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Reaching Perfection inStardew Valleymeans completing 100% of the game’s content. If players are able to achieve this, the game will unlock several end-game bonuses. You shouldn’t confuse “Perfection” for theStatue of Perfectionthat Grandpa may award you at the end of your second year. Instead, Perfection is part of theStardew Valley1.5 update that added Ginger Island and the Beach Farm. you may see how far along you are by checking the Perfection Tracker statue in Qi’s Walnut Room on Ginger Island. You can only access this room after obtaining 100 Golden Walnuts.
Updated July 23, 2025 by Mohsen Baqery:Stardew Valley 1.6brought about significant changes to traditions in Pelican Town. Among these changes, one of the most notable is the introduction of a new alternative for achieving Perfection: Waivers. By obtaining these special contracts, players can manipulate the game and gain an additional 1% toward their Perfection progress. With this in mind, we’ve revised this guide to incorporate a section onpurchasing Perfection from Fizz, the newly introduced secret merchant of Ginger Island.
What Does It Take to Achieve Perfection?
First, there are a few obvious tasks.
Also, players need to reachmaximum friendship levels with every villager. This includes Kent, who only appears in Year 2, the Dwarf in the Mines, Krobus in the Sewer, Sandy in Calico Desert, and Leo on Ginger Island.
Next on the list are some more obscure objectives. First, you mustfind and eat all seven Stardrops. Here’s how to find them:
Next, you mustcraft one of each Obelisk: an Earth Obelisk, a Water Obelisk, a Desert Obelisk, and an Island Obelisk. You can use the Obelisks to warp around town, but they aren’t easy to craft. Each one costs 500,000 or 1 million gold to build, along with several Iridium Bars and other rare components. You also need to complete the “Dark Talisman” and “Goblin Problem” quests to access the Obelisk build menu, and you must complete the Community Center or Joja Warehouse quests to unlock “Dark Talisman.”
Finally, players must build and place a Gold Clock on the farm. Like the Obelisks, you can build one by interacting with theWizard’s magic bookin his tower. It costs a whopping 10 million gold to build but keeps debris from appearing on the farm over time.
How to Buy Perfection
In v1.6, you can pay an NPC to fill the Perfection bar. To buy Perfection Waivers,beat the game on Joja’s path and wait for Fizz’s letter. He asks to meet in the Mushroom Cave on Ginger Island. Upon rendezvousing, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase 1% Perfection from him for 500,000g.
Buying all Waivers (100% Perfection) from Fizzcosts 50,000,000g. However, Fizz offers a discount of 500,000g for each percentage of Perfection you have already cultivated. For example, if you’re at 11% Perfection, the price reduces to 44,500,000g.
Perfection Waivers area Joja-exclusive perk. If you’ve chosen torestore the Community Center, you won’t have access to this secret merchant. Additionally, this option includesa hidden cutscene at the Summit, where the player encounters Morris and engages in a completely new set of dialogues.
Acquiring Perfection Waiversdoesn’t influence any other aspects of the gamebesides unlocking a new endgame cutscene. You’ll still attainthe Perfection Achievement, and all other advantages will remain consistent with those of other Perfectionist players who’ve completed the game naturally. Essentially, this serves as a quality-of-life enhancement for players who prefer to address challenges through financial means.
Others can see that you have purchased Perfection Waivers. Within your profile’s stats, the Perfection percentage will be displayed alongside the number of Waivers you’ve obtained. For instance, if you’ve purchased 7 Waivers, your stats will indicate 93% (+ seven Waivers).
What Do You Get for Achieving Perfection?
On the day after you achieve Perfection, two notifications appear after you wake up. The first one says “Grandpa is beaming with pride,” and the second one says “A rumbling sound was heard in the distance…” Then, as soon as you step outside, a flock of Ginger Island parrots will fly overhead.
The rumbling sound refers to the giant stone behind the railroad track, which should now be gone. You can now head up the path to the Summit, where your spouse (if you have one) is waiting for you. After a few words, you get to watch a special credits sequence that features every villager, animal, and monster inStardew Valley.
Next, head back to Qi’s Walnut Room and interact with the Perfection Tracker one last time to get the Statue of True Perfection. This statue is similar toGrandpa’s Statue of Perfection, but the Statue of True Perfection generates one Prismatic Shard per day instead of several Iridium Ores.
After that, head up to the Volcano Forge. One of the lava monkeys has swum up to the path. Interact with it to get the ??? hat, which resembles ConcernedApe’s avatar in the startup credits.
The most subtle bonus you get from perfection is on Grandpa’s Shrine, which now features a Stardrop carving.
The most practical bonus is the addition ofGolden Eggs and Golden Chickensto the game. Once you complete the Perfection Tracker, you may find Golden Eggs through four methods:
However you get one, you can incubate a Golden Egg like normal to get a Golden Chicken. Mature Golden Chickens produce a Golden Egg every day, and these eggs sell for 500 to 1,000g depending on their quality. You can also convert them into three jars of gold-quality mayonnaise, which sell for a total of 855g without any profession bonuses. This means Artisans should convert every Golden Egg to Mayonnaise, and everyone else should convert everything but iridium-quality Golden Eggs into mayo.
