Arcane Hat
| Arcane Hat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Hat |
| Location | Adventurer's Guild |
| Price | 20000g |
The Arcane Hat is the Adventurer's Guild's payment for one of the nastiest jobs on its board: a hundred Mummies put down for good. Gil hands it over when the tally on the wall fills up, and Marlon will sell a second one afterwards for 20,000g. Mummies are the reason this hat is scarce. They collapse instead of dying, get back up a few seconds later, and shrug off every kind of damage while they are down. Finishing the goal means carrying bombs into the Skull Cavern again and again, so the hat marks a farmer who has done a lot of hard mining.
Location
The Adventurer's Guild sits east of the entrance to the Mines, and the board to the right of Marlon's desk tracks every eradication goal. Mummies count towards their own line on that board, and the stronger mummies that turn up during Mr. Qi's Skull Cavern Invasion order feed the same tally.
Mummies live in the Skull Cavern, past the desert door that the Skull Key opens. Hitting one knocks it flat, and the bandages on the floor wake back up at full health after about ten seconds. Only an explosion destroys a downed Mummy, so the usual method is to knock one over and drop a bomb on it. Cherry Bombs are cheap enough to throw at a single target, Explosive Ammo from a slingshot does the same job, and luring several into one rocky pocket before setting off a bomb clears them in a batch. A weapon enchanted with Crusader, or the Holy Blade, kills them outright with no explosives at all, which is the kinder route for anyone who has already reached the Forge.
When the tally fills, Gil wakes up long enough to pass the reward over. Closing the inventory with a full backpack loses the handover, so a free slot is needed before speaking to him. Anything already earned from Gil can be bought again from Marlon, which is where the 20,000g price comes in.
Effect
The shape is a Cowboy Hat, but the styling leans towards the Wizard's tower rather than the ranch, so it sits oddly and pleasantly on a farmer in work clothes. It suits a dark shirt and a late-game save. Like every hat it does nothing for combat, which is a small joke given how much combat it takes to earn. It can also be lifted off and set on a horse, so a mount can carry the trophy instead.
Notes
Clearing every eradication goal on that board earns the Protector Of The Valley achievement, and the same clean sheet is worth a tenth of the Perfection total, so the mummy line has to be crossed off by anyone chasing a complete save.
The trip pays for its own bombs. Monsters in the cavern drop Iridium Ore and bars alongside the usual loot, so a long mummy hunt tends to end with a backpack worth smelting. A good daily luck reading or a luck dish such as Lucky Lunch also raises the odds of finding treasure floors on the way down, which makes the same stack of bombs go further.
All Hats
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ??? (hat) | 
|
Volcano Caldera |
| Abigail's Bow | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Arcane Hat | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Archer's Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Beanie | 
|
Tailoring |
| Blobfish Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Blue Bonnet | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Blue Bow | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Blue Cowboy Hat | 
|
Skull Cavern |
| Blue Ribbon | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Bluebird Mask | 
|
Island Trader |
| Bowler Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Bridal Veil | 
|
Tailoring |
| Bucket Hat | 
|
Trout Derby |
| Butterfly Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cat Ears | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Chef Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Chicken Mask | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cone Hat | 
|
Night Market |
| Cool Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Copper Pan (hat) | 
|
Copper Pan |
| Cowboy Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cowgal Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Cowpoke Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Daisy | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Dark Ballcap | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Dark Cowboy Hat | 
|
Skull Cavern |
| Dark Velvet Bow | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Delicate Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Deluxe Cowboy Hat | 
|
Island Trader |
| Deluxe Pirate Hat | 
|
Volcano Dungeon |
| Dinosaur Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Earmuffs | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Elegant Turban | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Emily's Magic Hat | 
|
Emily's 14-heart event |
| Eye Patch | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Fashion Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Fedora | 
|
Stardew Valley Fair |
| Fishing Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Flat Topped Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Floppy Beanie | 
|
Tailoring |
| Forager's Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Frog Hat | 
|
Ginger Island |
| Garbage Hat | 
|
Garbage Cans |
| Gil's Hat | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Gnome's Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Goblin Mask | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Goggles | 
|
Tailoring |
| Gold Pan (hat) | 
|
Gold Pan |
| Golden Helmet | 
|
Golden Coconuts |
| Golden Mask (hat) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Good Ol' Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Governor's Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Green Turban | 
|
Desert Trader |
| Hair Bone | 
|
Tailoring |
| Hard Hat | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Hunter's Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Infinity Crown | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Iridium Pan (hat) | 
|
Iridium Pan |
| Jester Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Joja Cap | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Junimo Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Knight's Helmet | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Laurel Wreath Crown | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Leprechaun Hat | 
|
Cindersap Forest |
| Living Hat | 
|
Weeds; Wilderness Golems; Iridium Golems |
| Logo Cap | 
|
Tailoring |
| Lucky Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Magic Cowboy Hat | 
|
Desert Trader |
| Magic Turban | 
|
Desert Trader |
| Mouse Ears | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Mr. Qi's Hat | 
|
Qi's Walnut Room |
| Mummy Mask | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Mushroom Cap | 
|
Mushroom Trees |
| Mystery Hat | 
|
Mystery Boxes; Golden Mystery Boxes |
| Official Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Pageboy Cap | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Panda Hat | 
|
WeGame exclusive |
| Paper Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Party Hat (blue) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Party Hat (green) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Party Hat (red) | 
|
Tailoring |
| Pink Bow | 
|
Volcano Dungeon |
| Pirate Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Plum Chapeau | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Polka Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Propeller Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Pumpkin Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Qi Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Raccoon Hat | 
|
Giant Stump; Raccoon Wife's Shop |
| Radioactive Goggles | 
|
Tailoring |
| Red Cowboy Hat | 
|
Skull Cavern |
| Red Fez | 
|
Traveling Cart |
| Sailor's Cap | 
|
Festival of Ice |
| Santa Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Skeleton Mask | 
|
Adventurer's Guild |
| Small Cap | 
|
Island Trader |
| Sombrero | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Sou'wester | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Space Helmet | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Sports Cap | 
|
Mayor's Manor; Abandoned House |
| Spotted Headscarf | 
|
Tailoring |
| Squid Hat | 
|
SquidFest |
| Squire's Helmet | 
|
Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous) |
| Star Helmet | 
|
Tailoring |
| Steel Pan (hat) | 
|
Steel Pan |
| Straw Hat | 
|
Egg Festival |
| Sunglasses | 
|
Tailoring |
| Swashbuckler Hat | 
|
Tailoring |
| Tiara | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Tiger Hat | 
|
Tiger Slimes |
| Top Hat | 
|
Casino |
| Totem Mask | 
|
Tailoring |
| Tricorn Hat | 
|
Desert Festival |
| Tropiclip | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Trucker Hat | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Warrior Helmet | 
|
Tailoring |
| Watermelon Band | 
|
Abandoned House |
| Wearable Dwarf Helm | 
|
Tailoring |
| White Bow | 
|
Abandoned House |
| White Turban | 
|
Tailoring; Skull Cavern |
| Witch Hat | 
|
Tailoring |