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Stardew Valley Mastery Cave
Progression / After level 10 in all five skills
The 1.6 mastery system unlocks a Cindersap Forest cave, mastery points, and powerful skill pillar rewards.
Facts and route notes
Category: Progression
Timing: After level 10 in all five skills
Unlock: Reach level 10 in Farming, Mining, Foraging, Fishing, and Combat.
Route note: Reach level 10 in every skill, then spend mastery points deliberately: Farming, Fishing, Foraging, Mining, and Combat each change late-game routing.
The cave opens immediately after the fifth skill reaches level 10.
Mastery points come from excess skill experience after all five skills reach level 10.
Mastery unlock costs rise across five levels: 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000, and 30,000 points.
Masteries can be claimed in any order once enough points are accumulated.
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