How to Obtain a Prismatic Shard in Stardew Valley: A Complete Guide

While there are plenty of guides out there for farming strategies and which gifts are best for each villager in Stardew Valley, mastering weapon crafting is equally essential. Among the top weapons in the game, the Galaxy Sword, alongside Meowmere, stands out, but obtaining it requires prismatic shards. These colorful minerals have multiple uses, and stockpiling them can be a challenge unless you know the best locations to find them. However, be prepared for a bit of randomness involved in your search. Here’s a comprehensive guide to locating prismatic shards in Stardew Valley.

How to obtain a prismatic shard

In Stardew Valley, there are only a couple of reliable methods to acquire prismatic shards, with the rest dependent on chance. The two most effective strategies include the guaranteed find at the chest atop the Volcano Dungeon and crafting the Statue of True Perfection. To create this item, you must achieve 100% Perfection and interact with the Perfection Tracker located in Qi’s Walnut room—a hefty commitment that takes extensive gameplay. Upon meeting this goal, you’ll receive a daily prismatic shard simply by checking your Statue of True Perfection.

Your highest chances of finding a prismatic shard come from meteorites and Mystic Stones, each offering a 25% drop rate. You can find Mystic Stones in the Mines, Skull Cavern, or Quarry at depths greater than 100, making the Mine a solid location for a targeted search.

Once you move beyond these top options, your odds shift. The chance of a prismatic shard appearing in a treasure room within Skull Cavern is approximately 3.8%, while an Iridium Node yields a 3.5% drop rate.

For all other methods of obtaining a prismatic shard, the chances fall below 0.4%. The options below are listed here for your reference, but it’s recommended to focus on the higher-probability strategies mentioned above:

• 0.4% chance from an Omni Geode.
• 0.4% chance from a Mystery Box.
• 0.1% chance from Serpents and Mummies; 0.05% from Shadow Brutes and Shadow Shamans.
• 0.1% chance from Wilderness Golems and Iridium Golems after reaching Combat Level 10.
• 0.79% chance from a Golden Mystery Box.
• 0.09% daily chance from a Rainbow Trout Fish Pond with a population of at least 9.
• 0.05% chance from any monster after reaching the bottom of the Mines.
• ~0.012% chance from a Fishing Treasure Chest after reaching fishing level 6.