How to Get a Stardrop in Stardew Valley
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How to Get a Stardrop in Stardew Valley
Stardrop TipsStardrops are one of Stardew Valley’s most impactful permanent upgrades — each one adds 34 energy to your maximum, and collecting all 7 more than doubles your starting energy pool from 270 to 508. The practical effect is dramatic: more crops watered per morning, longer mining sessions, more fishing casts per day — all without needing to eat food for energy. The most accessible Stardrops (Gus’s saloon, spouse, Museum) come naturally through normal gameplay, while the Old Master Cannoli and Krobus Stardrop require specific knowledge to find. Collecting all 7 is one of the most satisfying completionist milestones in the game and a prerequisite for reaching perfection status.FAQ
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All 7 Stardrop LocationsThere are 7 Stardrops in Stardew Valley — each one permanently increases your maximum Energy by 34 points. The easiest to get early is buying one from Gus at the Stardrop Saloon for 2,000g. Others come from fishing treasure chests, donating 95 items to the Museum, marrying a villager, giving a Sweet Gem Berry to the Old Master Cannoli statue, buying from Krobus, and reaching Mastery in all skills (version 1.6+).
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Buy from Gus at the Stardrop Saloon — 2,000g. The easiest and fastest Stardrop. Visit the Stardrop Saloon in Pelican Town (open from 12pm daily) and purchase it from Gus for 2,000g. This is available from the very start of the game — save up quickly in Spring Year 1 by selling crops or fishing and buy it as soon as possible. The extra energy makes every subsequent farming day more productive and is the best early investment you can make.
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Fishing treasure chest — random drop. While fishing, treasure chests occasionally appear during the minigame — a second bobber appears and you must keep both fish and treasure in your catch bar simultaneously. One possible treasure chest reward is a Stardrop. This is completely random and cannot be targeted directly, but using a Treasure Hunter tackle on your rod significantly increases the frequency of treasure chest appearances. Fish regularly and eventually the Stardrop will appear as a chest reward.
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Museum donation — donate 95 items to Gunther. Donate 95 artifacts and minerals to Gunther at the Museum and he mails you a Stardrop as a reward. Track your donation progress via the Collections tab in your menu. The fastest way to reach 95 donations is mining in the Mines for geodes and artifacts, then cracking geodes at Clint’s Blacksmith. Geodes drop from rocks on floors 1–39 and are the most reliable artifact source early in the game.
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Marriage — reach 13.5 hearts with your spouse. After marrying any villager and continuing to give them gifts and maintain the relationship, your spouse eventually gives you a Stardrop when you reach 13.5 friendship hearts with them. This happens naturally over time with regular gifting — give your spouse their loved gifts twice per week and the Stardrop arrives within a season or two of marriage. See our guide on how to get married if you have not yet proposed.
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Old Master Cannoli statue — give a Sweet Gem Berry. In the Secret Woods (north of Marnie’s Ranch, requires a Steel Axe to break the log barrier), there is an old statue of a man — Old Master Cannoli — with a plaque reading «still searching for the sweetness he could not forget.» Right-click the statue while holding a Sweet Gem Berry to receive a Stardrop. Sweet Gem Berry is grown from a Rare Seed — purchase the Rare Seed from the Travelling Cart (random Fridays/Sundays, 600–1,000g) and plant it in Fall for a 24-day grow time.
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Krobus in the Sewer — 20,000g. Krobus in the Sewers sells a Stardrop for 20,000g. This is the most expensive Stardrop but entirely reliable — visit Krobus any day and buy it once you have the gold. Unlock the Sewers first by donating 60 items to the Museum to receive the Rusty Key from Gunther. The Krobus Stardrop is best bought in Year 2 or later when gold income is stable from artisan goods.
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Mastery Cave — reach level 10 in all 5 skills (version 1.6+). Added in version 1.6, the Mastery Cave opens north of the farm when you reach level 10 in all five skills (Farming, Mining, Foraging, Fishing, Combat). Inside, a golden shrine gives you a Mastery point — spending it on any skill’s Mastery reward grants a Stardrop alongside the skill upgrade. This is the newest Stardrop source and serves as a natural end-game reward for players who have fully developed all their skills.
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Prioritise the 2,000g Saloon Stardrop first — it pays for itself instantly: the extra 34 energy from the Gus Stardrop means more actions per day — more crops watered, more ore mined, more fish caught. In a game where every action costs energy, buying more maximum energy as early as possible compounds throughout the entire playthrough. Spend your first 2,000g on the Saloon Stardrop before upgrading tools or buying animals.
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Collecting all 7 Stardrops is required for perfection completion: Stardew Valley’s perfection system (reaching 100% completion) requires collecting all 7 Stardrops as one of its conditions. If you are aiming for perfection, track which Stardrops you have collected via your Collections tab. The Old Master Cannoli statue and the Museum donation Stardrop are the two most commonly missed by players who do not know about them.
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The Rare Seed for Old Master Cannoli is worth watching for every week: the Travelling Cart appears every Friday and Sunday south of the farm. The Rare Seed (needed for Sweet Gem Berry) costs 600–1,000g and appears randomly in the cart’s stock. Check it every week from Spring Year 1 — if you buy it in Spring or Summer, you can plant it the following Fall for the Sweet Gem Berry and get the Stardrop before Year 1 ends.
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Use food to supplement energy until you collect all Stardrops: while collecting all 7 Stardrops is a long-term goal, Food items restore energy immediately in the short term. Cheese, Fried Egg, and Salad are reliable early-game energy foods that extend your working day significantly. Eating food and collecting Stardrops are complementary strategies — both increase your effective daily output.
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The Museum Stardrop unlocks naturally alongside the Sewer: donating 60 items unlocks the Sewers (and Krobus), while donating 95 items gives you the Stardrop. Since you will likely donate well past 60 items naturally while completing the Community Centre and collecting artifacts, the Museum Stardrop often arrives without deliberate effort — just keep donating everything you find.
How many Stardrops are there in Stardew Valley?
There are 7 Stardrops in total. Sources: Gus’s Stardrop Saloon (2,000g), fishing treasure chest (random), Museum donation reward (95 items), marriage spouse gift (13.5 hearts), Old Master Cannoli statue (Sweet Gem Berry), Krobus in the Sewer (20,000g), and the Mastery Cave (version 1.6+, requires level 10 in all 5 skills). Each Stardrop permanently increases your maximum Energy by 34 points.
What does a Stardrop do in Stardew Valley?
Each Stardrop permanently increases your maximum Energy by 34 points. Energy is consumed by most farm actions — watering crops, mining, chopping wood, fishing. More maximum Energy means more actions per day before you need to eat food or go to sleep. Collecting all 7 Stardrops raises your maximum Energy from 270 to 508 — nearly double your starting amount.
Where is the Old Master Cannoli statue in Stardew Valley?
The Old Master Cannoli statue is in the Secret Woods — the hidden forest area north of Marnie’s Ranch. Access it by chopping the large log blocking the entrance with a Steel Axe or better. The statue is on the right side of the Secret Woods. Give it a Sweet Gem Berry (grown from a Rare Seed purchased from the Travelling Cart) to receive a Stardrop.
How do you get the fishing Stardrop in Stardew Valley?
The fishing Stardrop is a random reward from treasure chests that occasionally appear during the fishing minigame. Equip a Treasure Hunter tackle on your Iridium Rod to increase the frequency of treasure chest appearances. There is no guaranteed way to get it — keep fishing regularly and it will eventually appear as a chest reward. Higher Fishing skill also increases treasure chest frequency slightly.