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Stardew Valley gifts guide - easy way to improve relations with characters

Stardew Valley gifts guide - easy way to improve relations with characters

Every game can boast some unique features. Talking about Stardew Valley, one of the essential parts of the game is gifts. You can hand out different gifts to NPCs to improve relations. Continue reading the guide and you will learn everything you need about gifts in Stardew Valley.

VILLAGERS IN STARDEW VALLEY

The fact is that in Stardew Valley, there are various NPCs, and you need to build relationships with all of them. There are no limitations in building relationships. You can be best friends with one NPC and at the same time argue with another one.

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In the bottom right corner of the icon of every NPC, you can see the specific amount of hearts. These hearts are indicators of the friendship between you and the villagers. Generally, the more hearts you have, the stronger your relationships are. And as a result, you will get more benefits from friendship.

However, building a solid friendship is not so simple. To have excellent relationships with NPCs, you need to spend a lot of time and attention on this or that person. Also, there is a limitation. The maximum number of hearts that you can have is 10. If you have 10 hearts with a villager, he will become your best friend and will not require much attention. At the same time, there is a specific type of villagers that can have only 8 friend-hearts.

HOW GIFTS WORK IN STARDEW VALLEY - GIFTS GUIDE

After learning the basics, you need to find out how to improve your friendship. It will not only make the game more exciting, but it will be beneficial for you as well. If you are good with other people, they will make excellent offers and give you presents.

One of the best ways to improve a friendship with an NPC is to give him or her a present. However, the problem is that it is pretty hard to find out what gift to choose to not make a mistake. Every NPC has his or her favourite and hated present. So, if you give a villager an item that he or she does not like, you will significantly worsen relationships.

To make sure you avoid making mistakes, here's a table describing all gifts that villagers like and hate. It is one of the most helpful things you can use in Stardew Valley.

















































































































































Villager

Birthday Likes

Dislikes

Universals N/A Golden Pumpkin, Magic Rock Candy, Pearl, Prismatic Shard, Rabbit’s Food N/A
Alex Summer 13 Complete Breakfast, Salmon Dinner Salmonberry, Holly, Quartz
Elliott Fall 05 Crab Cakes, Duck Feather, Lobster, Pomegranate, Squid Ink, Tom Kha Soup, All Fruit, Octopus, Squid All Milk, All Mushrooms, Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Pizza, Snow Yam
Harvey Winter 14 Coffe, Pickles, Super Meal, Truffle Oil, Wine Blueberry tart, Bread, Cheese, Chocolate cake, Cookie, Cranberry Sause, Goat Cheese, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rhubard Pie
Sam Summer 17 Cactus Fruit, Maple Bar, Pizza, Tigerseye All Mushrooms, All vegetables, Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Quartz, Salmonberry, Snow Yam, Winter Root
Sebastian  Winter 10 Frozen Tear, Obsidian, Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi, Void Egg Clay, Complete Breakfast, Farmer’s Lunch, Omelet
Shane Spring 20 Beer, Hot Pepper, Pepper Poppers, Pizza Pickles, Quartz, Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek
Abigail Fall 13 Amethyst, Banana Pudding, Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, Pufferfish, Pumpkin, Spicy Eel Clay, Holly
Emily Spring 27 Amethyst, Aquamarine, Cloth, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Survival Burger, Topaz, Wool Fish Taco, Holly, Maki Roll, Salmon Dinner, Sashimi
Haley Spring 14 Fruit Salad, Coconut, Pink Cake, Sunflower All Fish, Clay, Prismatic Shard, Wild Horseradish
Leah Winter 23 Goat Cheese, Poppyseed Muffin, Salad, Stir Fry, Truffle, Vegetable Medley, Wine Bread, Hashbrowns, Pancakes, Pizza, Void Egg
Maru Summer 10 Battery Pack, Cauliflower, Cheese cauliflower, Diamond, Gold Barm, Iridium Bar, Miner’s Treat, Pepper Poppers, Radioactive Bar, Rhubarb Pie, Strawberry  Holly, Honey, Pickles, Snow Yam, Truffle
Penny Fall 02 Diamond, Emerald, Melon, Poppy, Poppyseed Muffin, Red Plate, Roots Platter, Sandfish, Tom Kha Soup Beer, Grape, Holly, Hops, Mead, Pale Ale, Pina Colada, Rabbit’s Foot, Wine
Caroline Winter 07 Fish Taco, Green Tea, Summer Spangle, Tropical Curry  Quartz, Salmonberry
Clint Winter 26 Amethyst, Aquamarine, Artichoke Dip, Emerald, Fiddlehead Risotto, Gold Bar Holly
Demetrius Summer 19 Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding, Strawberry Holly, Quartz
Dwarf Summer 22 Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Jade, Lemon Stone, Omni Geode, Ruby, Topaz No hated gifts
Evelyn Winter 20 Beet, Chocolate Cake, Diamond, Fairy Rose, Stuffing, Tulip All Fish, Clam, Coral, Garlic, Holly, Maki Roll
George Fall 24 Fried Mushroom, Leek Clay, Dandelion, Holly, Quartz
Jas Summer 04 Fairy Rose, Rink Cake, Plum Pudding All Artisan Goods, Clay, Wild Horseraddish, Triple Shot Espresso
Gus Summer 08 Diamond, Escargot, Fish Taco, Orange, Tropical Curry Coleslaw, Holly, Quartz
Kent Spring 04 Fiddlehead Risotto, Roasted Hazelnuts All Milk, Holly, Sashimi, Tortilla, Algae Soup
Krobus Winter 01 Diamond, Iridium Bar, Pumpkin, Void Egg, Void Mayonnaise, Wild Horseradish No hated gifts
Jodi Fall 11 Chocolate Cake, Crispy Bass, Diamond, Eggplant Parmesan, Friend Eel, Pancakes Daffodil, Dandelion, Spice Berry
Leo Summer 26 Duck Feather, Mango, Poi Beer, Holly, Hops, Mead, Morel, Oil, Pale Ale, Wine
Linus Winter 03 Coconut, Yam, Blueberry Tart No hated gifts
Lewis Spring 07 Glazed Yams, Green Tea, Hot Pepper Holly, Quartz
Marnie Fall 18 Diamond, Farmer’s Lunch, Pink Cake, Pumplin Pie Clay, Holly
Pam Spring 18 Beer, Cactus Fruit, Mead, Pale Ale, Parsnip, Parsnip Soup Holly, Octopus, Squid
Pierre Spring 26 Fried Calamari All Fish, Corn, Garlic, Tortilla
Robin Fall 21 Goat Cheese, Peach, Spaghetti Holly
Sandy Fall 15 Crocus, Daffodil, Sweet Pea Holly
Vincent Spring 10 Grape, Ginger Ale, Pink Cake Clay, All Artisan Goods
Willy Summer 24 Catfish, Diamond, Iridium Bar, Mead, Octopus, Pumpkin, Sturgeon None
Wizard Winter 17 Solar Essence, Purple Mushroom, Super Cucumber None

Every NPC likes and hates different Stardew Valley gifts, and to build a strong friendship, you need to pay attention to what you give to another person. For instance, you certainly can't give them clay and expect them to be thankful!