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InStardew Valley, while the tranquil farm life offers a sense of serenity, the looming threat of monsters remains ever-present, necessitating the need for defense. To combat these enemies, you must get your hands on high-quality weapons, although it’s no easy feat.
Recognizing the necessity for convenience and efficiency, the developers have introduced a new item: theMini-forge. Although it is not big, it has all the strength needed to upgradeweaponswhile saving time. If you are interested in acquiring this invaluable equipment in Stardew Valley, go through this comprehensive guide.

How To Get Mini-Forge
TheMini-Forgeserves as aportable version of the regular Forge, allowing you to enhance your tools, weapons, and rings right at your farm. Nevertheless, for the equipment to be available, you have to firstunlock the recipe and gather all the necessary resources.
How To Unlock Mini-Forge Recipe
To get the recipe for the Mini-Forge, you mustunlock Combat Masteryfrom the Mastery Cave first. However,unlocking the Mastery Systemis only possible if you havereached the maximum level for every skill,including Farming, Fishing, Foraging, Mining, and Combat.
Once your skills reach their maximum level, keep an eye out for the Mastery bar located beneath the skills section. Start gathering experience points to fill this bar. Upon completing the bar, you’ll get a Mastery Point, which you can subsequently utilize to unlock Combat Mastery.

To acquire Combat Mastery, go to theMastery Cave, which is found in thedepths of Cindersap Forest. Inside the cave, you will find five pillars, each representing a skill. To get the Mini-Forge blueprint,select the Combat Mastery pillar.
Once you have obtained the recipe, you can craft it using the following resources.
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Iridium Bar
Dragon Tooth can be acquired within theVolcano Dungeon, while Gold, Iron, and Iridium Bars can be obtained by smelting their corresponding ores in the Furnace using Coal.
How To Use Mini-Forge
Once you have crafted the Mini-forge, you can place it anywhere around your farm. Thankfully, theMini-forge will work the same as the Forge at Volcano Dungeon, allowing you to use resources toenhance or improve your weapons and tools.