Star Coin Farming Guide and Where to Use

Star Coins can be found throughout each level within Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Read on to find out how to farm Star Coins, the best farming methods, and tips for collecting tons of coins.

Best Way to Earn Star Coins

How to Farm Star Coins
Colosseum: Meta Knight Cup Repeat the Downtown Grassland Stage Work at the Waddle Dee Cafe Use Present Codes Play the Fishing Minigame

Colosseum: Meta Knight Cup

Meta Knight Cup	500 Star Coins in 3 to 7 minutes.

Repeatedly taking on the Meta Knight Cup will help you get some Star Coins if you keep winning the battles. It rewards you with a high amount of Star Coins by finishing the cup. You can earn Rare Stones as well, so it is worth challenging again!
Colosseum Guide and Recommended Abilities

Repeat the Downtown Grassland Stage

Downtown Grassland	Around 350-400 Star Coins in 8 minutes.

Since Star Coins do not respawn while you're in a stage and respawning enemies do not give you extra coins, one way to get more Star Coins is to restart it constantly. Though you do not need to complete the stage to get the Star Coins, you obtain the most Star Coins at the end of the level.

The Downtown Grassland stage offers one of the most coins out of all the levels in the game while also being the easiest one. If you're quick, you can finish the stage in as little as 8 minutes and collect between 350 to 400 coins if you scour each area.
Downtown Grassland Walkthrough

Work at the Waddle Dee Cafe

Easy Gig	Around 70 Star Coins in 50 seconds.
Hustle Gig	Around 120 Star Coins in 50 seconds.
Frenzy GIg	Around 190 Star Coins in 50 seconds.

You can earn Star Coins by working at the Waddle Dee Cafe, which is a type of Minigame in the game. You can earn a great amount of Star Coins within a minute if you're fast.

Waddle Dee Cafe: How to Unlock and Item List

Use Present Codes

NEWADVENTURE	・300 Star Coins ・1 Rare Stone
CLEARDEMO	・300 Star Coins
FIRSTPASSWORD	・100 Star Coins
KIRBYSTORY	・300 Star Coins
BRAWLINGCOLOSSEUM	・500 Star Coins ・1 Attack Boost
THANKYOUKIRBY	・1000 Star Coins ・1 Rare Stone
KIRBYGAMESTOPCAN	・150 Star Coins ・1 Maxim Tomato
KIRBYMICROSITE	・150 Star Coins ・1 Attack Boost ・100 Nintendo Platinum Coins

One way to earn big money instantly is to look for Present Codes and claim them in Waddle Dee-liveries. There are tons of Present Codes available that will reward you with Star Coins as of the moment and are still counting. Note that these codes are case-sensitive and can only be used once.
List of Present Codes | Waddle Dee-liveries Guide

Play the Fishing Minigame

Fishing Pond	600-700 in 3-4 minutes

Playing the fishing minigame at the pond near Kirby's house will net you an average of 600-700 Star Coins in about 3-4 minutes. This number significantly increases if you manage to catch the biggest fish in consecutive attempts.
Fishing Pond Guide and List of Rewards

How to Use Star Coins

How to Use Star Coins
Used for Evolving Abilities Used for Upgrading Abilities Collect Figures on the Gotcha Machine Purchase Recovery Items at Waddle Dee Cafe Purchase Boosts at Waddle Dee's Item Shop

Used for Evolving Abilities

Star Coins is one of the required items for evolving your Copy Abilities, aside from the Blueprints and Rare Stones. You can evolve all of your abilities in any order as long as you have the Blueprint for the specific stage. Prioritize saving your coins to get upgrades to help you progress through the stages smoother.

Upgrade Cost Varies for Each Stage

Evolution Upgrade Cost
2nd Stage	500 Star Coins
3rd Stage	800 Star Coins
Meta Knight Sword Masked Hammer	1200 Star Coins

Upgrade costs for the second and third stages of an ability have a fixed amount. But there are Copy Abilities from the past Kirby titles that cost a bit higher, such as the Meta Knight Sword and Masked Hammer to unlock.

Used for Upgrading Abilities

You can further enhance the power of a Copy Ability multiple times, depending on their base power, after clearing the story. You will need a huge amount of Star Coins and Rare Stones to max them out, so better start farming now!
How to Power Up (Upgrade) Abilities

Collect Figures in the Gotcha Machine

Another use of Star Coins is to use it on the Gotcha Machine in the Waddle Dee Town. You can get a random figure from each try, so make sure to save up a lot of coins before trying your luck on it.
Gotcha Machine Alley Guide | List of All Figures

Required Star Coins Varies For Each Volume

Volume No.	No. of Figures	Cost
Volume 1	79	10
Volume 2	78	20
Volume 3	56	50
Volume 4	43	100

The Gotcha Machine Volumes have different Star Coin requirements, with Volume 1 being the cheapest and Volume 4 being the most expensive one. You can unlock each Volume as you get deeper into the game.

Purchase Recovery Items at Waddle Dee Cafe

Name	Cost	Effect
Car-Mouth Cake	20 Star Coins	Recover some of your health.
Energy Drink	50 Star Coins	Recover a lot of your health.
Kirby Burger	20 Star Coins	Recover some of your health.
Maxim Tomato	100 Star Coins	Recover all of your health.

Star Coins can be used to purchase food at Waddle Dee Cafe. Buy food items and put them in your item slot by ordering them “To Go”, so they can be used later on to recover your health during a stage!

Waddle Dee Cafe: How to Unlock and Item List

Purchase Boosts at Waddle Dee's Item Shop

You can use your hard-earned Star Coins to purchase items at Waddle Dee's Item Shop. These items grant you a temporary boost in power, depending on what you bought.

Name	Cost	Effect
Attack Boost	150 Star Coins	Increases your attack power for 200 seconds. Stack up to five at once!
Life Up	300 Star Coins	Doubles your health. Your health cannot exceed double the normal amount.
Speed Boost	150 Star Coins	Increases your speed for 200 seconds. Stack up to five at once!

Waddle Dee Cafe: How to Unlock and Item List

What Are Star Coins?

Used to Buy Items and Upgrade Abilities

Star Coins are primarily used to buy items from Waddle Dee Town's Cafe or Item Shop. Additionally it is also used to upgrade Copy Abilities in Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop.

These coins are found in stages and are often rewards for completing missions and minigames.

Half of your Coins are refunded if you lose multiple times

If you lose numerous times in a row, the residents of Waddle Dee Town will help you regain roughly half the coins you lose. Considering you lose 100 Star Coins each loss, you will get north of that number if you lose consecutively!

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

Beginner's Tips and Guides
How to Play the Demo	Multiplayer Guide
Online Features	What are Sparkling Areas?
Best Copy Abilities	How to Use Copy Ability Mix
How to Upgrade Abilities	Difficulty Differences
amiibo Compatibility	Secrets and Easter Eggs
Systems, Settings, and Controls
List of Controls	How to Drop Abilities
How to Save	How to Heal
How to Dodge	How to Slide
Collectibles and 100% Completion
Play Time: How Long to Beat	Post Game Contents and 100% Guide
How to Find Hal Room	How to Unlock the True Ending
Blueprint Locations	Rare Stone Locations
Star Coin Farming Guide	How to Get All Photos