As the days turn to full seasons, players will need to gather a significant amount of coal. While coal isn’t rare in the game, farming it can be a bit of a challenge. For those players looking to unlock the best strategies for accumulating this valuable resource in Stardew Valley, this guide is here to help.
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Where to Find Coal in Stardew Valley
The quickest answer to locating coal is in the mines in the Mountain region, as well as in the Skull Cavern in Stardew Valley’s Calico Desert. In general, however, coal is almost everywhere. Coal can be found when breaking rocks with the pickaxe, converted from wood through the Charcoal Kiln, produced from recycled trash, and even found in fishing chests and through panning.
Coal is also dropped by enemies in Stardew Valley, including by Slimes, Stone and Wilderness Golems, Shadow Brutes and Shamans. It is most commonly dropped from Dust Sprites, which are found in the ice levels of the Mines. Coal can be purchased from Clint at the Blacksmith’s Shop for 150 gold for the first year and 250 gold for each year after. It can also be found in Geodes, which players can pay Clint 25 gold to break.
What Is the Fastest Way to Farm Coal in Stardew Valley?
In order to ensure that a player gets the most coal possible while they are farming for it, there are a few things they need to do beforehand. Firstly, unlock levels 41-79 in the mines. These levels are the home of the Dust Sprites, which have the best chance (50%) to drop coal, and are easy to kill. Working through these frozen levels and killing all the Dust Sprites will grant players a decent amount of coal without much effort. On top of this, players can reset these levels by exiting and re-entering the mines.
To further increase the odds that players get the most coal they can, players should enter these levels on a lucky day. Once players have gotten their Mining skill to level 10, they should also select the Prospector profession in their Stardew Valley playthrough. This doubles a player’s chances of finding coal, but can only be selected if players have selected the Miner profession at level 5.
Stardew Valley is available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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