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Disney Dreamlight Valley’s A Rift in Time expansion introduces a new royal tool, the Royal Hourglass, which features a powerful new ability called Timebending. Timebending allows the player to scan nearby for hidden treasures. A colored indicator appears over the player's character, which changes color based on their proximity to the nearest treasure. When the player is nearest to the treasure, the indicator will turn orange, and scanning nearby will open a prompt to uncover the treasure.

Timebending arcs in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

There are many different items that players can discover through Timebending on Eternity Isle. Timebending is the primary method of obtaining Mist, a new currency akin to Dreamlight. Mist is used to unlock new areas in Eternity Isle’s biomes, craft items at the Timebending Table, upgrade the Royal Hourglass, and fuel Ancient Machines.

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Players will also uncover a variety of items via Timebending. There are three types of materials players will discover via Timebending: Parts, Fragments, and Gifts. While Timebending Parts and Fragments, along with foraged items and Mist, are used primarily to craft furniture, Timebending Gifts have unique crafting uses of their own. Here’s everything players need to know about these mysterious gifts obtained via Timebending in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time.

How to Get Timebending Gifts

Finding Timebending Gifts in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Timebending Gifts are obtained through the use of the Royal Hourglass's Timebending feature anywhere on Eternity Isle and within the Valley. The player has a chance to obtain a Timebending Gift item as they would any other item obtained via Timebending. To enhance their chances of obtaining Timebending Gifts, players can explore these areas with a companion. Players should also consider assigning characters to the newly introduced Timebending companion role, which can result in additional treasure discoveries when Timebending.

When accompanied by a character, the likelihood of finding the Timebending Gift from that character’s universe is increased, regardless of that character’s assigned companion role. For example, when accompanied by Jack Skellington, the player is more likely to discover the Deadly Nightshade Timebending gift, whereas Timebending while accompanied by WALL-E or EVE will result in increased drops of Fire Extinguishers.

All Timebending Gifts

Timebending Gifts in the Collection menu in Disney Dreamlight Valley

There are currently 15 Timebending Gifts in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time. Each of these gifts has a corresponding Disney universe, and the player will have an increased chance of discovering the item when accompanied by a companion from that universe.

Timebending Gift

Universe

Increased drop chance when accompanied by these characters.

"Anyone Can Cook" Book

Ratatouille

Remy

Blue Potion

The Sword in the Stone

Merlin

Deadly Nightshade

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Jack Skellington

Design Sketchbook

Cinderella

Fairy Godmother

Dinglehopper

The Little Mermaid

Ariel, Prince Eric, "Vanessa"

Embossed Book

Beauty and the Beast - 1991

Belle, The Beast

Fire Extinguisher

WALL-E

EVE, WALL-E

Grubby Log

The Lion King

Nala, Simba

Handheld LOOTFindr

Wreck-It Ralph

Vanellope

Ice Cream Stand

Lilo & Stitch

Stitch

Lute

Frozen

Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf

Paper Lantern

Tangled

Rapunzel

Pink Bow

Mickey & Friends

Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Scrooge

Wooden Oar

Moana

Moana, Maui

Wooden Toy Block

Toy Story

Buzz Lightyear, Woody

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What Are Timebending Gifts Used For

Despite each character having a corresponding gift and the in-game description suggesting they would make good gifts, Timebending Gifts are not primarily intended for gifting to characters. When a player presents one of these items to a character, the increase in Friendship is no greater than what would be achieved by giving them another non-favorite item. Although only a few select quests require them and Timebending Gifts can be used as decor, there are two major uses for these items in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

Crafting Timebending Training Manuals

Crafting Timebending Training Manual in Disney Dreamlight Valley

The introduction of the Timebending activity in Disney Dreamlight Valley comes with an accompanying companion role. The Timebending companion role is extremely useful for players as it boosts the number of items found during Timebending. Many new recipes for new items and significant upgrades require Timebending Parts, Fragments, and Gifts, including the valuable Ancient Cores used for upgrading royal tools and crafting helpful machinery.

The only way to teach a character the Timebending companion role is to use a Timebending Training Manual. These can be crafted at a regular crafting table (not the Timebending Table) using the following materials:

Material

How to Get

10 Wooden Oar

Timebending in Eternity Isle or the Valley. Increased drop chance when accompanied by Moana characters.

10 Dinglehopper

Timebending in Eternity Isle or the Valley. Increased drop chance when accompanied by The Little Mermaid characters.

10 Pink Bow

Timebending in Eternity Isle or the Valley. Increased drop chance when accompanied by Mickey & Friends characters.

5000 Dreamlight

Complete Dreamlight Duties in the Valley.

Players must craft a Timebending Training Manual for each companion they plan to assign to the Timebending role. These manuals are single-use items and can only be used on characters with whom the player has reached the maximum Friendship Level (10), regardless of the character's current role.

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Crafting Scramblecoin Pieces

disney dreamlight valley scramblecoin

Timebending Gifts are also used in recipes to craft Scramblecoin pieces. Scramblecoin is a new board game introduced in A Rift in Time in which players use game pieces depicting Disney characters to accumulate coins on a game board. Each piece has different move conditions, and some have special abilities, making higher-quality pieces very desirable for winning daily challenges.

Crafting Scramblecoin Piece in Disney Dreamlight Valley

While many Scramblecoin pieces are obtained through playing the board game, a select handful of pieces are crafted using the Timebending Table. Timebending pieces can be crafted from the “Special” category of the Timebending Table, and the recipes are unlocked by leveling up the Royal Hourglass. There are four Scramblecoin pieces, which are obtained only via crafting, and each recipe requires a sizable amount of Timebending Gift items.

Scramblecoin Piece

Materials

Recipe Unlock Condition

Rafiki

  • 2500 Mist
  • 5 Deadly Nightshade
  • 5 Grubby Logs
  • 5 Dinglehopper
  • 5 Wooden Oars

Royal Hourglass Level 1

Forky

  • 2500 Mist
  • 5 Paper Lanterns
  • 5 Wooden Toys
  • 5 Fire Extinguishers
  • 5 Pink Bows

Royal Hourglass Level 1

Kristoff

  • 5000 Mist
  • 10 Lutes
  • 10 Wooden Oars
  • 10 Ice Cream Stands
  • 10 Embossed Books

Royal Hourglass Level 2

Merlin

  • 5000 Mist
  • 10 Blue Potions
  • 10 Design Sketchbooks
  • 10 'Anyone Can Cook' books
  • 10 Handheld LOOTFindr

Royal Hourglass Level 2

DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY
Disney Dreamlight Valley

Platform(s)
PC , PS4 , PS5 , Switch , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Apple Arcade
Released
December 5, 2023
Publisher(s)
Gameloft
Genre(s)
Life Simulation