Defense

Defense is a statistic that affects how much damage the player takes. It can be affected in a variety of ways.

Cooking

These cooked dishes temporarily increase Defense.

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Buff(s)	Buff Duration	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price Autumn's Bounty A taste of the season. Information Source Cooking • Exotic Foraging Bundle Buff(s) Foraging (+2) Defense (+2) Buff Duration 7m 41s Energy / Health 220 99 Sell Price 350g Qi Seasoning 396 178 525g Recipe Recipe Source(s) Demetrius (Mail - 7+ ) Ingredients Yam (1) Pumpkin (1) {{#seo:	keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Defense, gift	site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki	type=article	title=Defense - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Crab Cakes Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown. Information Source Cooking Iridium Crab (50%) Buff(s) Speed (+1) Defense (+1) Buff Duration 16m 47s Energy / Health 225 101 Sell Price 275g Qi Seasoning 405 182 412g Recipe Recipe Source(s) The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 2 Ingredients Crab (1) Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1) Oil (1) {{#seo:	keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Defense, gift	site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki	type=article	title=Defense - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Eggplant Parmesan Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful. Information Source Cooking Buff(s) Mining (+1) Defense (+3) Buff Duration 4m 39s Energy / Health 175 78 Sell Price 200g Qi Seasoning 315 141 300g Recipe Recipe Source(s) Lewis (Mail - 7+ ) Ingredients Eggplant (1) Tomato (1) {{#seo:	keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Defense, gift	site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki	type=article	title=Defense - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Pumpkin Soup A seasonal favorite. Information Source Cooking Buff(s) Defense (+2) Luck (+2) Buff Duration 7m 41s Energy / Health 200 90 Sell Price 300g Qi Seasoning 360 162 450g Recipe Recipe Source(s) Robin (Mail - 7+ ) Ingredients Pumpkin (1) Milk (1) {{#seo:	keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Defense, gift	site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki	type=article	title=Defense - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Stuffing Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage. Information Source Cooking • Festival of Ice • Bookseller Buff(s) Defense (+2) Buff Duration 5m 35s Energy / Health 170 76 Sell Price 165g Qi Seasoning 306 137 247g Recipe Recipe Source(s) Pam (Mail - 7+ ) Ingredients Bread (1) Cranberries (1) Hazelnut (1) {{#seo:	keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Defense, gift	site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki	type=article	title=Defense - Stardew Valley Wiki }}

Events

These events give Buffs that affect Defense.

Image	Buff Name	Effect	Event	Buff Duration
	Jinxed	Defense (−8)	Being hit by a Shadow Shaman's fireball.	8s
	Yoba's Blessing	Invincibility	Being hit by an enemy while wearing a Ring of Yoba.	5s

Equipment

The following equipment affects Defense.

Image	Name	Effect
	Silver Saber	Defense (+1)
	Forest Sword	Defense (+1)
	Iron Edge	Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+3)
	Claymore	Speed (−4) Defense (+2)
	Templar's Blade	Defense (+1)
	Neptune's Glaive	Speed (−1) Defense (+2) Weight (+4)
	Yeti Tooth	Defense (+4) Crit. Power (+10)
	Lava Katana	Defense (+3) Crit. Power (+25)
	Tundra Boots	Defense (+2) Immunity (+1)
	Thermal Boots	Defense (+1) Immunity (+2)
	Firewalker Boots	Defense (+3) Immunity (+3)
	Combat Boots	Defense (+3)
	Space Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+4)
	Cowboy Boots	Defense (+2) Immunity (+2)
	Dark Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+2)
	Genie Shoes	Defense (+1) Immunity (+6)
	Leather Boots	Defense (+1) Immunity (+1)