Deluxe Scarecrow
| Deluxe Scarecrow | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Crafted Item |
| Recipe | Letter after collecting all rarecrows |
The Deluxe Scarecrow is the top scarecrow on the farm and a reward for collectors. It keeps crows away from crops just like the basic Scarecrow, but its reach is twice as long in every direction. The recipe arrives by mail only after the whole Rarecrow set has been gathered. That makes it a trophy for finishing a long hunt through festivals, shops and the Museum. On a big field, one Deluxe Scarecrow can stand in for several ordinary ones and free up space for crops.
Recipe
The recipe comes in a letter from the Z.C. Rarecrow Society. The letter congratulates the farmer on completing the Rarecrow collection and includes the blueprint. It turns up in the mailbox soon after the last Rarecrow is collected.
Gathering the Rarecrows takes patience, since most of them are sold at events. The Stardew Valley Fair sells one for Star Tokens, and the Spirit's Eve and Flower Dance stalls sell others. The Casino in the Calico Desert trades one for Qi Coins. The Dwarf in the Mines has one for sale, and the Traveling Cart sometimes stocks another in Fall or Winter. Two more are gifts from the Museum for reaching donation milestones. Once earned, those two can also be bought again at the Night Market.
Crafting the scarecrow itself is cheap by late-game standards. Chopping trees supplies the Wood, and cutting weeds supplies the Fiber. The single Iridium Ore is the only rare part. The Skull Cavern is the usual place to mine it.
These are the ingredients one batch needs.
| Name | Image | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | 
|
50 |
| Iridium Ore | 
|
1 |
| Fiber | 
|
40 |
Use
Crows land on unprotected crops and eat them. A scarecrow stops this for every crop inside its range. The ordinary Scarecrow covers a rough circle that reaches eight tiles out to each side. The Deluxe Scarecrow doubles that reach to sixteen tiles. Its protected area holds 888 tiles, well over three times what a basic scarecrow guards.
Placing it in the middle of a large field covers the whole block from one spot. Fewer scarecrows means fewer tiles taken from planting and less clutter around sprinklers. It is a good fit for wide fields of Starfruit, Ancient Fruit or other crops where a single lost plant hurts.
Clicking a placed scarecrow shows how many crows it has scared off. The tally starts again from zero whenever the scarecrow is picked up and moved.
Notes
Rarecrows work exactly like the ordinary Scarecrow, so each one also guards eight tiles in every direction. They differ only in looks, which makes them useful decorations around the farm while the set is still being collected.
The Turnip Head Rarecrow is a nod to the scarecrow character from Howl's Moving Castle. The alien Rarecrow bought at the Casino can wear any hat placed on it.
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