In Fields of Mistria, you'll have lots to take care of from tending your farm to exploring the mines. This work can be overwhelming and tedious at times, but blessings from a long-forgotten god can help. As you go about your daily duties, you'll earn points to purchase skills that will save you time and resources.
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Updated March 12, 2025 by Zoë J. Osik: In the 1.3 update, nine new tier four skills were added. If you grind your skills to level 45, you can unlock these unique perks to make life even easier on the farm. Take a look and see how they can help you!
All Skills And Where To Find Them
While you start off as a capable farmer, you can enhance your skills further as you practice and grow. However, these skills don't come free. You'll have to earn them through hard work, and not all skills will be available right away.
As you level up, new tiers of skills will become available.
After uncovering the Caldarus statue with Eiland on your farm, you can start collecting Essence which is used to purchase new skills. There are two Caldarus statues to purchase from, and they offer a different variety of skills.
Caldarus Farm Statue
The Caldarus statue on your farm is initially hidden behind a tree, but Eiland will help you cut it down. This statue is the easiest to reach, and it offers the most skills to unlock. Below are the different skills you can purchase on your farm:
Tier
Category
Skills
Description
Cost
Tier 1
(Level 1)
Archeology
Museum Quality I
Digging up uncommon Artifacts will become more likely.
20 Essence
Unpeatable
Digging up Peat, Sod, and Clay will sometimes drop double the usual amount.
10 Essence
Sunken Secrets
Dive spots can now contain Sunken Artifacts.
15 Essence
Western Ruins Scholar
An additional Dig Site will appear daily at the Western Ruins.
15 Essence
Blacksmithing
Copper Expert
The amount of Copper Ore required to craft Copper Ingots is reduced by one.
15 Essence
Time Sensitive I
The craft time for all blacksmithing recipes is reduced by 10 minutes.
10 Essence
Sharp Blacksmithing
Crafting a weapon will occasionally result in a bonus Sharp Infusion, granting it an additional +1 Attack Power.
20 Essence
Fortified Blacksmithing
Crafting Armor will occasionally result in a bonus Fortified Infusion, which grants you an additional +4 HP when worn.
20 Essence
Cooking
Waste Not Want Not
Cooking a dish will occasionally return one of its ingredients afterward.
15 Essence
Time To Eat I
The Cook Time for all cooking recipes is reduced by 10 minutes.
10 Essence
Restorative Cooking
Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Restorative Infusion, granting an HP and Stamina regen buff.
20 Essence
Taste Maker
Cooking Recipes will sometimes drop from Treasure Chests in the Mines.
15 Essence
Farming
Prepared Picker
Harvesting a Forageable will occasionally drop a Seed version if it can be grown.
10 Essence
A Day Well Spent
Going to bed with zero stamina gives a stamina boost the next day.
20 Essence
Green Thumb
Planting a seed will sometimes also water the soil of the targeted tile.
15 Essence
Refreshing
Watering a crop will sometimes refund the stamina used.
10 Essence
Fishing
Weedline Watcher
Fishing up Junk will become less likely.
15 Essence
Aquatic Antiquities
Aquatic Artifacts can sometimes be fished up.
20 Essence
Appealing Reeling
Fish will become attracted to your Bobber from a greater range.
10 Essence
Catch of the Day
Catching a fish will sometimes refund the Stamina used.
15 Essence
Ranching
Feeding Frenzy
Hay and Grass Seeds drop at double the usual amount from cutting grass.
15 Essence
Close Bond
Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day will receive an extra Heart Point increase.
25 Essence
Barnyard Bounty I
Chickens and Cows will sometimes drop extra Produce.
30 Essence
Currency of Care
When animals eat crops, either by hand feeding or by grazing, they will drop Shiny Beads.
25 Essence
Woodcrafting
Hammer Timing I
The craft time for all crafting recipes will be reduced by 10 minutes.
10 Essence
Lumberjack I
Breaking a branch will sometimes drop an extra piece of wood.
15 Essence
Masonry I
Breaking a rock will sometimes drop an extra piece of stone.
15 Essence
Forager
Chopping down a tree will occasionally drop a seasonal forageable.
20 Essence
Tier 2
(Level 15)
Archeology
Sunken Treasure
Treasure Chests are now more likely to appear when diving.
35 Essence
Stoneturner
Artifacts will sometimes drop from breaking rocks in the Mines.
40 Essence
Eastern Road Scholar
An additional dig site will appear daily on the Eastern Road.
50 Essence
Pursuit
Digging up Peat, Sod, or Clay increases your chances of finding an Uncommon or Rare Artifact the next time.
45 Essence
Blacksmithing
Iron Expert
The amount of Iron Ore required to craft Iron Ingots is reduced by one.
50 Essence
Time Sensitive II
The craft time for all blacksmithing recipes will reduce by an extra 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 20 minutes.
50 Essence
Leech Blacksmithing
Crafting a weapon will occasionally result in a bonus Leech Infusion which restores 1 HP each time it's used to attack a monster.
45 Essence
Lightweight Blacksmithing
Crafting a tool will occasionally result in a bonus Lightweight Infusion, occasionally dropping Stamina orbs on use.
45 Essence
Cooking
Award Winning
Cooked Dishes given as Liked Gifts will reward more Heart Points than before.
45 Essence
Likeable Cooking
Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Likeable Infusion, turning the item into a Universally Liked gift.
50 Essence
Seasoned
Finding Uncommon or rarer Forageables will be more likely.
45 Essence
Time to Eat II
The Cook Time for all cooking recipes will be reduced by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 20 minutes.
50 Essence
Farming
Bountiful
Watering a crop will occasionally drop a seed version of it.
60 Essence
Heavy Duty
Tilling the soil will sometimes drop a piece of Stone or Wood.
30 Essence
Well Watered
Watered crops will occasionally retain their water through the next day.
50 Essence
Nice Swing
Grants a chance that tilling refunds the stamina is uses.
50 Essence
Fishing
Lucky Haul
Catching a fish will sometimes drop double the amount.
50 Essence
Perfect Catch
Uncommon and rare fish will become more common.
40 Essence
School Crasher
Swimming into a school of fish will drop half its contained items without spending Stamina.
50 Essence
Unexpected Haul
Treasure Boxes will become more likely to appear when fishing.
40 Essence
Ranching
Welcome Home I
Newly bought or born animals will start at one Heart Level.
20 Essence
Feed Prepper
The craft time for animal feed is reduced by 10 minutes.
40 Essence
Currency of Care II
Animals that have been pet and fed for the day will sometimes drop Shiny Beads the next day in addition to produce.
50 Essence
Discount Treats
Heart shaped treats sold by Hayden will have a 10 percent price reduction.
40 Essence
Woodcrafting
Hammer Timing II
The craft time for all crafting recipes will reduce by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 20 minutes.
50 Essence
Natural
Chopping down any tree will occasionally drop Hardwood.
20 Essence
Quality Crafting
Crafting and item will occasionally result in a bonus Quality Infusion, granting it a 10 percent higher selling price.
95 Essence
Working With the Grain
Crafting an item will occasionally return one of its ingredients afterward.
60 Essence
Tier 3
(Level 30)
Archeology
Back in Vogue
Artifacts will now sell for 25 percent more tesserae.
80 Essence
Natural Beauty
Biome Furniture Recipes will sometimes drop from Dig Sites in the Mines.
85 Essence
Well Placed
Out of Place Artifacts will sometimes drop from Dig Sites in the overworld.
70 Essence
Museum Quality II
Digging up Rare Artifacts will be more likely.
75 Essence
Blacksmithing
Empowered I
Crafting a tool, weapon, or armor will be more likely to result in an available Infused version.
65 Essence
Hasty Blacksmithing
Crafting armor will occasionally result in a bonus Hasty Infusion, which grants you a 4 percent Speed Bonus when worn.
75 Essence
Silver Expert
The amount of Silver Ore required to craft Silver Ingots is reduced by one.
75 Essence
Time Sensitive III
The craft time for all blacksmithing recipes is reduced by another 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 30 minutes.
50 Essence
Cooking
A Way to the Heart
Cooked Dishes given as Loved Gifts will reward more Heart Points than before.
75 Essence
Dinner for Two
Cooking a dish will sometimes create a bonus dish.
80 Essence
Speedy Cooking
Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Speedy Infusion, granting a Speed Boost buff when consumed.
70 Essence
Time To Eat III
The Cook Time for all cooking recipes will be reduced by another 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 30 minutes.
70 Essence
Farming
Living off the Land
Harvesting a crop will occasionally drop a cooked dish that uses the crop.
95 Essence
Superb Sower
You can now charge your seeds to spread them in a wider area.
100 Essence
Harvest Time
Slow-growing crops now reach their first-time harvest a day earlier.
90 Essence
Prize Winning
Harvesting crops will occasionally drop coins based on 5 percent of their selling price.
90 Essence
Fishing
Full Class I
Fish schools will all contain an additional fish.
75 Essence
Legendary
Legendary fish can now appear when the season and weather conditions are right.
80 Essence
Treasure Trove
You can no longer catch Wooden Treasure Boxes, but you're more likely to catch a higher tier Treasure Box.
70 Essence
Weedline Watcher II
Fishing up Junk is even less likely now.
75 Essence
Ranching
Currency of Care III
Animals can now be fed cooked dishes and will reward more Shiny Beads based on the dish's star level.
75 Essence
Welcome Home II
Newly bought or born animals will start at Heart Level two.
70 Essence
Barnyard Bounty II
Ducks and Horses will sometimes drop extra produce.
80 Essence
Woodcrafting
Material World
Material drops from breakables in the Mines now drop twice as much.
75 Essence
Steady Supplies
Sod, Peat, and Cattails can now be purchased at the Carpenter's Shop.
70 Essence
Set Pieces
Crafting an item can occasionally give you two of it.
80 Essence
Hammer Timing III
The craft time for all crafting recipes will reduce by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 30 minutes.
50 Essence
Tier 4
(Level 45)
Archeology
Former Farmers
A dig site will appear daily on your farm with a new artifact set for you to collect.
155 Essence
Museum Quality III
You have a better chance to dig up Legendary Artifacts.
140 Essence
Back in Vogue II
Artifacts now sell for 25 percent more tesserae.
145 Essence
Blacksmithing
Empowered II
Crafting tools, weapons, or armor is more likely to result in an infused version.
155 Essence
Gold Expert
The amount of gold ore required to craft gold ingots is reduced by one.
150 Essence
Tireless Blacksmithing
Crafting armor will occasionally result in the tireless infusion, which increases your stamina when worn.
155 Essence
Time Sensitive IV
The craft time for all blacksmithing recipes will reduce by another ten minutes, bringing the total reduction to 40 minutes.
150 Essence
Cooking
Lovable Cooking
Cooking dishes will occasionally result in the Love Infusion bonus, turning the dish into a Universally Loved gift.
155 Essence
Snacktime
The time it takes to eat is cut in half.
145 Essence
Caffeine Crimes
Consuming items with the Speedy infusion will double the duration and speed boost.
155 Essence
Magical Meals
Cooking a four star dish or higher will occasionally result in a bonus mana infusion which restores a mana orb when consumed.
155 Essence
Farming
Sickle Sword
You can harvest crops more quickly with the sword.
150 Essence
Ornamental
Harvesting crops and forageables will sometimes drop recipes for making furniture versions of the plant.
145 Essence
Perfect Pollinators
Legendary bugs will appear more frequently.
155 Essence
Fishing
Appealing Reeling II
Fish are more attracted to your bobber from a greater range.
155 Essence
Frenzy
When you catch a fish, a school will occasionally spawn nearby.
150 Essence
What A Catch
Fish are more likely to drop tesserae worth 10 percent of their value when you catch them.
145 Essence
Ranching
The Bell Tolls
You'll unlock the Big Bell crafting recipe. When crafted and rung, the Big Bell calls out and/or sends all animals into their buildings.
155 Essence
Maximum Milling
Crafting animal feed at the mill will occasionally drop an additional item of the same kind.
150 Essence
Barnyard Bounty III
Sheep and Rabbits will occasionally drop extra produce.
145 Essence
Woodcrafting
Treemendous
Chopping down trees and stumps now drops double the wood.
155 Essence
Underground Inspiration
Coral and Crystals now drop materials more frequently.
145 Essence
Deliberate Debris
Farm debris will spawn half as much, and the perk can be toggled on and off.
150 Essence
Lumberjack II
Breaking a branch, cutting down a tree, or chopping a stump will always drop an extra piece of wood.
155 Essence
Caldarus Mines Statue
The second Caldarus statue becomes available after unlocking the Mines. You'll find it's a bit broken, but still functional. While you can't talk to Caldarus here, you can still offer Essence to unlock skills. Below are the available options at this statue:
Tier
Category
Skill
Description
Cost
Tier 1
(Level 1)
Combat
Guardian's Shield
Once per day, the first hit you take is nullified.
10 Essence
True Strike
Your attacks will occasionally become Critical, doing double damage in the Mines.
20 Essence
Jump Attack
Jumping and then attacking mid-air will damage enemies in a small radius.
15 Essence
Well Armed
Biome-unique armor and weapons will sometimes drop Treasure Chests in the Mines.
15 Essence
Mining
Earth Breaker
Breaking a rock in the Mines will occasionally destroy all other rocks in a 1x3 area around it.
20 Essence
Ore-riginal
Biome-specific ore will sometimes drop from breaking rocks in the Mines.
25 Essence
Reclaimer
Biome-specific furniture will sometimes drop from Treasure Chests in the Mines.
15 Essence
Treasure Hunter
Treasure Floors will sometimes appear in the Mines.
20 Essence
Tier 2
(Level 15)
Combat
Quick Footed
Blue Sapling pools will grant a short Speed Boost rather than slow you down.
45 Essence
What an Offer
Using an Offering Shrine will bestow a short HP and Stamina Regen buff in addition to their usual effect.
45 Essence
Generous in Defeat
Monsters will occasionally drop twice as many items when defeated.
50 Essence
Dungeon Delicacies
Certain cooked dishes will occasionally drop from treasure chests in the Mines.
45 Essence
Mining
Iron Hound
Breaking a node of Iron will sometimes drop an extra piece of Iron.
50 Essence
True Blue
Breaking a Sapphire node will sometimes drop an extra Sapphire.
45 Essence
Treasured
Treasure Chests will become more likely to appear in the Mines.
45 Essence
Mine Time
Movement speed will increase for 10 seconds when you first enter a new floor.
50 Essence
Tier 3
(Level 30)
Combat
Perfect Prefix
The infusion power of Infused Weapons will double.
80 Essence
Rocking
Clod projectiles that are reflected back are now much more likely to land a critical hit.
70 Essence
In Motion
Defeating a monster will sometimes grant a brief Speed Buff.
75 Essence
Out of Juice
Enchanterns now briefly freeze in place after discharging.
70 Essence
Mining
Resonance
Defeating an enemy can break a nearby rock.
75 Essence
Earth Breaker II
Breaking a rock in the Mines will occasionally destroy all other rocks in a 1x3 area around it and is more likely to occur.
80 Essence
Silver Seeker
Breaking a Silver node occasionally drop an extra piece of Silver.
85 Essence
Fantastic Finds
You can no longer find Wooden Chests, but you are more likely to find higher tiers of Treasure Chests.
80 Essence
Tier 4
(Level 45)
Combat
Sonic Boom
If you attack the Essence Bat's sonic attack, you'll unleash a Sonic Boom damaging all enemies around you.
160 Essence
Gift Exchange
When you throw an item into a resting Mimic Chest, it will drop two items instead of one.
155 Essence
Mining
Lost To History
Ritual Chamber Floors will occasionally appear in the Mines.
155 Essence
Good as Gold
Breaking a Gold Node will sometimes drop an extra piece of Gold.
150 Essence
Refined Rockery
The craft time for all stone refinery recipes is reduced by 10 minutes.
150 Essence
Break One, Get Two
Crafting a recipe at the stone refinery will occasionally create a bonus crafted item.
155 Essence
How To Farm Essence
Essence is the currency needed to purchase new skills from the Caldarus statues. You can find Essence by going about your normal tasks, like farming, fishing, and mining.
The best ways to get Essence quickly are to either clear out the debris around your farm or comb through the early floors of the mines with upgraded tools.
You'll get a lot more Essence in the mines as you craft better tools, so spend a day or two in there to go on a shopping spree later!
You'll notice little purple orbs when you do your daily tasks, so make sure to pick them up to collect the Essence. If you miss it, you can always come back later to get it since Essence won't despawn.
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