The Ultimate Guide to Farming Rare Stones in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

The easiest way to get Rare Stones in Kirby and the Forgotten Land is by repeatedly completing the Meta Knight Cup at the Colosseum. While each completion only nets you one Rare Stone, the process is exceptionally quick, typically taking five minutes or less. This method, combined with a little know-how, allows you to amass the required resources for all copy ability upgrades in the game.

The Meta Knight Cup Grind: Your Path to Rarity

The Colosseum is unlocked fairly early in the game, offering a series of challenge cups to test your skills. The Meta Knight Cup stands out as the easiest and quickest to complete, making it the optimal choice for Rare Stone farming. The cup is fairly straightforward, pitting you against a few mini-bosses, which are dispatched relatively easily by the later stages of the game. Once you get a run down pat, you will be able to complete the whole course in less than 5 minutes consistently.

Why the Meta Knight Cup?

• Speed: Each run is incredibly fast compared to other methods. This is because it’s meant to be one of the easier courses in the game.
• Accessibility: You unlock this cup fairly early in the game progression.
• Repeatability: Unlike single-instance finds, you can replay the Meta Knight Cup as many times as you desire.
• Guaranteed Reward: Every completion guarantees one Rare Stone, making it a reliable method.

Maximizing Your Efficiency

While the Meta Knight Cup is already efficient, here are tips to speed up the process:

• Use a Powerful Copy Ability: Abilities like the Masked Hammer or the Morpho Knight Sword decimate enemies quickly, reducing your completion time drastically. The Masked Hammer in particular is extremely powerful and useful for a faster completion.
• Memorize the Boss Order: Understanding the sequence of bosses will allow for quicker transitions.
• Skip Cutscenes: If you’re comfortable with skipping the cutscenes, you can shave off some extra seconds.

Alternative Rare Stone Sources

While the Meta Knight Cup is the best farming method, other sources of Rare Stones can supplement your gains:

• Treasure Roads: These timed challenges, especially if you haven’t done them all yet, can be quicker for single stone rewards. Prioritize these for some quick rare stones.
• Story Progression: A number of Rare Stones are hidden throughout the game’s main levels. Forgo Bay Part 2 for example, contains 1 rare stone. Make sure to look for secret areas as you progress through the story.
• Gift Codes: Certain gift codes provide Rare Stones. A specific code for a single Rare Stone is KIRBYTHEGOURMET, and the code NEWADVENTURE gives 1 rare stone as well. Use THANKYOUMETAKNIGHT for a free 3 Rare Stones. Make sure to redeem all these codes as soon as you can.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Here are 15 frequently asked questions to provide additional information about Rare Stones and related topics:

1. How many Rare Stones can you own at a time?

You can hold a maximum of 999 Rare Stones at any given time. This amount is more than sufficient for all copy ability upgrades and evolutions in the game.

2. What is the purpose of Rare Stones?

Rare Stones are primarily used to evolve and upgrade Kirby’s Copy Abilities at Waddle Dee’s Weapon Shop. They are essential for unlocking the full potential of your abilities.

3. Is there a limit to how many times you can power up an ability?

Yes, once you beat the game’s story, you can upgrade the Power of each copy ability or its evolutions up to a maximum of 6 times.

4. Do all abilities have the same number of evolutions?

No, each copy ability has a different number of evolutions with unique forms. Some may only have one evolution, while others may have up to three or more.

5. Are there enough Rare Stones to fully upgrade every ability?

Yes, there are enough Rare Stones to fully upgrade all abilities to their final forms. However, you will not have enough to fully power them up with the upgrade system without grinding the Colosseum repeatedly.

6. Where is the Colosseum located?

The Colosseum is located in Waddle Dee Town. It is unlocked through story progression, and you have to go to it to take part in the various battle cups it offers.

7. How do I unlock the Meta Knight Cup?

The Meta Knight Cup is unlocked after you have completed a portion of the main story and the other cups before it. Just keep playing the game and you will eventually unlock it.

8. Are there any other benefits to completing Colosseum cups?

Yes, besides earning Rare Stones, completing cups also helps toward completing the game and allows the player to complete the various figures. Completing all cups is needed to see the final movie at the Waddle Dee Cinema.

9. How do I get the Rare-Stone Master figure?

The Rare-Stone Master figure is obtained by talking to King Dedede outside the Colosseum after completing the Redgar Forbidden Lands, and having completed all Isolated Isles stages.

10. What are gift codes and where can I redeem them?

Gift Codes are codes that can be redeemed at the Waddle Dee-liveries in Waddle Dee Town for items. The location is unlocked once you have rescued 50 Waddle Dees.

11. What are some of the gift codes for Rare Stones?

Some of the gift codes that provide Rare Stones include KIRBYTHEGOURMET (1 Rare Stone), NEWADVENTURE (1 Rare Stone) and THANKYOUMETAKNIGHT (3 Rare Stones). These codes can be redeemed for free extra stones.

12. Is there a “hard mode” in Kirby and the Forgotten Land?

There is no formal “hard mode”. The default “Wild Mode” is the intended difficulty and can be quite challenging in the later stages of the game, but not designed for expert or returning players.

13. How many endings does the game have?

There are two endings in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The first is unlocked after defeating Fecto Elfilis, and the true ending requires you to travel to the Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams.

14. How long does it take to reach 100% completion?

While the main story is around 10.5 hours long, reaching 100% completion can take approximately 26 hours. This will include all the figures, all the copy ability upgrades, and everything else needed for a full completion.

15. What is the reward for getting 100% completion?

Upon achieving 100% completion, you will be greeted with a special splash screen showing Kirby with other characters. Your save file icon on the save screen will also show a winking, rainbow-colored Kirby.

By following these tips and using the Meta Knight Cup farming method, you’ll be well on your way to upgrading all of Kirby’s abilities and conquering Kirby and the Forgotten Land with ease. Remember to also explore levels and keep checking for codes to make sure that you are maximizing your efficiency.