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Stardew Valley Combat
战斗 / Combat Quarterly
Combat levels by fighting monsters, unlocking HP increases, rings, food, professions, and the Combat Mastery path into trinkets.
Facts and route notes
Level bonus: Some Combat levels add maximum health.
Skill book: Combat Quarterly
XP sources: Slaying monsters in the Mines, Skull Cavern, Volcano Dungeon, and other combat areas.; Combat XP depends on monster kills rather than mining itself.; Reading Combat Quarterly or Book Of Stars.
Profession route: Fighter is the dependable route for most players; Scout supports crit-focused builds that later lean into Acrobat or Desperado.
Mastery: Combat Mastery unlocks the Anvil recipe, Mini-Forge recipe, and the trinket equipment slot.
Professions: Fighter, Scout, Brute, Defender, Acrobat, Desperado
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