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Stopwatch — Dandy's World Item Guide: Effect, Price & Best Uses

Stopwatch is a **Common, shop-exclusive consumable Item** in Dandy's World built for one job: making **Skill Checks easier**. On use — and only while you're extracting a Machine — it increases your **Skill Check window size by 50 for 15 seconds**. It's an extraction-focused Item with no escape value: it does nothing outside of a Machine, but inside one it turns risky Skill Checks into comfortable ones. For players who struggle with timing or play on Floors with punishing Skill Check windows, Stopwatch is a direct difficulty reducer. The community consensus: it's a niche but valuable Item for extract-heavy roles and for players who want to guarantee Machine progress without failed checks.

Quick Stats

Rarity	Common
Effect	+50 Skill Check window size for 15s while extracting a Machine
How to Get	Shop only (shop-exclusive)
Best For	Extractors, Skill Check struggles, risky windows
Verdict	Niche but reliable — turns hard checks into easy ones

Effect Explained

Stopwatch's effect only activates **while extracting a Machine** — it cannot be used when you're not at a Machine. On use, your **Skill Check window size increases by 50 for 15 seconds**.

The Skill Check window is the timing zone you need to land your check inside — a bigger window means more forgiving timing and fewer failed checks. Failed Skill Checks on Machines can slow progress or trigger negative effects, so a +50 window directly reduces both. Because the effect lasts 15 seconds, it comfortably covers most single-Machine extractions, and the window bonus applies to every check during that period. It's a pure quality-of-life Item for extraction: no stamina, no speed, no stealth — just reliability on the task that wins floors.

How to Use Stopwatch

Stopwatch is **shop-exclusive**: it does not spawn on Floors and can only be bought from shops. The **List of Items** table lists shop prices of **18 / 9 / 16 / 7 Ichor**. [官方]

Best Uses

Best use patterns: [社区共识]
Before a high-stakes check: pop it right before starting a Machine you expect to have tight checks on.
Extractor roles: if you're the team's Machine completer, Stopwatch guarantees smoother progress.
Late Floors: higher Floors often mean nastier checks — Stopwatch is a cheap insurance policy.
Pair with extraction Trinkets: combining it with Extraction Speed boosts keeps you fast *and* accurate.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Stopwatch in Dandy's World?

It's shop-exclusive — you buy it from a shop; it doesn't spawn on Floors. Shop prices per the List of Items table: 18 / 9 / 16 / 7 Ichor.

What does Stopwatch do?

While extracting a Machine, using it increases your Skill Check window size by 50 for 15 seconds. It can't be used outside of a Machine.

Is Stopwatch worth buying?

If you're an extractor or struggle with Skill Check timing, yes — it's cheap and directly prevents failed checks. If you never have check problems, it's a low-priority buy.

What's the best Toon for Stopwatch?

Toons that fill extraction roles benefit most. It's also good for Toons whose abilities depend on completing Machines quickly and safely.

Sources

Research deliverable: `DW-items-enriched.json` (infobox: official)
Fandom: List of Items table (Dandy's World Wiki)
Strategy content marked [社区共识] where community guidance is summarized; exact values [官方] from research data

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