The best gifts in Fields of Mistria are each villager’s 10 loved items, and every one of the 34 giftable characters has exactly 10 (plus one hated item). Celine loves flowers like Rose and Hydrangea, Hayden loves golden animal products and Pumpkin Pie, and March loves Perfect ores and Mistril Ingots. Below you’ll find every loved gift for all 12 marriage candidates and the other 22 villagers, with birthdays and simple liked gifts, followed by how dating, proposing and marriage work since the 1.0 update.
The gift lists come from the community Fields of Mistria Wiki and its per-character gift pages (wiki.gg), which we checked against the current game version: NPC Studio’s 1.0 patch notes (August 5, 2026) and every patch since, up to v1.0.8 (October 13, 2026). We also compared them with Beebom’s 1.0 gift table (August 20, 2026). Apart from small naming differences and two quest items, their loved lists match for 32 of the 34 characters. The two that differ were changed by a later patch, and they’re flagged below. Checked November 2, 2026, 11:00 UTC.
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Quick answer: Fields of Mistria gift guide
- One gift per villager per day. A loved gift is worth +20 friendship, a liked gift +10, a neutral one +3. On a villager’s birthday, every gift gets +20 more, so a loved gift is worth +40.
- Talk to them too. Speaking to a villager once a day adds +7. Friendship points never decay.
- Gifts that please the most people: Sushi Platter, Golden Cookies and Spell Fruit Parfait are each loved by six characters. Perfect Diamond, Perfect Pink Diamond and Mont Blanc are each loved by five.
- A cheap crowd-pleaser: Hard Wood is loved by Ryis, Landen, Holt and Dozy.
- Avoid junk, bugs and “weird gifts”. Almost everyone dislikes them, with a few exceptions such as Luc, Dozy, Dell and Maple. Disliked and hated gifts never lower friendship, but they earn nothing except on birthdays.
- Romance: 12 marriage candidates, none locked by gender. You can start dating at 8 hearts and propose at 10 hearts with an Engagement Ring.
- Platforms: Fields of Mistria is on PC (Steam, $13.99, Steam Deck compatible). It isn’t on Nintendo Switch or other consoles. NPC Studio says it is “currently evaluating additional platform support”.
Celine, the gardener, loves flowers such as Rose, Hydrangea and Frost Lily. Image: NPC Studio
How gifting works in Fields of Mistria
To give a gift, hold the item next to the villager. If it can be gifted, the prompt appears. Most things can be gifted, including equipment (except special armor), artifacts, bugs, cooked dishes, crops, fish, forageables and materials. According to the wiki’s Friendship page, each villager has a list of loved, liked and disliked items plus one hated item. Anything not on those lists counts as neutral.
| Gift reaction | Normal day | Their birthday |
|---|---|---|
| Loved | +20 | +40 |
| Liked | +10 | +30 |
| Neutral | +3 | +23 |
| Disliked | 0 | +20 |
| Hated | 0 | +20 |
- Heart levels: the wiki lists these thresholds: 80 points for 1 heart, 390 for 4 hearts, 1,125 for 8 hearts and 1,755 for 10 hearts. The 1.0 update raised the cap to 10.
- Loved by everyone: no regular item is universally loved. Items with the Lovable or Likeable infusion work on everyone, and the Lovable Cooking and Likeable Cooking perks give your dishes a chance to get those infusions.
- Banned gifts: you can’t give alcohol, caffeine or bombs to the children Dell, Luc and Maple. Dozy and Henrietta can’t receive any of those, or chocolate either. Infusions don’t get around these rules.
- Bug exceptions: Luc loves several beetles and the Bumblebee, Dell loves the Hermit Crab, Maple loves the Monarch Butterfly and Dozy loves the Crystalline Cricket. Everyone else dislikes bugs.
Fields of Mistria romance options: loved gifts for all 12 marriage candidates
The official site and Steam page both say 12 marriage candidates. Ten are known from the start: Adeline, Celine, Juniper, Reina and Valen, and Balor, Eiland, Hayden, March and Ryis. According to the official FAQ, candidates are not locked by gender. The “Simple liked gifts” column picks basic crops, forageables and materials from each candidate’s liked list, so you have something to give on days without a loved item.
| Candidate | Who they are | Birthday | Loved gifts (+20) | Simple liked gifts (+10) | Hates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adeline | Acting leader of Mistria | Winter 18 | Coffee, Gazpacho, Lemon Pie, Middlemist, Mistril Ingot, Peaches and Cream, Perfect Pink Diamond, Plum Blossom, Pumpkin Pie, Tea with Lemon | Lemon, Tulip, Peach, Paper | Morel Mushroom |
| Balor | Traveling merchant | Summer 10 | Alda Gem Bracelet, Apple Honey Curry, Chili Coconut Curry, Deluxe Curry, Family Crest Pendant, Perfect Diamond, Perfect Emerald, Perfect Pink Diamond, Perfect Ruby, Perfect Sapphire | Rose, Jasmine, Gold Ore | Ant |
| Celine | Gardener | Summer 14 | Breath of Flame, Crystal Rose, Essence Blossom, Frost Lily, Hydrangea, Middlemist, Plum Blossom, Rose, Snowdrop Anemone, Temple Flower | Daffodil, Tulip, Daisy, Dandelion | Caterpillar |
| Eiland | Archaeologist | Summer 20 | Chocolate Cake, Coconut Cream Pie, Glowberry Cookies, Golden Cheesecake, Golden Cookies, Ice Cream Sundae, Mont Blanc, Pumpkin Pie, Spell Fruit Parfait, Strawberry Shortcake | Chocolate, Pudding, Caramel Candy | Frog |
| Hayden | Runs Sweetwater Farm | Winter 8 | Golden Butter, Golden Cheese, Golden Duck Egg, Golden Duck Mayonnaise, Golden Egg, Golden Mayonnaise, Golden Milk, Pumpkin Pie, Stone Horse, Vegetable Quiche | Milk, Chicken Egg, Butter, Cheese | Sushi Platter |
| Juniper | Sorceress, Bathhouse owner | Fall 26 | Ancient Royal Scepter, Black Tablet, Crystal Rose, Fish Tacos, Golden Cookies, Hardened Essence, Moon Fruit Cake, Mushroom Brew, Pizza, Spell Fruit Parfait | Newt, Nettle, Red Toadstool, Morel Mushroom | Sod |
| March | Blacksmith | Spring 16 | Dragon-Forged Bracelet, Gold Ingot, Meteorite, Mistril Ingot, Perfect Copper Ore, Perfect Gold Ore, Perfect Iron Ore, Perfect Mistril Ore, Perfect Silver Ore, Sushi Platter | Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Coffee | Redhead Worm |
| Reina | Head cook at the Inn | Fall 12 | Apple Honey Curry, Breaded Catfish, Cabbage Slaw, Ice Cream Sundae, Incredibly Hot Pot, Rosemary Garlic Noodles, Seafood Boil, Seafood Snow Pea Noodles, Spell Fruit Parfait, Sushi Platter | Garlic, Rice, Flour, Coffee | Tunnel Millipede |
| Ryis | Carpenter | Spring 4 | Golden Bristle, Golden Bull Horn, Golden Cheesecake, Golden Cookies, Golden Duck Feather, Golden Horse Hair, Golden Rooster Feather, Hard Wood, Lobster Roll, Veggie Sub Sandwich | Wood, Stone, Clay, Paper | Pond Skater |
| Valen | Town doctor | Fall 1 | Beet, Beet Salad, Beet Soup, Deep Sea Soup, Dragon Scale, Harvest Plate, Rosemary Garlic Noodles, Summer Salad, Sushi Platter, Vegetable Soup | Dandelion, Garlic, Rosemary, Coffee | Red Toadstool |
Eiland’s and Juniper’s wiki pages each list an 11th loved item, Void Cake and Void Newt. The wiki classes both as quest items, so they’re left out above.
Spoiler: the two secret candidates
The official site shows the last two candidates as silhouettes, and they’re tied to the main story. Skip this table if you want to find them yourself. The wiki says you can’t marry Caldarus until you’ve finished the story quest “Breaking The Final Seal”.
| Candidate | Who they are | Birthday | Loved gifts (+20) | Simple liked gifts (+10) | Hates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seridia | Dragon Priestess | Winter 2 | Dragon Pact Tablet, Dragon-Forged Core, Dragon-Forged Fang, Dragon-Forged Horn, Dragon-Forged Powder, Hardened Essence, Monster Mash, Perfect Mistril Ore, Spell Fruit Parfait, Unknown Dragon Statuette | Monster Fang, Monster Shell, Plum Blossom | Statuette of Caldarus |
| Caldarus | Dragon | not listed | Apple Honey Curry, Fried Rice, Harvest Plate, Mont Blanc, Seafood Boil, Seafood Snow Pea Noodles, Spring Galette, Statuette of Caldarus, Sushi Platter, Veggie Sub Sandwich | Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Cake | Unknown Dragon Statuette |
Marriage and children arrived in the 1.0 update; Juniper loves magical oddities and Pizza. Image: NPC Studio
Loved gifts for every other villager
These 22 villagers can’t be married, but they still give heart levels, letters and story moments. The wiki lists Darcy, Louis, Merri and Vera as vendors, and Stillwell and Zorel joined the Saturday Market in 1.0.
| Villager | Birthday | Loved gifts (+20) | Hates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy | Winter 13 | Chocolate, Coconut Milk, Crystal Berries, Golden Cheesecake, Golden Cookies, Golden Egg, Golden Milk, Milk, Spell Fruit, Sugar | Ant |
| Dell | Winter 3 | Alda Bronze Sword, Aldarian Sword, Apple Juice, Bullfrog, Caldosian Sword, Chocolate, Golden Cookies, Hermit Crab, Ice Cream Sundae, Jam Sandwich | Broccoli |
| Dozy | Fall 16 | Catfish, Crystalline Cricket, Dog Treat, Golden Duck Egg, Golden Egg, Hard Boiled Egg, Hard Wood, Petrified Wood, Tiny Dinosaur Skeleton, Wood | Chili Pepper |
| Elsie | Summer 2 | Alda Feather Pendant, Cranberry Orange Scone, Crystal Rose, Jasmine Tea, Mont Blanc, Paper, Perfect Diamond, Poached Pear, Rose, Wild Berry Scone | Praying Mantis |
| Errol | Winter 11 | Baked Sweetroot, Braised Burdock, Clam Chowder, Fish Skewers, Miner’s Helmet, Miner’s Mushroom Stew, Pan-fried Bream, Perch Risotto, Shard Mass, White Wine | Hard Boiled Egg |
| Hemlock | Winter 23 | Beer, Caldosian Drinking Horn, Chili Coconut Curry, Crayfish Etouffee, Crispy Fried Earthshroom, Hot Toddy, Incredibly Hot Pot, Spicy Corn, White Wine, Wild Grapes | Newt |
| Henrietta | Winter 7 | Berry Bowl, Corn, Deluxe Small Animal Feed, Glowberry, Grilled Corn, Quality Small Animal Feed, Shiny Bead, Strawberry, Ultimate Small Animal Feed, Watermelon | Garlic |
| Holt | Fall 14 | Baked Potato, Coffee, Flour, Gazpacho, Hard Wood, Loaded Baked Potato, Narrows Moss, Stone Horse, Watermelon, Wheat | Puddle Spider |
| Josephine | Summer 16 | Chili Coconut Curry, Crayfish Etouffee, Green Tea, Incredibly Hot Pot, Jasmine Tea, Lavender Tea, Quiche, Roasted Rice Tea, Rose Tea, Tea with Lemon | Worm |
| Landen | Fall 4 | Coconut Cream Pie, Golden Bristle, Golden Bull Horn, Golden Cheesecake, Golden Cookies, Golden Duck Feather, Golden Horse Hair, Golden Rooster Feather, Hard Wood, Shard Mass | Roly Poly |
| Louis | Fall 20 | Golden Alpaca Wool, Golden Bristle, Golden Duck Feather, Golden Horse Hair, Golden Rabbit Wool, Golden Rooster Feather, Golden Sheep Wool, Middlemist, Red Wine, White Wine | Fuzzy Moth |
| Luc | Spring 21 | Amber Trapped Insect, Bumblebee, Copper Nugget Beetle, Fairy Bee, Grilled Cheese, Jewel Beetle, Rhinoceros Beetle, Roly Poly, Sea Scarab, Strobe Firefly | Frog |
| Maple | Summer 26 | Ancient Horn Circlet, Berries and Cream, Chocolate, Hot Chocolate, Lemon Pie, Lost Crown Of Aldaria, Middlemist, Monarch Butterfly, Mont Blanc, Stone Shell | Peat |
| Merri | Fall 6 | Golden Alpaca Wool, Golden Bristle, Golden Bull Horn, Golden Duck Feather, Golden Horse Hair, Golden Rabbit Wool, Golden Rooster Feather, Golden Sheep Wool, Perfect Diamond, Perfect Pink Diamond | Snail |
| Nora | Summer 24 | Ancient Gold Coin, Cherry Cobbler, Fried Rice, Onion Soup, Peaches and Cream, Pumpkin Stew, Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Sweet Potato, Sauteed Snow Peas, Toasted Sunflower Seeds | Narrows Moss |
| Olric | Spring 10 | Perfect Copper Ore, Perfect Diamond, Perfect Emerald, Perfect Gold Ore, Perfect Iron Ore, Perfect Mistril Ore, Perfect Pink Diamond, Perfect Ruby, Perfect Sapphire, Perfect Silver Ore | Rockbiter |
| Stillwell | Winter 27 | Ancient Crystal Goblet, Black Tablet, Completely Wrong Map, Crystal Apple, Crystal Berry Pie, Fire Crystal, Fog Orchid, Red Wine, Spell Fruit Parfait, Weightless Stone | Sunflower |
| Taliferro | Spring 13 | Apple Honey Curry, Beet Soup, Fried Rice, Harvest Plate, Mont Blanc, Seafood Boil, Seafood Snow Pea Noodles, Spell Fruit Parfait, Spring Galette, Sushi Platter | Monster Mash |
| Terithia | Fall 22 | Cod with Thyme, Fish Stew, Giant Fish Scale, Lobster Roll, Perch Risotto, Rubber Fish, Sea Bream Rice, Seafood Boil, Seafood Snow Pea Noodles, Sushi Platter | Fiber |
| Vera | Summer 6 | Beet Soup, Chili Coconut Curry, Gazpacho, Harvest Plate, Mushroom Steak Dinner, Pomegranate Sorbet, Summer Salad, Sweet Potato Pie, Vegetable Pot Pie, Winter Stew | Clam |
| Wheedle | Winter 6 | Ancient Gold Coin, Coin Lump, Fiber, Perfect Diamond, Perfect Emerald, Perfect Gold Ore, Perfect Pink Diamond, Perfect Ruby, Perfect Sapphire, Pink Diamond | Criminal Confession |
| Zorel | Spring 6 | Ancient Crystal Goblet, Crispy Fried Earthshroom, Crystal Apple, Crystal Berry Pie, Metal Leaf, Miner’s Mushroom Stew, Mushroom Brew, Mushroom Rice, Mushroom Steak Dinner, Pineshroom Toast | Cicada |
Recent changes: what older Fields of Mistria gift guides get wrong
- Zorel: patch v1.0.5 (September 18, 2026) “updated Zorel’s gift preferences to reflect the intended selections”. Guides written before that, including Beebom’s, list Middlemist, Sunflower, Heather and Morel Mushroom as his loves. The wiki now lists mushroom dishes and crystal items instead (table above), and Morel Mushroom has moved to his liked list.
- Stillwell: early 1.0 guides list only four loved gifts. The wiki now lists all 10. They include Ancient Crystal Goblet, Crystal Apple, Crystal Berry Pie, Fire Crystal and Spell Fruit Parfait.
- Pages the wiki marks as older: Eiland’s and Juniper’s gift pages carry the wiki’s “last updated for v0.15” marker, and Taliferro’s says v0.14.0. Their loved lists still match Beebom’s 1.0 table, but treat them with a little caution until an editor re-checks them.
- Heart cap: guides written during Early Access give a lower cap (some say 4 hearts). Since 1.0 it’s 10, with marriage at the top.
How to date, propose and get married
- Raise hearts. Give a loved or liked gift every day and talk to them. Marriage candidates have heart events at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 hearts.
- Choose dating at the 8-heart event. In that event you pick “Dating” or “Best Friends”. The wiki says you can’t switch from the platonic route to romance later. You can date several candidates at once.
- Go on dates. Dates happen on weekends, and patch 1.0 made them raise hearts faster. Since v1.0.7 you can find Date Inspiration items (which unlock new date types) as soon as you’re dating someone.
- Craft the Engagement Ring. The morning after you reach 10 hearts with someone you’re dating, Elsie delivers the recipe. According to the wiki, the ring takes 2 Diamonds, 4 Mistril Ingots, 4 Gold Ingots and a Dragon-Forged Core, so you’ll need to be well into the Mines storyline.
- Propose, or collect first. Each candidate’s 10-heart event gives you a unique special item. You can replay these events with the ring until you confirm a proposal, so you can collect every item before choosing.
- Plan the wedding. The wiki says the earliest wedding date is 5 days after the proposal. In the days before, you can choose the flower color, cake flavor and reception meal with your fiancé(e).
A wedding with March. You can propose once you reach 10 hearts with an Engagement Ring. Image: NPC Studio
When you get engaged, everyone else you were dating switches to Best Friends and sends a break-up letter. Patch 1.0 added settings to turn off the letters or the switch itself. You must change the setting before you confirm the engagement. Some weeks after the wedding, a cutscene gives you the Mystical Feather, which starts an optional conversation about having a child. As of 1.0 there’s no divorce, so choose carefully.
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FAQ
What is the best gift in Fields of Mistria?
No single item works for everyone. Each villager’s 10 loved gifts are worth +20 friendship, or +40 on their birthday. To please the most people, Sushi Platter, Golden Cookies and Spell Fruit Parfait are each loved by six characters. Anything with the Lovable infusion counts as loved by all.
Who can you romance in Fields of Mistria?
Twelve characters: Adeline, Celine, Juniper, Reina, Valen, Balor, Eiland, Hayden, March and Ryis, plus two candidates unlocked through the story (see the spoiler section). Any of them can be married regardless of your character’s gender.
What does Hayden like in Fields of Mistria?
Hayden loves Golden Butter, Golden Cheese, Golden Duck Egg, Golden Duck Mayonnaise, Golden Egg, Golden Mayonnaise, Golden Milk, Pumpkin Pie, Stone Horse and Vegetable Quiche. Milk, Chicken Eggs, Butter and Cheese are easy liked gifts. He hates the Sushi Platter.
How many gifts can you give a day in Fields of Mistria?
One per villager per day. You can still give one to each of the 34 characters on the same day.
Is Fields of Mistria on Switch?
No. As of November 2, 2026, Fields of Mistria is only on PC (Windows on Steam, also Steam Deck compatible). NPC Studio’s FAQ says it is evaluating other platforms but hasn’t announced a port.
Sources: Fields of Mistria Wiki: Friendship, Marriage, Engagement Ring and the per-character Gifts pages (checked Nov 2, 2026); NPC Studio on Steam: 1.0 patch notes, 1.0 Update FAQ, v1.0.5 and v1.0.8 patch notes; fieldsofmistria.com FAQ; Steam store page; Beebom (Aug 20, 2026) and AllThingsHow (Aug 8, 2026) as cross-checks.
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