The Rarest Item In Stardew Valley May Have Just Been Discovered By One Lucky Fan

Summary Stardew Valley fans are dedicated secret seekers, finding rare items like the mysterious "Artifact Spot" that sparks debate.

The Artifact Spot is a puzzling item that has players questioning its existence in the game without cheating or mods.

Despite the community's divided opinions, the jury is still out on whether the Artifact Spot is real or a developer's joke.

When it comes to digging around for secrets, there's no community quite as dedicated as Stardew Valley, leading to rampant confusion when the discovery is in question is more than a little odd. Given the sprawling nature of the farming RPG, there are hundreds of unique items that can be unearthed by simply digging up the various worms that end up breaking the soil around Pelican Town. While the loot from these drops is generally neglible, sometimes they result in an item that's so rare, players question its very existence.

Posted to Reddit by user ObamasSirName, the player showed off an image of their inventory which includes an item that's simply titled "Artifact Spot."

It looks identical to the cluster of worms visible over of the aforementioned loot drops and even sports a description that only causes more confusion: "How did you get this in your inventory?" It certainly looks official and while ObamasSirName originally shared the screenshot to ask if the item is rare, the community is torn on whether or not it was obtained without the use of "cheats."

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Is The Artifact Spot Real In Stardew Valley?

A Great Pelian Town Urban Legend

Custom Image by Katarina Cimbaljevic.

Following ObamasSirName's query, the Stardew Valley Reddit began debating whether the Artifact Spot was a real item with roughly half of the forum insisting they'd encounter the drop and the other half claiming it could only spawn with the help of console commands. When questioned about how they picked up the item, ObamasSirName notes that it was discovered during a multiplayer game and that they didn't have any mods installed. The current hypothesis is that the Artifact Spot was spawn by their friend's game who may have had custom add-ons installed.

Despite this theory, many fans are claiming to have seen the Artifact Spot crop up during livestreams, suggesting that it's a valid item with an incredibly low spawn rate. The existence of a description lends credence to this idea and yet the actual content of the text box suggests it was included as a sarcastic response by developer ConcenedApe for players who used console commands. The jury is still out on whether or not the Artifact Spot is real or a manipulation of the game's code.

Stardew Valley is no stranger to secrets and the community spends plenty of item digging through every inch of the game to uncover Easter eggs. The Artifact Spot is just another urban legend for fans to uncover, much like the mystery surround Abigail's diet of rocks or the alien that's seemingly set loose after placing its containment on the farm. There's always something new to discover in Pelican Valley.

Source: ObamasSirName/Reddit