Mastery: From Five Skills to Five Claims
60 seconds · Original illustrations · Silent with English captions · By StardewProfit
An original illustrated walkthrough of the five-skill entrance requirement, shared XP pool and mastery claim thresholds. These are original explanatory drawings, not a recording from the game.
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0s — Check all five base skills
Reach base level 10 in Farming, Mining, Foraging, Fishing and Combat. One completed skill is not enough to enter the Mastery Cave.
12s — Earn into one shared pool
After the five-skill requirement, eligible experience fills a shared mastery pool. Farming contributes at half rate. Your skills are not reset.
24s — Read cumulative progress correctly
Cumulative claim thresholds are 10,000, 25,000, 45,000, 70,000 and 100,000 XP. The extra stages cost 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000 and 30,000 XP.
36s — Choose by the next activity
Choose the next claim for the activity you intend to play. Farming, Fishing and Combat solve different problems; no pillar is a compulsory first pick.
48s — A recipe is a separate project
Separate direct equipment rewards from crafting recipes. An unlock does not supply all the materials or guarantee a fixed increase in daily gold.
Sources and scope
Original progression diagram. All five base skills must reach level 10. Thresholds are cumulative mastery XP; additional claims require 10k, 15k, 20k, 25k and 30k respectively. See the full article for version details, calculations and exceptions.