Squire's Helmet
| Squire's Helmet | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Hat |
| Location | Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous) |
The Squire's Helmet is a counter reward rather than a lucky drop. Metal Heads in the Mines, Hot Heads in the Volcano Dungeon and the dangerous version of the Metal Head all feed one shared tally, and a helmet falls every time that tally passes a hundred. Where the count starts is fixed by a number tied to each save file, so one farm is handed a helmet on its first kill while another has to put down ninety nine of the things before the first one appears. The helmet itself is an open faced helm, and the game jokes that leaving the face bare improves the air flow. Earning it means a long stay on the lava floors, which happens to be where the Mines pay best anyway.
Location
Metal Heads keep to the lava floors of the Mines. They begin turning up past the eighty first floor and stay to the bottom, sharing those levels with Lava Bats, Lava Crabs, Shadow Brutes, Shadow Shamans and Squid Kids. They are built like the ore around them and take a lot of hitting, so a decent sword and a few levels of combat save a great deal of time.
Hot Heads count towards the same total and live in the Volcano Dungeon at the north of Ginger Island, where they appear on every level. That dungeon runs ten levels deep and ends at the Forge, so a farmer already climbing it for Cinder Shards is pushing the helmet counter along without doing anything extra. The dangerous Metal Head joins in once the Mines have been flipped to their hard form by the switch on the bottom floor.
Since only the count matters, the quickest approach is to pick a floor that spawns them and clear it over and over. The lift makes that straightforward: once the lava floors have been walked, each morning can start at eighty five or ninety five rather than at the entrance, and the day becomes a loop of descending a few floors, killing what moves and riding back up.
Effect
The helm is a plain metal dome with a nose guard and nothing across the eyes, so the farmer's face stays in view. It gives no armour and no resistance, since hats in Stardew Valley change appearance only, which is a gentle joke on a piece of kit taken off a monster made of scrap iron. It works well as the finishing touch on a combat outfit, over dark clothing and heavy boots, and it is one of the few hats that looks at home underground.
Notes
Hunting these monsters is rarely wasted time. The lava floors are the richest part of the Mines, and the trip to the Volcano Dungeon doubles as a Cinder Shard run, with shards paying for every enchantment and ring combination at the Forge. A second helmet turns up on the next hundred kills for anyone who keeps going, and since hats cannot be sold at any counter, the spares end up on mannequins or on other farmers in a shared save.
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 |