Luck
Luck is a statistic that affects many different aspects of the game, such as the chance of finding geodes and chance of getting treasure from Fishing. There are several sources of luck: daily luck determined by the game, buffs gained from eating certain food and drink, a Special Charm which gives a small permanent luck boost, and the Lucky Ring.
Daily Luck
The base value for daily luck is a randomly generated number from -0.1 to 0.1.[1] The value is increased by 0.025 with the Special Charm. Daily luck does not change if the day is restarted, but it can change by replaying the previous day.
Daily luck can be checked by right-clicking on the Television and selecting "Fortune Teller." The Fortune Teller will give an indication of the daily luck stat modifier. Luck is determined at the start of the day and is not affected by choosing to view the Fortune Teller Television Program.
Before revealing the luck message, one of the following messages is shown randomly (the first two being gender-specific). They do not affect the luck in any way.
“ | “Ah... I sense that a new viewer has joined us. A young man from... Stardew Valley? Welcome, welcome!” |
“ | “Ah... I sense that a new viewer has joined us. A young lady from... Stardew Valley? Welcome, welcome!” |
“ | “Ah... yes, I can hear the spirits whispering something to me... ” |
“ | “Welcome back to 'Welwick's Oracle'... If you seek hidden knowledge of the future, well you've come to the right place.” |
“ | “Hoo.. I see a glimmer within my scrying orb... A shard of knowledge from the future!” |
“ | “Welcome to Welwick's Oracle... the ONLY show where the voice of the spirits is channeled directly... to YOU.” |
Message | TV Display | Stat Bonus [2] |
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The spirits are very happy today! They will do their best to shower everyone with good fortune. | Luck (> +0.07) | |
The spirits are in good humor today. I think you'll have a little extra luck. | Luck (> +0.02 and ≤ +0.07) | |
The spirits feel neutral today. The day is in your hands. | Luck (≥ -0.02 and ≤ +0.02, but not 0) | |
This is rare. The spirits feel absolutely neutral today. | Luck (0) | |
The spirits are somewhat annoyed today. Luck will not be on your side. The spirits are somewhat mildly perturbed today. Luck will not be on your side. |
Luck (≥ -0.07 and < -0.02) | |
The spirits are very displeased today. They will do their best to make your life difficult. | Luck (< -0.07) |
Luck Buffs
Luck Buffs are temporary bonuses gained from consuming certain food and drink or by wearing the Lucky Ring. Only one drink-derived buff and one food-derived buff can be active at a given time.
The following food and drink provide a temporary luck buff:
Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Banana Pudding | A creamy dessert with a wonderful tropical flavor. | Banana (1) Milk (1) (Any) Sugar (1) |
125 56 |
Mining (+1) Luck (+1) Defense (+1) | 5m 1s | Island Trader for Bone Fragment (30) | 260g | ||||
Fried Eel | Greasy but flavorful. | Eel (1) Oil (1) | 75 33 |
Luck (+1) | 7m | George (Mail - 3+ ) |
120g | ||||
Ginger Ale | A zesty soda known for its soothing effect on the stomach. | Ginger (3) Sugar (1) | 63 28 |
Luck (+1) | 5m | Dwarf Shop in Volcano Dungeon for 1,000g | 200g | ||||
Lucky Lunch | A special little meal. | Sea Cucumber (1) Tortilla (1) Blue Jazz (1) | 100 45 |
Luck (+3) | 11m 11s |
|
250g | ||||
Pumpkin Soup | A seasonal favorite. | Pumpkin (1) Milk (1) | 200 90 |
Defense (+2) Luck (+2) | 7m 41s | Robin (Mail - 7+ ) |
300g | ||||
Shrimp Cocktail | A sumptuous appetizer made with freshly-caught shrimp. | Tomato (1) Shrimp (1) Wild Horseradish (1) | 225 101 |
Fishing (+1) Luck (+1) | 10m 2s |
|
160g | ||||
Spicy Eel | It's really spicy! Be careful. | Eel (1) Hot Pepper (1) | 115 51 |
Luck (+1) Speed (+1) | 7m | George (Mail - 7+ ) |
175g | ||||
Magic Rock Candy | A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard. | N/A | 500225 | Mining (+2) Luck (+5) Speed (+1) Defense (+5) Attack (+5) | 8m 24s | N/A | 5,000g |
The following ring gives a luck buff:
Image | Name | Description | Effect | Where to Find | Ingredients | Purchase Price | Sell Price |
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Lucky Ring | The lunar emblem is said to bring good luck to whoever wears it. | Increases Luck by +1. | Dropped as a special item in the Skull Cavern, or rarely by panning. | N/A | N/A | 100g |
Luck Effects
Total daily luck is treated separately from total luck buff, and the effects of the two types of luck are not automatically the same; the types of events affected and the magnitude of the effect can both be different.
Daily luck
Daily luck exclusively affects the following:
- Chance of getting Duck Feather and Rabbit's Foot from animals.
- Chance of getting special items from treasure chests while Fishing (e.g., Neptune's Glaive, Prismatic Shard, Iridium Band).
Luck buff
Luck buff exclusively affects the following:
- Chance of getting double quantities of resources and gems from treasure chests while Fishing or for standard rings (Glow Ring, Magnet Ring) to appear in place of small rings (Small Glow Ring, Small Magnet Ring).
- Chance for extra Cinder Shards, Bone Fragments, Clay, Stone, and all Ore when breaking stones (also depends on the player's Mining level)[3].
- Weapon Crit. Chance when attacking monsters[4].
- Chance of activating the Ring of Yoba[5] or Warrior Ring[6].
- Chance of finding certain modified monster drops, including Mahogany Seed, Galaxy Soul, and Qi Gem[7].
Both
Both kinds of luck affect the following, to different degrees:
- Mining
- Chance to discover ladders from breaking rocks while Mining.
- Geode and coal drop chance from rocks.
- Chance of finding Gem Nodes and Mystic Stones in The Mines or Skull Cavern.
- Chance that crates spawn in The Mines.
- Chance to find treasure rooms in the Skull Cavern.
- Amount of gold and items lost when dying in The Mines or Skull Cavern.
- Chance of finding Radioactive Nodes in The Mines (while the Shrine of Challenge is active) or Skull Cavern (while Skull Cavern Invasion is active)[8].
- Other
- Chance of treasure chests appearing while Fishing.
- Chance to double the number of crops yielded at harvest. Works for any crop, and a unique "dwoop" sound effect plays if this occurs as the result of a luck-based check[9].
- Amount of wood dropped from trees.
- Quality and number of ores obtained from panning.
- Chance of getting a second item (in addition to ore) from panning.
- Chance of getting items from Garbage Cans and the chance the item is not trash.
- Chance the spouse will be jealous after giving a gift to another marriage candidate that the player is also currently dating.
- Results of playing slots at the Casino.
- Amount of lightning during a storm (higher luck increases the amount of lightning)[10].
- Chance of a tree being struck by lighting (higher luck decreases the chance)[10].
References
- ↑ See Game1::_newDayAfterFade in the game code.
- ↑ See Objects.TV::getFortuneForecast in the game code.
- ↑ See StardewValley.GameLocation::breakStone in the game code
- ↑ See StardewValley.GameLocation::damageMonster in the game code
- ↑ See StardewValley.Farmer::takeDamage in the game code
- ↑ See StardewValley.Objects.Ring::onMonsterSlay in the game code
- ↑ See StardewValley.GameLocation::monsterDrop in the game code
- ↑ See Locations.MineShaft::chooseStoneType in the game code.
- ↑ See Crop::Harvest in the game code.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 See Utility::performLightningUpdate in the game code.
History
- 1.3.27: Officially added Special Charm to the game. Treasure rooms added to Skull Cavern, which are affected by luck.
- 1.4: Magic Rock Candy introduced. Special Charm luck increase changed to a static 0.025. Giving datable NPCs a gift no longer makes the player's spouse jealous unless they're currently dating them.
- 1.5: Lucky Ring, Banana Pudding, and Ginger Ale introduced.
Skills & Stats | |
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Skills | Farming • Mining • Foraging • Fishing • Combat |
Stats | Attack • Crit. Chance • Crit. Power • Defense • Immunity • Luck • Magnetism • Speed • Weight |