Rocky | 24px Sludge
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Gold Ore and Magma Geodes begin to appear. Emeralds, Fire Quartz, and Rubies are common. | |
| 90 | Hot, Rocky | None |  Obsidian Edge
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| 91 - 99 | Hot, Rocky | 24px Sludge
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Coal is less common from here onward (from Dust Sprites). | |
| 100 | Hot, Rocky, Weeds | None |  Stardrop
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Fishing: Lava Eel and Ghostfish |
| 101 - 109 | Hot, Rocky, Weeds | 24px Sludge
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Abundant Gold Ore | |
| 110 | Hot, Rocky | None |  Space Boots
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| 111 - 119 | Hot, Rocky | 24px Sludge
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| 120 | Hot, Rocky, Weeds | None |  Skull Key
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Final floor |
Food
Useful food when spelunking in the Mines.
| Image | Name | Description | Stat Bonus | Duration |
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Lucky Lunch | A special little meal. |  Luck (3)
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 11m11s
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Pumpkin Soup | A seasonal favorite. | Luck (+2) Defense (+2)
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7m41s
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Spicy Eel | It's really spicy! Be careful. | Luck (+1) Speed (+1)
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7m
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Fried Eel | Greasy but flavorful. | Luck (+1)
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7m
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Coffee | It smells delicious. This is sure to give you a boost. | Speed (+1)
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1m23s
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Crab Cakes | Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown. | Speed (+1) Defense (+1)
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15m10s
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Pepper Poppers | Spicy breaded peppers filled with cheese. | Speed (+1) Farming (+2)
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7m
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Super Meal | It's a really energizing meal. | Speed (1) Max Energy (+40)
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3m30s
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Autumn's Bounty | A taste of the season. |  Foraging (+2) Defense (+2)
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7m41s
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Eggplant Parmesan | Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful. |  Mining (+1) Defense (+3)
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4m39s
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Stuffing | Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage. | Defense (+2)
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5m39s
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Combat
You will face many Monsters in the Mines. Be prepared. Make sure to bring lots of food that refill HP and energy, or craft life elixirs which refill all health when used.
Losing all your health in the Mines is not ideal. You will lose money, items from your inventory and you will "forget" previous floors you've discovered (meaning you can no longer use the elevator to access them until you reach them again). The amounts of items, gold and knowledge lost vary.
You will either awake in the mine entrance.
If the screen becomes "Misty" or "Glowy" be prepared to fight. When this happens lots of the current biomes' flying monster will spawn and attack you.
Infested floors
Occasionally you will enter an infested floor with a message saying, "This area is overrun with monsters". Unlike normal floors, there are no rocks here and the walls and ground are covered in green slime rather than the normal themes. Forageable items such as quartz or mushrooms may still occasionally be found though. To proceed from an infested floor, you must continue to fight until all monsters are killed, at which point a ladder will appear either where the last monster was killed or next to the entrance with receive a message saying, "A way down has appeared".
A Staircase can also be used to escape an infested floor.
An infested floor will always be on the same level for each day and goes up one level the next day. For example, if an infested floor is found on floor 54 one day, it will be on floor 53 the next day, 52 the day after that, and so on. This includes treasure floors as well, though since they cannot be infested this would mean there are certain days where there are no infested floors.
Skull Cavern Mine
On floor 120 of the Mines is the Skull Key. The skull key is used to open a door in a cave in The Desert, leading to the Skull Cavern. It is also used to unlock the Junimo Kart arcade machine for play in The Saloon.
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
20g each, making it possible to skip all 120 floors for just under Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".g (useful for unlocking all the floors in order to return later)
Gallery
An example of the message upon entering an overrun area
A minecart stash filled with coal
