Stardew Valley brings a thrilling adventure for players to explore and gather treasures and rare items scattered throughout the vast world. Among those treasures is the Parrot Egg, a quirky yet valuable item that adds a lot of charm to your gameplay while elevating your potential income.
Once you have it, the Parrot Egg hatches into a versatile parrot companion with several benefits. It can assist in battles, help boost your income, or be given as a unique gift to certain villagers. If you're keen on adding this trinket to your collection, this guide will take you through the steps to obtain the Parrot Egg and how to maximize its abilities.
How to Get a Parrot Egg
The Parrot Egg is a rare and very valuable item in Stardew Valley that unlocks a completely different companion to help you in your adventures. It appears colorful and can be obtained from battles with monsters or treasure-filled crates in the mines. You get a charming feathered friend from the egg that offers lucrative rewards. Here’s how you can acquire this trinket in Stardew Valley:
Unlock Combat Mastery
First things first, you need to unlock Combat Mastery. The Mastery Cave is located in the southeast corner of Cindersap Forest. This cave becomes accessible once you have reached level 10 in all five skills: foraging, farming, combat, fishing, and mining.
In this cave, you will find five pillars representing each skill. To unlock the Combat Mastery pillar, you must earn mastery points by gathering experience in the relevant skill. Once you have unlocked the Combat Mastery pillar, you can start hunting for the egg.
Hunt for the Parrot Egg
You can find the Parrot Egg by hunting monsters in the Mines, Skull Cavern, and Quarry Mine. These enemies sometimes drop the egg, and your chances of success can be improved by raising your daily luck by using buffs like those from food items.
You can also find the Parrot Egg by opening crates and barrels scattered throughout the Mines and Skull Cavern. Make sure to focus on deeper levels of these areas, as the drop chance for rare items increases substantially in such regions.
Increase Your Luck
Luck is an important factor in getting the Parrot Egg. Check your daily luck every morning by turning on the fortune teller channel on your TV. Use luck-boosting items or eat dishes such as Lucky Lunch to boost your chances further. These dishes will increase your chances of success.
How to Use a Parrot Egg
To use the Parrot Egg, open your inventory and find the item. Drag the egg to your trinket slot, and a parrot will follow you. This little companion adds a lot of utility to your gameplay by generating gold coin drops from defeated monsters. The chances of obtaining gold coins depend on the parrot’s level, starting at 10% at Level 1 and increasing by 10% with each level, up to 40% at Level 4.
Reforge your Parrot Egg at an anvil using three iridium bars to level up it. You can also give Parrot Eggs to certain villagers to improve your relationship. Emily and Leo are especially fond of this item, so it is a good gift.