Short answer: Krobus loves Diamond, Iridium Bar, Monster Compendium, Monster Musk, Pumpkin, Void Egg, Void Mayonnaise and Wild Horseradish, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Krobus's birthday is Winter 1 (a Monday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest loved gift you can grow for Krobus is Pumpkin, grown in Fall and kept until then.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Winter 1, a Monday.
- Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
- Own gift lists: 8 loved, 4 liked and 0 hated by name, and 6 exceptions to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Krobus: 1 loved and 25 liked.
What Krobus loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Maru, Penny, Evelyn, Gus, Jodi, Marnie, Willy |
| Iridium Bar | Maru, Clint, Willy |
| Monster Compendium | Abigail |
| Monster Musk | Nobody else |
| Pumpkin | Abigail, Willy |
| Void Egg | Sebastian |
| Void Mayonnaise | Nobody else |
| Wild Horseradish | Nobody else |
Only Krobus loves Monster Musk, Void Mayonnaise and Wild Horseradish.
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 Krobus likes
Krobus likes Gold Bar, Quartz, Seafoam Pudding and Strange Bun. A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 25 crops count as liked for Krobus.
Birthday gift plan for Winter 1
Nothing from shop seeds is ready in Winter by day 1, so grow the gift in Fall and keep it in a chest: crops never spoil. Cheapest choices: Pumpkin (loved, sells for 320g), Corn (liked, sells for 50g) and Eggplant (liked, sells for 60g).
The loved crop (Pumpkin) can't be grown from seed by Winter 1; harvest one in Fall and keep it in a chest, since crops never spoil.
Other Winter birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Linus (Winter 3), Caroline (Winter 7), Sebastian (Winter 10), Harvey (Winter 14), Wizard (Winter 17), Evelyn (Winter 20), Leah (Winter 23), Clint (Winter 26).
Gifts to avoid
Krobus hates nothing on a personal list (-40 each), and dislikes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Life Elixir, Salmonberry, Snow Yam and Winter Root, and All Cooking (except Bread, Fried Egg, Seafoam Pudding, & Strange Bun); All Mushrooms (except Red) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Krobus: All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fruit (except Fruit Tree Fruit & Salmonberry); All Milk.
Where Krobus breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Krobus:
- Life Elixir: Krobus dislikes it, though most villagers like it.
- Void Egg: Krobus loves it, though most villagers dislike it.
- Monster Musk: Krobus loves it, though most villagers hate it.
- Seafoam Pudding: Krobus likes it, though most villagers hate it.
- Strange Bun: Krobus likes it, though most villagers hate it.
- Void Mayonnaise: Krobus loves it, though most villagers hate it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Krobus.