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Solar Essence ID and Spawn Cheat

Spawn the Solar Essence item in Stardew Valley using the in-game naming cheat.
Solar Essence

The glowing face is warm to the touch.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Basic
Sell Price
40g

The item ID for Solar Essence in Stardew Valley is: 768

Solar Essence
[768]

Solar Essence Information

Solar Essence is a Monster Loot item which is dropped from the Ghost, Iridium Bat, Metal Head, Metal Head (dangerous), Haunted Skull, Squid Kid, Squid Kid (dangerous), Mummy, Hot Head, and Blue Squid. Krobus also sells 10 a day for 80g each. Sunfish may randomly produce a Solar Essence in a Fish Pond when the pond population reaches 10 fish.

Where to Buy Solar Essence

Shops and vendors that sell Solar Essence.

  • Krobus (Sewer)
    80g

Monsters That Drop Solar Essence

Monsters that can drop Solar Essence when killed — the chance is per kill.

Mummy99%
Ghost96%
Squid Kid75%
Blue Squid75%
Metal Head65%
Hot Head65%
Iridium Bat50%

Fish Ponds That Produce Solar Essence

Fish Ponds with these fish can produce Solar Essence.

  • Sunfishpond, population 10+ · 8% per day

Solar Essence Tailoring

Use Solar Essence as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Recipes That Use Solar Essence

Solar Essence in Community Center Bundles

Solar Essence is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

  • Adventurer'sBoiler Room
    Needs Solar Essence — any 4 of 5 options.
    Reward: Small Magnet Ring

Solar Essence in Collections

Shipping Solar Essence counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Solar Essence Villager Gift Reactions

Give Solar Essence as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

  • LovesWizard🎂 Winter 17
  • NeutralDwarf🎂 Summer 22
  • DislikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Elliott🎂 Fall 5Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Haley🎂 Spring 14Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Leo🎂 Summer 26Lewis🎂 Spring 7Linus🎂 Winter 3Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Pam🎂 Spring 18Penny🎂 Fall 2Pierre🎂 Spring 26Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Willy🎂 Summer 24
See the full Solar Essence gift guide →

Solar Essence Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [768]. You will then receive the Solar Essence item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [768] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Solar Essence item.