Summary
The Feast Of The Winter Staris a yearly event inStardew Valleythat takes place on Winter 25 and includes a secret gift exchange. A week before the event,Lewiswill send the player a letter informing them which villager they have been assigned to get a gift for. While at the event, players receive a random gift from any villager.
The selling price and usefulness of these gifts can vary dramatically. For example, the worst gift to receive is most definitelyClay, which can be gifted byJas,Vincent, andLeo. Although a useful resource material for some crafting recipes, Clay sells for very little gold and is already easy to acquire throughoutStardew Valley. The following list categories the ten best gifts to receive based on how much they sell for and how useful they are to players.
10Ancient Doll
Unlocks A Secret Item
AnAncient Dollisfirst and foremost an Artifactthat can be donated to the Valley’s museum, but that is not its only use. Tossing an Ancient Doll into the lava pool at level 100 of the minesproduces a secret itemonly acquired through this method.
Not only that but an Ancient Doll can be used in the Community Center’s remixed bundles to complete the Children’s Bundle. It is also one ofJas' loved gifts.
95 Magma Geodes
Open To Recieve Up To 2,500g
The highest-value item that can be inside aMagma GeodeisStar Shards, which can be sold for 500g each. However, the chances of all five geodes containing Star Shards are very slim. In that case, there aremany other useful materialsthat come from Magma Geodes.
For example, magma geodes can produce several items needed for crafting, such as theDwarf GadgetandFire Quartz. Fire Quartz can also be used in the Community Center Geologist’s bundle. Since the acquisition of these items is based on chance, Magma Geodes as a Winter Star gift are fairly low on this ranking, but their high selling price allows them to make the top ten.
825 Warp Totem: Beach
Fast Travel Closer To Willy’s Ginger Island Boat
Warp Totems teleport the player to the location described in their titles.Warp Totem: Beachteleports players to - you guessed it - the Beach!
Being closer to Willy’s shop and, eventually,the boat to Ginger Islandearly in the morning can provevery beneficial throughout the game. With the time saved on traveling, players have longer to catch morning fish and can optimize their time at Ginger Island.
712 Egg
Perfect For Bulk Cooking
InStardew Valley, theEggis an animal product that can be made intovarious cooking recipes. Many of these recipes only require one egg! These areFried Egg,Omelet,Pancakes,Chocolate Cake,Pink Cake,Cookie,Blueberry Tart, andCrab Cakes.
Being given twelve eggs means players can cook multiple of these dishes to make even more money from this gift! Eggs can also be used as part of certain quests and for tailoring. With a great base selling price, Marnie’s Winter Star giftalmostmakes up forher consistent absence from her storefront.
6Wine
Can Be Aged For Double The Gold
When placed in a cask in thefarmhouse basement for two seasons,Wineages to iridium quality and doubles the selling price from 400g to 800g. Not only that, but Wine is also a loved gift for bothLeahandHarvey.
Wine can also be used for the Community Center’s Enchanter’s bundle and is a possible item requested from aBlobfishpond.
5Dressed Spinner
Catch More Fish At A Higher Bite Rate
TheDressed Spinneris available to buy at Willy’s shop for 1,000g, making it a great gift to receivefor freeat The Feast Of The Winter Star! Putting this tackle on a fishing rod can reduce the maximum bite delay of fish by 7.5 seconds - meaningfish can be caught more frequently.
The item has a decent selling price of 500g, but the main positive of a Dressed Spinner is the amount of extra money players can make fromcatching more fish than usual.Fishing is a great way to make money fast inStardew Valley, so this gift only adds to that profit.
4Ruby
Use To Forge, Gift, Or Trade
InStardew Valley, aRubycan have many uses! Not only can it be donated to the museum, but it can also be used as a loved gift forClint,Dwarf, andEmilyand in The Forge to create a more powerful attack stat on a melee weapon.
A Ruby can also be used to trade for aSpicy Eelat the Desert Trader, as part of the Treasure Hunter’s bundle in the Community Center’s remixed bundles, and as part of several villager requests, among many other things. The great usefulness of a Ruby makes itone of the best gifts to receiveat The Feast Of The Winter Star.
3Jade
Especially Helpful With Beating The Skull Cavern
As it can be traded in forStaircaseat the Desert Trader on a Sunday, Jade is a greatly useful gift to receive atThe Feast Of The Winter Star. Jade is also another loved gift forClint,Dwarf, andEmilyand can be used at The Forge to increase the Critical Hit power of a melee weapon.
Moreover, Jade is also a source of green dye when tailoring, allowing for the customization of clothing items. We recommend putting Jade in aCrystalariumand trading multiple of them for staircases to help with beating theinfamously difficult Skull Cavern.
2Iridium Bar
Great For An Iridium Sprinkler
With oneIridium Bar(and some other easier-to-acquire items such as aGold Barand aBattery Pack), players can craft anIridium Sprinkler, which automatically waters 24 adjacent tiles every in-game morning. Not only that, but theIridium Bar sells for a very high priceand is a loved gift forClint,Krobus,Maru, andWilly.
It can also be put towards any of the iridium tool upgrades at Clint’s and any of the Obelisks available to construct at the Wizard’s House. Iridium is one of the most valuable and rare materials inStardew Valley, so receiving an Iridium Bar as a gift saves a lot of time and effort for players.
15 Gold Bar
The Highest Sell Price And The Most Useful Overall
If gifted fiveGold Bar, players can easily upgrade their tools to gold quality at Clint’s without having to source the gold themselves. It can also bedonated to the Community Centeras part of the Blacksmith’s Bundle. With the highest selling price of all possible Winter Star gifts, five Gold Bars isthe most optimal gift to receiveat The Feast Of The Winter Star inStardew Valley.
The Gold Bar is also a loved gift byClint,Maru, andWillyand is required to craft numerous useful items, such asQuality Sprinkler,Oil Maker,Crystalarium,Solar Panel,Geode Crusher, andMini-Obelisk.
