Mystery Boxes are one of the most intriguing items introduced in Stardew Valley. These are resource boxes that contain arandom assortment of items, ranging from common things like seeds and food to more valuable items, like warp totems. This adds a layer of surprise and anticipation to your daily farming routine since you never know what you might get.
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Updated January 16, 2025 by Jacqueline Zalace: As their name implies, Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley are quite mysterious! We've updated this guide with even more information to help you, including exact locations of these boxes, and a breakdown of every item that they contain.
Where To Find Mystery Boxes
Unlocking Mystery Boxes
Before you can start collecting Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley, you will need to trigger a cutscene featuring Mr. Qi dropping boxes from an airplane. This cutscene appears after you spend 50 days in the game, or happen to get a second Prize Ticket. These come from things like quests, special orders, and events.
Where To Find Mystery Boxes
After you’ve seen the cutscene, you will be able to find Mystery Boxes around the valley in the following general ways. These aren't guaranteed and don't involve a specific time, date, or location.
Method
Chances
Does The Chance Depend On Luck?
Fishing Treasure Chests
9 to 17%
Yes
Fishing Golden Treasure Chests
12 to 21%
Yes
Panning in Water
5%
No
Shaking Trees
3%
No
Killing Monsters
0.01%+ (depending on luck)
Yes
Breaking Containers
0.0081%+ (depending on luck)
Yes
Chopping Trees
0.5% (per axe hit)
No
Present Train Cars (during Winter)
2%
No
Digging Artifact Spots
0 to 11.25%
Yes
Opening Chests in Skull Cavern
3%
No (but this does depend on what skills you have mastered)
Opening Other Mystery Boxes
3.62% (to find 2 more)
0.63% (to find 3-4 more)
No
Set Mystery Box Rewards
There are also several other ways to obtain Mystery Boxes by either doing a specific task or just buying them. You can see these other acquisition methods listed below.
Method
Description
Purchase from Calico Egg Merchant
This is a vendor at the Desert Festival (Spring 15, 16, and 17)
Reward for Trout Derby
This event is held Summer 20 to 21
Reward for SquidFest
This event is held Winter 12 to 13
Trade a Book of Mysteries with the Bookseller
The Book of Mysteries only comes from Mystery Boxes
Complete Raccoon Requests
This only applies to requests beyond the fifth one given
Complete Winter Star Bundle
This only applies if you are playing with Remixed versions of the bundles
Use the Prize Machine
This is in the Mayor's house
Chop down a giant Qi Fruit
If the quest Qi's Crop is not active, you'll get a Mystery Box from doing this
Give Milk and Cookies to Santa
You can get a maximum of two boxes (one from the milk and one from the cookies)
What Is a Golden Mystery Box?
Golden Mystery Boxes are a, well... golden version of the Mystery Box. Once you claim Foraging Mastery, you'll be able to find this version around the valley. Golden Mystery Boxes can be obtained in a similar manner (excluding some set locations).
You'll also be able to trade three normal Mystery Boxes at the Giant Stump (where the raccoons live) in order to get one Golden Mystery Box.
If you have Foraging Mastery, you'll also have around a three percent chance to obtain five golden boxes from Skull Cavern treasure chests.
Golden Mystery Boxes hold all the same things as a typical Mystery Box with two exceptions. The gold version will also contain the Golden Animal Cracker and an Auto-Petter.
How To Open Mystery Boxes
Mystery Boxes can be opened by Clint at the Blacksmith’s shop. The shop is located on the east side of Pelican Town and is open from 9 AM to 4 PM every day, except Fridays. Similar to breaking geodes, Clint will open Mystery Boxes for you in exchange for 25 gold per box.
If you have your own Geode Crusher, you can open Mystery Boxes on your farm whenever you feel like it! You can learn the recipe for this piece of equipment by completing Cave Patrol, which is a special order from Clint.
What's Inside Mystery Boxes?
Now, let's take a look at what you can find inside of a Mystery Box. There are quite a lot of items, so we've listed them in the table below alongside your chance of obtaining each.
These are sorted by highest to lowest percent chance of finding.
Item
Chance
10x Quality Fertilizer
6.03%
0.65% chance to find 20x
10x Deluxe Speed-Gro
6.03%
0.65% chance to find 20x
1x Warp Totem: Farm
6.03%
0.65% chance to find 3x
1x Warp Totem: Mountains
6.03%
1x Warp Totem: Beach
6.03%
3x Coffee
6.03%
5x Bomb
6.03%
10x Hardwood
6.03%
8x Parsnip Seeds
1.51% (if it's Spring)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Bean Starter
1.51% (if it's Spring)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Cauliflower Seeds
1.51% (if it's Spring)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Potato Seeds
1.51% (if it's Spring)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Corn Seeds
1.51% (if it's Summer or Fall)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Wheat Seeds
1.51% (if it's Summer)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Pepper Seeds
1.51% (if it's Summer)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Radish Seeds
1.51% (if it's Summer)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Eggplant Seeds
1.51% (if it's Fall)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Artichoke Seeds
1.51% (if it's Fall)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
8x Pumpkin Seeds
1.51% (if it's Fall)
0.5% (if it's Winter)
Chances decrease to 0.16% (in the preferred season) and 0.05% (in Winter) to find 20x of the seed
1x Mystery Hat
0.97%
1x Mystery Shirt
0.96%
1x Wallpaper (this is Mystery themed)
0.95%
Meals
Most meals have a 0.13% chance, but the following have a 0.86% chance
Chowder
Fish Stew
Escargot
Lobster Bisque
Maple Bar
Crab Cakes
Shrimp Cocktail
2x Lucky Lunch and 2x Dish O' The Sea have a 0.63% chance of being obtained (if you are over level 6 in Fishing, then Dish O' The Sea goes down to 31%
Treasure Chest
0.8%
5x Mega Bomb
0.63%
3x Triple Shot Espresso
0.63%
2x Life Elixir
0.63%
1x Quality Sprinkler
0.63%
3-4 Mystery Boxes
0.63%
8x Carrot Seeds
0.63% between Winter 21 to Spring 23
8x Summer Squash Seeds
0.63% between Spring 24 to Summer 20
8x Broccoli Seeds
0.63% between Summer 21 to Fall 20
8x Powdermelon Seeds
0.63% between Fall 21 and Winter 20
Sturdy, Amethyst, or Glowstone Rings
0.6%
Book Of Stars
0.49%
Book of Mysteries
0.49%
1x Pearl
0.49%
1x Golden Pumpkin
0.49%
1x Prismatic Shard
0.4%
1x Ossified Blade
0.31%
Aquamarine or Jade Rings
0.3%
1x Magic Rock Candy
0.2%
Emerald or Ruby Rings
0.16%
Stardew Valley Almanac
0.13%
Bait And Bobber
0.13%
Woodcutter's Weekly
0.13%
Mining Monthly
0.13%
Combat Quarterly
0.13%
Tree Saplings
0.1%
Dressed Spinner and Cork Bobbers
0% if Fishing is less than 6
0.16% if Fishing is more than 6
read moreSome of these items require you to open at least ten Mystery Boxes. As you play, you'll naturally find them, so this shouldn't be too difficult.
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