The 7 BEST Weapons In Stardew Valley

Looking for the way to get the best weapons in Stardew Valley? Get to know all fo the best and all the steps to acquire it here.

Stardew Valley can seem like a simple little farming simulator at first, but as you progress through the game, you’ll find a lot more to it. One of the most important aspects among these is the battle system, starting from access to the mines. It is integral to learn if you intend to dive into the toughest areas of the game. With access to the best weapons in Stardew Valley, you’ll have little trouble with the game’s many monsters.

Weapons Comparison Table

RankWeaponWeapon TypeDamageCritical Strike chancePurchase Price
7Galaxy HammerClub70.00.0275000.0
6Galaxy SwordSword60.00.0250000.0
5Infinity GravelClub100.00.02N/A
4Dragontooth ShivDagger40.00.05Not sold
3Inifinty DaggerDagger50.00.06N/A
2Inifinty BladeSword80.00.02N/A
1Iridium NeedleDagger20.00.01Not sold

7. Galaxy Hammer

Type Source Damage Critical Strike chance Purchase Price Stats
Club Adventurer’s Guild 70-90 0.02 75,000g
  • Speed (+2)
  • Weight (+5)

The only real drawback against the Galaxy Hammer is, of course, its availability. After acquiring the Galaxy Sword, it’s only obtainable and needs an upfront payment of 75,000g. It is pretty worth its investment, though.

Stardew Valley Best Weapon Galaxy Hammer
The Club type weapon Galaxy Hammer

6. Galaxy Sword

Type Source Damage Critical Strike chance Purchase Price Stats
Sword
  • Adventurer’s Guild 
  • Three Pillars in the Calico Desert
60-80 0.02 50,000g Speed (+4)

As a level 13 Sword with a base damage of 60-80 and a stat boost of Speed+4, the Galaxy Sword is one weapon you just can’t go wrong with. It was by far the strongest weapon in the game for a time. Excellent for killing monsters of all kinds, and in any dungeon, it’s a truly powerful weapon in the right hands. That’s also why its acquiring method is one of the most obtuse in the game, explained by no NPC.

However, if you do know how to get it, it’s a piece of cake. All you need to do is go to the Pillars in the Desert, hold the Prismatic Shard up in your hands, and head directly to the middle of the rocks, where a small circle is formed. This will automatically begin a special ritual transforming your Prismatic Shard into your Galaxy Sword.

Stardew Valley Best Weapon Galaxy Sword
The Sword type weapon Galaxy Sword

5. Infinity Gavel

Type Source Damage Critical Strike chance Purchase Price Stats
Club Forge in Volcano Dungeon 100-120 0.02 N/A
  • Speed (+2)
  • Defense (+1)
  • Weight (+5)

The Infinity Gavel is one weapon that’ll punish your enemies like no other. As a level 17 Club, it offers the highest base damage of any weapon in the game. Even better than Master Slingshot, though, this damage is highly consistent and will serve you well throughout the hardest sections of Stardew Valley.

It additionally offers an excellent Defense+1, Weight+5, and most notably of all, yet again, Speed+2. Like any Infinity weapon, it is available only by forging its predecessor, the Galaxy Hammer, with 3 Galaxy Souls and 60 Cinder Shards.

Stardew Valley Best Weapon Infinity Gavel
The Club type weapon Infinity Gavel

4. Dragontooth Shiv

Type Source Damage Critical Strike chance Purchase Price Stats
Dagger Ginger Island 40-50 0.05 Not Sold
  • Crit, Chance (+3)
  • Crit. Power (+100)
  • Weight (+5)

Don’t be fooled by its small appearance, and the Dragontooth Shiv is easily one of the most deadly weapons in the game. Dealing just 40-50 damage per swing seems just alright compared to some of the best weapons shown yet, until you look at its Crit-Power rating…of +100, the second highest of any single weapon.

That transforms into a heavy 200-300 damage per critical, leaving all but the strongest sliced up by this tiny Shiv. It is found in chests in the Volcano dungeon at random, so simply explore there to your heart’s content, and you might just stumble on a deadly little Shiv in one of your chests.

Dragontooth Shiv
The Dagger type weapon Dragontooth Shiv

3. Infinity Dagger

Type Source Damage Critical Strike Chance Purchase Price Stats
Dagger Forge in Volcano Dungeon 50-70 0.06 N/A
  • Speed (+1)
  • Defense (+3)
  • Crit. Chance (+4)
  • Weight (+5)

The Infinity Dagger is a level 16 Dagger type that comes with an incredibly impressive 50-70 base damage. That’s incredibly high for Daggers in particular which allows them to make use of their multiple attacks to maximum effect.

As with all Infinity weapons, the problem is how to get it. You need to have a Galaxy Dagger, 3 Galaxy Souls, and 60 Cinder Shards before you intend to make this highly powerful weapon.

Infinity Dagger
The Dagger type weapon Infinity Dagger

2. Infinity Blade

Type Source Damage Critical Strike chance Purchase Price Stats
Sword Forge in Volcano Dungeon 80-100 0.02 N/A
  • Speed (+4)
  • Defense (+2)

A level 17 Sword boasting an absolutely crazy 80-100 damage, it’s a worthy sword fit for any looking to defeat the toughest areas of the game with ease. It’s not easily acquired; however, as for materials to forge, it requires the prior mentioned Galaxy Sword on top of 3 Galaxy Souls and 60 Cinder Shards.

Each material is truly a major quest in itself, but the reward is oh-so worth it.  You must first forge the Galaxy Sword twice with 20 Cinder Shards and a Galaxy Soul for each item, maxing out its Forged Soul at 3/3. Now, if you try to forge it one final time with the same method, you will finally gain the absurdly powerful and aptly named Infinity Blade.

Infinity Blade
The Sword type weapon Infinity Blade

1. Iridium Needle

Type Source Damage Critical Strike chance Purchase Price Stats
Dagger The Mines 20-35 0.01 Not Sold
  • Crit. Chance (+6)
  • Crit. Power (+200)

The Iridium Needle may seem thorough and unimpressive at first glance at the damage, boasting only 20-35, a far cry from the best. But then you read further, and you see that Crit-Power.

With an utterly astonishing +200 Crit Power combined with an equally astounding +6 Crit Chance, the Iridium Needle is the weapon with the highest Critical Hit Chance and the highest Crit-Power in the game. It tops out at a mind-bending 42.84% Crit Chance and 14x damage multiplier with full critical investment.

Notably, this highly impressive weapon can only come from Special Slimes in The Mines during Qi’s Challenge “Danger In The Deep,” so watch out.

Stardew Valley Best Weapon Infinity Needle
The Dagger-type weapon Infinity Needle

Other Honorable Mentions

Here are some other good weapons in Stardew Valley that I didn’t include in the guide. However, you might want to consider giving them a try as well.

  • Dragontooth Cutlass: A viable weapon for use, but its only drawback is that it can only be spotted in Volcano Dungeon on Ginger Isle inside a chest.
  • Dwarf Sword: A good weapon with a high damage range and significantly greater power than its shorter counterpart.
  • Lava Katana: This weapon has a great damage rate and is easy to obtain.
  • Dwarf Dagger: For a good defensive weapon, this one is the right choice for you.
  • Master Slingshot: This weapon is useful for killing enemies from a distance but is a bit difficult to handle.

That’ll be all from us on acquiring the best weapons in Stardew Valley. Are you already the proud owner of some of these weapons? Let us know in the comments.

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It was great I wasn\'t unaware of some of the weapons in the game I thought I had accomplished getting all of them but there\'s a few daggers and hammers that I have inquired good stuff

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