This guide details how to use the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6, including forging weapons, enchanting tools and weapons, and obtaining necessary materials.
Obtaining Cinder Shards
All Volcano Forge functions require Cinder Shards. Obtain them by:
- Mining Cinder Shard nodes (pink-orange specks) in the Volcano Dungeon.
- Receiving them as drops from enemies (Magma Sprite, Magma Duggy, Magma Sparker, False Magma Cap) in the Volcano Dungeon. Drop rates vary.
- Harvesting them from a fishing pond with 7+ Stingrays (7-9% daily chance, 2-5 shards).
Cinder Shards are a resource, not gemstones; they cannot be replicated in the Crystalarium.
The Mini-Forge
After achieving Combat Mastery, craft a Mini-Forge (5 Dragon Teeth, 10 Iron Bars, 10 Gold Bars, 5 Iridium Bars). It 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). Gemstone effects:
- Amethyst: +1 knockback per forge.
- Aquamarine: +4.6% crit chance per forge.
- Emerald: +2/+3/+2 speed per forge (cumulative).
- 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, prioritize Emerald and Ruby. For survivability, choose 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). Enchantments remain.
Infinity Weapons
Upgrade Galaxy Sword, Dagger, or Hammer into Infinity Weapons using three Galaxy Souls (20 shards each). Forged upgrades and enchantments are retained. Obtain Galaxy Souls from Mr. Qi, Big Slimes (Dangerous Mines, Qi quests), the Island Trader (late-season), or as rare drops from Dangerous Monsters (after killing 50).
Enchantments
Enchant tools/weapons (excluding slingshots) using a Prismatic Shard and 20 Cinder Shards. Enchantments are random.
Weapon Enchantments:
- Artful: Halved special move cooldown.
- Bug Killer: Doubles damage to bugs, kills Armored Bugs.
- Crusader: Doubles 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:
Twelve enchantments, tool-specific. Examples include:
- Auto-Hook (Fishing Rod): Instant hook.
- Bottomless (Watering Can): Endless water.
- Efficient (various): No energy drain.
- Preserving (Fishing Rod): 50% chance to save bait/tackle.
Best Tool Enchantments:
Generally, Bottomless (Watering Can), Preserving (Fishing Rod), and Shaving (Axe) are highly valued. Others depend on playstyle. Remember, you can re-enchant tools at any time.
