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The Mines
MinesEntrance.png
Maplocation.png
Map.png
Closed: Never
Occupants:

Dwarf Icon.png 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.

Overview

There are 120 floors (sometimes called levels) in the Mines. Ore 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 appear after breaking rocks or after defeating an enemy (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. (Note, however, that there is a bug that affects very few floors where a ladder will drop before all enemies are killed.)

Passing out in the Mines from exhaustion (zero Energy) or when 2:00AM arrives will result in 10% of gold lost up to a maximum of data-sort-value="1000">Gold.png1,000g. Passing out from drained Health will result in losing anywhere between 5%-25% of gold (up to a maximum of data-sort-value="5000">Gold.png5,000g)[1] and also various inventory items, including Weapons and Tools (except for the Galaxy Sword). If tools are lost, they are returned in the mail on the following day, though Fishing Poles and weapons will not be returned. The character will awaken in the mine entrance, found by one of the villagers.

Lost items can be recovered by contacting Marlon at the Adventurer's Guild. One lost item (or stack of items) can be purchased there, any time after passing out due to low health. The price is the base sell price of the lost item (i.e., the gold that would be obtained from selling one item or stack of items). Marlon's Item Recovery Service persists until the next time the player loses items in the Mines, when previously lost items are replaced by newly lost items.

A Minecart is located on the entry floor for quick travel to and from the mine. It is unlocked after completing the Boiler Room Bundles or by purchasing "Minecarts" from the Joja Community Development Form at JojaMart for data-sort-value="15000">Gold.png15,000g.

Contents

Floors

The Mines consist of 120 floors (sometimes called levels). These floors are divided into three sections, 40 floors each, with their own themes; the first section has a brown earth theme, the second section has a frozen theme, and the third and last section has a lava and dark purple theme. The last ten floors of each section has a variation of the main theme; the first section (Floor 31-39) has a shadow theme, the second section (70-79) has a castle theme, and the third and last section (110-119) has a darker crimson theme.

The corresponding floors in each section have the same layout. For example, Floor 5, 45, and 85 have the same layout; as does 20, 60, and 100; or Floor 31, 71, and 111; and so on.

Floor Theme Enemies Treasures Notes
Entrance Brown Earth None Rusty Sword.png Rusty Sword A Minecart is located here.
The Dwarf lives through the blocked passage to the east.
(A Steel Pickaxe or any bomb is required to break the obstruction.)
1 - 9 Brown Earth Green Slime.png Green SlimeDuggy.png DuggyBug.png BugRock Crab.png Rock Crab Copper Ore begins to appear on Floor 2.
Gems found: Amethyst, Topaz, Quartz, and Earth Crystal. All gems are found except Diamonds when The Player has reached the bottom of the Mines.
10 Brown Earth None Leather Boots.png Leather Boots
11 - 19 Brown Earth, Weeds Green Slime.png Green SlimeDuggy.png DuggyBug.png BugRock Crab.png Rock CrabGrub.png GrubCave Fly.png Cave Fly Floor 12 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the end of the path. Guaranteed ladder at the end of the floor, even if the floor is infested.
Floor 18 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the bottom right of the floor.
Floor 19 is set in a spiral pattern.
20 Brown Earth, Weeds None Steel Smallsword.png Steel Smallsword Fishing: Ghostfish and Stonefish
21 - 29 Brown Earth, Weeds Green Slime.png Green SlimeDuggy.png DuggyBug.png BugRock Crab.png Rock CrabGrub.png GrubCave Fly.png Cave Fly Floor 28 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the bottom right of the floor.
30 Brown Earth None No reward
31 - 39 Shadow, Grey Earth Bug.png BugBat.png BatStone Golem.png Stone Golem Copper Ore, Geodes are common.
Floor 38 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the top left of the floor.
40 Frozen Earth None Slingshot.png Slingshot
41 - 49 Frozen Earth Frost Jelly.png Frost JellyFrost Bat.png Frost BatDust Sprite.png Dust Sprite Iron Ore, Frozen Geodes, Aquamarines, Frozen Tears, and Jade begin to appear.
50 Frozen Earth None Tundra Boots.png Tundra Boots 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 Frozen Earth Frost Jelly.png Frost JellyFrost Bat.png Frost BatDust Sprite.png Dust SpriteGhost.png Ghost Potentially abundant Dust Sprites (which frequently drop Coal). Floor 52 has a bag containing 6 pieces of coal at the end of the path. Guaranteed ladder at the end of the floor, even if the floor is infested.
Floor 58 has a bag containing 6 pieces of coal at the bottom right of the floor.
Floor 59 is set in a spiral pattern.
60 Frozen Earth None Crystal Dagger.png Crystal Dagger Fishing: Ice Pip and Ghostfish
61 - 69 Frozen Earth Frost Jelly.png Frost JellyFrost Bat.png Frost BatDust Sprite.png Dust SpriteGhost.png Ghost Floor 68 has a bag containing 6 pieces of coal at the bottom right of the floor.
70 Frozen Castle None Master Slingshot.png Master Slingshot
71 - 79 Frozen Castle Frost Jelly.png Frost JellyFrost Bat.png Frost BatDust Sprite.png Dust SpriteGhost.png GhostSkeleton.png Skeleton Floor 78 has a bag containing 6 pieces of coal at the top left of the floor.
80 Lava, Purple Earth None Firewalker Boots.png Firewalker Boots
81 - 89 Lava, Purple Earth Red Sludge.png Red SludgeLava Bat.png Lava BatLava Crab.png Lava CrabShadow Brute.png Shadow BruteShadow Shaman.png Shadow ShamanMetal Head.png Metal HeadSquid Kid.png Squid Kid Emeralds, Fire Quartz, Gold Ore, Magma Geodes, and Rubies begin to appear.
90 Lava, Purple Earth None Obsidian Edge.png Obsidian Edge
91 - 99 Lava, Purple Earth, Weeds Red Sludge.png Red SludgeLava Bat.png Lava BatLava Crab.png Lava CrabShadow Brute.png Shadow BruteShadow Shaman.png Shadow ShamanMetal Head.png Metal HeadSquid Kid.png Squid Kid Floor 92 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the end of the path. Guaranteed ladder at the end of the floor, even if the floor is infested.
Floor 98 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the bottom right of the floor.
Floor 99 is set in a spiral pattern.
100 Lava, Purple Earth None Stardrop.png Stardrop Fishing: Lava Eel
101 - 109 Lava, Purple Earth, Weeds Red Sludge.png Red SludgeLava Bat.png Lava BatLava Crab.png Lava CrabShadow Brute.png Shadow BruteShadow Shaman.png Shadow ShamanMetal Head.png Metal HeadSquid Kid.png Squid Kid Mystic Stones begin to appear. Floor 108 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the bottom right of the floor.
110 Lava, Crimson Earth None Space Boots.png Space Boots
111 - 119 Lava, Crimson Earth Red Sludge.png Red SludgeLava Bat.png Lava BatLava Crab.png Lava CrabShadow Brute.png Shadow BruteShadow Shaman.png Shadow ShamanMetal Head.png Metal HeadSquid Kid.png Squid Kid Magma Geodes are common.
Floor 118 has a Minecart containing 6 pieces of coal at the top left of the floor.
120 Lava, Purple Earth None Skull Key.png Skull Key Final floor

Remixed Rewards

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Choosing "remixed" mine rewards in Advanced Options at the start of the game will result in a random reward for each reward floor from the following list. Some floors are unchanged. All floors have the possibility of having their normal reward.

Floor Possible Rewards Notes
10
20
30 No reward Unchanged
40 Slingshot.png Slingshot Unchanged
50
60
70 Master Slingshot.png Master Slingshot Unchanged
80
90
100 Stardrop.png Stardrop Unchanged
110
120 Skull Key.png Skull Key Unchanged

Ladders

Ladders can be dropped from Monsters[2], Rocks[3], or spawned on load[4]

Every monster killed has a 15% chance of spawning a ladder, assuming the enemy was killed over an unobstructed tile. This does not prevent ladders spawning from rocks.

Some floors are preloaded with a ladder (12, 52, 92, treasure rooms in Skull Cavern). These ladders do not prevent ladders spawning from rocks.

After a floor loads, there is a 95% chance that a ladder will attempt to spawn. A tile is chosen at random, and if it is unobstructed then a ladder is placed. This will prevent ladders spawning from rocks.

Every rock hit has a base chance of 2% to spawn a ladder. This is adjusted by daily Luck, increasing by 2% at best or decreasing by 2% at worst with the Special Charm adding 0.5%. Food buffs add 1% for every point of Luck. The inverse of the number of rocks remaining after the rock is hit is added (e.g., if 5 rocks remaining then 1/5 = 0.2 or 20%, if 100 rocks remaining then 1/100 = 0.01 or 1%). If no enemies remain then 4% is added. If this chance hits, then a ladder will spawn, and prevent further ladders spawning from rocks. In Skull Cavern, there is a 20% chance that a shaft will spawn instead of a ladder, and this does not prevent further ladders/shafts spawning from rocks.

Crates and Barrels

Containers in the Mines may randomly drop loot when destroyed. Containers are equally likely to be crates or barrels; the possible contents are not affected by the type of container. At most one type of item will be dropped by a crate, although one stack may contain multiple items.

Most containers respawn every time a level is entered. Containers on reward floors in the Mines, however, are only spawned the first time entering there. After those containers are destroyed, no new containers will appear on these levels.

Some items replace others depending on if the player has reached the bottom of The Mines. Where there are two values, the first is before reaching the bottom of The Mines, the second is after. The possible items found in containers and their chances are[5]:

Item 0-39 40-79 80+ (including Skull Cavern) Difficult Mines/Skull Cavern (Can drop multiple items)
Nothing 41.42% 41.42% 42% 44%
Stone.png Stone (2-5) 9.24% 9.24% 5.2% 8%
Wood.png Wood (2-5) 9.24% 4.62% 5.2% 0%
Hardwood.png Hardwood 2.24% 2.24% 1.87% 0%
Sap.png Sap (2-5) 2.31%/0% 2.31%/0% 0% 2%/0%
Mixed Seeds.png Mixed Seeds 4.62% 4.62% 0% 0%
Coal.png Coal (1-2) 4.62% 4.62% 5.2% 4%
Copper Ore.png Copper Ore (1-5) 4.62% 4.62% 5.2% 4%
Iron Ore.png Iron Ore (1-5) 0% 4.62% 5.2% 4%
Gold Ore.png Gold Ore (1-3) 0% 0% 5.2% 4%
Iridium Ore.png Iridium Ore (1-3) 0% 0% 0% 0.68%
Cave Carrot.png Cave Carrot (1-2) 7.8% 7.8% 7.8%/5.2% 0%
Geode.png Geode (1-2) 4.84% 0% 0% 0%
Frozen Geode.png Frozen Geode (1-2) 0% 4.84% 0% 0%
Magma Geode.png Magma Geode (1-2) 0% 0% 2.6% 0%
Omni Geode.png Omni Geode 0% 0% 1.87% 4%
Amethyst.png Amethyst 2.24% 0% 0% 0%
Topaz.png Topaz 2.24% 0% 0% 0%
Aquamarine.png Aquamarine 0% 2.24% 0% 4%
Jade.png Jade 0% 2.24% 0% 4%
Emerald.png Emerald 0% 0% 1.87% 0%
Ruby.png Ruby 0% 0% 1.87% 0%
Bone Fragment.png Bone Fragment (2-5) 0% 0% 5.2% 0%
Warp Totem Farm.png Warp Totem: Farm 0% 0% 1.87% 0%
Quartz.png Quartz 0%/4.62% 0% 0% 4%
Frozen Tear.png Frozen Tear 0% 0%/4.62% 0% 0%/4%
Fire Quartz.png Fire Quartz 0% 0% 0%/2.6% 0%
Basic Retaining Soil.png Basic Retaining Soil (2-3) 2.31%/0% 0% 0% 2%/0%
Quality Retaining Soil.png Quality Retaining Soil (2-3) 0% 2.31%/0% 0% 0%
Deluxe Retaining Soil.png Deluxe Retaining Soil 0% 0% 0% 0.23%
Hyper Speed-Gro.png Hyper Speed-Gro 0% 0% 0% 0.23%
Deluxe Fertilizer.png Deluxe Fertilizer 0% 0% 0% 0.23%
Cherry Bomb.png Cherry Bomb 0% 0% 0% 4%
Bomb.png Bomb 0% 0% 0% 4%
Tom Kha Soup.png Tom Kha Soup 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Trout Soup.png Trout Soup 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Chocolate Cake.png Chocolate Cake 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Pink Cake.png Pink Cake 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Rhubarb Pie.png Rhubarb Pie 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Cookie.png Cookie 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Spaghetti.png Spaghetti 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Fried Eel.png Fried Eel 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Spicy Eel.png Spicy Eel 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Sashimi.png Sashimi 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Maki Roll.png Maki Roll 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Tortilla.png Tortilla 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Red Plate.png Red Plate 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Eggplant Parmesan.png Eggplant Parmesan 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Rice Pudding.png Rice Pudding 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Ice Cream.png Ice Cream 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Blueberry Tart.png Blueberry Tart 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Autumn's Bounty.png Autumn's Bounty 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Pumpkin Soup.png Pumpkin Soup 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Super Meal.png Super Meal 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Cranberry Sauce.png Cranberry Sauce 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Stuffing.png Stuffing 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Farmer's Lunch.png Farmer's Lunch 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Survival Burger.png Survival Burger 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Dish O' The Sea.png Dish O' The Sea 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Miner's Treat.png Miner's Treat 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Roots Platter.png Roots Platter 0% 0% 0% 0.15%
Qi Gem.png Qi Gem 0% 0% 0% 0.54%
24px Trimmed Lucky Purple Shorts 0% 0% 0% 0.68%
Special Item
(See below) 		2.24% 2.24% 1.87% 0%

Special Items

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A small fraction of crates and barrels (2.2%) will drop one of the following special items[6]. Visually these crates and barrels are indistinguishable from containers containing standard loot.

These special items can also be dropped by a small fraction of monsters. About 1.2% of Slimes are identifiable as Special Slimes by gold stars. For all other monsters, less than 0.2% of monsters will drop special items instead of standard loot, but these special monsters look identical to the standard versions.

Floor Items
Mines: 0-19 Carving Knife.png Carving Knife (17%)Wood Club.png Wood Club (17%)Sneakers.png Sneakers (17%)Rubber Boots.png Rubber Boots (17%)Small Glow Ring.png Small Glow Ring (17%)Small Magnet Ring.png Small Magnet Ring (17%)
Mines: 20-39 Forest Sword.png Forest Sword (14%)Wind Spire.png Wind Spire (14%)Wood Club.png Wood Club (14%)Rubber Boots.png Rubber Boots (14%)Sneakers.png Sneakers (14%)Small Glow Ring.png Small Glow Ring (14%)Small Magnet Ring.png Small Magnet Ring (14%)
Mines: 40-59 Forest Sword.png Forest Sword (14%)Iron Edge.png Iron Edge (14%)Lead Rod.png Lead Rod (14%)Wood Mallet.png Wood Mallet (14%)Thermal Boots.png Thermal Boots (14%)Glow Ring.png Glow Ring (14%)Magnet Ring.png Magnet Ring
Floor Items
Mines: 60-79 Lead Rod.png Lead Rod (14%)Shadow Dagger.png Shadow Dagger (14%)Wood Mallet.png Wood Mallet (14%)Combat Boots.png Combat Boots (14%)Thermal Boots.png Thermal Boots (14%)Glow Ring.png Glow Ring (14%)Magnet Ring.png Magnet Ring (14%)
Mines: 80-99 Yeti Tooth.png Yeti Tooth (28%)Burglar's Shank.png Burglar's Shank (14%)Tempered Broadsword.png Tempered Broadsword (14%)The Slammer.png The Slammer (14%)Dark Boots.png Dark Boots (14%)Genie Shoes.png Genie Shoes (14%)
Mines: 100-119 Burglar's Shank.png Burglar's Shank (14%)Kudgel.png Kudgel (14%)Shadow Dagger.png Shadow Dagger (14%)Steel Falchion.png Steel Falchion (14%)Dark Boots.png Dark Boots (14%)Genie Shoes.png Genie Shoes (14%)Immunity Band.png Immunity Band (14%)
Floor Items
Skull Cavern
Quarry Mine 		Burglar's Shank.png Burglar's Shank (8%)Steel Falchion.png Steel Falchion (8%)Tempered Broadsword.png Tempered Broadsword (8%)The Slammer.png The Slammer (8%)Wicked Kris.png Wicked Kris (8%)Crystal Shoes.png Crystal Shoes (8%)Dark Boots.png Dark Boots (8%)Genie Shoes.png Genie Shoes (8%)Immunity Band.png Immunity Band (8%)Lucky Ring.png Lucky Ring (8%)Battery Pack.png Battery Pack (8%)Curiosity Lure.png Curiosity Lure (8%)
Any floor (Shrine of Challenge active) Iridium Needle.png Iridium Needle (14%)Iridium Band.png Iridium Band (14%)Enricher.png Enricher (14%)Pressure Nozzle.png Pressure Nozzle (14%)Radioactive Bar.png Radioactive Bar (14%)Qi Gem.png Qi Gem (14%)Auto-Petter.png Auto-Petter (2%)A random item from a Treasure Room (14%)

Dirt Patches

The following table lists the chances of finding items available from dirt patches [7]. It doesn't matter if a hoe or a bomb is used to dig the soil.

Item Chance
Nothing 85.9%
Dwarf Scroll I 0.16%
Lost Book/Mixed Seeds 0.16%
Rusty Spoon 0.16%
Rusty Cog 0.16%
Skeletal Tail 0.16%
Dwarvish Helm (Floors 1-40 only) 0.1%
Dwarf Scroll II (Floors 1-40 only) 0.1%
Dwarf Gadget (Floors 41-80 only) 0.1%
Gold Bar (Floors 41-80 only) 0.1%
Dwarf Scroll IV (Floors 81-120 only) 0.2%
Strange Doll (yellow) 0.03%
Strange Doll (green) 0.03%
Stone 1.33%
Ore (Floor appropriate) 1.33%
Clay 4.68%
Omni Geode 0.17%
Geode (Floor appropriate) 0.51%
Cave Carrot 5.03%

Infested Floors

Entering an infested floor.

Occasionally the player will enter an infested floor filled with slimes or a mix of monsters. Unlike normal floors, there are no rocks and in slime-infested floors the walls and ground are covered in green slime rather than the normal themes. Forageable items such as quartz or mushrooms may still be found.

To proceed from an infested floor, all monsters must be killed (this includes Duggies that may be hidden under dirt patches). Note that a bug causes the guaranteed ladder on floors 12, 52, and 92 to still appear once the level loads even if said floor is infested. Once all monsters are killed, a ladder will appear either where the last monster was killed or next to the entrance. If it appears next to the entrance the player will be notified with a message saying, "A way down has appeared". If it appears where the last monster was killed and the player does not enter the ladder immediately, after some time it is possible for a second ladder to appear near the entrance and a message notifying the player "A way down has appeared".

A Staircase can also be used to escape an infested floor.

The Oil of Garlic Buff prevents floors from being infested. Oil of Garlic must be consumed before entering the floor to prevent infestation.

In rare cases, there may be no monsters on an infested floor. In this case, a ladder will appear next to the entrance shortly after entering the level, along with the message "A way down has appeared".

There is no pattern for when infested floors appear, but infested floors will remain infested for the entire day. Infested floors cannot spawn on elevator floors (floors ending in 0 or 5), nor can they spawn on the first 5 levels, the 19th level, or the last 10 levels of each section of the mine.[8] This includes levels 1-4, 41-44, 81-84 (the first 5 levels), levels 19, 59, 99 (the 19th level), and levels 31-39, 71-79, 111-119 (the last 10 levels), as well as Skull Cavern levels using the same layout as these levels.

Repeatedly visiting infested floors can be an excellent way to quickly achieve some of the Monster Eradication Goals at the Adventurer's Guild.

The Mushroom Floor

A mushroom floor.

Any floor in the lowest section of the Mines (levels 81-119), excluding elevator floors, has a 3.5% chance of generating as a mushroom floor, provided the same floor hasn't been generated as a mushroom floor before on the same day.[9]

Mushroom floors will have greatly increased spawns of red and purple mushrooms. These floors will also have a variety of colored lanterns which usually includes at least one green lantern.

The mushroom floor will only spawn the first time a player visits the floor, and will disappear immediately after leaving it.

Dungeon Floors

A dungeon floor.

Dungeon floors are a type of floor similar in appearance to the single floor of the Quarry Mine. Any eligible floor in the Mines has a 4.4% chance of generating as a dungeon floor after the Quarry has been unlocked. These floors have the same enemies and rocks as the Quarry Mine, and these floors can often be considerably harder than those of the floors they replace. Dungeon floors are never infested floors.[8]

As with slime and monster infested floors, dungeon floors cannot spawn on elevator floors or floors 1, 41, and 81. They will also remain as dungeon floors for the entire day. However, unlike infested floors, dungeon floors can spawn on floors 2-4, 42-44, and 82-84, 19, 59, and 99, 31-39, 71-79, and 111-119.

Players without high-level tools or weapons might benefit from using a staircase to skip these floors to save time.

The Bottom of the Mines

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 Stardrop Saloon.

Furthermore, reaching this floor also changes other parts of the game:

  • Prismatic Shards and Diamonds will now rarely drop from any Monster;
  • Gems and Purple Mushrooms may now be found when searching Garbage Cans;
  • Gems and purple mushrooms may now be requested on the Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store;
  • Most Monsters will be stronger[10], specifically:
    • Defense is increased by 50%
    • Chance of missing a hit is doubled
    • HP is increased by a random value between 0 and 100%
    • Damage is increased by a random value between 0 and 50%

These changes are permanent, and will not reset even if the "Danger In The Deep" quest is active (which resets the mine elevator).

Shrine of Challenge

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The Shrine of Challenge

The Shrine of Challenge is unlocked after unlocking Qi's Walnut Room and completing the "Danger In The Deep" quest. It is located on floor 120 of the Mines and acts as a toggle switch, alternating the strengths of enemies between normal levels and "dangerous" levels. The toggle does not change strength levels until the following day.

While the dangerous setting is active, Radioactive Nodes can be found in the Mines, from which Radioactive Ore can be obtained.

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 Staircases (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.

Food

Shown below are foods with Buffs that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating a food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain in effect. Coffee, Triple Shot Espresso and Ginger Ale are an exception to this rule; they will stack with other food Buffs (but not each other).

Image Name Ingredients Restores Buff(s) Duration
Autumn's Bounty.png
 Autumn's Bounty Yam.png Yam (1)Pumpkin.png Pumpkin (1) Energy.png220Health.png99 Foraging.png Foraging (+2)Defense.png Defense (+2) Time Icon.png 7m 41s
Coffee.png
 Coffee Coffee Bean.png Coffee Bean (5) Energy.png3Health.png1 Speed.png Speed (+1) Time Icon.png 1m 23s
Crab Cakes.png
 Crab Cakes Crab.png Crab (1)Wheat Flour.png Wheat Flour (1)Egg.png Egg (1)Oil.png Oil (1) Energy.png225Health.png101 Speed.png Speed (+1)Defense.png Defense (+1) Time Icon.png 16m 47s
Cranberry Sauce.png
 Cranberry Sauce Cranberries.png Cranberries (1)Sugar.png Sugar (1) Energy.png125Health.png56 Mining.png Mining (+2) Time Icon.png 3m 30s
Eggplant Parmesan.png
 Eggplant Parmesan Eggplant.png Eggplant (1)Tomato.png Tomato (1) Energy.png175Health.png78 Mining.png Mining (+1)Defense.png Defense (+3) Time Icon.png 4m 39s
Fried Eel.png
 Fried Eel Eel.png Eel (1)Oil.png Oil (1) Energy.png75Health.png33 Luck.png Luck (+1) Time Icon.png 7m
Fried Mushroom.png
 Fried Mushroom Common Mushroom.png Common Mushroom (1)Morel.png Morel (1)Oil.png Oil (1) Energy.png135Health.png60 Attack.png Attack (+2) Time Icon.png 7m
Ginger Ale.png
 Ginger Ale Ginger.png Ginger (3)Sugar.png Sugar (1) Energy.png63Health.png28 Luck.png Luck (+1) Time Icon.png 5m
Lucky Lunch.png
 Lucky Lunch Sea Cucumber.png Sea Cucumber (1)Tortilla.png Tortilla (1)Blue Jazz.png Blue Jazz (1) Energy.png100Health.png45 Luck.png Luck (+3) Time Icon.png 11m 11s
Magic Rock Candy.png
 Magic Rock Candy N/A Energy.png500Health.png225 Mining.png Mining (+2)Luck.png Luck (+5)Speed.png Speed (+1)Defense.png Defense (+5)Attack.png Attack (+5) Time Icon.png 8m 24s
Maple Bar.png
 Maple Bar Maple Syrup.png Maple Syrup (1)Sugar.png Sugar (1)Wheat Flour.png Wheat Flour (1) Energy.png225Health.png101 Farming.png Farming (+1)Fishing.png Fishing (+1)Mining.png Mining (+1) Time Icon.png 16m 47s
Miner's Treat.png
 Miner's Treat Cave Carrot.png Cave Carrot (2)Sugar.png Sugar (1)Milk.png Milk (1) Energy.png125Health.png56 Mining.png Mining (+3)Magnetism.png Magnetism (+32) Time Icon.png 5m 35s
Pepper Poppers.png
 Pepper Poppers Hot Pepper.png Hot Pepper (1)Cheese.png Cheese (1) Energy.png130Health.png58 Speed.png Speed (+1)Farming.png Farming (+2) Time Icon.png 7m
Pumpkin Soup.png
 Pumpkin Soup Pumpkin.png Pumpkin (1)Milk.png Milk (1) Energy.png200Health.png90 Luck.png Luck (+2)Defense.png Defense (+2) Time Icon.png 7m 41s
Roots Platter.png
 Roots Platter Cave Carrot.png Cave Carrot (1)Winter Root.png Winter Root (1) Energy.png125Health.png56 Attack.png Attack (+3) Time Icon.png 5m 35s
Spicy Eel.png
 Spicy Eel Eel.png Eel (1)Hot Pepper.png Hot Pepper (1) Energy.png115Health.png51 Luck.png Luck (+1)Speed.png Speed (+1) Time Icon.png 7m
Stuffing.png
 Stuffing Bread.png Bread (1)Cranberries.png Cranberries (1)Hazelnut.png Hazelnut (1) Energy.png170Health.png76 Defense.png Defense (+2) Time Icon.png 5m 35s
Super Meal.png
 Super Meal Bok Choy.png Bok Choy (1)Cranberries.png Cranberries (1)Artichoke.png Artichoke (1) Energy.png160Health.png72 Speed.png Speed (+1)Max Energy.png Max Energy (+40) Time Icon.png 3m 30s
Triple Shot Espresso.png
 Triple Shot Espresso Coffee.png Coffee (3) Energy.png8Health.png3 Speed.png Speed (+1) Time Icon.png 4m 12s

Bugs

  • An infested floor on floors 12, 52, or 92 at the Mines (floors preloaded with a ladder) will still have the ladder preloaded. This makes it possible to descend from that floor without killing all of the enemies or using a staircase. Killing all of the enemies on the floor will result in a second ladder spawning.

Trivia

  • The axe, scythe or pickaxe can be used to kill monsters in lieu of a weapon.
  • Stone can be purchased from the Carpenter's Shop for data-sort-value="20">Gold.png20g each during year 1, making it possible to skip all 120 floors using Staircases for just under data-sort-value="225000">Gold.png225,000g (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">Gold.png100g, making this a much more expensive technique (data-sort-value="1125000">Gold.png1,125,000g).
    • Monsters become more difficult to kill, increase damage, and may gain a speed boost after reaching the bottom of the Mines[10], 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%.[11]
  • At floor 120, both the Green Serpent Statue and the Purple Serpent Statue are found.

Gallery

  • The entrance to the Mines.

  • The blocked Mine Entrance before Spring Day 5.

  • A minecart containing 6 pieces of 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/.

References

  1. ↑ See Event::command_minedeath in the game code.
  2. ↑ See MineShaft::monsterDrop in the game code.
  3. ↑ See MineShaft::checkStoneForItems in the game code.
  4. ↑ See MineShaft::populateLevel in the game code.
  5. ↑ See BreakableContainer::releaseContents in the game code.
  6. ↑ See MineShaft::getSpecialItemForThisMineLevel in the game code.
  7. ↑ See MineShaft::checkForBuriedItem in the game code.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 See MineShaft::loadLevel in the game code.
  9. ↑ See MineShaft::chooseLevelType in the game code.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 See Monster::parseMonsterInfo in the game code.
  11. ↑ See MineShaft::checkStoneForItems in the game code.

History

  • 1.3.27: Removed exploit that created a ladder to the Skull Cavern on floor 120 by blowing up an item with a bomb. Added several changes that happen after reaching the bottom of the mines, specifically rare prismatic shard/diamond now rarely drop from any monster, gems/purple mushrooms are now found in garbage cans and can be requested by NPC quests, and some monsters becoming stronger.
  • 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.
  • 1.5.5: Fixed issue where the hardmode mines could be permanently enabled and be unable to be changed back.
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