Far Away Stone
| Far Away Stone | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Collection |
| Location | Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera |
| Sell Price | 500g |
The Far Away Stone is the valley's strangest piece of treasure, because it has to be made rather than found. Holding an Ancient Doll beside the lava pool on the hundredth floor of the mines and offering it to the lava summons a serpent, and the serpent leaves this stone behind. The Volcano Caldera on Ginger Island works just as well for anyone who has got that far. The stone fits the odd pedestal in the basement of the Wizard's Tower, and slotting it in opens a portal that delivers the Meowmere, a secret sword. The trade can be repeated as often as dolls allow, and since the stone is worth several times what a doll sells for, it doubles as a quiet way to turn museum leftovers into gold.
The in-game description reads: A stone of unknown origins. Looks like it could be placed into something.
Overview
The hard part is the doll. Ancient Dolls come out of artifact spots scattered across the Mountain, Cindersap Forest, the Bus Stop and Pelican Town, with the Mountain giving the best odds and Pelican Town the worst. They also turn up in fishing treasure chests, inside Artifact Troves and, once a save, as a present from Jas, Leo or Vincent at the Feast of the Winter Star. None of those sources is generous, so the first doll usually goes to Gunther and only the second becomes a sacrifice.
The ritual needs the doll in hand and a deliberate action on the lava itself. Simply dropping the doll on the ground achieves nothing. A serpent erupts from the pool when the offering lands, and the stone is left in its place.
The Wizard's basement is where the stone goes. That room opens once friendship with the Wizard reaches four hearts, and the pedestal stands towards the right-hand side, looking like nothing else in the game. Placing the stone opens a portal, a cat walks through it, and the Meowmere is handed over. It is a late-game sword, and anything killed with it bursts into rainbow sparkles, which is the real reason players chase it.
The whole sequence is a nod to another game. Throwing a doll into lava is how the Wall of Flesh is summoned in Terraria, the Meowmere is a Terraria weapon, and the pedestal in the basement is a copy of that game's pylon. Nothing in the valley explains any of it, which is exactly the point.
Repeating the trade is allowed. Each stone costs one doll and any number can be made, so a farm that keeps opening Artifact Troves can keep converting the dolls it no longer needs. Each stone then ships for a solid sum, several times what the doll itself would have fetched, which makes the lava pool a surprisingly good market stall.
Notes
The stone cannot be given to a villager, so there are only two things to do with it: the pedestal or the shipping bin.
Only one Meowmere is needed, so the second stone and every one after it is pure profit.
The hundredth floor is worth visiting anyway, because the reward chest there holds a Stardrop. The elevator stops on that floor once it has been reached, so the lava pool stays a short ride away for the rest of the save and the offering can be made whenever a doll turns up.
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