Is the Golden Scythe worth getting?

[cloverpatches]

Hey,

I've been reading up on the quarry mine out of curiosity, and noticed that you can get a Golden Scythe from it. From what I read, it...doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. So, out of curiosity, do you guys think it's worth getting? I don't know a ton about Stardew Valley, so I wanted a second opinion.

 

[imnvs]

Well, the quarry mine is rarely easy when you gain access to it, but eventually it will become so. At that point, there's no reason not to get it, imho. It has an extended reach compared to your regular one. (The extended reach isn't drastic, though.)

 

[Cptldsilver]

Hey,

I've been reading up on the quarry mine out of curiosity, and noticed that you can get a Golden Scythe from it. From what I read, it...doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. So, out of curiosity, do you guys think it's worth getting? I don't know a ton about Stardew Valley, so I wanted a second opinion.

It's a cool achievement but not that much different from the regular scythe. The haunted skulls that guard it have some interesting drops though, almost more worth just so you can kill the skulls.

 

[Ereo]

I'm lazy and I don't want to replant all my grass. It's easier to use the regular scythe for me cause it is less effective, leaving more grass. It also makes less grass into hay, I think, but I have very open layouts with lots of grass, so my silos are usually full by fall.

The quarry mine is not so hard once you get a good weapon and combat experience. Try to walk slowly and only have one skull at a time attack.

 

[Rhiannon]

I like to cut grass for hay to store for the winter for all my animals. The golden scythe makes that much faster because you get more hay when you use it. So for me, it was way worth the minor trouble of the mine.

 

[Jack Of Shades]

I personally enjoy it. Has a larger cut radius than the normal scythe. And it looks pretty neat.

 

[Rhiannon]

I've actually upgraded all of my tools to golden except the hoe. I've read it can be problematic for accuracy so I haven't bothered. I might at some point just for "doing everything possible in the game" experience.

 

[imnvs]

I've actually upgraded all of my tools to golden except the hoe. I've read it can be problematic for accuracy so I haven't bothered.

It is so worth it to be able to get the 3x6, from the iridium hoe. Sure, you'll probably have to replant your sprinklers every time you use it, but steel only gets 5 squares, the gold gets up to 9 and the iridium 18. It makes the first day of the season move just SO much faster when you upgrade that baby, especially in Spring.

Edit to add: Also, just fyi, you can not upgrade your scythe. The golden scythe is not received through upgrading. Slightly different concept.

 

[Sophie]

you'll probably have to replant your sprinklers every time you use it

Just so you know, if you place your sprinklers or scarecrows on a piece of flooring they will not be removed by hoeing.
Also, you can make good money hoeing up the beach in winter, so I always upgrade my hoe as much as I can before the first winter - and make 3-4 thousand gold from the winter roots and snow yams. Very useful that first year!!

 

[Lew Zealand]

Just so you know, if you place your sprinklers or scarecrows on a piece of flooring they will not be removed by hoeing.

Quoting this for emphasis. I didn't get Hoe upgrades like Rhiannon and imnvs mentioned until I found out about using Flooring under your Sprinklers and Scarecrows. Now I fully upgrade the Hoe every time because more work in less time is the Lazy way.

I also get the Golden Scythe because it's the same type of thing, more range and hay for the same effort. So satisfyingly Lazy.

 

[cloverpatches]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Lady Laurus]

I think it's totally worth the risk lol

 

[iridium quality]

Hm... I usually unlock the Quarry late game, and by then I've already found a Prismatic Shard and got a Galaxy Sword. So... no. Maybe it's worth selling to the Adventurer's Guild though.

 

[cloverpatches]

For context, the quarry was the first community center reward I unlocked; late in the first year in fact. I still want to get stronger equipment before trying to get the scythe, since y'all seem to encourage it. Thank you again

 

[Odin]

It looks nice in my toolbar, but otherwise I don't notice the upgrade too much. I was already really far into the game when I got it though.

 

[redbobcat]

I'm lazy and I don't want to replant all my grass. It's easier to use the regular scythe for me cause it is less effective, leaving more grass. It also makes less grass into hay, I think, but I have very open layouts with lots of grass, so my silos are usually full by fall.

I usually get the golden scythe as a trophy but use the regular one for exactly the same reason - it leaves clumps of grass behind which quickly grow back and ready to be cut again.

 

[imnvs]

Just so you know, if you place your sprinklers or scarecrows on a piece of flooring they will not be removed by hoeing.

What?! Why didn't anybody tell me sooner?

Well, I know a bunch of sprinklers that are gonna have some nice flooring put under them soon.

 

[Sigrah]

What?! Why didn't anybody tell me sooner?

Well, I know a bunch of sprinklers that are gonna have some nice flooring put under them soon.

Here's another tip: If you have your sprinkler system set up and have enough winter seeds, you can plow your fields in the last couple days of winter, plant winter seeds in each farm plot, and on Spring 1 of the new year, you're fields will be filled with dead winter seed plants, but will also remain plowed and watered just like any other plot filled with dead crops at the start of a new season. All you have to do is clear the dead winter seed plants with your scythe, drop fertilizer, and plant your crops. It's a HUGE time saver.

 

[katie892]

Tbh I’m more annoyed that it’s not an iridium scythe. All the tools are maxed out at iridium and I have this random golden hoe that doesn’t match up lol.

 

[Lew Zealand]

Here's another tip: If you have your sprinkler system set up and have enough winter seeds, you can plow your fields in the last couple days of winter, plant winter seeds in each farm plot, and one Spring 1 of the new year, you're fields will be filled with dead winter seed plants, but will also remain plowed and watered just like any other plot filled with dead crops at the start of a new season. All you have to do is clear the dead winter seed plants with your scythe, drop fertilizer, and plant your crops. It's a HUGE time saver.

This is a cornerstone of the Lazy way of farming and makes Spring 1 as Lazy as is feasible. I can't encourage this enough, mostly because that excessive encouragement would seem an un-Lazylike thing to do.