This guide details the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6, explaining how to enhance tools and weapons.
Obtaining Cinder Shards
The Volcano Forge requires Cinder Shards. Obtain them by:
- Mining Cinder Shard nodes (pink-orange specks) in the Volcano Dungeon.
- Receiving them as drops from Magma Sprites (50%), Magma Duggies (40%), Magma Sparkers (50%), and False Magma Caps (50%).
- Harvesting them 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
The Mini-Forge 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 (stacks).
- 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 (recovers some shards, not gemstones). Enchantments remain.
Infinity Weapons
Upgrade Galaxy Sword, Dagger, or Hammer to Infinity Weapons using three Galaxy Souls (20 shards each). Keeps existing upgrades and enchantments.
Galaxy Souls:
Obtain Galaxy Souls by:
- Buying from Mr. Qi (40 Qi Gems).
- Killing Big Slimes (Dangerous Mines, Mr. Qi quests).
- Buying from the Island Trader (10 Radioactive Bars, last day of season).
- Drops from Dangerous Monsters (after killing 50).
Enchantments
Enchant tools/weapons using a Prismatic Shard and 20 Cinder Shards. Effects 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 (Dragon Tooth):
One enchantment guaranteed from each set:
Set 1: Slime Slayer, +Crit Power, +Attack, +Speed.
Set 2: (Optional) Slime Gatherer, +Defense, -Weight.
Tool Enchantments: (See table in original text for details)
Best Tool Enchantments:
- Axe: Shaving, Swift, Efficient.
- Watering Can: Bottomless.
- Hoe: Generous, Archeologist, Reaching, Efficient.
- Pickaxe: Swift, Powerful.
- Fishing Rod: Preserving, Master.
- Pan: Generous, Reaching.
