Congratulations on reaching the bottom floor of the regular mines inStardew Valley!

The mines of Stardew Valley are dangerous!

Luckily, you could wrangle up some powerful weapons to take with you.

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Here, we’re ranking the best of them.

Heres everything you oughta know before you go into the Skull Cavern.

What’s Inside Skull Cavern?

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Thankfully, you could occasionally findmine shaftsas you bust rocks and ore nodes around Skull Cavern.

Meanwhile, onPrehistoric Floors, you’ll find yourself in anold jungle environmentsurrounded by dinosaurs calledPepper Rex.

It’s not a reliable way to farm them, but it is possible.

Stardew Valley - 7 Best Weapons Ranked

Finally, you’ll also find randomtreasure rooms.

On the bright side, they’ve only got 1HP, so any weapon with the enchantment will work.

Big Slime

Skull Cavern Big Slimes are purple instead of green, but still produce smaller Slimes when killed.

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Carbon Ghost

Only appear on floors with Mummies, but often drop Omni Geodes as their loot when killed.

Iridium Bat

Only appear from Floor 51 and onward.

Iridium Crab

Only appear from Floor 26 and onward.

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Lava Bat

Only appear on floors divisible by 20.

To kill a Mummy, you’ll need to use a bomb near it to stop it from respawning.

Pepper Rex

Only appear on Prehistoric Floors.

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Purple Slime

Can spawn from Big Slimes or on their own.

There are a ton of dishes that you’ve got the option to cook in Stardew Valley.

Here’s where to find the recipes for all of them!

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However, it’s possible for you to’t eat or drink anything while there."

“The Skull Cavern has been invaded by powerful monsters.

Make it to level 100 in one piece.”

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Rings will offer you useful boons, but some are pretty hard to acquire.

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