This guide details how to use the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6, including forging weapons, enchanting tools, and obtaining necessary materials.
Obtaining Cinder Shards
The Volcano Forge requires Cinder Shards. Obtain them by:
- Mining Cinder Shard nodes (pink-orange specks) in the Volcano Dungeon.
- Receiving them as drops from Magma Sprites (50%), Magma Duggies (40%), Magma Sparkers (50%), and False Magma Caps (50%).
- Harvesting them from a fishing pond with 7+ Stingrays (7-9% daily chance, 2-5 shards).
Cinder Shards cannot be created in a Crystalarium.
The Mini-Forge
After achieving Combat Mastery, craft a Mini-Forge:
- 5 Dragon Teeth
- 10 Iron Bars
- 10 Gold Bars
- 5 Iridium Bars
It functions identically to the Volcano Dungeon forge.
Weapon Forging
Forge weapons up to three times using gemstones and Cinder Shards (10, 15, then 20 shards per forge).
- Amethyst
: +1 knockback per forge. - Aquamarine
: +4.6% crit chance per forge. - Emerald
: +2/+3/+2 speed per forge. - Jade
: +10% crit damage per forge. - Ruby
: +10% damage per forge. - Topaz
: +1 defense per forge. - Diamond
: 3 random upgrades (10 shards).
Best Weapon Upgrades: Emerald & Ruby (DPS) or Topaz & Amethyst (survival).
Unforging: Place the weapon in the left slot, select the red X to remove all forging (some shards recovered, gemstone lost).
Infinity Weapons
Upgrade Galaxy Sword, Dagger, or Hammer into Infinity Weapons using 3 Galaxy Souls (20 shards each).
Galaxy Souls: Obtain from Mr. Qi (40 Qi Gems), Big Slimes (Dangerous Mines/Quests), Island Trader (10 Radioactive Bars), or as drops from Dangerous Monsters (after 50 kills).
Enchantments
Enchant weapons/tools using a Prismatic Shard 
and 20 Cinder Shards. Effects are random.
Weapon Enchantments:
Artful, Bug Killer, Crusader, Vampiric, Haymaker. Bug Killer and Crusader are generally most useful.
Innate Enchantments: Use a Dragon Tooth for guaranteed enchantments (Slime Slayer, +Crit Power, +Attack, +Speed) and a chance at a second set (Slime Gatherer, +Defense, -Weight).
Tool Enchantments:
Twelve enchantments, tool-specific. Bottomless (Watering Can) and Preserving (Fishing Rod) are highly recommended.
This updated guide covers all aspects of the Volcano Forge in Stardew Valley 1.6. Remember to experiment and find the best enchantments and forges for your playstyle.
