Stardew Valley Myths
1. Myth: Fish hate the taste of magnets
Myth. Fish do not like the taste of magnets! It might help you find treasure chests quicker however it will make fish take longer to bite on your line. This Myth is Busted!! Magnets are just as effective as regular bait, with the added benefit of causing more treasure chests to appear while fishing. Naturally deluxe bait is considerably better… And Magnets are really expensive!! But yeah, they don’t cause less fish to bite.
2. Myth: Daily luck gives better loot from geodes
Myth. Daily luck will give you better loot from Geodes! How else did I get this Prismatic shard?? Nope, Unfortunately luck has no effect on geodes.. Every single geode you open is predetermined as soon as you create your save file. You can even see when you will get a prismatic shard by using the Stardew Valley Predictor Website. The same is true of those random night events. Turns out they are not all that random. Either way, this Myth is absolutely Busted.
3. Myth: Monster musk doesn’t work in the volcano
Myth. Monster musk does not work in the volcano mines. This is somewhat true!! Monster musk will not increase the amount of tiger slimes, those strange robot guys or the hot heads… Those will all remain the same.. However Monster musk will increase the amount of Magma Sprites and Magma Sparkers. This is actually good, because these are the enemies that drop Cinder shards when we defeat them.. This Myth is Busted!!! Monster Musk does indeed work in the volcano.
4. Myth: More Forageables After Rain
Myth. There will be more forageables after it rains. You know what, I believed this for the longest time.. I made it a point to scour around the valley looking for forageables. While I wish this was true, it isn’t.. This is absolutely busted.. Rain has no effect on forageables . Green rain does cause tons of weeds to spawn, but no forageables are unaffected.
5. Myth: Ginger Island Needs Scarecrows
Myth. Ginger Island needs scarecrows! Listen, Ginger Island has no seasons.. It is always tropical and beautiful. Ginger island also has parrots! That’s right, Parrots.. You won’t find any crows on this magnificent island. This means you will not need any scarecrows!! I still use them since I drop hats on them, regardless this myth is Busted.
6. Myth: Befriend Willie To Get To The Ginger Island Boat
Myth. You need to befriend Willy in order to access the boat to get to Ginger Island. Gosh darn it if this was true I might actually have a couple friends in this game. Fortunately this is absolutely Busted. You just need to complete the Community center to gain access to the boat. Willy is charging you to use his boat!! He doesn’t really care if you’re friends or not. Bro is profiting.
7. Myth: Fruit Trees Need To Be planted in the correct season
Myth. Fruit trees need to be planted in their respective seasons!! Nope, Busted… You can plant fruit trees in any season, you can even plant them in winter.. They will still grow like normal.. As you know, fruit trees take a very long 28 days to grow. They will only produce fruit in their respective season, however they will grow regardless of which season you plant them in.
8. Myth: Sell direct to stores for more money
Myth. You will make more money if you sell items straight to Pierre, Clint or Willie. This myth is as old as time. Fortunately it has been busted countless times!! The shipping bin will give you the exact same amount of money, the only benefit of selling straight to the stores is that you will get the money immediately.
9. Myth: Keep a rabbits foot in your inventory for extra luck
Another Ancient Myth! I think this one was started by Dangerously Funny Himself.. Keeping a rabbit’s foot in your inventory will give you a luck boost!! Yeah, I get it.. They say a rabbit’s foot is good luck.. And it is!! If you give it to this guy in this spooky van, you’ll get a lucky charm that does increase your luck!! Keeping it in your inventory is only good for one reason… For giving it to a villager for friendship points.
10. Myth: shoot the train with a slingshot for bonus loot
Myth. Shooting the train with a slingshot will cause the train to give you more loot. Bro I don’t even know where this conspiracy came from… Bro. No. Myth Busted.. Don’t be silly.
11. Myth: Can only plant cactus fruit in-doors
Myth. Cactus fruit can only be planted inside of a Garden Pot. Yeah, I can see where this myth came from.. Cactus fruit can only be planted in doors… The only way to plant crops indoors is with a garden pot.. However the Garden pot does count as indoors, and you do not need garden pots there. Well, does the entire Ginger Island count as doors?? We can plant cactus fruit on ginger island with no problem at all. Myth Busted.
12. Myth: Marrying someone ruins their life
Myth. Getting married ruins your spouse’s life!! There is some truth to this.. Many of the townspeople have big goals, like Elliot who writes a novel… Or Leah who sculpts daily! And Shane who drinks daily!! Are we ruining their lives??? At least they still visit the town and their families every now and then…. I am actually not sure about this one.. Let me know in the comments below. I’ll mark this as Plausable.
13. Myth: Shane is sad
Myth. Shane is a miserable drunk. This is a funny one.. Listen, Shane is a drunk. However he is not miserable! He loves it! Sure it damages his relationship with his family, and most likely with any potential work opportunities.. Regardless, bro is living his best life. Myth busted.
14. Myth: will You will lose items from passing out at 2am?
Myth. You will lose items if you pass out in the mines. This is a very common misconception.. Passing out and dying are two entire separate things. You will pass out if it reaches 2am. You will also pass out if you completely run out of energy. When you pass out, you will lose some gold and you will wake up with less energy. However, all of your items are safe!!! You will only lose items if your health drops all the way to zero. Only if an enemy defeats you in battle.. Or if a bomb takes you out. Myth Busted, go pass out in the mines to harvest a couple extra nodes.
15. Myth: Fertilizers don’t work on regrowable crops
Myth. Fertilizers are less effective for regrowable crops like ancient fruit. You know what, this is somewhat true. Crop enhancers like Speed grow will make the grow mature faster, allowing it to start producing fruit faster. However it will not reduce the amount of time in between harvests for regrowable crops. Deluxe Fertilizer which is used to get iridium quality crops fortunately does work though!! However for crops like cranberries and coffee, it will only impact the first of the multiple crops that are dropped. So yeah, this works perfectly on Ancient fruit as they only produce one crop per harvest.
16. Myth: Never let your Junimo hut fill up with crops
Myth. A full Junimo hut will cause your crops to be lost forever. This is a funny one, and fortunately Mr Concerned Ape has a good solution for this!! If your Junimo Hut is full to the brim, meaning there is no space in the hut for the harvested crops, then the Junimos will simply just drop the crops on the floor.. You can run past and pick them up yourself. It is actually quite satisfying. So yeah, Myth Busted.
17. Myth: you need to date and marry shane to get blue chickens
Myth. You need to date Shane to get Blue Chickens. Listen, Blue chickens are cool!! They’re basically regular chickens but they’re blue and that’s a good enough reason for me.. Shane on the other hand.. There are quite a few other villagers I would rather romance.. So thank goodness this myth is completely Busted!! You only need to get Shane to eight hearts to get blue chickens, no Bouquet or mermaid pendent necessary.
18. Myth: yoba is a myth in stardew valley
Yoba is a Myth. Yoba is the religion in Stardew Valley, and like any religion there is a little bit of skepticism. Even from some of the villagers in the valley!! However In the world of Stardew Valley Yoba is very very real. Why? Well this is a cursed mannequin!!! Spooky isn’t it. If you place this cursed mannequin by the Yoba Statue and sleep. It will magically turn into a regular un-cursed mannequin.. So in the world of Stardew, Yoba is real. Myth Busted.
19. Myth: pam is lazy in stardew valley
Myth. Pam is poor because she is lazy! That’s quite mean of ja !! This isn’t true!!! She might be poor because she is bad with money, but she is not lazy. Listen, Pam is a bus driver. She was unable to work because the bus was broken! It was up to us to fix it for her. Only then could she get back to work and earn money again.… Out of all of the villagers, she is actually a hard worker.. She works every single day from 10am until 5pm… Most villagers do not work!!!
20. myth: luck doesn’t matter in stardew valley
Myth. Luck Doesn’t even Matter. It is true that luck doesn’t matter in many aspects of this game, however that is actually good. Imagine if a bad luck day would just make everything go wrong… Regardless it still does indeed matter!! You will crit more, you will find ladders faster, you will get more treasure chests, you will get more panning spots and most importantly you will win slightly more at this magical game… So yeah, luck matters… Myth obviously busted.
21. bonus stardew valley myth
Bonus Myth!! Unclaimed rewards from the community center are lost forever. Whenever you complete a bundle, there are some rewards to claim. If you do not claim these rewards, and if you complete the community center you will be unable to view the bundle to claim the reward!! Fortunately there is this little bag over here that all of the villagers just seem to ignore, full of rewards for you to claim after completing the community center. Convenient.
And there you have it. 20 popular Stardew Valley myths completely busted! Some turned out to be true, while others were nothing more than long-standing rumors. Hopefully, this clears up some confusion and helps you enjoy your game even more. If you discovered a new favorite tip or learned something surprising, share this post with your fellow farmers.If you believed any of these stardew valley myths, be sure to check out my other Stardew Valley content for more Stardew Valley tips and tricks Or check out this Stardew Valley Iridium Farming Guide
