Fields of Mistria — Hayden Gifts

What the research confirms

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• Hayden’s LOVED gifts are the golden animal products (Golden Butter, Golden Cheese, Golden Milk, Golden Egg, Golden Duck Egg, Golden Mayonnaise, Golden Duck Mayonnaise) plus Pumpkin Pie, Stone Horse, and Vegetable Quiche.
• Hayden’s LIKED gifts include Coffee, Chicken Egg (Egg), and a long list of pies/cooked dishes (Apple Pie, Pumpkin Stew, Sweet Potato Pie, Vegetable Pot Pie, etc.).
• Hayden DISLIKES all fish & “fishy items”; he HATES Sushi Platter. He also dislikes all Universal Dislikes (except Animal Treats).
• Gives two in-game gift sentiment lines: birthday (“A birthday present? For me?You have a generous heart, [Player]! Thank you!”) and the fish dislike line (“I’m not really a Sashimi kind of guy. I think of fish more as friends than meals.”).
• IGN’s Hayden LOVED list matches the wiki: all golden animal products (incl. “Golden Cow Milk” = wiki’s Golden Milk) + Pumpkin Pie + Stone Horse + Vegetable Quiche.
• IGN’s Hayden LIKED list confirms Coffee and Egg are liked gifts, as well as the same set of pies/dishes (Apple Pie, Butter, Cheese, Coconut Cream Pie, Crystal Berry Pie, Loaded Baked Potato, Mushroom Steak Dinner, Pumpkin Stew, Quiche, Sweet Potato Pie, Vegetable Pot Pie, Wild Berry Pie).
• IGN lists Sushi Platter among DISLIKED (wiki lists it as HATED) — same sentiment, slightly different tiering.
• IGN gives a Hated gift (Hemlock) and birthday columns with date:gift entries (e.g. “16: Beer”, “22: Green Tea”).
• TRANSCRIPT CLAIM: Hayden’s LOVED gifts are golden animal products, obtainable via the “shiny beads” perk taken to the chicken Shrine (slow build, RNG).
• TRANSCRIPT CLAIM: Hayden also LIKES Coffee and Eggs (cheap/easy gifts).
• Video is based on Early Access (pre-Full Release); narrator notes gift lists “as of Early Access.”
• NOT FOUND (no official source in the provided evidence).
• Hayden’s most-loved gifts are golden animal products (Golden Butter, Golden Cheese, Golden Milk, Golden Egg, Golden Duck Egg, Golden Mayonnaise, Golden Duck Mayonnaise).
• Hayden also likes Coffee and Eggs (Chicken Egg/Egg) — cheap, easy gifts.

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The material was accessed on August 30, 2026. Older patch references remain labeled, and the absence of a detail in the supplied material is not proof that the feature does not exist.

Sources used

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• Hayden’s Gift Preferences - Fields of Mistria Wiki — accessed 2026-08-30.
• Fields of Mistria Gift Guide - Best Gifts for Each Character (IGN) — Hayden row — accessed 2026-08-30.