I’m in year 2, have 13 bars, a couple of purple sprinklers. I’m thinking of saving up for the desert totem. is there a better use? should I upgrade my pick
I typically focus first on things that give me more iridium: pickaxe (faster mining), crystalariums (jade = staircases and ruby = spicy eels), iridium band (big upgrade over either magnet or glowstone ring).
Then I upgrade the other important tools (axe, hoe, water can) and get iridium sprinklers, depending on which is more pressing in a certain playthrough. I only upgrade stuff like the pan or the trash can when I don’t know what to do with iridium any more.
Iridium pan gives you hella iridium returns, though.
It does but it’s unreliable; mining is faster once you have it set up properly.
Still, before hoe or watercan
Upgraded pick will save you time and energy, so absolutely.
You can get desert totems from the trader (in the desert), but I don’t remember what she wants for it. Not as much material as building one yourself.
Desert trader has totems for 3 omni geodes. Super cheap in my opinion. Just one good day in the mines can let you get like 20 totems.
I feel like the quality of life improvements of the iridium axe and pick are worth it.
I second upgrading your pick. Also I’d use the extra iridium for a few sprinklers :)
