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Stardew Valley Rarecrows and Deluxe Scarecrow Guide

Collect all 8 Stardew Valley Rarecrows, unlock the Deluxe Scarecrow recipe, plan Fair, Spirit's Eve, Casino, Traveling Cart, Festival of Ice, Flower Dance, Dwarf, Museum rewards, Night Market replacements, scarecrow range, and crop protection layouts.

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Checklist / Deluxe Scarecrow unlock, festival timing, Casino, Dwarf, Museum, and replacements

All 8 Rarecrows Route

8 个稀有稻草人总路线

Collect all 8 Rarecrows to trigger the Z.C. Rarecrow Society letter with the Deluxe Scarecrow recipe. The route crosses seasonal festivals, the Casino, the Dwarf shop, Museum rewards, Traveling Cart luck, Festival of Ice fallback, and Night Market replacement buys.

Festival / Fall 16 Fair shop and 800 Star Tokens

Rarecrow #1 Stardew Valley Fair

稀有稻草人 #1 星露谷展览会

Rarecrow #1 is purchased at the Stardew Valley Fair for 800 Star Tokens. Plan the Grange Display and minigames so this purchase does not compete with the Fair Stardrop.

Festival / Fall 27 Spirit's Eve shop and 5,000g

Rarecrow #2 Spirit's Eve

稀有稻草人 #2 万灵节

Rarecrow #2 is bought at Spirit's Eve for 5,000g. It is a simple purchase, but missing Fall 27 usually means waiting a full year.

Casino / Club Card unlock and 10,000 Qi Coins

Rarecrow #3 Casino

稀有稻草人 #3 赌场

Rarecrow #3 is sold in the Casino for 10,000 Qi Coins. Unlock the Oasis back room with the Club Card, then prioritize this buy before optional Casino decor if Deluxe Scarecrow progress matters.

Shop / Traveling Cart fall/winter RNG, 4,000g, or Festival of Ice 5,000g

Rarecrow #4 Traveling Cart or Festival of Ice

稀有稻草人 #4 旅行货车或冰雪节

Rarecrow #4 can appear at the Traveling Cart during fall or winter for 4,000g, or be bought at the Festival of Ice for 5,000g. The Festival of Ice is the cleaner deterministic fallback.

Festival / Spring 24 Flower Dance shop and 2,500g

Rarecrow #5 Flower Dance

稀有稻草人 #5 花舞节

Rarecrow #5 is purchased at the Flower Dance for 2,500g. The shop is easy to overlook because many players focus on dance partner hearts.

Shop / Dwarf language unlock and 2,500g

Rarecrow #6 Dwarf Shop

稀有稻草人 #6 矮人商店

Rarecrow #6 is purchased from the Dwarf for 2,500g. This makes Dwarf Scroll collection and Museum donation progress part of the Rarecrow route.

Museum / Donate 20 artifacts and Night Market replacement

Rarecrow #7 Museum Artifacts

稀有稻草人 #7 博物馆文物

Rarecrow #7 is a Museum reward for donating 20 artifacts, not minerals. After the first copy is earned, replacements can be purchased from the Night Market.

Museum / Donate 40 total Museum items and Night Market replacement

Rarecrow #8 Museum Items

稀有稻草人 #8 博物馆总捐赠

Rarecrow #8 is a Museum reward for donating 40 total items. This is often easier than the 20-artifact Rarecrow because minerals count for this milestone.

Unlock / Z.C. Rarecrow Society letter, 90.5% nightly chance, and recipe ingredients

Deluxe Scarecrow Recipe

豪华稻草人配方

After all 8 Rarecrows are obtained, the Z.C. Rarecrow Society can mail the Deluxe Scarecrow recipe. The recipe uses 50 Wood, 1 Iridium Ore, and 40 Fiber, and the letter has a high nightly chance until delivered.

Layout / 8-tile normal radius, 16-tile Deluxe radius, 249 and 888 protected tiles

Scarecrow Range and Layout

稻草人范围与农场布局

Regular Scarecrows and Rarecrows protect the same 8-tile radius, while Deluxe Scarecrows double that radius to 16 and cover 888 tiles. Ginger Island crops do not need scarecrows because there are no crows there.

Rarecrow Source Guides

Stardew Valley Fair

Fall 16 shop; plan around the Fair Stardrop token budget.

Spirit's Eve

Fall 27 festival shop purchase before leaving the event.

Casino

Unlock Club Card, then buy from the Casino shop.

Traveling Cart or Festival of Ice

Check fall/winter cart RNG or use the Winter 8 fallback.

Flower Dance

Spring 24 shop purchase before starting the dance.

Dwarf

Learn Dwarvish through Dwarf Scroll donations, then buy from the Dwarf.

Museum

Artifact donation reward; Night Market replacement after first copy.

Museum

Total donation reward; Night Market replacement after first copy.