Once you’ve started planting crops in Stardew Valley, you’re going to need to protect them from the birds, lest you lose your crops to their beaks. Thankfully, Scarecrows exist for just this ༒purpose.
There are, technically, three kinds of Scarecrows in Stardew Valley
- Scarecrows
- Rarecrows
- Deluxe Scarecrows
This guide will take you t🐽hrough how much land each type will cover, and how to get the recipes to make them. To place a Scarecrow, just select it from your🐈 inventory and place it down in your chosen spot.
How to get and use Scarecrows in Stardew Valley
Basic Scarecrows cover a circle which stretch𝔍es out eight squares from where y🌞ou place them, protecting a total of 249 spaces. These are the first type of Scarecrow you’ll be able to unlock, and you get the crafting recipe once you hit Farming level 1.
The recipe for regular scarecrows is as follows:
- 50 Wood
- 1 Coal
- 20 Fiber
Rarecrows work in exactly the sa🐲me way a🎐s normal Scarecrows, but they cannot be crafted. There are a total of eight Rarecrows with a corresponding number for each, and they can be purchased or earned in various ways:
# | Appearance | How to get |
1 | Like the Scarecrow in Howl’s Moving Castle | Purchased at the Stardew Valley Fair for 800 Star Tokens |
2 | Witch | Purchased at the Spirit’s Eve festival for 5,000 Gold |
3 | Alien | Purchased at the Casino for 10,000 Qi Coins |
4 | Snowman | Appears at the Traveling Cart for 4,000 Gold in Fall or Winter OR Purchased at the Festival of Ice for 5,000 Gold |
5 | Female scarecrow | Purchased at the Flower Dance for 2,500 Gold |
6 | Dwarf | Purchased from the Dwarf for 2,500 Gold |
7 | Raccoon | Earned by donating 40 Artifacts to the Museum |
8 | Tribal mask | Earned by donating 40 overall items to the Museum |
How to get and use Deluxe Scarecrows in Stardew Valley
Deluxe Sca⭕recrows have double the radius of regular Scar☂ecrows, covering an area that stretches 16 squares from where you put it, protecting a total of 888 Tiles.
You’ll unlock the recipe for Deluxe Scarecrows once you’ve collected all eight Rarecrows. After doing that, you’ll receive a letter at some point in the mail with the recipe attached. There is a 90.5% chance of the letter appearing on any night following the day in which you completed th✅e collection.
The recipe for a Deluxe Scarecrow is as follows:
- 50 Wood
- 1 Iridium Ore
- 40 Fiber
Published: Sep 22, 2024 08:54 am