How to get Meowmere in Stardew Valley
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Use an Ancient Doll beside the lava on Mines floor 100, then take the Far Away Stone to the plant pedestal in the Wizard’s basement. The stone opens the Terraria crossover event and awards Meowmere. This secret requires version 1.6 or later.
Stardew Valley 1.6 · Secret item and location spoilers
Bring the right doll and arrange basement access
You need an Ancient Doll, not either of the Strange Doll artifacts. Check the item’s name before leaving home. Artifact spots in the Mountain, Cindersap Forest, Bus Stop and Pelican Town can produce one; Fishing Treasure Chests and Artifact Troves are other sources. Keep an eye out for artifact spots as you travel; finding the doll may take a few trips.
If you donated your only Ancient Doll, look for another. The museum donation does not leave a usable copy in your bag. You can also check Jas’s stall when she is selling at the Desert Festival: she sells an Ancient Doll for one Calico Egg.
The normal entrance to the basement opens at four hearts with the Wizard. Unlocking the tower’s front door alone is not enough. If you have already opened the Witch’s Hut, its red rune provides another way into the basement; the return trip through the paired rune has its own friendship restriction. You do not need that late-game questline for the ordinary four-heart route.
Use the doll at the lava, rather than dropping it from a menu
- Go to floor 100 of the ordinary Mines. This is not floor 100 of Skull Cavern.
- Stand at the lava’s edge with the Ancient Doll selected in the active toolbar slot.
- Use the interaction button on the lava. On PC, this is right-click by default. Simply dragging the doll out of the inventory does not trigger the secret.
- Let the short bone-serpent event finish and collect the Far Away Stone.
The Volcano Caldera is also a valid location. If you are already at the Forge on Ginger Island, use the lava beside the chest there instead of travelling back to the Mines. Reaching Ginger Island is an alternative, not a prerequisite for the floor-100 method.
Find the small pedestal at the right of the basement
Carry the stone into the Wizard’s basement and approach the plant pedestal on the right. Select the Far Away Stone and interact with that pedestal. The large golden Shrine of Illusions in the middle is a different object; paying to change your appearance will not advance this secret.
The portal scene ends with the cat handing over Meowmere. Keep the stone until you have used it here: shipping it gives you money, not the sword.
What the sword actually does
Meowmere deals 20 damage and has +4 Speed and +2 Weight. Its rainbow effect on defeated enemies is the reason to collect it; it is not Stardew Valley’s equivalent of Terraria’s endgame weapon. If your current sword already hits harder, keep using it for difficult fights.
You can later use the Forge’s appearance system to put Meowmere’s look on another sword. That consumes the appearance donor, so do not do it casually if you want the original item in a collection. For a direct combat upgrade, the Galaxy Sword has a separate desert secret.
Sources and version
Written from the documented, unmodded 1.6 mechanics. References checked October 22, 2026: Meowmere · Far Away Stone · Ancient Doll · Wizard's Tower · Forge. Location images and game sprites are credited beside each figure; they are reference material, not screenshots of a playthrough by Craft & Quest.
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