Which Mastery should I unlock first?

[LittleStrawberryLamb]

I honestly am never sure which one will benefit me the most. I usually do foraging, but i know that there are probably better first options

 

[Maher]

It depends on where my Farmer is spending the most time/ making the most money. In Ferrous Farm, mining was the first mastery because I was trying to demonstrate how to get an infinity sword without unlocking the Caldera, so I needed the dwarvish forge recipe.

I'm skipping the poll because I know nothing about your Farm.

 

[pawtumn]

fishing, i ****ing hate having to do that later after putting it off, and plus its actually quite fun if you get to know it well

 

[Terdin]

Seems to me like the poll is biased towards Combat, since you put that as two of the options.

 

[Lothengriol]

I am voting Farming because it's the most general-purpose Mastery, and having the earliest access to Golden Animal Crackers is great. I'm also assuming that you're asking because there is no clear best answer for your situation (you aren't doing a Fishing Only challenge, you aren't spending 5 days a week in the Skull Caverns, your entire Farm isn't row upon row of meticulously cultivated Trees, etc.). The Statue of Blessings you get from Farming Mastery has some great general buffs, most of which are more useful a little earlier on in the game (friendship-related, making fishing easier, luck, speed, and energy boosts) while the other masteries have benefits more specific to the skill they come from. If not Farming, I'd pick Mining. I could always use more Iridium!