Stardew Valley now rewards players for honing their skills with a new feature. After achieving level 10 in all skills, you can embark on the Mastery System for each skill. For comprehensive details on the Mastery System in Stardew Valley, this guide has all the information you need.
What is the Mastery System in Stardew Valley?
The Mastery System is a reward system that rewards you for continuing to put work into your skills even after you have reached level 10 in all of them. Once you have reached level 10 in all of your skills, you can unlock the Mastery Cave, as well as the Mastery System, to eventually get rewards for your efforts.
Mastery Points are collected by simply utilizing your skills. Your XP will continue to rise as you play the game, and once the gauge is full, you get one Mastery Point. In order to get one Mastery Point, you need to collect 10,000 XP.
Once you have your Mastery Points, you can then make your way to the Mastery Cave and spend it on one of the five skill shrines there.
The Mastery Cave can be found in the Cindersap Forest, near the sewer. There will be a little cave there, and you’ll be able to enter once you’ve reached level 10 in all of your skills. However, it will be locked shut until that point.
Mastery System Rewards
There are five skill shrines within the Mastery Cave, and there are three tiers of rewards for each shrine. Below is a table of all of the rewards you can get for each skill.
| Skill | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Combat | Anvil, Mini-Forge, new equipment slot for trinkets |
| Mining | Statue of the Dwarf King, Heavy Furnace, Gem nodes now give twice as many gems |
| Fishing | Advanced Iridium Rod, Challenge Bait, Golden Treasure Chests |
| Foraging | Mystic Tree Seed, Treasure Totem, Golden Mystery Boxes |
| Farming | Iridium Scythe, Statue of Blessings, Golden Animal Crackers |
They all give great rewards, and it is really worth working towards the third unlock on each of the skills, as they will either give you permanent debuffs or ways to get better rewards as you work on your skills in the game.
That’s everything you need to know about the Mastery System in Stardew Valley.
