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Stardew Valley: How To Befriend Willy

Author : Carter Jan 24,2025

This guide focuses on befriending Willy, the fisherman in Stardew Valley. He's a valuable contact, providing fishing supplies and offering friendship perks.

Willy Portrait

Befriending Willy is straightforward and offers significant advantages. Give him gifts to boost your friendship level. He appreciates rare fish and valuable items.

Updated January 4, 2025: Willy's favorite gifts have expanded with the 1.6 update, including several fishing-related books.

Gift Guide

Willy's Shop

Give Willy gifts at his shop (most weekdays), while he's fishing (Saturdays), or at the Stardrop Saloon/beach/river (evenings). Gifts given on his birthday (Summer 24) have an 8x friendship boost.

Loved Gifts (+80 friendship):

  • Fish: Catfish Catfish, Octopus Octopus, Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon Sturgeon
  • Books: Jewels of the Sea Jewels of the Sea, The Art O' Crabbing The Art O' Crabbing
  • Mead Mead (Honey in a Keg)
  • Gold Bar Gold Bar (Gold Ore in Furnace)
  • Iridium Bar Iridium Bar (Iridium Ore in Furnace)
  • Diamond Diamond (Mines)
  • Pumpkin Pumpkin (Fall Crop)
  • All universally loved gifts

Liked Gifts (+45 friendship):

  • Cooked fish dishes (excluding Dish O' the Sea, Sashimi, Maki Roll)
  • Fish: Lingcod Lingcod, Tiger Trout Tiger Trout
  • Quartz Quartz
  • Bait and Bobber Bait and Bobber

Disliked & Hated Gifts: Avoid foraged goods, non-fish cooked dishes, Life Elixir, universally disliked/hated items (except fish – Willy is neutral towards most fish not listed above).

Quests:

Willy's Quest Board

Complete Willy's requests on the bulletin board for gold and friendship points. He'll also send two letters challenging you to catch specific fish (Squid - Winter 2, Year 1; Lingcod - Winter 13, Year 2).

Friendship Perks:

Willy's Recipes

Willy sends four fishing-buff recipes at increasing friendship levels: Chowder (+1 fishing), Escargot (+2 fishing), Fish Stew (+3 fishing), Lobster Bisque (+3 fishing, +30 max energy).

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