Leah is one of the charming villagers you can befriend and even romance in Stardew Valley. Building a strong relationship with Leah opens up unique storylines, events, and heartwarming interactions. A key aspect of deepening your bond with Leah is understanding her gift preferences. Giving Leah gifts she loves and likes will significantly boost your friendship points, paving the way for a beautiful connection in the game. This guide will walk you through the best gifts for Leah in Stardew Valley, ensuring you always bring her something she’ll truly appreciate.
Top Gift Recommendations for Leah
If you’re looking for easy-to-obtain gifts that Leah will appreciate, these are excellent choices to start with. These items are readily available, especially early in the game, and will earn you a good amount of friendship points with her.
Blackberry: Foraged in the Fall, Blackberries are a sweet and simple gift that Leah likes. You can find them growing wild on bushes around Stardew Valley, particularly along roadsides and in the Secret Woods during the Fall season.
Salmonberry: These berries are abundant during Salmonberry season in Spring 15-24. Like Blackberries, Salmonberries are foraged and easy to gather in large quantities, making them a convenient gift to give Leah regularly to boost your friendship.
Dandelion: Found in Spring, Dandelions are another easily foraged item. These cheerful yellow flowers pop up all over Stardew Valley during Spring and are a readily available gift that Leah will like.
These foraged items are not only easy to find but also align with Leah’s nature-loving personality, making them thoughtful choices for gifting.
Gifts Leah Loves
To truly impress Leah and maximize your friendship gains, aim for gifts she absolutely loves. These items will grant you the most friendship points and show Leah you understand her tastes.
Rabbit’s Foot: A universally loved item by most villagers, including Leah! Rabbit’s Feet are a rarer drop from Rabbits or can be purchased from the Traveling Cart. Giving a Rabbit’s Foot is a guaranteed way to significantly boost friendship.
Truffle: Truffles are foraged from Pigs when they are allowed to roam and forage on your farm. As a foraged item, it fits Leah’s love for natural goods and is a high-value gift she adores.
Goat Cheese: Made from Goat Milk in a Cheese Press, Goat Cheese is an artisan product that Leah loves. Raising Goats and producing Goat Cheese is a worthwhile investment for gifting to Leah.
Wine: Wine, produced from fruit in a Keg, is another loved gift for Leah. Different types of Wine exist, but any Wine will be appreciated by her. Farming fruits and turning them into Wine is a great way to produce gifts for Leah.
Poppyseed Muffin: This baked good, made with Poppy and Wheat Flour, is a specific cooked dish that Leah loves. Baking Poppyseed Muffins shows you’ve put effort into preparing a gift she’ll enjoy.
Salad: Salad is a convenient loved gift as it can be purchased directly from Gus at the Stardrop Saloon. If you’re in a hurry or haven’t prepared other loved gifts, Salad is a reliable option.
Stir Fry: Stir Fry, a cooked dish requiring Cave Carrots, Common Mushrooms, and Kale, is another food item Leah loves. Cooking Stir Fry requires a bit more effort but is rewarded with a significant friendship boost.
Vegetable Medley: This cooked dish, made from Tomato, Beet, and Kale, is another of Leah’s loved food gifts. Similar to Stir Fry and Poppyseed Muffin, it shows you’ve gone the extra mile.
Golden Pumpkin: A rare item found during the Spirit’s Eve festival or from fishing treasure chests, the Golden Pumpkin is universally loved and a fantastic gift for Leah if you manage to find one.
Magic Rock Candy: Extremely rare and universally loved, Magic Rock Candy is a top-tier gift for Leah. Obtaining it is challenging, but the friendship points are substantial.
Pearl: Another rare and universally loved gem, Pearls can be obtained from fishing treasure chests. A Pearl is a luxurious gift that Leah will greatly appreciate.
Prismatic Shard: The most universally loved item in Stardew Valley! Prismatic Shards are very rare drops from various sources like mining and fishing. Giving Leah a Prismatic Shard is the ultimate gesture of friendship.
These loved gifts, while some are harder to obtain than others, are the most effective way to quickly build a strong friendship with Leah. They cater to her preferences for foraged goods, artisan products, and cooked dishes that resonate with her character.
Leah’s Gift Preferences: Likes, Neutral, Dislikes, and Hates
For a comprehensive understanding of Leah’s gift tastes, here’s a detailed breakdown of items she likes, feels neutral about, dislikes, and absolutely hates. Knowing these categories will help you navigate all gift-giving scenarios and avoid accidentally giving her something she won’t appreciate.
Leah Likes
These gifts will increase friendship, though not as much as loved gifts. Many foraged items, fruits, vegetables, and cooked dishes fall into this category.
Show/Hide Leah’s Liked Gifts
Wild Horseradish
Wild Plum
Coconut
Grape
Common Mushroom
Leek
Purple Mushroom
Salmonberry
Spring Onion
Magma Cap
Crystal Fruit
Rainbow Shell
Chanterelle
Ginger
Holly
Snow Yam
Sweet Pea
Blackberry
Earth Crystal
Morel
Fiddlehead Fern
Spice Berry
Dandelion
Cactus Fruit
Hazelnut
Crocus
Daffodil
Winter Root
Milk
Goat Milk
Duck Egg
Egg
Potato
Ancient Fruit
Parsnip
Garlic
Fairy Rose
Eggplant
Radish
Starfruit
Blueberry
Bok Choy
Cauliflower
Rhubarb
Cranberries
Taro Root
Strawberry
Blue Jazz
Beet
Summer Spangle
Tomato
Sunflower
Artichoke
Pumpkin
Amaranth
Green Bean
Corn
Tulip
Red Cabbage
Yam
Melon
Kale
Hot Pepper
Diamond
Truffle Oil
Maple Syrup
Mayonnaise
Mead
Triple Shot Espresso
Pickles
Pale Ale
Aged Roe
Caviar
Cheese
Cloth
Beer
Honey
Juice
Duck Mayonnaise
Coffee
Jelly
Orange
Mango
Banana
Apricot
Apple
Cherry
Peach
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Qi Fruit
Fish Taco
Eggplant Parmesan
Escargot
Omelet
Farmer’s Lunch
Glazed Yams
Maki Roll
Mango Sticky Rice
Plum Pudding
Fried Calamari
Fried Eel
Fried Mushroom
Pumpkin Soup
Parsnip Soup
Ginger Ale
Poi
Fish Stew
Fiddlehead Risotto
Pepper Poppers
Dish O’ The Sea
Pale Broth
Pumpkin Pie
Fruit Salad
Radish Salad
Complete Breakfast
Roots Platter
Crab Cakes
Roasted Hazelnuts
Cranberry Candy
Rhubarb Pie
Cranberry Sauce
Crispy Bass
Red Plate
Coleslaw
Spaghetti
Lucky Lunch
Squid Ink Ravioli
Tropical Curry
Chocolate Cake
Stuffing
Blackberry Cobbler
Sashimi
Algae Soup
Salmon Dinner
Super Meal
Blueberry Tart
Trout Soup
Spicy Eel
Bruschetta
Lobster Bisque
Chowder
Cheese Cauliflower
Artichoke Dip
Tom Kha Soup
Baked Fish
Autumn’s Bounty
Banana Pudding
Bean Hotpot
Shrimp Cocktail
Large Egg
Maple Bar
Treasure Chest
Life Elixir
Large Milk
Miner’s Treat
Piña Colada
Golden Egg
Driftwood
Dinosaur Mayonnaise
Ostrich Egg
Leah is Neutral
These gifts will result in no change in friendship points. They are generally common items or resources.
Clam
Nautilus Shell
Coral
Rainbow Shell
Duck Feather
Roe
Wool
Hops
Sweet Gem Berry
Tea Leaves
Wheat
Squid Ink
Leah Dislikes
Giving these gifts will decrease friendship points. Avoid gifting these to Leah. This category includes most fish, ores, and processed resources.
Show/Hide Leah’s Disliked Gifts
Frozen Tear
Oyster
Quartz
Clam
Fire Quartz
Cave Carrot
Unmilled Rice
Topaz
Jade
Emerald
Aquamarine
Ruby
Amethyst
Rice
Pine Tar
Wheat Flour
Oil
Oak Resin
Vinegar
Void Salmon
Walleye
Tuna
Midnight Carp
Lionfish
Lingcod
Lobster
Tilapia
Blue Discus
Woodskip
Bream
Blobfish
Anchovy
Bullhead
Midnight Squid
Catfish
Albacore
Mussel
Stonefish
Octopus
Dorado
Flounder
Eel
Salmon
Pike
Scorpion Carp
Perch
Shrimp
Crayfish
Largemouth Bass
Red Snapper
Ice Pip
Squid
Herring
Halibut
Stingray
Rainbow Trout
Lava Eel
Chub
Spook Fish
Crab
Tiger Trout
Shad
Super Cucumber
Sea Cucumber
Sunfish
Sardine
Sturgeon
Sandfish
Smallmouth Bass
Periwinkle
Slimejack
Pufferfish
Cockle
Ghostfish
Red Mullet
Rice Pudding
Tortilla
Fried Egg
Ice Cream
Cookie
Pink Cake
Carp Surprise
Chicken Statue
Solar Essence
Grape Starter
Glacierfish
Jamborite
Star Shards
Quality Sprinkler
Legend
Radioactive Carp
Treasure Hunter
Radish Seeds
Rustic Plank Floor
Rare Disc
Battery Pack
Quality Retaining Soil
Tea Set
Quality Fertilizer
Kyanite
Quality Bobber
Iron Bar
Qi Bean
Hardwood Fence
Pyrite
Gold Ore
Pumpkin Seeds
Rare Seed
Rusty Cog
Cauliflower Seeds
Prehistoric Vertebra
Blueberry Seeds
Prehistoric Tool
Baryte
Prehistoric Tibia
Limestone
Prehistoric Skull
Spring Seeds
Prehistoric Scapula
Jazz Seeds
Prehistoric Rib
Weathered Floor
Prehistoric Handaxe
Iridium Ore
Potato Seeds
Rice Shoot
Poppy Seeds
Stepping Stone Path
Pomegranate Sapling
Golden Relic
Skeletal Tail
Glass Shards
Wood Fence
Refined Quartz
Red Cabbage Seeds
Coal
Pineapple Seeds
Slate
Tree Fertilizer
Soapstone
Pine Cone
Rusty Spoon
Petrified Slime
Spangle Seeds
Rusty Spur
Taro Tuber
Sandstone
Basic Fertilizer
Pepper Seeds
Banana Sapling
Ghost Crystal
Spinner
Geminite
Lemon Stone
Garlic Seeds
Lead Bobber
Frozen Geode
Sprinkler
Fluorapatite
Kale Seeds
Stone
Jasper
Fall Seeds
Jagoite
Fairy Seeds
Iron Fence
Wood
Iridium Sprinkler
Hops Starter
Iridium Bar
Hematite
Eggplant Seeds
Trap Bobber
Starfruit Seeds
Dwarvish Helm
Helvite
Stone Floor
Hardwood
Dolomite
Gravel Path
Straw Floor
Granite
Crystal Floor
Golden Mask
Seaweed
Gold Bar
Skeletal Hand
Glacierfish Jr.
Cork Bobber
Peach Sapling
Rhubarb Seeds
Geode
Parsnip Seeds
Gate
Palm Fossil
Wheat Seeds
Trilobite
Winter Seeds
Field Snack
Orpiment
Stone Fence
Fire Opal
Ornamental Fan
Fiber
Orange Sapling
Fairy Stone
Opal
Esperite
Omni Geode
Elvish Jewelry
Tulip Bulb
Dwarf Gadget
Dressed Spinner
Dwarf Scroll I
Stone Walkway Floor
Dried Starfish
Ocean Stone
Deluxe Retaining Soil
Curiosity Lure
Obsidian
Strawberry Seeds
Deluxe Fertilizer
Void Essence
Crystal Path
Neptunite
Crimsonfish
Nekoite
Cranberry Seeds
Nautilus Fossil
Corn Seeds
Mutant Carp
Copper Bar
Mushroom Tree Seed
Coffee Bean
Mudstone
Cobblestone Path
Ms. Angler
Clay
Mixed Seeds
Cinder Shard
Cherry Sapling
Chipped Amphora
Celestine
Chewing Stick
Summer Seeds
Cherry Bomb
Ancient Seeds
Wood Floor
Ancient Drum
Cactus Seeds
Brick Floor
Calcite
Sunflower Seeds
Bone Fragment
Bomb
Amphibian Fossil
Survival Burger
Bone Flute
Amaranth Seeds
Bok Choy Seeds
Beet Seeds
Mango Sapling
Tea Sapling
Bixite
Malachite
Bean Starter
Magma Geode
Basic Retaining Soil
Lunarite
Basalt
Arrowhead
Barbed Hook
Apricot Sapling
Artichoke Seeds
Thunder Egg
Wood Path
Angler
Apple Sapling
Tigerseye
Ancient Sword
Tomato Seeds
Ancient Seed
Melon Seeds
Ancient Doll
Mega Bomb
Anchor
Marble
Maple Seed
Mahogany Seed
Acorn
Yam Seeds
Alamite
Aerinite
Dinosaur Egg
Leah Hates
These gifts will severely decrease friendship points. Never give these items to Leah. This category includes red mushrooms, sea urchins, and processed junk food.
Red Mushroom
Sea Urchin
Poppy
Sugar
Snail
Carp
Strange Bun
Seafoam Pudding
Pizza
Pancakes
Hashbrowns
Bread
Snake Skull
Snake Vertebrae
Soggy Newspaper
Red Slime Egg
Sap
Slime
Treasure Chest
Torch
Tiger Slime Egg
Rotten Plant
Mummified Frog
Artifact Trove
Qi Seasoning
Radioactive Bar
Purple Slime Egg
Radioactive Ore
Golden Coconut
Wild Bait
Fossilized Skull
Blue Slime Egg
Iron Ore
Magic Bait
Joja Cola
Magnet
Monster Musk
Mummified Bat
Hay
Broken Glasses
Fossilized Ribs
Rain Totem
Grass Starter
Fossilized Spine
Green Algae
Flute Block
Bug Steak
Copper Ore
Fairy Dust
Cookout Kit
Dragon Tooth
Crab Pot
Explosive Ammo
Drum Block
Green Slime Egg
Bug Meat
Fossilized Leg
White Algae
Warp Totem: Island
Warp Totem: Mountains
Bat Wing
Warp Totem: Farm
Warp Totem: Beach
Warp Totem: Desert
Void Egg
Void Mayonnaise
Conclusion
Building a friendship with Leah in Stardew Valley is a rewarding experience, and gifting is a crucial part of that journey. By understanding Leah’s gift preferences, particularly focusing on her loved and liked items such as foraged goods, goat cheese, and wine, you can quickly strengthen your bond. Remember to avoid items she dislikes or hates to ensure a positive interaction. Use this guide to make informed gifting choices and watch your friendship with Leah blossom!
