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Squid Ink ID and Spawn Cheat

Spawn the Squid Ink item in Stardew Valley using the in-game naming cheat.
Squid Ink

Squid use this ink to confuse would-be predators.

Category
Objects
Subcategory
Basic
Sell Price
110g

The item ID for Squid Ink in Stardew Valley is: 814

Squid Ink
[814]

Squid Ink Information

Squid Ink is an item which is dropped from Squid Kids in the Mines and Blue Squids in the Dangerous Mines. It can also be produced by Squids and Midnight Squids in Fish Ponds. It's used as an ingredient in clothing dye and tailoring. Elliott sells five Squid Inks in his shop at the Desert Festival for 30 Calico Eggs each.

It cannot be sold to the Adventurer's Guild. However, it can be sold to Willy at his Fish Shop. It must be shipped to complete the Shipping Collection.

Where to Buy Squid Ink

Shops and vendors that sell Squid Ink.

  • Desert Festival — ElliottFestival

Monsters That Drop Squid Ink

Monsters that can drop Squid Ink when killed — the chance is per kill.

Squid Kid20%
Blue Squid20%

Fish Ponds That Produce Squid Ink

Fish Ponds with these fish can produce Squid Ink.

Squid Ink Tailoring

Use Squid Ink as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Recipes That Use Squid Ink

Squid Ink is used as an ingredient in 2 recipes.

Squid Ink Villager Gift Reactions

Give Squid Ink 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.

  • LovesElliott🎂 Fall 5
  • NeutralAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Emily🎂 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 24Wizard🎂 Winter 17
See the full Squid Ink gift guide →

Squid Ink 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 [814]. You will then receive the Squid Ink 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 [814] 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 Squid Ink item.