Summary
Who hasn’t thought about starting a farm at some point in their lives? It’s a tempting thought, especially when you find yourself playingStardew Valleyto see how well you could run a farm. It’s not that simple, of course(appreciate farmers more!), but that doesn’t stop some of the game’s items from attempting to convince you otherwise.
There are hundreds of items in the game, but not all of them are the most realistic, preserving the magic element of Pelican Town. As amazing astheJunimoswould be to have by your side, other magical or practical items would make a farm so much better to start IRL to make up for the lack of those adorable critters.
10Iridium Sprinklers
Of course, energy isn’t as perilous to spend daily, but sprinklers that wouldhave a to-scale range of 24 tileswould make your work a bit easier regardless. TheIridium Sprinklersare the best in the game, which means the most out of your money, and if it was a real metal, we imagine it would be easier to spot at night and easier to find in the middle of growing crops during the day.
Bright purple sprinklers would be a good deterrent for birds in your area if you were starting a farm outside the game, but their main function remains the best aspect: saving you the time and effort it takes to water everything by hand.
9Warp Totems
Honestly, all of these locations sound great to just teleport to. Especiallyif you’re an introvert; thatFarm Totemwould come in handyin a social situation if you’ve wanted to leave for the past hour, and the following totems can be picked up even in the early game:
Each of these totems looks easy enough to recreate if you’ve dabbled in wood crafting before, but the tricky part to replicate is the magic that comes with each totem. It’d be wonderful toteleport to a beach, the mountains, a tropical island, or straight home, but sadly, we don’t have the teleportation technology to pull that off yet.
8Animal Catalogue
Farm animals are one of the best parts of the game, not just for resources, but as pets too; real animals can be just as cute, but the transportation process is painstaking, especially when you take horses into account.Not only does theAnimal Catalog make buying animals much easier in-game, but it’d also make it much easier to skip transportation for your farm.
Technically speaking, there are many ways to buy animals, but not all of them are direct links to a store that willmagically move the animal from there to your coop or barn.Marnie’s shopis nice, but it’s even nicer when available every hour of the day.
7Magnet Ring
We’ve all dropped the remote or our phones and felt too lazy to pick it back up at some point. The Magnet Ring would solve all of that easily! You couldharvest crops and immediately have them fly into your basket;like the game, though, you can only carry so much, so hopefully a magnet ring would be lower intensity.
The way the rings work is themost handy in the mines and Skull Caverns, but the function of theMagnet Ringis the most important when you’re trying to run your farm. If tools are out of your reach when you need them, this item would be invaluable in a pinch.
6Basilisk Paw
If you’re on the clumsier side, nicks and scratches are inevitable, and if you’re working all day like you tend to do on a Stardew farm, you might not always have bandages on you. A handy trinket like theBasilisk Pawwould ensure youwouldn’t get any infections or fatigue from work, and the debuffs that this trinket makes you immune from in-game would be real disadvantages or injuries that you can avoid.
You might not experience beingJinxedevery day, but a little extraprotection from burns or frostbitewould be wonderful. And to not experience fatigue while planting crops? It sounds a little like extra caffeine, but that’s no problem for a farmer who’s up with the sun.
5Skill Books
While this is a category of item, all of them relate to a skill you’d have to use nearly every day, except for Combat (and maybe Mining, depending on your project);foraging for some of your food, farming,of course, and evenfishing to pass the timein the early morning or afternoon. You wouldn’t see your skill level go up like it does in-game, but reading to learn and improve new skills gives you that immediate feeling of getting smarter.
Luckily, these are some of the most realistic items in the game. Plenty of books on every subject you can think of already exist, but to have your skills with you as your farm grows is invaluable.
4Lightning Rod
Since technology is ever-present, your machines run on electricity, but there are still some things that might require battery power;Lightning Rodsusually protect buildings from direct lightning, but they don’t tend to create entire batteries from a storm. Getting the most out of an undesirable situation—in this case, a lightning strike—is important.
Using the lightning rods from the game would make sure you never truly run out of power, and it might be able to provide electricity and power if managed right. It takes a while for the batteries to be produced, anyway.
3Stardrop Tea
With a farm comes necessary connections, just like your connections with the villagers of Pelican Town. Whether you’re a people person or not,Stardrop Teawould helpsolidify good working relationshipswith the contractors you’d need to expand or run your farm.
How close you are to them isn’t something measurable when you’re not in-game, but you’ll still notice the difference, and with this tea recipe, you’ll be able tofocus on the profit and management of your farmwithout worrying about losing support from companies or other farmers. Besides, a good cup of tea is just what some people need after working a long day.
2Luck Buffs
As much as being protected from debuffs would help you, having a little extra luck on your side wouldn’t hurt, and whether itcomes from food or a Lucky Ring, everyone could use luck, especially if you’re starting a new farm profession. If you’re a fan of cooking, luck will inevitably come with certain recipes that might give your crops a boost.
Your foraging finds would be better, and your animal product quality would be better too. You don’t have to be superstitious, just trust in the process of your farm, and Luck Buffs will help where they’re needed.
1Auto-Grabber
This item is useful for the proper care of your animals since it allows you to focus on the animals themselves instead of the resource collection process. Especially if you’re a player who likes to pet your animals every day, which is important to do! It does require you tosell your soul to Joja-Mart, but in a real farming scenario, it would be great to havea place to collect eggs, feathers, and shed wool from your animals.
Of course, you can only get so far with those machines. Cows need a little bit more care on a real farm, but the Auto-Grabber has you covered for all the other produce that you’ll have, even if it’s not every day like in Stardew.
