Stardew Valley is the type of game where you're free to do whatever you want with your days, from farming to socializing to battling monsters. If you're into life simulator games like Stardew Valley, it's almost guaranteed that you'll be spending hours upon hours on them. But there's only so much the game can offer before you start to feel like it's getting stale.
That's why the mods are a blessing. Since Stardew Valley isn't a game that focuses on fighting, its combat might not be your favorite thing. But there are a bunch of mods that help spice up the experience, whether in function or simply in fashion.
7 Fastestboi's Additional Weapons
Each weapon in Stardew Valley has different strengths and functions, but there isn't a lot to choose from. Fastestboi's Additional Weapons by Fastestboi adds seven new weapons for you to try out. If you're tired of typical weapons like swords and daggers, many of these add more flair.
You can wield a baseball bat, a bloody butcher knife, and even wands that have randomized chances of hitting for low or high damage. The point of the mod is to add some fun without the weapons being overpowered, so you don't have to worry about that if you still want the normal challenge of Stardew Valley's battles.
6 Nightmare's Additional Weaponry
One slightly weak point of the weapons that Stardew Valley offers is that their looks are a little lackluster. Even the powerful ones don't look as cool as they sound. Nightmare's Additional Weaponry by zcsnightmare fixes that by giving you a ton of awesome skins for your weapons.
Some look suitable for a powerful barbarian, while others would match an evil overlord or magical girl perfectly. They're much more suited for roleplay purposes too, if that's your kind of thing.
There are 63 of these retextures in total, so there are bound to be at least a few you'll like.
5 Treasure Hoarder Weapons
Sometimes, you need a little extra incentive to put up with slaying monsters. Or maybe you just like using weapons that have bonus effects.
Either way, Treasure Hoarder Weapons by aedenthorn has got you covered. This mod adds three weapons based on the dagger, sword, and club that reward you with coins every time you hit or defeat a monster.
One of them even has a chance of dropping ores when a monster is defeated! Instead of having to farm for two separate things, this mod combines two aspects into one to quicken the pace. Plus, it just feels satisfying to see your results in the form of dropped coins.
4 Weapons On Display
With all the glorious weapon designs that other modders provide, it feels like a waste not to be able to share your collection with others. That's where the Weapons on Display mod by by GrendG comes in.
Stardew Valley lets you display some weapons on tables, and this mod allows you to do that with weapons too.
You can even have an entire room dedicated to displaying your weapons, sort of like a mini museum of deadliness. Being able to show off your style with weapons is definitely a unique choice, and it's honestly pretty cool.
3 Gorgeous Weapons
As previously mentioned, most of the weapon designs you get in the game lack a certain pizzazz. There are mods that give you a variety of different skins to make up for that, but what if you want the Galaxy Sword to actually look like a Galaxy Sword, just nicer? There's a mod for that, too.
Gorgeous Weapons by Kuya258369 keeps the concept of the weapon names while simply making them more like how you'd expect.
With this mod, weapons like the Dark Sword actually live up to their name in appearance. The modder even made an animation mod to go with this one, in case you wanted even more visual effects on the weapons.
2 Non-Lethal Weapons
There's a lot to do in Stardew Valley, and maybe killing monsters isn't your vibe. But you still need something to defend yourself with. Non-Lethal Weapons by Draylon lets you avoid any potential internal conflict with yourself by giving you two non-lethal weapons to use against monsters.
If you'd rather be a peaceful farmer, this is the mod for you.
It's also quite helpful for times when your slime hutch gets attacked. Since it's frustratingly easy to kill your own slimes while fending off monsters in there, these weapons will at least ensure they remain alive while you wack at your enemies.
1 Angel's Weapon Rebalance
Rather than adding more weapons or skins, Angel's Weapon Rebalance by ArchAngelKiragis basically revamps the way weapons and their drops work to make more sense. Swords aren't as overpowered, daggers have higher crit stats, and hammers repel enemies you hit away from you.
Weapon drops also make more sense with where you get them. You won't have to wonder why you got a weaker weapon drop on a more advanced floor than the one that dropped 50 floors ago.
Another goal of this mod is to make every weapon and profession viable, instead of the typical one everyone uses, you know the one. Needless to say, this mod can be a game-changer that breathes more life into Stardew Valley.