Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update introduces an exciting new feature: Trinkets. Here’s how to unlock and collect them.
Since its release, Stardew Valley has captured players’ hearts with its charming and relaxing farm life simulation. The game was developed and published by ConcernedApe and released in 2016 for the PC, with console and mobile versions following in the next years.
The game offers endless activities, from farming to fishing, mining, and even battling creatures in the mines. The 1.6 update introduces Trinkets, a new collectible item that provides players with unique buffs, adding another layer of depth to the game’s rich content.
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Unlocking Trinkets by Claiming Combat Mastery
The Stardew Valley 1.6 update introduced the Mastery Secret Room, allowing players who maxed out all their stats, from Farming to Combat, to claim their respective Mastery. You cannot enter the room if you haven’t completely maxed out all the skills and instead would be greeted with this text:
To get to the Mastery Secret Room, you’ll have to go south from your farm, entering the area where Marnie’s Ranch is. You’ll need to head southeast, the same path you take when heading to the sewers.
Combat Mastery
Claiming the Combat Mastery would give you the following perks:
- Anvil – Allows you to re-forge trinkets, randomizing their stats. It costs 3 iridium bars per use.
- Mini-Forge – Now, you can use a dwarvish forge from the convenience of your home.
- Trinkets Slot – Unlocks a new equipment slot for trinkets. Trinkets can be found while adventuring and grant special powers.
How to Get Trinkets
Players who wish to get Trinkets need to explore the different areas with monsters. These would include the Mines, the Skull Cavern, the Quarry Mine, the Mutant Bug Lair, and the Volcano Dungeon. You would need to keep defeating monsters as they have a chance to drop a Trinket.
List of Trinkets and Their Effects
These are the discovered Trinkets in the Stardew Valley 1.6 update and their descriptions or effects when equipped. Anything noted with “X” means that it can be reforged and randomized using the Anvil.
| Trinkets | Description / Effects |
|---|---|
| Basilisk Paw | Makes you immune to any debuffs. |
| Fairy Box | Summons a level X fairy companion that heals you in combat situations. |
| Frog Egg | Summons a hungry frog companion (there are multiple color variants). |
| Ice Rod | Shoots an orb of ice every X seconds, freezing any enemies in its path for X seconds. |
| Magic Hair Gel | Makes your hair shimmer with all the colors of a prismatic shard (for cosmetic use only but takes up the Trinket slot). |
| Magic Quiver | Shoots a magic arrow at nearby enemies every X seconds, dealing X damage. |
| Parrot Egg | Summons a level X parrot companion, who grants you a chance to find gold coins when slaying monsters |
Here are all the known trinkets currently in the Stardew Valley 1.6 update! It can be a grind to finally equip these trinkets, but they will surely be worth it with their cuteness and usefulness in combat!