Obstacles
Information
Type: Obstacle
Tool: Shovel
Royal Watering Can
Pickaxe
Companion
Friendship Reward:
Friendship.png 50 per Obstacle removed

Obstacles are objects in the Valley that impede movement and can be cleared to collect materials. Certain Obstacle types will appear in different Biomes initially, and some will respawn daily in certain Biomes after being cleared for the first time. Once spawned, Obstacles will persist until the player clears them.

Obstacles will block pathways and bridges to certain areas of Biomes, and the player must complete quests to upgrade Tools in order to remove the Obstacles. However, to circumvent this, the player can also opt to use furniture placement mode to move the Wishing Well access unlocked areas of Biomes that they cannot access by foot, or to move resources such as Flowers or Sticks to the accessible portion of the Biome.

Obstacle Variants

The below table lists all variants of Obstacles that appear in the game. The name listed in the "Obstacle" column is not an official name, but one used by the wiki in order to identify the different variants.

Dreamlight Valley Obstacles

Type Image Obstacle Yield Size Paving/ Placement Respawn Biomes Required Tool Tool Upgrade Quest
Rock Large Rock 1   Stone (4) 4x4 bare   Everywhere   Pickaxe n/a
Rock Large Rock 2   Stone (4) TBA bare   Everywhere   Pickaxe n/a
Rock Large Rock with Treasure   Yellow Reward Chest 4x4 unpaved, bare   Everywhere   Pickaxe n/a
Mushroom Patch Large Mushroom Patch with Treasure   Yellow Reward Chest 3x3 unpaved, bare   Peaceful Meadow
  Glade of Trust
  Sunlit Plateau
  Royal Watering Can (Upgrade 2)   The Final Trial   
Sea Debris Small Sea Debris   Sand (3) 2x2 unpaved, bare   Dazzle Beach   Pickaxe (Upgrade 1)   The Great Maui    
Sea Debris Large Sea Debris   Sand (8) 4x4 unpaved, bare   Dazzle Beach   Pickaxe (Upgrade 2)   A Tale of Stone and Fire   
Sea Debris Large Sea Debris with Treasure   Yellow Reward Chest 4x4 unpaved, bare   Dazzle Beach   Pickaxe (Upgrade 2)   A Tale of Stone and Fire   
Tree Stump Small Tree Stump   Softwood (3) 2x2 bare   Forest of Valor   Shovel (Upgrade 1)   An Icy Invitation   
Tree Stump Large Tree Stump   Softwood (4)
  Hardwood (2)
4x4 unpaved, bare   Forest of Valor   Shovel (Upgrade 1)   An Icy Invitation   
Tree Stump Large Tree Stump with Treasure   Yellow Reward Chest 4x4 unpaved, bare   Forest of Valor   Shovel (Upgrade 1)   An Icy Invitation   
Wildebeest Bones Small Wildebeest Bones 1 (with Skull)   Clay (2) 3x3* (missing 1 tile) default   Sunlit Plateau   Shovel (Upgrade 2)   Breaking Bones   
Wildebeest Bones Small Wildebeest Bones 2 (partial Skull)   Clay (2) 2x3 default   Sunlit Plateau   Shovel (Upgrade 2)   Breaking Bones   
Wildebeest Bones Small Wildebeest Bones 3 (no Skull)   Clay (2) 3x3 default   Sunlit Plateau   Shovel (Upgrade 2)   Breaking Bones   
Wildebeest Bones Large Wildebeest Bones 1 (with Skull)   Clay (4) 5x5 default   Sunlit Plateau   Shovel (Upgrade 3)   The Circle of Life   
Wildebeest Bones Large Wildebeest Bones 2 (no Skull)   Clay (4) 5x5 default   Sunlit Plateau   Shovel (Upgrade 3)   The Circle of Life   
Wildebeest Bones Large Wildebeest Bones with Treasure   Yellow Reward Chest 5x5 default   Sunlit Plateau   Shovel (Upgrade 3)   The Circle of Life   
Ice Block Ice Block   Snowball (2) 4x4 unpaved, bare   Frosted Heights   Pickaxe (Upgrade 3)   Breaking the Ice  
Ice Block Huge Ice Block   Snowball (4) 8x8 unpaved, bare   Frosted Heights   Pickaxe (Upgrade 4)   The Singing Ice   
Ice Block Huge Ice Block with Treasure   Yellow Reward Chest 8x8 unpaved, bare   Frosted Heights   Pickaxe (Upgrade 4)   The Singing Ice   

Eternity Isle Obstacles

Type Image Obstacle Yield Size Paving/ Placement Respawn Biomes Required Tool Tool Upgrade Quest
Splinters of Fate Splinters of Fate TBA TBA TBA
Swirling Sands Small Swirling Sands   Mist (47-55) TBA TBA TBA   Royal Hourglass (Upgrade 1)   The Flying Metal Nuisance    
Swirling Sands Large Swirling Sands   Mist (90-109) TBA TBA TBA   Royal Hourglass
  Large Swirling Sands Hourglass Potion (requires Hourglass Level 2)
Copper Rock Small Copper Rock   Copper (2) 2x2 bare TBA   Pickaxe (Upgrade 5)   The Secrets of Eternity Isle    
Copper Rock Large Copper Rock TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Gray Floating Rocks Gray Floating Rocks   Mist TBA TBA TBA   Royal Hourglass   The Ancient Door    
Glass Stalagmite Small Glass Stalagmite TBA TBA TBA   Pickaxe
File:Small Glass Stalagmite Pickaxe Upgrade.png Small Glass Stalagmite Pickaxe Upgrade (requires   Level 0)
Glass Stalagmite Large Glass Stalagmite   Oasis Glass TBA TBA TBA   Pickaxe
File:Large Glass Stalagmite Pickaxe Upgrade.png Large Glass Stalagmite Pickaxe Upgrade (requires   Level 2)

Yellow Reward Chest Chance

Main article: Yellow Reward Chest

Yellow Reward Chests may occasionally be embedded inside Obstacles that spawn daily in the Valley. If there is not sufficient space for these Obstacles to spawn, or there are too many uncleared Obstacles in the Valley, the player will miss out on this small possibility for additional daily Yellow Reward Chests.

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