Stardew Valley: How to Find Mystery Boxes (& Golden Mystery Boxes)

Mystery Boxes are a new addition to Stardew Valley, and they can provide you with a variety of valuables, food, resources, and more. Similar to geodes, Mystery Boxes can be opened up at the Blacksmith to find out what lies inside, but they cannot be opened at home with a Geode Crusher.

You can find Mystery Boxes through a few different methods, which includes some mining, taking part in festivals, and even digging up through Artifact Spots. If you’re curious to know all the methods you can use to find some Mystery Boxes, this guide has all the information you need.

Updated on March 27, 2024 by Christina Roffe: In Stardew Valley, Mystery Boxes were introduced after the Version 1.6 update. Along with regular Mystery Boxes, there is also the chance to obtain Golden Mystery Boxes, which contain improved rewards such as Skill Books, rare seeds, armor and weapons, and more. There is a specific method that must be followed to unlock Golden Mystery Boxes, so we have updated this article to include details on how to get them. We have also included all the possible rewards you can get from Golden Mystery Boxes once you take them to the Blacksmith to be opened.

Where to Find Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley

Mystery Boxes are a new item in Stardew Valley that can be broken open by the Blacksmith. There are a few different locations where you can get Mystery Boxes, including:

Mystery Boxes are quite common at the festivals introduced in Version 1.6, so if you have one coming up soon, you’ll be able to get your hands on some. The easiest method, however, is to just purchase them when the Desert Festival arrives in Spring.

If you’d rather go out and find some, you can do a little bit of fishing or mining to find some Mystery Boxes. With fishing, however, the chances of getting a Mystery Box is only about 12 percent. Each method of obtaining one is random, so it will be hard to actively search for Mystery Boxes. It is better to just wait for the festivals to roll around and obtain them through these means.

How to Get Golden Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley

Along with regular Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley, there is also the chance to start picking up Golden Mystery Boxes, which contain better rewards. To unlock Golden Mystery Boxes, you’ll want to improve your Mastery stats. You can find this in the Skills section of the main menu.

With each new level up of Mastery, you will require more points. For the first level, you’ll need a total of 10,000 points, while the second will require 15,000. Points are gained either from going about your daily tasks such as fishing and farming, or acquiring Skill Books from the bookseller each time they visit Pelican Town.

Then, take a visit to the Mastery Cave in the eastern section of Cindersap Forest. Inside, approach the foraging pillar with the axe depicted on the front. Along with unlocking Golden Mystery Boxes, you’ll also have access to Treasure Totems and Mystic Tree Seeds. In Golden Mystery Boxes, here are some of the items you can get:

• Book of Stars
• 8x Broccoli Seeds
• 8x Carrot Seeds
• 20x Corn Seeds
• 10-20x Deluxe Speed-Gro
• 2x Dish O’ The Sea
• Emerald Ring
• 2x Life Elixir
• 2x Lucky Lunch
• Magic Rock Candy
• 5x Mega Bomb
• 4x Mystery Box
• Mystery Hat
• Mystery Shirt
• Ossified Blade
• 20x Pepper Seeds
• 8x Powdermelon Seeds
• Prismatic Shard
• 10-20x Quality Fertilizer
• Ruby Ring
• 8x Summer Squash Seeds
• 3x Triple Shot Espresso
• 3x Warp Totem: Farm
• 20x Wheat Seeds

All Possible Items in Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley

Mystery Boxes contain a slew of items, including food, jewelry, resources, and much more. When opening up a Mystery Box at the Blacksmith, here’s everything you can possibly get:

• Bomb x5
• Chowder
• Coffee x3
• Cookie
• Corn Seeds x8
• Deluxe Speed-Gro x10
• Fish Stew
• Hardwood x10
• Ice Cream
• Iron Ore x5
• Jade Ring
• Lobster Bisque
• Lucky Lunch
• Maple Bar
• Mixed Flower Seeds x10
• Mixed Seeds x10
• Mystery Box x2-4
• Omelet
• Pepper Seeds x8
• Quality Fertilizer x10
• Radish Seeds x8
• Sturdy Ring
• Super Meal
• Warp Totem: Beach
• Warp Totem: Farm
• Warp Totem: Mountains
• Wheat Seeds x8

It’s possible that there are other items that could appear in Mystery Boxes, but these are the ones that we are currently aware of. There are a lot of great resources to come out of Mystery Boxes, including seeds you can plant on your farm, meals you can eat while spending time in The Mines, and much more.