With 24 condition effects in Stardew Valley, knowing what'due south helpful and harmful can be a shot in the dark. If you don't rely on guidebooks, you'll probably somewhen effigy out what items and creatures do what, but that tin have dozens, if not hundreds, of hours. Instead of wasting time trying to figure everything out, it's easier to simplify everything into 2 categories.

At that place are 16 buffs and 8 debuffs. For the most office, you can earn buffs through specific meals. Various monster attacks will give you debuffs. In short, buffs are something yous can create while debuffs are non.

Buffs

All buffs currently available in Stardew Valley.

Stardew Valley has limited time per day to do chores, talk with locals, and roam. If you want to use your time efficiently, buffs tin can be a necessity. Most buffs can temporarily increase proficiency in professions like Mining, Farming, and so on. Buffs volition also increase points in areas like Attack and Defense stats for a while.

The aforementioned directly applies in Stardew Valley. Food not only helps restore energy, but in certain circumstances, it can brand tasks quicker. Higher proficiency means less free energy usage. It also means more energy to use on more than of import tasks like redesigning your farm. The most practical and accessible recipes volition exist noted for convenience's sake.

Adrenaline Blitz

  • Speed is increased speed (+2) for iii seconds
  • This buff can be activated while holding a Savage Ring and killing a monster.
  • The Roughshod Band is awarded to the player after completing the Adventurer's Guild goal of slaying 150 Void Spirits.

Assail Buff

  • Increases attack damage
  • Activated by eating a Fried Mushroom (+2) or Roots Platter (+iii).
  • The Mines accept an infinite supply of Winter Roots and Cave Carrots, making it one of the easiest buffs to stock upwardly on.

Defence force Buff

  • Increases Defence force
  • Activated by eating Autumn's Bounty (+ii), Banana Pudding (+1), Crab Cakes (+1), Eggplant Parmesan (+3), Pumpkin Soup (+two), Stuffing (+2), or Mango Sticky Rice (+iii).
  • After reaching vii hearts with Robin, she'll transport you the recipe for Pumpkin Soup. Stock up on pumpkins and milk because Pumpkin Soup also increases luck and lasts for nearly eight minutes.

Farming Buff

  • Increases Farming level (less energy consumed when using your watering can and hoe, increased high quality crop chances)
  • Activated by eating Hashbrowns (+1), Maple Bar (+1), Complete Breakfast (+2), Pepper Poppers (+2), Tom Kha Soup (+2), or Farmer'southward Luncheon (+3).
  • The Farmer's Tiffin merely requires an Omelette and Parsnip, but you need to upgrade your farmhouse once and take 3 levels in Farming.

Fishing Buff

  • Increases Angling level (increased fishing bar size, increased fish size cap and higher quality chances, less energy consumed when using fishing rod, decreased time before fish bites)
  • Activated by eating Chowder (+1), Dish O'The Sea (+3), Escargot (+ii), Fish Stew (+iii), Fish Taco (+2), Lobster Bisque (+3), Maple Bar (+i), Seafoam Pudding (+iv), Shrimp Cocktail (+1), or Trout Soup (+ane).
  • After maxing out Willy's friendship, Lobster Bisque's recipe is unlocked. Yous merely need Lobster and Milk.
    • This recipe too increases max energy.

Foraging Buff

  • Increases Foraging level (axes utilize less energy, increased chance of more than berries on berry bushes)
  • Activated by eating Autumn's Bounty (+two), Pancakes (+two), Survival Burger (+3), or Tropical Curry (+4).
  • The Pancake's perks final for 11 minutes and can be bought at The Stardrop Saloon.
    • The recipe can also be learned watching The Queen of Sauce's channel on Summer 14, Year 1.

Luck Buff

  • Grants increased Luck. Luck affects many things, including the corporeality of wood dropped by trees, the chances of treasure appearing while line-fishing, and a ton more.
  • Increment your Luck stat by eating Banana Pudding (+ane), Fried Eel (+one), Ginger Ale (+1), Shrimp Cocktail (+one), Spicy Eel (+one), Pumpkin Soup (+2), or a Lucky Tiffin (+3).
    • Ginger Ale is a beverage, non a cooked dish, and so you can stack its buffs with a food dish.
  • Pumpkin Soup offers the almost optimal buffs for the fewest ingredients.

Magnetic Radius Vitrify

  • Increase the Magnetic Radius of your graphic symbol, allowing you lot to pull in items from further away.
  • Activated by eating Bean Hotpot (+32) or Crispy Bass (+64); Wearing the Small Magnet Band (+1) or Magnet Band (+2) also increases Magnetic Radius.

Max Energy Buff

  • Increase Maximum Energy
  • Activated past consuming Edible bean Hotpot (+thirty), Consummate Breakfast (+50), Green Tea (+three), Lobster Bisque (+50), Ruby-red Plate (+50), Super Meal (+40), or Tom Kha Soup (+30).
    • Max Energy buffs tin can exist stacked past consuming Green Tea and i of the cooked dishes, since it's considered a beverage.

Mining Buff

  • Increases Mining level (reduced energy consumption when using a pickaxe)
  • Activated by eating Banana Pudding (+one), Cranberry Sauce (+ii), Eggplant Parmesan (+1), Maple Bar (+1), Miner's Treat (+three), or Squid Ink Ravioli (+i).
  • Accomplish seven hearts with Lewis to get the Eggplant Parmesan recipe. With the additional Defense bonus, it's helpful on long mining treks.

Monster Musk Vitrify

  • Doubles monster spawn rates for ten minutes
  • Activated by consuming Monster Musk.
    • Buff will begin on the next flooring, not the current one, when consumed
  • Unlock the Monster Musk recipe by completing the Prismatic Jelly order for the Wizard.
    • 30 Slime and xxx Bat Wings are required to make Monster Musk.

Oil of Garlic

  • Prevents infested floors from appearing and swarms from occurring in The Mines and Skull Cave for x minutes.
  • Activated by consuming Oil of Garlic.
    • Oil of Garlic is fabricated with ten garlic and one oil. Later reaching Combat Level half-dozen, the recipe is unlocked.

Speed Vitrify

  • Increase speed (you move faster)
  • Activated by consuming Java (+ane), Crab Cakes (+1), Pepper Poppers (+i), Spicy Eel (+i), Super Meal (+ane), or Triple Shot Espresso (+1).
    • Beverages and nutrient tin can stack, and then yous tin can consume Java or Triple Shot Espresso along with a cooked dish for an extra boost.
  • The Stardrop Saloon sells Coffee for 300 gilt every day.
  • Make a Keg and abound coffee beans in the Spring and Summertime to keep bring in a study supply of coffee and save some money.

Squid Ink Ravioli Buff

  • Grants amnesty to debuffs for three minutes
  • Activated by consuming Squid Ink Ravioli
    • After reaching Combat Level 9, Squid Ink Ravioli tin be crafted with Squid Ink, Wheat Flour, and a Tomato plant.

Warrior Free energy

  • Grants x extra attack points for 5 seconds
  • Activated by killing an enemy while wearing a Warrior Band.
  • Later on reaching Combat Level 10, the Warrior Ring tin be crafted with x iron bars, 25 coal, and 10 frozen tears.

Yoba's Approving

  • Gain invincibility against monster attacks for five seconds
  • Activated by being struck by an enemy while wearing a Ring of Yoba.
  • The approving is not ever guaranteed but chances are increased with Luck buffs and low wellness.

Debuffs

All status debuffs available in Stardew Valley.

Surprisingly, in that location are few debuffs in Stardew Valley. If you never venture into The Mines or Skull Caverns (and you didn't select the wilderness farm), you probably won't meet 90% of these debuffs. These are inflicted upon y'all by monsters.

Even if you are hit, though, the effects tend to final for only a few seconds. There's no debuff mechanic that volition cause any major annoyances. Stardew Valley is supposed to exist a relaxing game, not a frustrating one.

Burnt

  • After existence striking past a Magma Sparker, your South peed (-2) and Defense (-3) are reduced for half-dozen seconds.
  • Magma Sparkers can only be found in the Volcano Dungeon and tin can apace swarm an unprepared player.

Darkness

  • Later being hit by a Shadow Sniper, the game'southward screen is near entirely darkened for five seconds.
  • Shadow Snipers shoot at a distance and merely fire in straight lines, meaning their attacks tin can be predicted and dodged.

Frozen

  • Later on being hit by a Skeleton Mage, your Speed is reduced by eight points for two seconds.
  • Skeleton Mages shoot in straight lines, so it'due south very piece of cake to contrivance their attacks.

Jinxed

  • Afterwards being hit past a Shadow Shaman, your Defence is reduced by eight points for eight seconds.
  • Target Shadow Shamans starting time because they heal all enemies in a given surface area.

Nauseated

  • After being hit by a Putrid Ghost, you'll be unable to eat or drinkable anything for two minutes.
  • Nausea can exist cured past eating Ginger or drinking Ginger Ale.

Slimed

  • After being hit by a Slime, your Speed is reduced by 4 points for 2 to three seconds.

Tipsy

  • Consuming alcoholic beverages (Mead, Pale Ale, Beer, Vino) reduces your Speed by ane point for xxx seconds.

Weakness

  • After beingness hit by the Blue Squid'southward orb, your Speed is reduced by 20 points for ten seconds.
  • Blue Squids can travel through walls and spawn speedily, so it's important to be always exist prepared.
    • Luckily, Blueish Squids only appear if the Shrine of Challenge is active or the Danger in the Deep quest is in progress.

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