Enchantments and Weaponsmithing in Stardew Valley

This guide details the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6, explaining how to enhance tools and weapons. It covers obtaining Cinder Shards, weapon forging, infinity weapons, and enchantments.

Obtaining Cinder Shards

Cinder Shards () are crucial for all Volcano Forge functions. 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, 2-5 shards).

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

Forge 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).

Unforging (red X) restores the weapon, recovering some shards but not the gemstone.

Best Weapon Upgrades

Prioritize Emerald & Ruby for high DPS, or Topaz & Amethyst for survivability.

Infinity Weapons

Upgrade Galaxy Sword, Dagger, or Hammer into Infinity Weapons using three Galaxy Souls (20 shards each).

Galaxy Souls

Obtain Galaxy Souls from Mr. Qi (40 Qi Gems), Big Slimes (Dangerous Mines, Qi quests), the Island Trader (10 Radioactive Bars, last day of season), or as rare drops from Dangerous Monsters (after killing 50).

Enchantments

Enchant tools/weapons using a Prismatic Shard and 20 Cinder Shards. Effects are random; re-enchant for different results.

Weapon Enchantments

• Artful: Halved special move cooldown.
• Bug Killer: Double damage to bugs, kills Armored Bugs.
• Crusader: Double damage to undead, permanently kills mummies.
• Vampiric: 9% chance to regain health on kill.
• Haymaker: Double fiber/33% hay chance from weeds.

Innate Enchantments

Use a Dragon Tooth for innate enchantments (one from each set guaranteed):

• Set 1: Slime Slayer, Crit Power, Attack, Speed
• Set 2: Slime Gatherer, Defense, Weight

Tool Enchantments

See the original text for a detailed table of tool enchantments and their effects. Choose enchantments based on your play style.

This revised guide provides a more concise and organized overview of the Volcano Forge's mechanics. Remember to consult the original text for the complete table of tool enchantments.