Stardew Valley Gift Guide: Find Out What Your Favorite Characters Love and Hate
Building relationships with the 45 characters in Stardew Valley can be challenging, especially when trying to remember their individual likes and dislikes. However, gifting them items they love can significantly improve your relationship and even earn you bonus points. In this guide, we'll explore the universally loved and hated gifts, as well as the specific favorite gifts for each bachelor, bachelorette, and villager.
Universally Loved Gifts in Stardew Valley
There are five gifts that 43 characters adore, with Haley and Penny being the exceptions. These items include:
- Golden Pumpkin
- Magic Rock Candy
- Pearl
- Prismatic Shard (Harley hates this item)
- Rabbit's Foot (Penny hates this item)
The Bachelors' Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley
Here are the favorite gifts for each bachelor in Stardew Valley:
- Alex: Complete Breakfast, Salmon Dinner
- Elliott: Crab Cakes, Duck Feather, Lobster, Pomegranate, Squid Ink, Tom Kha Soup
- Harvey: Coffee, Pickles, Super Meal, Truffle Oil, Wine
- Sam: Cactus Fruit, Maple Bar, Pizza, Tigerseye
- Sebastian: Frozen Tear, Obsidian, Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi, Void Egg
- Shane: Beer, Hot Pepper, Pepper Poppers, Pizza
The Bachelorettes' Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley
Here are the favorite gifts for each bachelorette in Stardew Valley:
- Abigail: Amethyst, Banana Pudding, Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, Pufferfish, Pumpkin, Spicy Eel
- Emily: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Cloth, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Survival Burger, Topaz, Wool
- Haley: Coconut, Fruit Salad, Pink Cake, Sunflower
- Leah: Goat Cheese, Poppyseed Muffin, Salad, Stir Fry, Truffle, Vegetable Medley, Wine
- Maru: Battery Pack, Cauliflower, Cheese Cauliflower, Diamond, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Miner's Treat, Pepper Poppers, Radioactive Bar, Rhubarb Pie, Strawberry
- Penny: Diamond, Emerald, Melon, Poppy, Poppyseed Muffin, Red Plate, Roots Platter, Sandfish, Tom Kha Soup
The Villagers' Favorite Gifts in Stardew Valley
Here are the favorite gifts for each villager in Stardew Valley:
- Caroline: Fish Taco, Green Tea, Summer Spangle, Tropical Curry
- Clint: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Artichoke Dip, Emerald, Fiddlehead Risotto, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Jade, Omni Geode, Ruby, Topaz
- Demetrius: Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding, Strawberry
- Dwarf: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Jade, Lemon Stone, Omni Geode, Ruby, Topaz
- Evelyn: Beet, Chocolate Cake, Diamond, Fairy Rose, Stuffing, Tulip
- George: Fried Mushroom, Leek
- Gus: Diamond, Escargot, Fish Taco, Orange, Tropical Curry
- Jas: Fairy Rose, Pink Cake, Plum Pudding
- Jodi: Chocolate Cake, Crispy Bass, Diamond, Eggplant Parmesan, Fried Eel, Pancakes, Rhubarb Pie, Vegetable Medley
- Kent: Fiddlehead Risotto, Roasted Hazelnuts
- Krobus: Diamond, Iridium Bar, Pumpkin, Void Egg, Void Mayonnaise, Wild Horseradish
- Leo: Duck Feather, Mango, Ostrich Egg, Poi
- Lewis: Autumn's Bounty, Glazed Yams, Green Tea, Hot Pepper, Vegetable Medley
- Linus: Blueberry Tart, Cactus Fruit, Coconut, Dish O' the Sea, Yam
- Marnie: Diamond, Farmer's Lunch, Pink Cake, Pumpkin Pie
- Pam: Beer, Cactus Fruit, Glazed Yams, Mead, Pale Ale, Parsnip, Parsnip Soup, Pina Colada
- Pierre: Fried Calamari
- Robin: Goat Cheese, Peach, Spaghetti
- Sandy: Crocus, Daffodil, Mango Sticky Rice, Sweet Pea
- Vincent: Cranberry Candy, Ginger Ale, Grape, Pink Cake, Snail
- Willy: Catfish, Diamond, Iridium Bar, Mead, Octopus, Pumpkin, Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon
- Wizard: Purple Mushroom, Solar Essence, Super Cucumber, Void Essence
Universally Disliked Gifts in Stardew Valley
Here are the universally disliked gifts in Stardew Valley:
- All Artifacts
- All Bombs
- All Crafted Floors & Paths
- All Fences
- All Fertilizer
- All Fish (except for certain characters)
- All Geode Minerals
- All Geodes
- All Seeds
- All Sprinklers
- All Tackle
- Battery Packs
- Bone Fragment
Universally Hated Gifts in Stardew Valley
Here are the universally hated gifts in Stardew Valley:
- Bait: All types
- Fossils: All types
- Monster Loot
- Trash
Please note that there are exceptions to these universal dislikes, and some characters may have specific preferences or likes/dislikes.