Everyone: ancient seed! Me: yo, what was that first one?

You should donate your first ancient seed since Gunther gives you a plantable one along with the recipe, and then you can just throw the ancient fruit you grow into a seed maker to kickstart your empire

Flips table* I just gave my dino egg and the computer to Gunther before seeing this vid goddamnit.

Gunther literally gives you an ancient seed to plant after you donate it

*realizes I just gave him my first Ancient Doll* NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

To anyone who wants to know more about the terraria crossover the doll you have to throw in lava is a reference to the way you summon the wall of flesh, the bone serpent that comes out of the lava is an enemy in the game, the faraway stone is a reference to dungeon defenders which is a cross over in terraria and the meowmere is a post moon lord (final boss) sword that is a reference to the famous neon cat meme

Always donate your first ancient seed. You want to kickstart farming ancient fruit wine as soon as possible because it'll start carrying you about mid-year 3 and on if you want to *casually* optimize profit

Nothing gathers more youtube traction than that one mistaken info. Looking forward to more content

Dinosaur eggs are a really good source of income without processing them into Dinosaur Mayoniese once you get the Treasure Appraisal Guide. This book makes all artifacts sell x3 times more, making dinosaur eggs with regular quality sell for 1050g, only 70g less than the mayo with Artisan Goods (and 90g more than mayo without Artisan Goods), while every quality dino eggs from silver to iridium sells for a lot more than the mayo.

Always donate your first ancient seed. The faster you planet the more you harvest plus seed maker to get more

I think you have to donate your first ancient seed to Gunther to be able to plant it, he well give you the recipe so that if you find more, you can make them into ancient seeds.

Giving your first Ancient Seed to Gunther is how you get your first plantable seed & the recipe to make more, so I'd recommend not saving that one

you shouldnt keep the ancient seed or the ancient doll, donating the ancient seed artifact already gives you an ancient seed and the meowmere sword is WAY worse than the obsidian edge, which you get in floor 90.

For your first ancient seed donated to Gunther, he will give you both the recipe and an ancient seed

The seed is given to you as a reward though for donating :/

Waiting to get another ancient seed before donating the first one just so you have 2 ancient fruit plants to start with is insane because by the time you get the 2nd seed, you couldve gotten at least one harvest from the first one and made them into seeds via seed maker and resulting in 1-3 more ancient fruit seeds. Its just less efficient but you do you. This is a tip video for beginners so I wouldve given it a pass if they know how to try and grind to get ancient seed drops but even then its faster to just get the first seed in the museum immediately.

If you are planning to built a bunch of fish ponds you should check if they need specific minerals to be upgraded!

When you donate your first ancient seed it gives you a plantable version as well as thw recipe. I'm sure you've been told this, but I am also sure plenty of comments just said you're wrong and didn't explain why. Keep it up with the stardew content ❤️

When you donate the ancient seed it gives you the ability to create the seed AND a seed, you should donate it the moment you get it

Gunther does give you your ancient seed back alongside a recipe to turn any other ancient seeds you find into plantables

I just wanna make an argument that the Ancient seed is required to be donated to the museum cause you unlock the crafting recipe for it along with getting the plantable version as your donation reward, then any ancient seed you randomly find can then be crafted into the growable kind.

When you donate the ancient seed you get a free ancient seed(plantable) and it is better to start getting ancient fruit as soon as possible

"Dwarf gadget" Uh oh.. I donated it.. Whoops..

I think I'm the only one who didn't give the Prismatic Shard to the museum, I didn't give it to a bachelor or bachelorette, I didn't make a sword out of it, I just sold it because I only think about money- And now that I see these videos, I regret having done that.

As far as I know, you should give Gunther your first ancient seed because he gives you the recipe AND already crafted seed

no shot i get this short JUST as i donated my ancient doll 😭 ill have to find another now i never knew abt that sword hack !!!

Explains why the ancient doll sells for so much! I've played this game for a while and had no idea that was even a thing!

There's no point waiting for a second ancient seed. Even if you want to start with 2 seeds, it's gonna take the same amount of time whether you donate it or don't

Prismatic shard too!

I just started a play through and the 2nd fishing chest I got a Dino egg lmao. And in my last playthrough it took a few weeks lmao

Plenty of people have already said why keeping your first ancient fruit seed isn’t actually a good idea so I won’t touch on that, but keeping your first ancient doll isn’t really worth it either. The meowmere is a fun Easter egg but a subpar weapon. It’s outclassed by plenty of weapons you’ll have access to long before you can get the meowmere, as early as floor 55 where you unlock the Templar’s Blade at the Adventurer’s guild. Most players are just gonna throw it in a chest or put it on display somewhere. You can reforge the infinity blade to look like it, but by the time you unlock the forge, you’ll have found plenty more ancient dolls. It’s not that uncommon an artifact.

I thought they gave you a seed and the recipie when you turned in the ancient seed. I always turn my first one in, it's useless until you turn it un...

Me, who gave Gunther my 1st ancient doll and gave 2nd one to Jas as her birthday present just the other day: *Ah* I wish I had found this video sooner 😂 Thank you for these valuable information, I shall keep it in mind going forward.

Hi, massive stardew nerd here with almost 700 hours of playtime. The video is excellent but when you donate the ancient seed to Gunther he gives you the recipe and the seed packet. I started playing during 1.5 so maybe this was a 1.4 thing.

It gives a seed and a recipe plus even so the order doesn't matter you will still wait for a second one no matter

WHAT please tell me the ancient doll one is true

You get both the recipe and a seed pack from donating ancient seed, and the dwarf gadget comes in normal geodes and is fairly common, and by the time you are likely to get your first gadget you are still far away from even unlocking special orders.

You can make dragon egg mayonnaise with the dragon eggs and sell it for more. I just figured that out a couple days ago after selling a bunch of plain Dino eggs

I agree with the prismatic shard and dinosaur egg, but I'm not sure I fully agree with the others. The first one is fun for Terraria fans and long time Stardew Valley players, but the sword isn't particularly good. So for a beginner I think it can be fine to just donate it, especially if they haven't unlocked the sewers. Dwarf gadgets aren't that rare, and by the time I get the recipe I usually have more than one anyway. Though if you've already unlocked the sewers it might be a good idea to wait just in case. Donating the ancient seed you get a plantable seed and the recipe from Gunther, so the second you get another seed you can turn it into a plantable one. I always wait until I have the Greenhouse unlocked though, that way it'll make plenty of fruit for my seed maker. But I'm team starfruit so I don't really need that many. But it really depends on the player!

Do you know Gunther gives you a few ancient seeds That you can plant in the ground I know that's at least for pre 1.5 I don't know before.

me seeing this after donating the dinosaur egg, the doll, and the dwarf gadget...

i knew it, keeping the first one to your self was a good idea😂

instead of the ancient fruit, i think an item (mineral) to keep as soon as you find it would be the >>marble

When you donate an ancient seed to gunther he does give you both the recipe and an ancient seeds (the one you can plant) so just donate when you get it it’s fine. Plus it is kinda useless without the recipe since it is just a random artifact without it. While the other artifacts on this list have uses outside of donating to gunther. Ancient seed’s use only comes from donating it to gunther

YO I didnt knew about throwing Ancient Doll on Lava Pond. Thanks a lot

Btw, you can get as many far away stones as you want (idk if you can after getting the meowmere sword) and they sell for more than an ancient doll so its a nice way to get extra cash Ancient Doll is 60g Far Away Stone is 500g

jokes on you, obtained a second prismaric shard before repairing the bus (I've already given the first one), and Günther give you back, so to speak, the seed but as an actual seed and the recipee (literally is best give the seed as soon you get it).

Aw, i already gave him my dwarf gadget

Another good one to keep is marbe. Well its useful if you're going for perfection and need to craft everything. It is needed in a recepie

Oh god, regret is kicking in

speaking as a crafter (knitting, crochet, sewing) first and tattoo enthusiast second: patchwork is things connecting or close together. its not a quilt if you have empty space between the fabric 🙃

When you give him the ancient seed he gives you a seed packet AND the recipe so you can give him the first one

My first ever playthrough, i wanted to go in mostly blind so other than the initial videos that got me interested in the game, i didnt watch anything else... Week 1 of my first world, my first donation to gunther was a dragon egg cuz i didnt know what it was. It took till year 2 for me to find a second, smh.

It's actually recommended to donate the first ancient seed as you are given a reward of a plantable seed for donating the non plantable one

Spoilers! #1 is a bit of a mid-game thing. You need to reach i think level 80-100, the one with the red lake, and then take it to the Wizard's basement, which is only unlocked after a couple hearts with the wizard, which can take a while. Meowmere is also not that great of a sword, its only good for aesthetics or collecting, not for actual use much. I wouldn't worry too much about saving it or the dwarf gadget, but also there's no rush to finish the museum either, it'll take a while either ways. #2 DONATE YOUR FIRST ANCIENT SEED. By donating it, you get the recipe for the ancient seeds that can be planted AND one ancient seed to plant. Ancient seeds are pretty rare finds, you don't have to wait to get another one, you should donate it and plant it/save it for spring, or at the very least summer. #3 & #4 Absolutely save your prismatic shards & your first dinosaur egg. Prismatic shard is one of the rarest things in the game. Dino egg is just a really good produce maker. Also incubate the ostrich egg first to get ostriches, and just donate the ones they lay. #5 is pretty mid-game too, you unlock special orders in fall of year 1, and farm computers don't really have much use? Moneymaking wise at least.

Guys! Don’t save the first ancient seed this is just their opinion!

Every one says either prismatic shard or ancient seed, but all these items are pretty good to keep. Thanks

For the ancient seed? You donate it. They give you the recipe AND a plantable crop.

Give guther your first ancient seed to guther he'll give you one to plant then toss it in a seed maker

You will find a lot of ancient seeds in the mines and the cart sells them too. Don’t bother, Gunter will give you one anyway and the recipe to use ancient seeds. Same with the dolls, in all my farms so far I have found at least 2, and in one I have like 4. You can also gift the doll to the kids and they like it. The egg, the gadget and the prismatic shard yes, keep them.

no donate your first ancient seed you get an ancient seed pack fron donating your first seed

Diamond, so that you can toss it in a crystallarium and give Gunther one of the copies They're a loved gift for 8 NPCs plus they sell pretty well

Save ur first basalt as well if ur planning to have a lava eel pond

Only agree with dinosaur egg and prismatic shard tbh - the Meowmere is cute but not that great as a sword, iirc. You'll get plenty Ancient Dolls to still get it later if you want to maybe use it as a cosmetic overwrite for your weapon after unlocking the forge. I'd even say to definitely donate the first ancient seed bevause you'll get one back + the recipe (as others havr mentioned). The farm fomputer is another item you wont need/which isn't that useful until later and you will probably get more dwarf gagdets until you unlock the recipe :D

you also need the ancient doll for remixed bundles.

Me yesterday: *finds a random doll and gives it to Gunther, thinking he’d just tell me about it or I can take it back* Cannongov: “Keep the first and donate the second because you can’t get it back..” Me: “…F*CK!” My mother: ITS 2 AM! GO TO SLEEP

You CAN take it back. I somehow got my prismatic shard back.

donating the ancient sed gives you ancient seeds tho

For a second I groaned knowing I already donated my ancient doll, and then I remembered I play on console

you can't plant the first ancient seed; unless you donate it first. I learned this the hard way years ago.

I wish I knew this I literally gave Gunther my ancient doll five minutes ago

Definitely donate your first ancient seed. You will get the recipe as well as a plantable seed after you donate it.

Little tip for my mobile players. You actually can reclaim items from the museum. I'm not sure if it's going to get patched out though.

You know what would be a really weird interaction is if you had to have the green stone thing and the meowmere in terraria then you can use the faraway stone in Stardew and it removes your meowmere from terraria It is a semi-hard item to get in terraria but it could be yet another nod to Stardew in terraria I do think it’s the first nod to terraria in Stardew though which is interesting seeing how many there are in terraria

I accidentally turned my dino egg into mayonnaise before I upgraded my coop

Nah, Gunther ALWAYS get the first one of everything. Museum is top priority for me 😂

And here i thought this game was just a farm sim that people liked

appreciate the tips, don't appreciate the spoilers...

Donate the first ancient seed to gunther what? You get a plantable ancient seed and the recipe when you donate it to him

I need to get the faraway stone I didn't know about it

the egg one would have been great to know before I donated it. I started playing like, 5 days ago

You should give the ancient seed right away, it gives you both the recipe AND a seed. With the seed maker then you can have lot more seeds!

Actually, after you donate an ancient seed, you get a plantable seed as a reward so yes, donate your first ancient seed

I made the mistake of handing in my first dino egg, I got it from a fishing chest and thought it was just another artifact that served no purpose

I wish I new about the dwarf gadget cuz I regret donating that so bad lmao.

I've been playing the game for YEARS... how did I not know about the ancient doll. Fr thought it was a troll post 😂

I feel like ancient seed doesn't make sense here. Gunther gives you ancient seeds for donating and after that, you can just get more ancient seeds from either harvesting the one you have, seed makers, or finding more as artifacts. Not really a great reason not to give the first one to gunther.

When I got my first Dino egg, I donated it. I regreted it immediately, and had to get one manually. 😢😮

bro i found 3 dolls in one day, first year

I would say unless you really want the meowmere sword, id wait for a second doll to get it. Youd be better off furthering the museum then getting a low level sword.

Uhhh , i the prismatic shard in the regular mines , i grind at floor 110 for gold to get more money but got a prismatic shard from a special rock in that mine

I gave the Dwarf Gadget ... yesterday...

Threw the ancient doll only to realize its not available on the mobile app yet so I wasted it thanks to you 😔

Hey love! Just wanted to let you know that you definitely CAN get anything you donate to Gunther back ON MOBILE! It’s a weird exception but I’ve accidentally taken multiple things home while I was donating and had to run back since “Gunther now had to tell me more about them” again😹

DAMMIT THE DINAUSAUR EGGGG!!!! I DONATED IT 😭😭😭

I knew about the prismatic shard but I never knew about the dwarf computer or the doll but I think that dull requires 1.6 right in order to throw it in and it's not yet on console. Also I'm failing to understand why it matters which ancient seed you keep because you still are waiting for your second one

or be me: get an antient seed on floor 3, day 6 on spring 1. Donate it to gunther to plant the antient seed. Keep one fruit so i can turn it into more seeds when winter passes...And then get another antient seed in the same season. I am not joking, this happened

Donate the anciant seed, Gunther gives you a plantable anciant seed as a reward

The meowmere is only achievable on the PC in the 1.6 update which isn’t on other consoles yet.

Aka, things I wish I knew without having to find out the hard way 😭😭😭😭😭