Iridium Bar
| Iridium Bar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Resource |
| Location | Shadow Shaman (0.2%); Shadow Brute (0.2%); Iridium Bat (0.8%); Purple Slime (0.9%); Iridium Golem (3%, rolled twice); Statue Of Endless Fortune |
| Sell Price | 1000g |
The Iridium Bar is the rarest and most precious metal bar, and it marks the late game more than any other resource. It builds the Iridium Sprinkler, the Crystalarium, the Iridium Band and the final tier of every tool. Robin needs it for the Slime Hutch, and the Wizard asks for stacks of it for the obelisks that warp the farmer around the valley. A single bar also sells for a great deal of money. Clint, Krobus, Maru and Willy all love receiving one, so a spare bar makes a superb gift.
The in-game description reads: A bar of pure iridium.
Location
Smelting Iridium Ore is the usual route. Five pieces of ore and a lump of Coal go into a Furnace, and the bar is ready about eight in-game hours later. That long wait makes overnight smelting the natural rhythm. Most of the ore comes from deep runs in Skull Cavern, with extra from geodes, meteorites and the Statue Of Perfection.
Ready-made bars appear too, though rarely. Monsters in Skull Cavern sometimes drop a finished bar instead of ore. Purple Slimes drop them most often, and Iridium Bats now and then leave one behind. Those drops are a pleasant bonus on a deep run, but they never replace steady smelting.
Prices
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Blacksmith (+50%) |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 1,000g | 1,500g |
Uses
Iridium tools are the last upgrade at the Blacksmith. Each one costs five Iridium Bars and the largest fee Clint charges. An Iridium Hoe or Watering Can covers a wide rectangle of eighteen tiles in a single charged swing. The Iridium Pickaxe and the Iridium Axe are the strongest versions of those tools, with the fewest swings per rock or tree. The Iridium Trash Can and the Iridium Pan complete the set.
Farming level 9 teaches the Iridium Sprinkler. Crafting an Iridium Bar with a Gold Bar and a Battery Pack makes a sprinkler that waters the twenty-four tiles around it. It covers so much ground that a few of them can water a large field. Mining level 9 teaches the Crystalarium, which takes two bars and copies whatever mineral is placed inside.
Combat skills use iridium as well. Combat level 8 brings the Slime Incubator, and level 9 the Iridium Band. That ring glows, pulls in nearby items and adds attack damage, so it covers three ring effects in one slot. Combat Mastery unlocks the Mini-Forge, a home version of the volcano Forge that also takes Iridium Bars.
Mr. Qi's Walnut Room sells the recipes for Deluxe Fertilizer and the Hopper, and both use iridium. The Wedding Ring for multiplayer proposals, sold at the Traveling Cart, needs five bars and a Prismatic Shard.
Robin builds the Slime Hutch for gold, Stone, Refined Quartz and one Iridium Bar. The Wizard's obelisks cost far more. The Earth and Water Obelisks each need several bars, and the Desert and Island Obelisks need even more. Each one gives a free, instant trip to its location for the rest of the game.
Crafting Iridium Bar with the other materials below makes these items.
| Item | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Crystalarium | 
|
Stone (99), Gold Bar (5), Iridium Bar (2), Battery Pack (1) |
| Deluxe Fertilizer | 
|
Iridium Bar (1), Sap (40) |
| Hopper | 
|
Hardwood (10), Iridium Bar (1), Radioactive Bar (1) |
| Iridium Sprinkler | 
|
Gold Bar (1), Iridium Bar (1), Battery Pack (1) |
| Mini-Forge | 
|
Dragon Tooth (5), Iron Bar (10), Gold Bar (10), Iridium Bar (5) |
| Slime Incubator | 
|
Iridium Bar (2), Slime (100) |
| Statue Of The Dwarf King | 
|
Iridium Bar (20) |
| Wedding Ring | 
|
Iridium Bar (5), Prismatic Shard (1) |
Gifts
These villagers love receiving Iridium Bar as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Clint | 
|
| Krobus | 
|
| Maru | 
|
| Willy | 
|
Notes
Repairing Willy's Boat to Ginger Island needs five Iridium Bars for the anchor, along with Hardwood and Battery Packs.
The Desert Trader takes ten Iridium Bars in exchange for the Warp Totem: Desert recipe.
Re-forging a trinket at the Anvil costs three Iridium Bars each time.
The Blacksmith profession raises the bar's sell price by half.
At the Sewing Machine, an Iridium Bar in the spool with Cloth makes the Iridium Breastplate.
Clint, Krobus, Maru and Willy all love Iridium Bars. A bar is an expensive present, but it raises friendship with any of them quickly.
All Resources
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bat Wing | 
|
15g |
| Battery Pack | 
|
500g |
| Bone Fragment | 
|
12g |
| Broken CD | 
|
0g |
| Broken Glasses | 
|
0g |
| Bug Meat | 
|
8g |
| Cave Jelly | 
|
180g |
| Cinder Shard | 
|
50g |
| Clay | 
|
20g |
| Coal | 
|
15g |
| Copper Bar | 
|
- |
| Copper Ore | 
|
5g |
| Driftwood | 
|
0g |
| Fiber | 
|
1g |
| Gold Bar | 
|
- |
| Gold Ore | 
|
25g |
| Green Algae | 
|
15g |
| Hardwood | 
|
15g |
| Iridium Bar | 
|
- |
| Iridium Ore | 
|
100g |
| Iron Bar | 
|
- |
| Iron Ore | 
|
10g |
| Joja Cola | 
|
25g |
| Monster Loot | - | - |
| Moss | 
|
5g |
| Radioactive Bar | 
|
- |
| Radioactive Ore | 
|
300g |
| Refined Quartz | 
|
50g |
| Rice | 
|
100g |
| River Jelly | 
|
125g |
| Rotten Plant | 
|
0g |
| Sea Jelly | 
|
200g |
| Soggy Newspaper | 
|
0g |
| Solar Essence | 
|
40g |
| Stone | 
|
2g |
| Sugar | 
|
50g |
| Trash | - | - |
| Trash (item) | 
|
0g |
| Treasure Chest | 
|
5000g |
| Vinegar | 
|
100g |
| Void Essence | 
|
50g |
| Wheat Flour | 
|
50g |
| White Algae | 
|
25g |
| Wood | 
|
2g |