Short answer: Linus loves Blueberry Tart, Cactus Fruit, Coconut, Dish O' The Sea, The Alleyway Buffet and Yam, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Linus's birthday is Winter 3 (a Wednesday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest loved gift you can grow for Linus is Yam, grown in Fall and kept until then.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Winter 3, a Wednesday.
- Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
- Own gift lists: 6 loved, 10 liked and 0 hated by name, and 2 exceptions to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Linus: 1 loved and 36 liked.
What Linus loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Blueberry Tart | Nobody else |
| Cactus Fruit | Sam, Pam |
| Coconut | Haley |
| Dish O' The Sea | Nobody else |
| The Alleyway Buffet | Nobody else |
| Yam | Nobody else |
Only Linus loves Blueberry Tart, Dish O' The Sea, The Alleyway Buffet and Yam.
The universal loves count too: Golden Pumpkin, Magic Rock Candy, Pearl, Prismatic Shard, Rabbit's Foot and Stardrop Tea. What "universal" means and the points for each kind of gift: gift rules for every villager.
What Linus likes
Linus likes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Snow Yam, Spring Onion, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fruit (except Cactus Fruit & Coconut); All Milk; All Mushrooms (except Red). A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 36 crops count as liked for Linus.
Birthday gift plan for Winter 3
Nothing from shop seeds is ready in Winter by day 3, so grow the gift in Fall and keep it in a chest: crops never spoil. Cheapest choices: Yam (loved, sells for 160g), Corn (liked, sells for 50g) and Eggplant (liked, sells for 60g).
The loved crop (Yam) can't be grown from seed by Winter 3; harvest one in Fall and keep it in a chest, since crops never spoil.
Other Winter birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Krobus (Winter 1), Caroline (Winter 7), Sebastian (Winter 10), Harvey (Winter 14), Wizard (Winter 17), Evelyn (Winter 20), Leah (Winter 23), Clint (Winter 26).
Gifts to avoid
Linus hates nothing on a personal list (-40 each), and dislikes Treasure Chest, and All Foraged Minerals; All Gems (except Diamond & Prismatic Shard) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Linus: Wild Bait, and All Fish (except Snail).
Where Linus breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Linus:
- Treasure Chest: Linus dislikes it, though most villagers like it.
- Spring Onion: Linus likes it, though most villagers dislike it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Linus.