The villagers ofStardew Valleyare by far one of the game’s best selling points, and odds are, you’ll have a favorite or two. Making friends (or finding love!) is a great way to get the most out of your playthrough, and for many quests, you will need to be friendly with Pelican Town’s inhabitants.

A great way to improve your relationship with NPCs is to offer them their favorite gifts or gifts that are loved by everyone.Stardrop Teais a universally loved gift that you can use to impress the people of Pelican town and make a few friends.

Starew Valley: An image of Stardrop Tea in a chest’s inventory

What Is Stardrop Tea?

Stardrop Tea is auniversally loved giftthat you can present to the residents of Stardew Valley to greatlyimprove your relationshipwith them. Whether you’re looking toromance an NPCor just make a friend, giving that NPC Stardrop Tea will grant you eitherone or three full friendship heartswith them, depending on timing.

Because Stardrop Tea is a universally loved gift, you’re able to give it toevery NPCin the game and on anon-birthday day,you will earnone full heartof friendship with them.

Stardew Valley: The player holds a cup of Stardrop Tea while standing in a wintry Pelican Town

If you’re in no hurry to befriend the villagers,save your Stardrop Teain a chest on your farm. If you get aquest that requires a certain friendship levelwith an NPC, you can use the tea to improve your relationship. For example,The Mayor’s Shortsquest requires you to have enough friendship toenter Marnie’s bedroom.

To get the most bang for your buck with this tea, save your Stardrop Tea for anNPC’s birthdayor for theFeast of the Winter Star.

On birthdays or during the Feast of the Winter Star, gifting an NPC Stardrop Tea will give youthree full hearts of friendshipwith them.

Because of it’s high relationship point value, Stardrop Tea is agreat item to savefor NPC birthdays, and a great tool for when you’re trying toromance one of Stardew’s many eligible singles.

Stardrop Tea is also special because itdoesn’t counttowards thedaily or weekly gift limit. you’re able to give an NPC Stardrop Tea and asecond gifton the same day.

You will get more relationship points for giving them theirfavorite giftat the same time.

If you have afetch questfor an NPC, you canbring the itemto them,gift them Stardrop Tea, and give them asecond giftall at once. Doing this willgreatly increase the amount of friendshipyou earn with that character in asingle day.

While Stardrop Tea is a great gift for other characters, your charactercannot use it themselves. Stardrop Tea isnot drinkable.

The only thing you’re able to use Stardrop Tea for besides gifting, isselling it. Selling Stardrop Tea will give you77g.

Youcannotuse Stardrop Tea as a universal gift inQi’s Kindness quest. Stardrop Teawill not counttowards the 50 gift total needed for Qi’s quest.

How To Get Stardrop Tea

Stardrop Tea is one of themore difficult to obtainitems in Stardew Valley, and procuring yourself a cup of tea won’t exactly be, well… a cup of tea. There are currentlyfour methodsfor obtaining Stardrop Tea.

Since you cannot drink Stardrop Tea, there isno way to craft or cook it. Stardrop Tea counts as an object and not as food.

you may get your first Stardrop Tea bypresenting five Prize TicketstoMayor Lewis’s Prize Machine. You can getup to threeStardrop Teas from the Mayor’s Prize Machine all atdifferent levels.

To get more Stardrop Teas, you will need to eitherfish for Golden Fishing Treasure Chestsor get Stardrop Tea as arewardfor completing one of the Raccoon’s quests at thesixth or higher level.

Getting Stardrop Tea from the Raccoon isnot guaranteed. Rewards for completing the Raccoon’s quests arerandomized after the sixth level.

To find Stardrop Tea in Golden Fishing Treasure Chests, you must haveunlocked Fishing Mastery at the Mastery Cave- which you can achieve byfilling all of your skill barsand earning10,000additionalskill points. Getting Stardrop tea from a Golden Fishing Treasure Chest is aseven percent chance.

The final way you may get Stardrop Tea is as arewardfor completing theHelper’s Bundleat the Community Center’sBulletin Board.The Helper’s Bundle is one of the possiblerandomized bundlesyou can get when choosing theRemixed Bundlesin the farm creation menu.