How to Get Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley

Mister Qi will do more than stab you for cheating, he’ll also dole out random gifts in the form of mystery boxes. These contain random items that can be quite useful and often have a lot of utility as well. Here’s how to get mystery boxes in Stardew Valley, and what possible items you can obtain by opening them.

How to Get Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley and Complete Loot Table

As you’re playing Stardew Valley, you may hear tales of people finding “Mystery Boxes” all over the town. These boxes will only appear in your game if you see a cutscene of Mister Qi flying over Pelican Town and carpet-bombing the town with blue boxes. These are Mystery Boxes and can be found by doing, pretty much anything.

You can get Mystery Boxes in Stardew Valley by doing the following activities:

• Mining
• Chopping trees
• Killing a monster
• Digging up Artifacts or Worm spots
• As a prize in Mayor Lewis Prize Box
• A reward for Trout Derby and SquidFest
• Fishing Treasure Chests in the Skull Cavern
• Trading a Book of Mysteries with the Bookseller
• Completing Raccoon requests beyond the fifth one
• Completing the Bundle Winter Star Bundle on the Bulletin Board
• Purchase from the Calico Egg Merchant at the Desert Festival
• By opening a Mystery Box (which will give you two Mystery Boxes)
• Chopping down a giant Qi Fruit when the “Qi’s Crop” quest is inactive
• Placing Milk or Cookies on a table or long table during the night of Winter 24th

Interestingly, we’ve found the most Mystery Boxes by simply chopping trees around the farm. This may make chopping trees the most farmable option if you’ll forgive the pun.

How To Open a Mystery Box in Stardew Valley

Once you have a Mystery Box, you’ll need to go to Clint the Blacksmith on the far east side of town, just above the museum. Speak to him and select the “Process Geode” option to crack open the Mystery Box.

You’ll have to pay 25 Gold to open each Mystery Box in Stardew Valley.

Mystery Box Possible Items

And there are quite a few possible items you can find within.

Mystery Boxes aren’t the only thing that requires a bit of luck. The same can be said for carrots, which only appear in the spring (or under unique circumstances), and broccoli, which only appears in the fall.