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While Warp Totems can be useful for this, they are consumed after each use, forcing the player to spend resources to craft them again and again. For a more permanent way to access warp technology, players might consider building Obelisks on their farm. These mystical buildings will instantly teleport the player to a specific location. However, such powerful magic doesn’t come cheap.

Updated October 25, 2021 by Demaris Oxman: Among fans of farming sims or calming games in general, Stardew Valley continues to dominate. Even after hundreds of hours spent in-game, there’s still plenty to do — which is why it can get tedious running back and forth between the game’s different locations. Once players start making some serious money, the Obelisks and their time-saving warp technology are often high-priority purchases. However, money alone won’t buy magic this powerful. With that in mind, this guide has been updated to include more detailed information on the materials required to construct all of the Stardew Valley Obelisks.

How To Unlock Obelisks

All Obelisks, except the Farm Obelisk, can be purchased at the Wizard’s Tower. This option becomes available after completing the quest “Goblin Problem,” in which the player retrieves the Wizard’s magic ink from his ex-wife, the witch.

After he thanks the player and reveals his magical book’s location, simply interact with it to bring up a menu of available obelisks (and a few other magical buildings, like Junimo Huts). Once players have the funds and materials they needs, simply select the hammer-like icon at the bottom of the screen. This will allow them to place the obelisk on their farm, much like with buildings in Robin’s carpentry shop. Unlike Robin, though, the Wizard has magical building abilities that allow the tower to appear instantly.

Earth Obelisk

This mystical building will warp the player to the Mountains, near Robin’s carpentry shop. It comes in handy for exploring the caves, doing a bit of lake fishing, visiting the Adventurer’s Guild, or heading over to the Quarry.

Players will need the following items in order to build the Earth Obelisk:

10 Iridium Bars 10 Earth Crystals 500,000g

Obtaining Materials

Players can find Iridium Ore in the lower levels of Skull Cavern, and use Furnaces to smelt it into Iridium Bars. Expeditions here can be dangerous, so players should arm themselves with bombs, swords, and plenty of health-restoring items. Additionally, once players earn four candles at Grandpa’s Shrine, they will receive the Statue of Perfection. This statue produces 2-8 Iridium Ore per day, giving players access to a nearly unlimited supply.

Earth Crystals can be found in Geodes, or can be picked up as foraged minerals throughout levels 10-20 in the Mines. They’re not the rarest of minerals, but it can still take some patience to collect ten of them.

Water Obelisk

If players need to get some ocean fishing done, check their crab pots, or visit Willy at his shop, this Obelisk will warp them to the Beach. In addition to helping players get these tasks out of the way, it also works well as a shortcut to the Night Market, or the boat to Ginger Island if that Obelisk is not yet built.

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Here’s what farmers will need to construct the Water Obelisk:

5 Iridium Bars 10 Clams 10 Coral 500,000g

Obtaining Materials

Players can pick up Clams as forage on the Beach south of Pelican Town, or can catch them by placing Crab Pots in the ocean and loading them with bait. As both forage and crab-pot catches are based on daily luck and percentage chances, farmers might have to wait awhile for enough clams to appear.

Coral can also be foraged on the Beach, on the eastern side of the map across the bridge that is broken at the beginning of the game. Once players fix this bridge with 300 wood, they can collect forage here. The best time to collect Coral is Summer 15-18, when a high quantity of these items wash up on the beach.

Desert Obelisk

Tired of waiting until 10:00 for the bus to Calico Desert? This will teleport the player there in a flash. It’s especially handy when players delving into Skull Cavern, as it can give them up three extra hours for their long, dangerous expedition. Whether they’re trying to get to Level 100 for the first time or complete a difficult Qi challenge, those hours can make a ton of difference.

Here’s what they’ll need for this obelisk:

20 Iridium Bars 10 Coconuts 10 Cactus Fruits 1,000,000g

Obtaining Materials

The player can forage Coconuts around Calico Desert, or may find them by shaking or chopping palm trees in the desert or on Ginger Island. Note that Golden Coconuts do not count; the Desert Obelisk requires standard, edible coconuts.

Like Coconuts, Cactus Fruit also appear as forage in Calico Desert. Alternatively, players can buy Cactus Seeds from Sandy to grow their own. However, note that these will not grow outdoors on the Stardew Valley farm, as even the summer weather is too cold for them. Grow them in the Greenhouse, indoors in flower pots, or on the Ginger Island farm.

Island Obelisk

Similarly to the Desert Obelisk, if players have this tower, they no longer need to wait for an NPC’s transportation in order to get to their destination. Instead, they can warp to Ginger Island quickly to explore the Volcano Dungeon or tend their tropical crops. Just like with Skull Cavern, this time-saver can be critical for players trying to reach the Volcano forge.

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To build the Island Obelisk, players will need the following materials:

10 Iridium Bars 10 Dragon Teeth 10 Bananas 1,000,000g

Obtaining Materials

Ginger Island’s Volcano Dungeon is the best place to find Dragon Teeth. A Dragon Tooth may drop from a killed Lava Monster, or players may find them sitting on the ground to be picked up (usually near skeletal remains in the caves).

Players can find Banana Saplings inside Golden Coconuts, or the player can purchase one from the Island Trader for 5 Dragon Teeth. Professor Snail will also give a sapling to the player as a reward when they complete the Large Animal collection. This sapling can be planted either on the player’s farm in Stardew Valley, where it will produce fruit in the summer; or on the Ginger Valley farm, where it will bear fruit all year round.

Farm Obelisk

Unlike the others, players cannot ask the Wizard to build this Obelisk for them. Rather, they must speak to the parrot at the west side of the Ginger Island Farmhouse. To unlock this construction, the player must have already purchased the following upgrades from the island’s parrots:

Island Farmhouse – 20 Golden Walnuts Mailbox – 5 Golden Walnuts Beach Resort – 20 Golden Walnuts

To build the Farm Obelisk, the player must provide the parrot with 20 Golden Walnuts. Taking the prerequisite upgrades into account, this means that they will need to find at least 65 Golden Walnuts in total before they can build this Obelisk. When activated, it will warp the player back to their farm in Stardew Valley.

Obtaining Golden Walnuts

There are a number of ways players can find the Golden Walnuts hidden around Ginger Island. The most common and intuitive include fishing, harvesting crops, killing slimes, shaking trees containing walnuts, and tilling sand or soil in places marked with an X. For a more in-depth guide to all the ways to track them down, click here for a guide to finding all the Golden Walnuts on Ginger Island.

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