Dwarf’s Loved Gifts and Birthday in Stardew Valley

Short answer: Dwarf loves Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Jade, Lava Eel, Lemon Stone, Omni Geode, Ruby and Topaz, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Dwarf's birthday is Summer 22 (a Monday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Dwarf is Corn: plant it by Summer 8.

Quick facts

  • Birthday: Summer 22, a Monday.
  • Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
  • Own gift lists: 9 loved, 2 liked and 0 hated by name, and 3 exceptions to the universal lists.
  • Crops to grow for Dwarf: 26 liked.

What Dwarf loves

Dwarf's own loved gifts (+80, or +640 on Summer 22)
GiftAlso loved by
AmethystAbigail, Emily, Clint
AquamarineEmily, Clint
EmeraldEmily, Penny, Clint
JadeEmily, Clint
Lava EelNobody else
Lemon StoneNobody else
Omni GeodeClint
RubyEmily, Clint
TopazEmily, Clint

Only Dwarf loves Lava Eel and Lemon Stone.

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 Dwarf likes

Dwarf likes Cave Carrot and Quartz, and All Artifacts. A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 26 crops count as liked for Dwarf.

Birthday gift plan for Summer 22

These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Summer and are ready on Summer 22 if you plant them by the day shown, at normal growth speed. Cheapest to give first: the sell price is the gold you give up.

Crops for Dwarf's birthday, loved first
CropTastePlant bySeedsSells for
CornLikedSummer 8150g50g
TomatoLikedSummer 1150g60g
SunflowerLikedSummer 14125g80g
RadishLikedSummer 1640g90g
Summer SpangleLikedSummer 1450g90g

Other Summer birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Jas (Summer 4), Gus (Summer 8), Maru (Summer 10), Alex (Summer 13), Sam (Summer 17), Demetrius (Summer 19), Willy (Summer 24), Leo (Summer 26).

Gifts to avoid

Dwarf hates nothing on a personal list (-40 each), and dislikes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Salmonberry, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Eggs; All Mushrooms (except Red) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.

Neutral (+20) for Dwarf: Solar Essence and Void Essence, and All Fruit (except Fruit Tree fruit & Salmonberry); All Milk.

Where Dwarf breaks the universal rules

These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Dwarf:

  • Cave Carrot: Dwarf likes it, though most villagers dislike it.
  • Solar Essence: Dwarf is neutral about it, though most villagers dislike it.
  • Void Essence: Dwarf is neutral about it, though most villagers dislike it.

To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Dwarf.

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Where these numbers come from

Source: the Stardew Valley Wiki pages Dwarf, List of All Gifts, Villagers, Friendship; each value is cross-checked on two wiki sources. Checked 2026-10-09. Methodology · Report a wrong number · All Villagers