Minerals

Ruby

Ruby quick answer

Ruby can be found from Trash Cans, Panning, Festival of the Winter Star, Ruby Nodes, Gem Nodes. It sells for 250g and is used for Gifting, Tailoring, Crystalarium. Donate one to the Museum before treating extras as flexible use items.

Good gift and trading item; keep one for the museum.

Name
Ruby
Sell price
250g
Uses
Gifting, Tailoring, Crystalarium
Museum donation
Yes

Locations

Trash CansPanningFestival of the Winter StarRuby NodesGem Nodes

Last checked: 2026-05-18 | Source: Stardew Valley Wiki

How to use this data

Use Ruby without losing museum progress

Mineral pages are most useful when they separate first-donation decisions from sell, gift, crafting, or fish pond choices.

  1. Donate the first copy before treating later copies as flexible resources.
  2. If the item came from a geode, decide whether your next mining day needs more geodes, ore, or ladder progress before spending more money at the Blacksmith.
  3. Use the locations field to choose the lowest-friction source instead of chasing every possible source at once.
  4. When a use is marked in the data, keep one spare until the related goal is complete.
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