Stardrop Locations - Stardew Valley Guide - IGN (2024)

Stardrops are some of the most valuable and elusive items you can find in Stardew Valley. There are only a few of them available, and each one permanently boosts your energy by 34 points when eaten.

In this Stardew Valley guide, we will teach you how to find every Stardrop so you will have enough energy for all of your farming tasks!

Where to Find Every Stardrop in Stardew Valley

There are 7 Stardrops in total in Stardew Valley that are hidden behind certain events and achievements. Collecting every Stardrop involves exploring many of the game's features that you might otherwise forget, like marriage, for example.

Not only is mastering the different facets of Stardew Valley rewarding in itself, but the Stardrops you get in return is a game changer, especially if you use a lot of energy for your daily tasks on the farm!

Here is a quick explanation of how to get every Stardrop in Stardew Valley. Click the links to see further instructions on how to collect each one.

• Reach Level 100 in the Mines
• Become a Master Angler
• Give Master Cannoli a Sweet Gem Berry
• Purchase One From the Stardew Valley Fair
• Reach Max Hearts With Your Spouse
• Donate Every Item to the Museum
• Visit Krobus in the Sewer

Reach Level 100 in the Mines

The Mine is one of the most dangerous places in Stardew Valley, and reaching the 100th floor is no easy feat. The foes in the Mine can be extremely dangerous, especially if you're only equipped with a pickaxe. Ensuring you're armed with good weapons and gear is essential to making it to level 100.

You can find new weapons and gear inside wooden chests in the Mines and by checking the inventory at the Adventurer's Guild just to the right of the Mine entrance. The Adventurer's Guild is easy to miss, but there are many great items on offer to make your explorations easier, and you can earn even more rewards by completing the Monster Eradication Goals.

Become a Master Angler

The Master Angler Achievement is something you receive after reaching level 10 in Fishing. Once you max out your fishing skill, you will get your Stardrop in the mail the very next day. Fishing can be a polarizing subject in Stardew Valley, and you’ll either love or hate the minigame, which involves following a fish around a small gauge with a green rectangle.

Check out our fishing guide if you're having trouble mastering the minigame!

There are a couple of things you can do if you're finding the fishing minigame frustrating. The first is to purchase a Training Rod from Willy. The Training Rod prevents you from catching any high-value fish, but it makes the minigame much easier to play and still gives you the experience you need to level up in fishing.

You could also forget about the minigame altogether and fish with Crab Pots instead. Crab Pots can also be purchased from Willy at the Fish Shop, and are incredibly easy to use. Simply place them in a body of water, fill them with bait, and come back the next day to a pot full of fish. You aren't able to catch every type of fish with this method, so you will have to fish the old-fashioned way if you also wish to complete the Community Center, but it does allow you to get experience without playing the fishing minigame at all.

Give Master Cannoli a Sweet Gem Berry

Collecting this Stardrop involves discovering one of Stardew Valley’s hidden areas, the Secret Woods. Thankfully, the Secret Woods aren't terribly hidden, but you do require at Copper Axe or better to get there. Once you're armed with a Copper Axe, make your way out of the bottom exit of your farm and turn left. You will eventually come across a large tree stump. Chop it down and keep moving left to find the Secret Woods.

In the top left corner of the Woods, you will find an old statue. This is Master Cannoli. Interact with the statue to get the following message: " —-Old Master Cannoli—- Still searching for the sweetest taste..."

The sweetest taste Old Master Cannoli is referring to is a Sweet Gem Berry. This is a fruit grown from a Rare Seed that takes a full season to grow. You can obtain a Rare Seed from the Traveling Cart for 1000g, and you can grow it during the Fall season. You can grow a Sweet Gem Berry in the Greenhouse at any time of year.

After successfully growing a Sweet Gem Berry, head down to the Secret Woods and give it to Master Cannoli. He will give you a Stardrop in return.

The Stardew Valley Fair

The Stardew Valley Fair takes place on the 16th of Fall and will be the first opportunity you’ll get to find a Stardrop, as long as you manage to collect enough Star Tokens, that is. The Stardrop can be purchased, but not with regular money. You will have to collect 20,000 Star Tokens, which is a special currency only used within the Stardew Valley Fair.

The Stardew Valley Fair is filled with minigames you can play to win Tokens, but the easiest way to collect them is by betting on green at the Wheel of Fortune and winning the Grange Display.

You can win the Grange Display by hoarding all your best and highest quality goods, such as crops, jams, wines, cheeses, and other items you produce on your farm to display at the Fair. You need 9 items to complete your Grange Display, so make sure they're your best to get the best chance of winning!

Winning the Grange Display earns you 1000 Star Tokens, so you will have to play some of the minigames as well to earn enough Star Tokens for the Stardrop. The Wheel of Fortune is the most lucrative way to collect as many Star Tokens as possible. Always vote green when playing the Wheel of Fortune, it seems to have the highest chance of winning.

Reach Max Hearts With Your Spouse

Marriage is a big part of Stardew Valley. Not only does it allow you to share the joys of farm life with another, but it can also earn you one more Stardrop. 10 hearts is the maximum level of friendship you can reach with any of the villagers in Pelican Town. When you marry, however, this is increased to 14 hearts.

Once you reach 14 hearts, your spouse will let you know how happy they are and give you a Stardrop.

Once you get married, it's easy to relax a little and stop giving your significant other as much attention as you did while courting them. They do, however, become sad over time, and you will be missing out on the opportunity to collect another Stardrop. So remember to talk to your partner every day, give them gifts, and kiss them regularly to keep growing your relationship.

Donate Every Museum Item

Gunther is in possession of yet another Stardrop, but he won't let it go unless you donate all 95 items needed to complete the Museum. Collecting all 95 items is a big task, to say the least. Many of the artifacts and items required are rare and only have a small chance of appearing.

The collection is composed of Artifacts and Crystals. Crystals can be found in the Mines, and the Artifacts can be dug up from Artifact Spots throughout the Valley.

Artifact Spots look like three wiggling worms poking out of the soil. Till the area with a hoe to dig up whatever is hiding underneath. Sometimes this will be Clay, Stone, Seeds, or, hopefully, an Artifact. Artifacts appear year-round in Stardew Valley, so make sure you keep your eyes open and dig up every spot you see.

Visit Krobus in the Sewers

The last Stardrop you can find will be waiting for you in the Sewers. The Sewers are one of Stardew Valley's many mysteries, and discovering what awaits there is equally mysterious.

The first step to collecting the last Stardrop is to access the Sewers. You can do this by donating 60 items to the Museum. This will trigger an event where Gunther arrives at your house the next day to present to you a Rusty Key. Take the key to the square grate on the south side of the Town Center to enter the Mines.

There, you will find a strange character named Krobus. Krobus runs a small shop from the depths of the Sewer, where you can buy a wide variety of extremely valuable and handy items. One of these, of course, is the Stardrop, but others, like the Return Scepter, are equally as valuable.