Calico Desert Guide
The Calico Desert unlocks after completing the Vault bundles (42,500g) or buying the Joja Bus repair. It contains the Skull Cavern, Sandy's Oasis shop, the Desert Trader, and the path to the Galaxy Sword.
Getting to the Desert
- Bus: Repair via Vault bundles or Joja membership. Departs at 10:10am, costs nothing
- Warp Totem: Desert: Crafted (Iridium Bar, Coconut, Cactus Fruit) or bought from Desert Trader
- Desert Obelisk: Buy from Wizard for 1,000,000g (instant warp from farm)
- Last bus home leaves at 5pm; staying past midnight costs you nothing but sleep time
Skull Cavern
Overview
- Requires the Skull Key (reach floor 120 in the regular Mines)
- Infinite floors - no elevator checkpoints
- Primary source of Iridium Ore
- Iridium nodes become more common the deeper you go
- Reaching floor 100 triggers a special event with Mr. Qi
Skull Cavern Strategy
Preparation Checklist
- Weapon: Galaxy Sword or better (see below)
- Food: Lots of Gold Star Cheese, Spicy Eel, or Lucky Lunch
- Bombs: 50-100 Mega Bombs (craft or buy from Dwarf)
- Staircases: Craft from 99 Stone each, or trade Jade at Desert Trader on Sundays
- Warp Totem: Use Desert Totem to arrive at 6am instead of 10:10am
- Rings: Iridium Band + Burglar's Ring (or combined ring)
- Luck: Only go on high-luck days (check TV)
Deep Dive Tips
- Bomb clusters of rocks; look for holes/shafts that skip 3-15 floors
- Use staircases on infested/spiral floors to avoid wasting time
- Prioritize going deeper over mining - Iridium is more common below floor 50
- Serpents drop Spicy Eel - fight them for food resupply
- Mummies can only be killed with bombs after knocked down
- At floor 100+, Iridium nodes appear in large clusters
Monsters in Skull Cavern
| Monster | HP | Damage | Notable Drops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serpent | 150 | 23 | Spicy Eel, Bomb, Red Cabbage Seeds |
| Mummy | 260 | 30 | Solar Essence, Cloth (need bomb to finish) |
| Iridium Bat | 300 | 30 | Iridium Ore, Bomb |
| Iridium Crab | 300 | 33 | Iridium Ore, Iridium Bar (rare) |
| Royal Serpent (1.6) | 300+ | 30 | Multi-segment serpent, bonus drops per segment |
| Pepper Rex | 300 | 25 | Dinosaur Egg (rare), Prehistoric floors |
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Galaxy Sword
How to Get the Galaxy Sword
- Obtain a Prismatic Shard (rare drop from Iridium nodes, Mystic Stones, monsters, Omni Geodes)
- Take the Prismatic Shard to the three pillars in the Desert (northeast area)
- Stand in the center of the pillars holding the Prismatic Shard
- The shard is consumed and you receive the Galaxy Sword (80 damage)
- After obtaining it, Galaxy Hammer and Galaxy Dagger become purchasable from the Adventurer's Guild
Sandy's Oasis Shop
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starfruit Seeds | 400g | Best non-Ancient Fruit crop. Wine sells for 3,150g+ (Iridium) |
| Rhubarb Seeds | 100g | Good Spring crop, sells for 220g |
| Beet Seeds | 20g | Fall crop, needed for Sugar |
| Cactus Seeds | 150g | Grows indoors (Greenhouse), Cactus Fruit (75g) |
| Coconut | Foraged | Found on ground in Desert, not sold by Sandy |
Desert Trader
Best Desert Trader Deals
- Sunday: Staircase for 1 Jade (farm Jade in Crystalariums!)
- Tuesday: Triple Shot Espresso for 1 Coffee
- Thursday: Warp Totem: Desert for 3 Omni Geodes
- Saturday: Magic Rock Candy for 3 Prismatic Shards
- Daily: Spicy Eel for 1 Ruby
- Daily: Various Warp Totems for Omni Geodes