Want to impress with something special in Stardew Valley? There are many things you can gift to the villagers within the Stardew Valley, so figuring out which one will be well received and the details can be time consuming. Don't worry, you won't have to risk a drop in your relationship with any of the villagers after checking out this list of the best and worst gifts.
Gifts for national love
The villagers absolutely adore receiving these items, but at the same time, they are very difficult to obtain.
- Iridescent Shard. A rare and powerful substance of unknown origin. This mineral can be found during mining and costs 2,000G.
- Rabbit's foot. Made from rabbit. Residents will accept a rabbit leg as a gift, as it brings good luck.
Universal gifts
Typically, these items are nice gifts.
- All gems except the Prismatic Shard, which is considered a universal favorite gift.
- All cooked food except eggs, bread, wheat and hops.
- All handicraft items.
- Coffee. Located in the salon.
- Apple. Found on fruit trees.
- Apricot. Found on fruit trees.
- Orange. Found on fruit trees.
- Peach. Found on fruit trees.
- Garnet. Found on fruit trees.
- Cherry. Found on fruit trees.
- Maple syrup.
Universal neutral gifts
While villagers may not like the items listed below, they don't mind getting them as gifts.
- Fried eggs.
- Bread.
- Wheat.
- Hops.
- All items based on crafting.
- All minerals.
- All building materials.
- All fertilizers.
- All the gear.
- All furniture.
- All loot from monsters.
- All the seeds.
- Carrots from the cave.
- Float.
- Wheat flour.
- Butter.
- Vinegar.
- Rice.
- Snack. Processed food.
- Geode. Mountain element.
- Frozen geode.
- Geode of magma.
- Oak resin.
- Pine tar.
- The raspberries are great.
Universal bad gifts
Avoid giving these gifts at any cost, as these items will scare away the villagers and ruin your relationship with them.
- All the junk.
- All baits.
- Weeds. Appear through gathering.
- Sap. Collected from various trees.
- Hay. Pet food purchased from Marnie.
- Sea urchin. Thorny sea creature found on the beach.
- Red mushroom. A variegated mushroom found in caves.
- Rusty spoon.
- Old spurs from cowboy boots.
- Old gear from technology.
- Old sticks to keep your teeth clean.
- Carp.
- Seaweed.
- Green algae.
- White algae.
- Snail. Shellfish that can be harvested by fishing.
- Mac. A flower for culinary and medical purposes.
- Copper ore.
- Iron ore.
- Old meat.
- Slime from the monster.
- Bat wing.
- Garlic oil.
