Short answer: Wizard loves Book of Mysteries, Purple Mushroom, Solar Essence, Super Cucumber and Void Essence, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Wizard's birthday is Winter 17 (a Wednesday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Wizard is Corn, grown in Fall and kept until then.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Winter 17, a Wednesday.
- Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
- Own gift lists: 5 loved, 2 liked and 0 hated by name, and 2 exceptions to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Wizard: 26 liked.
What Wizard loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Book of Mysteries | Nobody else |
| Purple Mushroom | Nobody else |
| Solar Essence | Nobody else |
| Super Cucumber | Nobody else |
| Void Essence | Nobody else |
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 Wizard likes
Wizard likes Iridium Bar and Quartz, and All Geode Minerals; All Trinkets. A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 26 crops count as liked for Wizard.
Birthday gift plan for Winter 17
Nothing from shop seeds is ready in Winter by day 17, so grow the gift in Fall and keep it in a chest: crops never spoil. Cheapest choices: Corn (liked, sells for 50g), Eggplant (liked, sells for 60g) and Bok Choy (liked, sells for 80g).
Other Winter birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Krobus (Winter 1), Linus (Winter 3), Caroline (Winter 7), Sebastian (Winter 10), Harvey (Winter 14), Evelyn (Winter 20), Leah (Winter 23), Clint (Winter 26).
Gifts to avoid
Wizard hates nothing on a personal list (-40 each), and dislikes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Salmonberry, Slime, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Eggs; All Milk; All Mushrooms (except Red & Purple) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Wizard: All Fruit (except Fruit Tree Fruit & Salmonberry).
Where Wizard breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Wizard:
- Solar Essence: Wizard loves it, though most villagers dislike it.
- Void Essence: Wizard loves it, though most villagers dislike it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Wizard.