Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod
Collects energy from lightning storms and turns it into battery packs.
Information
Source	Crafting
Season	Spring • Summer • Fall
Sell Price	Cannot be sold
Crafting
Recipe Source	Foraging (Level 6)
Ingredients	Iron Bar (1) Refined Quartz (1) Bat Wing (5)

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Lightning Rod, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Lightning Rod - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Lightning Rod creates a Battery Pack the day after getting hit by lightning during a storm. It is not necessary for the player to be on the farm when the lightning strike happens.

Since rods do not protect a specific area, the exact placement of a rod on the farm has no bearing on its chance to intercept a lightning strike. A Lightning Rod has a very good chance of intercepting a lightning bolt if it isn't already processing one.

Since each rod only protects the farm from harm if it is not already processing a previous lightning strike, it is advisable to place multiple rods on the farm. The number of lightning strikes during one day is random.

A lightning rod is the reward for completing the 10,000 Bundle in the Vault.

Notes

• Though it is possible to place lightning rods outside of the farm map, they will never get hit by lightning there, and thus will produce no battery packs.
• Storms (and thus lightning) never occur in Winter.
• More lightning will strike the longer you stay awake, necessitating more lightning rods.

History

• 1.4: Lightning Rods are now ready to harvest the day after a storm, instead of 24 hours later. Lighting Rods can now be stacked in inventories and chests.