This guide details how to utilize the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6, including weapon forging, enchantments, and obtaining Cinder Shards.
Obtaining Cinder Shards:
Cinder Shards are crucial for the Volcano Forge. Acquire them by:
- Mining Cinder Shard nodes (pink-orange specks) in the Volcano Dungeon.
- Obtaining them as drops from Magma Sprites (50%), Magma Duggies (40%), Magma Sparkers (50%), and False Magma Caps (50%).
- Harvesting from a fishing pond with 7+ Stingrays (7-9% daily chance, yielding 2-5 shards).
Note: Cinder Shards cannot be created in a Crystalarium.
The Mini-Forge:
After achieving Combat Mastery, craft a Mini-Forge:
- 5 Dragon Teeth
- 10 Iron Bars
- 10 Gold Bars
- 5 Iridium Bars
This functions identically to the Volcano Dungeon forge.
Weapon Forging:
Enhance weapons (up to three times) using gemstones and Cinder Shards (10, 15, then 20 shards per forge).
- Amethyst: +1 knockback per forge.
- Aquamarine: +4.6% crit chance per forge.
- Emerald: +2/+3/+2 speed per forge.
- Jade: +10% crit damage per forge.
- Ruby: +10% damage per forge.
- Topaz: +1 defense per forge.
- Diamond: Three random upgrades (10 shards).
Best Weapon Upgrades: For maximizing damage, combine Emerald and Ruby. For survivability, prioritize Topaz and Amethyst.
Unforging Weapons: Place the weapon in the left slot and select the red X to remove all forging (recovering some shards, but not the gemstone).
Infinity Weapons:
Upgrade Galaxy Sword, Dagger, or Hammer into Infinity versions using three Galaxy Souls (20 shards each).
Galaxy Souls: Obtain from Mr. Qi (40 Qi Gems), Big Slimes (Dangerous Mines, Qi quests), Island Trader (10 Radioactive Bars, last day of season), or as drops from Dangerous Monsters (after killing 50).
Enchantments:
Apply random enchantments to tools/weapons using a Prismatic Shard and 20 Cinder Shards. Re-enchant for a different effect.
Weapon Enchantments:
Randomly obtained; Bug Killer and Crusader are generally most useful.
Innate Enchantments: Use a Dragon Tooth for guaranteed enchantments (Slime Slayer, Crit Power, Attack, Speed) and a chance at a second set (Slime Gatherer, Defense, Weight).
Tool Enchantments:
Twelve enchantments, each tool having specific compatible options. Bottomless (Watering Can), Shaving (Axe), and Preserving (Fishing Rod) are highly recommended. Archeologist (Hoe/Pan) is excellent for artifact hunting.
This updated guide covers all aspects of the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6, allowing players to optimize their tools and weapons effectively.
