This guide explores how to befriend Marnie in Stardew Valley, focusing on gifts, movie preferences, quests, and friendship benefits. Marnie, known for her love of animals and often-absent presence at her shop, is a valuable friend, especially early in the game.
Gifting Marnie: Gifts significantly impact your friendship level. Gifts given on her birthday (Fall 18th) are worth eight times the usual points.
- Loved Gifts (80 friendship points): Prismatic Shard, Pearl, Magic Rock Candy, Golden Pumpkin, Rabbit's Foot, Stardrop Tea, Diamond, Pink Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Farmer's Lunch. (Note: Acquisition methods for these items are detailed later in the original article.)
- Liked Gifts (45 friendship points): Eggs (excluding Void Eggs), Milk, Quartz, most Flowers (excluding Poppies), most Fruit Tree Fruits, most Artisan Goods (excluding Oil and Void Mayonnaise), other Gemstones (e.g., Ruby, Emerald, Topaz), Stardew Valley Almanac.
- Disliked/Hated Gifts: Salmonberry, Seaweed, Wild Horseradish, Holly, crafting materials, raw fish, crafted items, Geodes and geode minerals.
Movie Theater Dates: Inviting Marnie to the movie theater offers substantial friendship boosts. Her preferences are as follows:
- Loved Films (200 points): The Miracle at Coldstar Ranch (Winter, odd-numbered years).
- Liked Films (100 points): All other films.
- Loved Concessions (50 points): Ice Cream Sandwich, Stardrop Sorbet.
- Liked Concessions (25 points): All other concessions (excluding those listed below).
- Disliked Concessions (0 points): Black Licorice, Fries, JojaCola, JojaCorn, Nachos, Salted Peanuts, Truffle Popcorn.
Quests: Completing quests for Marnie yields significant friendship points.
- Cow's Delight (Fall 3rd): Deliver Amaranth for 500g and a friendship boost.
- Marnie's Request (3 hearts): Provide a Cave Carrot for 100 friendship points.
Friendship Perks: Reaching certain friendship levels unlocks rewards:
- 3 Hearts: Pale Broth recipe.
- 7 Hearts: Rhubarb Pie recipe and occasional gifts of Hay.
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