Learn everything that you need to know about Qi Gems in Stardew Valley!
The world of Stardew Valley has more than one currency that serves different purposes and uses. There is Gold, which everyone in the valley commonly uses. There are Qi Coins, which are only acceptable in the Casino. And perhaps the best in the bunch is the currency added in the Stardew Valley 1.5 update — the Qi Gems.
Qi Gems are the rewards you can earn from completing quests for Mister Qi in Stardew Valley. These are far from the average tasks you will encounter in Pelican Town. Fulfilling each Special Order request for Mister Qi can be very challenging. Even getting to where you can access Qi Gems will climb uphill. You must scour through Ginger Island to find 100 Golden Walnuts to unlock Mister Qi’s Walnut Room.
Special Order Board Quests
The Walnut Room has a Special Order Board, which offers quests provided by Mister Qi. The Special Order Board will give you two quest options; you can only select one task at a time. The board usually refreshes its quests every Monday, but it still hinges on when you can complete a challenge, as the deadline for each one is usually different. It is also worth pointing out that you can repeat these quests repeatedly. Below are all Mister Qi’s quests that you can find in the Special Order Board:
- Qi’s Crop — 100 Qi Gems
- Let’s Play A Game — 10 Qi Gems
- Four Precious Stones — 40 Qi Gems
- Qi’s Hungry Challenge — 25 Qi Gems
- Qi’s Cuisine — 25 Qi Gems
- Qi’s Kindness — 40 Qi Gems
- Extended Family — 20 Qi Gems
- Dangers in The Deep — 50 Qi Gems
- Skull Invasion Quest — 40 Qi Gems
- Qi’s Prismatic Grange — 35 Qi Gems
The Best Qi Items You Should Buy
Qi items are various goods that you can exchange for Qi Gems in Stardew Valley. Most of them are exclusive to the Walnut Room, which is part of why these items are deemed valuable. You may purchase these items at the vending machine beside the deep purple-colored cat statue inside the Walnut Room.
Acquiring Qi Gems is no easy task. So, if you are wondering which Qi items you should consider buying first, here are the best Qi Items that can vastly improve your quality of life in Stardew Valley.
Deconstructor
The Deconstructor is an interesting machine you might want on your farm. It allows you to destroy items and retrieve the most important material to craft them. For example, if you need an Iridium Bar at the moment, toss in your extra Iridium Sprinkler in the Deconstructor, and it will give you an Iridium Bar after one in-game hour.
Note that you can only do this for craftable items to scrape organic resources in the machine. Mister Qi sells each Deconstructor for 20 Qi Gems.
Hopper
Getting a bunch of Hoppers is the way to go for those who want to have a semi-automated farm without using mods. Place a Hopper behind an Artisan machine; then, you can add some items inside the Hopper and wait until it finishes processing a product.
After gathering the refined product, the Hopper will automatically transfer the item it holds into the vacant machine. Hoppers are useful when you are having a busy day on your farm and would still like to have heaps of progress in your Artisan business. One Hopper will cost you 10 Qi Gems.
Qi Seasoning
Qi Seasoning gives you a chance to improve the quality of your dishes. Cooked dishes sprinkled with Qi Seasoning can give you more health, energy, and extra stat buffs when consumed. When you have this item in your inventory, you can enhance the flavor of your silver-quality Pumpkin Soup and turn it into gold quality. You can purchase 10 Qi Seasoning for 10 Qi Gems.
Magic Bait
Magic Bait is used to lure fish, and it lets you get any kind of fish that only appears in specific seasons. Magic Bait will give you a greater chance to complete your fish collection. You may also reel in all types of fish to earn the Master Angler achievement. Catching all the different types of fish in Stardew Valley is also a step closer to reaching 100% completion. You can buy 20 pieces of Magic Bait for 5 Qi Gems.
Enricher and Pressure Nozzle
Enrichers and Pressure Nozzles are for quality-of-life improvements that you can add to your sprinklers. Enrichers can be filled with fertilizers and automatically spread on soil with planted seeds. Pressure Nozzles increase the range of your Sprinklers. In other words, your Quality Sprinkler, which can usually water 3×3 of your crops, can increase its range to 5×5 with a Pressure Nozzle. Mister Qi sells four Enrichers for 20 Qi Gems and four Pressure Nozzles for 20 Qi Gems.
Crafting Recipes
The Deluxe Fertilizer, Hyper Speed-Gro, Heavy Tapper, Hopper, and Magic Bait have crafting recipes you may purchase for varying prices. If you are a completionist, you will also need these recipes and make all 129 craftable items in the game.
Pierre’s Missing Stocklist
Give this piece of paper to Pierre, and he will gladly allow you to buy seasonal seeds from him even if they are out of season. Gaining access to all kinds of seeds all year round can save you the hassle of duplicating them in Seed Makers. You can only have one stocklist per playthrough, and you can purchase it from Mr. Qi for 50 Qi Gems.
Junimo Chest
The first two available Junimo Chests cost 30 Qi Gems each. And the succeeding ones can be purchased for 15 Qi Gems. All Junimo Chests share the same storage, meaning they are all interconnected even if they are placed far apart in the world. They can only stack nine items, but these chests are pretty handy if you frequently travel to a particular location and need access to the item you often use.
Horse Flute
The Horse Flute is one of the most useful items you should have if you often travel from place to place with your horse. No matter where you are in Stardew Valley, you can use it to transport your horse to your current location. You can purchase a Horse Flute from Mister Qi for 50 Qi Gems.
Key To The Town
With the Key To The Town in your hand, you can become like Mayor Lewis — maybe even more powerful than the Mayor. You can enter all the buildings or houses in Stardew Valley with this key, regardless of the time of day. You can even go inside people’s private quarters despite not being close friends and give them gifts inside their rooms. This key can even help you enter closed buildings on certain days of the week. And you will be glad to know that the Key To The Town can be purchased for only 20 Qi Gems!
Honorable Mentions
The Qi Items stated above are the ones we think you should prioritize first once you get hold of Qi Gems, but there are some honorable mentions that you should not miss out on. Listed below are the Qi Items that also deserve some recognition:
Galaxy Souls
Galaxy Souls are used as a forging material in the Volcano Forge to acquire the powerful Infinity Weapons. The reason why it’s not regarded as one of the best Qi items is its high price. One Galaxy Soul costs 40 Qi Gem; you will need three to turn your Galaxy weapon into an Infinity Weapon. Other ways to obtain Galaxy Souls include killing monsters in the Volcano Dungeon or exchanging 10 Radioactive Bars for one Galaxy Soul in the Island Trader.
Golden Egg
Golden Eggs can only be unlocked after you hit 100% game completion. Getting a Golden Egg for 100 Qi Gems is worth the investment, profit-wise. A Golden Egg can hatch Golden Chickens, and you can breed plenty of them in a coop. These shiny eggs can sell up to 1,200g each. You can get three gold-quality mayonnaise if you turn one Golden Egg into mayonnaise.
Aquatic Sanctuary
The Aquatic Sanctuary is probably one of the best cosmetic items from the Walnut Room’s vending machine. You can design your house or shed with these and make your oceanarium by displaying all the prized fish you caught. The Aquatic Sanctuary costs 20 Qi Gems each.
