Rare Disc
| Rare Disc | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Artifact |
| Monster Drops | Bat (0.1%); Frost Bat (0.1%); Lava Bat (0.1%); Shadow Brute (0.3%); Shadow Shaman (0.3%); Shadow Sniper (0.3%); Spider (0.3%) |
| Other Locations | Fishing Treasure Chest; Artifact Trove (3.6%) |
| Museum Reward | 'Burnt Offering' |
| Sell Price | 300g |
The Rare Disc lives up to its name: it is one of the harder artifacts to find for the museum. It drops from bats, spiders and the shadow monsters of The Mines, and it hides in Fishing Treasure Chests and Artifact Troves. Together with the Dwarf Gadget, it unlocks Gunther's 'Burnt Offering' reward. It sells for more than most artifacts, and spares make the Navy Tuxedo at the Sewing Machine. Penny and the Dwarf like it as a gift.
The in-game description reads: A heavy black disc studded with peculiar red stones. When you hold it, you're overwhelmed with a feeling of dread.
Location
Monster drops are the most direct route, but every chance is tiny. Bats, Frost Bats and Lava Bats can all drop the disc, at the lowest odds of the group. Shadow Brutes, Shadow Shamans, Shadow Snipers and Spiders drop it about three times as often as bats do. Shadow Brutes roam the deepest floors of The Mines, below floor 80. Spiders only appear in the Dangerous Mines, which open through the Shrine of Challenge or the Danger in the Deep quest. Fighting on these floors gives a steady stream of chances while gems and ore pile up as well.
Fishing Treasure Chests can hold a Rare Disc. They sometimes appear while a fish is being reeled in. Using the Treasure Hunter tackle makes chests slightly more common and keeps the fish from escaping while the chest is collected.
Artifact Troves are another way in. In the Calico Desert, the Desert Trader exchanges five Omni Geodes for a single trove. Breaking a trove open gives one item from a list made up mostly of artifacts, and the Rare Disc is one of them. A stack of spare Omni Geodes can therefore be turned into several fresh chances.
Petting a dog at full friendship for the first time each day sometimes earns a gift. The chance is one in five each day, and the Rare Disc is one of the rare gifts in that pool.
Museum
One Rare Disc is all Gunther needs for the Museum & Library in Pelican Town, since he accepts each artifact once. Donating the first Rare Disc adds it to the artifact collection and raises the donation count toward Gunther's milestone rewards.
The disc also counts toward 'Burnt Offering', a decoration for the farmhouse. Gunther gives it once at least eleven artifacts have been donated, with both the Rare Disc and the Dwarf Gadget among them.
Prices
The Rare Disc sells for more than most artifacts. It matches the Ornamental Fan and falls below the Golden Mask and the Strange Dolls. Even so, the first copy belongs in the museum, because selling it means another long hunt. Reading the Treasure Appraisal Guide, a power book, triples the sale price of every artifact, which makes a spare disc a fair sale.
Gifts
Penny and the Dwarf like the Rare Disc, as they like every artifact. A liked gift raises friendship with both.
Jas, Leo and Vincent all dislike the Rare Disc. Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard dislike it too. The marriage candidates Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane dislike it as well. The shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy share that view, and so do the older villagers Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam. Handing it to any of them lowers friendship.
Notes
Putting Cloth in the feed and a Rare Disc on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Navy Tuxedo.
The disc is a slow find by every route, so it pays to use them all at once. Fishing between mine trips, buying troves with spare Omni Geodes and keeping the dog's friendship full all add chances while the hunt in the deep floors goes on.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |