There are a lot of different boots in Stardew Valley, and many of them can give the player helpful buffs. But which pair is the best?
How do you know which boots in Stardew Valley are the best ones to take on an adventure? Stardew Valley is about as calm as a game can get, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any dangerous spots that players should be ready for.
Boots change the way a player looks, but they can also help with Defense and Immunity. There are 18 different kinds of boots in Stardew Valley. Some of them are stronger and protect you better than others, though. When going down to the Mines, Skull Cavern, or Volcano Dungeon, a player should think about which boots to bring based on which number, Defense or Immunity, they care about the most.
Thermal Boots
The Thermal Boots are easy to get early on in Stardew Valley, so they are a great pair of boots to wear when first starting to explore the caves. They are hard to find, though, so everything depends on luck. The Thermal Boots can be found between floors 40 and 79 of the mines by breaking special boxes and barrels or killing special monsters. The fact that it only drops 14% of the time makes it hard to get. Also, special crates only spawn 2.2% of the time, special monsters only spawn 0.2% of the time, and special slimes only spawn 1.2% of the time, even though they are the same as regular slimes.
Even though they are called Thermal Boots, they have nothing to do with the weather. Their cold color is the only reason for this. Gamers can put on the Thermal Boots to get a +2 Immunity and +1 Defense boost.
Tundra Boots
The Tundra Boots can be found early on in the game, just like the Thermal Boots. They can be very useful when there aren’t many other choices. The Tundra Boots, on the other hand, aren’t as hard to find.The Tundra Boots can be gotten by opening the prize chest that appears on the 50th floor of the mines. Later, you can pay 750g at the Adventurer’s Guild to get them back.
The Tundra Boots are better than the Thermal Boots for players who would rather have more defensive safety. They give +2 Defense and +1 Immunity.
Combat Boots
After exploring the Mines for a while, players can get their hands on the Combat Boots. And if they don’t run into too many monsters that hurt their status, they might be more useful than the Thermal Boots and Tundra Boots, which only give them a +3 Defense boost.
Once a gamer has reached floor 40 of the mines, they can buy the Combat Boots at the Adventurer’s Guild for 1,250g. A special monster, barrel, or box has a 14% chance of dropping them between floors 60 and 79 of the mines.
Firewalker Boots
The in-game text about these boots says that they are very strong because they were made to stand up to even the hottest lava. When a player wears the Firewalker Boots, they will get a +3 Defense and +3 Immunity boost. Even though it may not seem like much, these boots are easier to find than some of the others in this piece. Even so, they are still good and give fair statistics.
You can get these boosts in three different ways. When players hit level 80 in the mines, they will find them in a treasure chest. When you hit level 80 in the mines, you can also buy them for 2,000g at the Adventurer’s Guild. And finally, after you hit level 2 in Fishing, they can be found in Fishing treasure chests, though this is very rare and only happens 0.012% of the time.
Dark Boots
When a player gets to level 80 in the mines, they can not only get the Firewalker Boots, but they can also buy the Dark Boots from the Adventurer’s Guild for 2,500g. If the player is lucky, they might also pop out of broken boxes and barrels.
And lastly, these boots can be dropped by special foes at level 40 or higher in the Skull Cavern. It’s easier to buy them than to find them, because finding them only depends on luck and chance. These boots are more likely to improve your defense than your immunity. When the person wears them, their stats go up by +4 Defense and +2 Immunity.
Dragonscale Boots
The Dragonscale Boots give you +7 Defense, which is the most of any item in the game. On the other hand, it doesn’t give the player any Immunity, which makes it less likely that monsters will hurt them in any way.
Defense, on the other hand, changes how much damage you take. Each Defense boost reduces one hit point of damage to a minimum of one.With the 1.5 update, the Dragonscale boots were added for the first time. In the Volcano Dungeon, you can find them in treasure boxes.
Genie Shoes
The Genie Shoes are a great set that will give you +6 more Immunity and +1 more Defense. Getting them can be a pain, though, because it mostly depends on luck.
When a player has reached Fishing level 2, there is a 0.014% chance that the Genie Shoes will be in a fishing treasure box. You can also find them in special containers like boxes and barrels, or by killing special monsters in the Mines or the Skull Cavern. Still, the chances are still not very good. So, this item is pretty rare.
Crystal Shoes
The Crystal Shoes give +3 Defense and +5 Immunity, and they are even harder to get than the Genie Shoes. They are only dropped by monsters in the Skull Cavern. Special Monsters look just like normal monsters, and only 0.2% of all monsters in the game are special monsters.
If a player kills one of these monsters, there is only an 8% chance that the thing that drops will be a pair of Crystal shoes. On the other hand, if you play the game with the advanced option “Remixed Mine Rewards” turned on, the Crystal Shoes might appear in the treasure box on Mines level 110.
Space Boots
The Space Boots give +4 to both Defense and Immunity, so they are good for both. When a player gets to the 110th floor of the Mines, they will get this prize. Then, if they want, they can buy an extra pair of boots from the Adventurer’s Guild at any time for 5,000g. With update 1.4, this last choice was added to Basket Random.
Getting these boots isn’t as hard as getting some others because it has nothing to do with how random the game is. This gives them some pretty high buffs that make them a good choice.
Emily’s Magic Boots
Emily’s Magic Boots don’t look anything like the Space Boots. But they give the same +4 boosts to both Defense and Immunity. The player gets these boots during Emily’s 14-heart event, “Errand for Your Wife,” which only happens if the player is married to Emily.
Also, the player will get Emily’s Magic Hat, Emily’s Magic Shirt, and blue Genie Pants. All of these go with the boots and were lovingly made by Emily herself. There are a few people who would be easy to get along with (or date).
Cinderclown Shoes
The person gets a +6 Defense and +5 Immunity boost from the Cinderclown Shoes. You can only get them from the Dwarf’s Shop in the Volcano Dungeon. But you have to be able to speak the dwarf’s language before you can trade with him.
To do this, the player must give the museum all four Dwarf Scrolls and ask Gunther for the Dwarven Translation Guide. The player can then go to the Dwarf’s Shop and buy the shoes for 100 Cinder Shards. They are open every day of the week, so you don’t have to worry about which day to go.
Mermaid Boots
Their description says that the Mermaid Boots were made with scales from mermaids, which give them a protection aura. Maybe this is why they give +5 to Defense and +8 to Immunity. They might be found in boxes in the Ginger Island Volcano Dungeon.
This item gives the biggest boost to the Immunity stat of any in the game. Their Defense is also pretty good, and only the Cinderclown Shoes and the Dragonscale Boots are better. With both of their defensive numbers being so strong, these are by far the best boots in the game.
