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What's the best use of iridium bars early game? (redlemmy.com)

submitted 4 months ago by stinky@redlemmy.com to c/stardewvalley@lemm.ee

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I'm in year 2, have 13 bars, a couple of purple sprinklers. I'm thinking of saving up for the desert totem. is there a better use? should I upgrade my pick

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I typically focus first on things that give me more iridium: pickaxe (faster mining), crystalariums (jade = staircases and ruby = spicy eels), iridium band (big upgrade over either magnet or glowstone ring).

Then I upgrade the other important tools (axe, hoe, water can) and get iridium sprinklers, depending on which is more pressing in a certain playthrough. I only upgrade stuff like the pan or the trash can when I don't know what to do with iridium any more.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Iridium pan gives you hella iridium returns, though.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It does but it's unreliable; mining is faster once you have it set up properly.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

Still, before hoe or watercan

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What day is Jade staircases? I can't seem to get there on the right day..

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

I think it's Sunday.