While combat isn’t the main activity inStardew Valley, having good gear likeMermaid Bootswill make your journeys into dangerous locations more comfortable. With the best Immunity and excellent Defense, these boots will be a great addition to your armor set and help you survive in both Mines andSkull Cavern. But before you’re able to get them, you will have to go through all the hellish circles of Volcano Dungeon.
The bad news is that Mermaid Boots cannot be found or purchased in a specific location, so don’t attempt to find them among the parrot’s merchandise on the fifth floor. Instead, players will have to rely on luck and explore Volcano Dungeon over and over again until they succeed.
Where To Find Mermaid Boots in Stardew Valley
The only place where you can find Mermaid Boots inStardew Valleyis Volcano Dungeon. More precisely, you have to search and open rare chests, inside which you can get the desired boots with a1/9 chance. Common and rare chests will randomly spawn on all floors of this dungeon. However, exploring the 9th and 10th floors increases your chances of finding the chest you need.
It is worth noting thathaving a high Luck stat increases your chances of finding rare chests,so spend some time near the bodies of water of Skull Cavern or the Quarry Mine with Pan in your hands to get the Lucky Ring. In addition, choose the days togo into Volcano Dungeonbased on your Daily Luck. If the spirits have rewarded you with a star or a pyramid, you should take a chance, but if you have a skull or a bat, you should spend the day doing other things.
Having dealt with the Luck boost, it’s worth mentioning the location of the Volcano Dungeon. If you are a beginner, you must go to thenorthern part ofGinger Island. The entrance to the dungeon is located on the southern volcano slope and is relatively easy to spot. The disadvantage is that, unlike the Mine, to move through the Volcano Dungeon, you will have to look for doors located in specific places to go down and then go outside. You won’t be able to teleport from Volcano Dungeon without the help of the parrot on the 5th floor orWarp Totems, but since there are only ten floors, it’s not that bad.
Despite all the difficulties, you will find a rare chest eventually, and after a few attempts, you will receive Mermaid Boots. It is unknown whether mermaids created these shoes because of dreaming of gaining legs or mermaid scales served as a material for crafting, but this item has excellent characteristics. The Defense of these boots with a value of +5 is second only to Dragonscale Boots and Cinderclown Shoes, and the Immunity with a value of +8 has no more powerful analogs. So, searching for this item is undoubtedly an excellent investment of your in-game time.
