Staircase

Staircase
Use this to move down a level in the mines.
Information
Source:	Crafting Desert Trader
Sell Price:	Cannot be sold
Crafting
Recipe Source:	Mining (Level 2)
Ingredients:	Stone (99)

The Staircase is a craftable item used to instantly create a ladder that leads down one level in The Mines or Skull Cavern. It cannot be placed on level 0 or 120 of the mines.

Staircases work just like the game-supplied down-ladders. Each one works only for one use. If you leave the mine or return to a higher level and look for one you placed earlier, you will find that it is gone. In addition, once a staircase has been placed, it cannot be picked up again, even if it has not been used.

If you do not have enough Stone to craft a staircase, you can buy Stone from Robin at the Carpenter's Shop. In game year 1, the cost is 99 Stones × 20g = 1,980g per staircase. In game year 2+, the cost is 99 Stones × 100g = 9,900g per staircase. The Desert Trader will trade staircases for one Jade each on Sundays.

Tips

• Use a staircase to evade one or more monster fights. Some mine levels can be especially challenging. Consider upgrading your weapon instead, though.
• Use staircases in the Skull Cavern to descend quickly to lower levels for greater chances of valuable items, like Iridium Ore and Prismatic Shards.
• When rapid descending/monster evading in the Skull Cavern note that staircases cannot be placed on the brickwork patterns and tillable areas in the floors of the cavern.

Secret

Placing a staircase in the pants slot of the player's inventory turns it into a secret clothing item.

History

• 1.4: Staircases can now be stacked in a player's inventory and in chests.