Everything You Need To Know About Lance – Stardew Valley Expanded

Stardew Valley Expanded (SVE) is the largest unofficial mod and “expansion pack” for Stardew Valley. SVE was released in 2019, and added a large amount of new locations, events, items, and characters. 

Lance was introduced as a romanceable male character in the Stardew Valley Expanded 1.14 update, and is first met by players after they traverse and explore Ginger Island. He is a member of the First Slash Clan, a guild of adventurers dedicated to protecting the Fern Islands. He works as a First Slash Adventurer and lives in Castle Village. Lance travels to Pelican Town two days a week to work and is friends with Marlon. His birthday is on the 8th of Spring.

Players meet Lance upon reaching the Volcano’s Forge, located in the 10th room. During his introduction cutscene, he appears confident and knows the player to be a capable adventurer of some renown. He gives the Player his schedule before leaving the conversation for future contact. 

Lance’s Schedule

Lance’s location depends on the day of the week, as he rotates between four locations. 

• On Monday, he is on lookout duty at the Castle Village Outpost. 
• On Tuesday and Wednesday, he roams around the Adventurer’s Guild in Pelican Town.
• On Thursday and Friday, he guards Ginger Island. 
• On Saturday and Sunday, he wanders the Highlands. 

Time Table

Gifts 

Same as other Stardew Valley residents, Lance has gifts that he loves, likes, neutrals, dislikes, and hates. To progress your friendship and relationship with Lance, you will need to give him gifts.  

Loves:

Image	Name	Source
	Aged Blue Moon Wine	Purchased from Blue Moon Vineyard
	Daggerfish	Fishing – Location: Highlands
	Galaxy Soul	Purchased – Qi’s Walnut Room or Island Trader / Monster Loot dropped during the Danger in the Deep and Skull Cavern Invasion quests.
	Gemfish	Fishing – Location: Highlands Cavern
	Golden Pumpkin	Spirit’s Eve Maze Completion Reward / Artifact Troves
	Green Mushroom	Green Dust Spirit
	Monster Mushroom	Foraging – Location: Highlands
	Swirl Stone	Foraging – Location: Crimson Badlands
	Torpedo Trout	Fishing – Location: Fable Reef
	Tropical Curry	Cooking
	Void Shard	Monster Loot, dropped by Apophis
	Ornate Treasure Chest	Monster Loot, dropped by the Bully Rex

Lance’s Dialogue Response: “This will serve me well. You have my gratitude.” 

Likes:

• All Universal Likes (excluding Flowers, Desserts, and Spaghetti)
• All Elixirs and Potions
• All Monster Crops
• All Warp Totems (excluding the Island Warp Totem)
• All Legendary Fish (excluding Mutant Carp and Glacierfish)

Image	Name	Source
	Bonefish	Fishing – Location: Crimson Badlands
	Butterfish	Fishing – Location: Shearwater Bridge
	Dewdrop Berry	Enchanted Grove
	Dorado	Fishing – Location: Forest River
	Dwarf Gadget	Tilling Soil in the Mines (Floors 40 – 79) / Magma Geodes, Omni-Geodes, and Artifact Troves
	Dwarvish Helm	Tilling Soil in the Mines (Floors 1 – 39) / Magma Geodes, Omni-Geodes, and Artifact Troves
	Dwarf Scroll I	Tilling Soil in the Mines / Monster Drops
	Dwarf Scroll II	Tilling Soil in the Mines / Monster Drops
	Dwarf Scroll III	Monster Drops
	Dwarf Scroll IV	Tilling Soil ; Monster Drops
	Golden Ocean Flower	Fable Reef
	Goldenfish	Fishing – Locations: Sprite Spring, Junimo Woods
	Ice Pip	Fishing – Location: Floor 60 of the Mines
	King Salmon	Fishing – Location: Forest West
	Kittyfish	Fishing – Location: Shearwater Bridge
	Lava Eel	Fishing – Location: Floor 100 of the Mines, Volcano Caldera
	Life Elixir	Restores health to full
	Lunaloo	Fishing – Location: Ginger Island
	Maple Syrup	Crafting – Tapped from Maple Trees
	Meteor Carp	Fishing – Location: Sprite Spring, Junimo Woods
	Pearl	Artifact Trove
	Prismatic Shard	Various Sources Including: Mining, Fishing, Monster Drops, and Treasure Rooms
	Puppyfish	Fishing – Location: Shearwater Bridge
	Radioactive Bass	Fishing – Location: Sewers
	Radioactive Ore	Mining during certain quests – Location: The Mines, Skull Cavern
	Razor Trout	Fishing – Location: Pelican Town, only available after viewing Morris’ 10 heart event.
	Shiny Lunaloo	Fishing – Location: Ginger Island Ocean
	Stonefish	Fishing – Location: Floor 20 of the Mines
	Tiger Slime Egg	Monster Loot, dropped by Tiger Slimes
	Treasure Chest	Fishing – Treasure Chest / Artifact Trove
	Undeadfish	Fishing – Location: Crimson Badlands
	Void Egg	Farming – Void Chicken / Purchased from Krobus

Dialogue Response: “Ah, this is incredible. Thank you.”

Neutrals:

• All Universal Neutrals (excluding Bread)
• All Non-SVE Fish (excluding Angler, Crimsonfish, Dorado, Lava Eel, Legend, and Stonefish),
• All Milk and Eggs
• All Non-Fruit Tree (including Mangoes and Bananas)
• All bombs

Image	Name	Source
	Baby Lunaloo	Fishing – Ginger Island Ocean
	Clownfish	Fishing – Ginger Island Ocean
	Duck Feather	Farming – Duck / Purchased from the Traveling Cart
	Minnow	Fishing – Freshwater Sources (e.g. Farm, Mountain, Shearwater Bridge)
	Sea Sponge	Fishing – Ginger Island Ocean
	Seahorse	Fishing – Ginger Island Ocean
	Sea Urchin	Foraging – Pelican Town Beach
	Solar Essence	Monster Drop
	Starfish	Fishing – Pelican Town Beach, Ginger Island Ocean
	Void Eel	Fishing – Location: Witch’s Swamp, Mutant Bug Lair
	Void Essence	Monster Drop / Purchased from Krobus

Dialogue Response: “Perhaps I’ll find a way to make use of this.”

Dislikes:

• All Universal Dislikes (excluding all fish)
• All Flowers

Image	Name	Source
	Cave Carrot	Foraging – Location: Mines, Garbage Cans
	Coffee Bean	Monster Loot / Purchased from Traveling Cart
	Fire Quartz	Foraging – Location: Mines / Magma Geodes, Omni-Geodes
	Fossilized Leg	Mining – Location: Ginger Island Dig Site
	Fossilized Ribs	Mining – Location: Ginger Island Dig Site
	Fossilized Skull	Golden Coconuts
	Fossilized Spine	Fishing – Location: Ginger Island Dig Site
	Fossilized Tail	Panning – Location: Ginger Island Dig Site
	Frog	Fishing – Location: Mountain
	Frog Legs	Cooking
	Mummified Bat	Mining – Location: Volcano Dungeon
	Mummified Frog	Mining – Location: Volcano Dungeon / Cutting weeds in Ginger Island Forest
	Salmonberry	Foraging
	Snake Skull	Mining/Fishing – Location: Ginger Island Dig Site
	Snake Vertebrae	Mining – Location: Ginger Island Dig Site

Dialogue Response: “I suppose I could practice my magic on this…”

Hates:

• All Universal Hates (excluding Ginger Island Fossils, Sea Urchin, Treasure Chest, Tiger Slime Egg, and Warp Totems)

Image	Name	Source
	Blackberry Cobbler	Cooking
	Blueberry Tart	Cooking
	Bread	Cooking / Purchased at the Saloon
	Clay	Tilling dirt, sand, and Artifact Spots / Mining / Geodes
	Cookie	Cooking
	Cranberry Candy	Cooking
	Ice Cream	Cooking / Ice Cream Stand / Oasis
	Magic Rock Candy	Desert Trader / Museum Reward / Monster Drop
	Pancakes	Cooking
	Pink Cake	Cooking / Chef’s Bundle / Monster Drop
	Pizza	Cooking / Purchased from the Saloon
	Plum Pudding	Cooking
	Pumpkin Pie	Cooking
	Purple Mushroom	The Mines / The Cave / Mushroom Tree
	Rhubarb Pie	Cooking
	Spaghetti	Cooking / Purchased from the Saloon

Dialogue Response: “I’m afraid this doesn’t suit me.”

Movie Theater Preferences 

After restoring the abandoned JojaMart or purchasing all the community upgrades from Morris, the Movie Theater is built, allowing players to watch movies (alone or with a guest). The following are Lance’s loved, liked, and disliked movies to help you earn more friendship points with him. 

Note: Movies disliked by guests will not earn nor cost them any Friendship Points.

Movies 

There are eight different movies in total. They repeat on a two year cycle, based on the season in which the Movie Theater is unlocked. All “Year 1” movies will cycle and then are followed by “Year 2” movies (and so on). Asking a guest to a movie can give 0 – 200 Friendship Points depending on the guest’s preferences. The following is Lance’s loved, liked, and disliked movies. 

Concessions

At the movie theater, players can buy snacks for their guests at the concession counter. Like gifts, an NPC earns various Friendship points from concession snacks. Unlike gifts, disliked snacks neither cost nor earn friendship points. 

Heart Events 

Schedule Change

After the 12th Heart Event, Lance has a schedule change and will not travel to Fable Reef on two Wednesdays during each season. His updated time table for the 10th and 24th on every season is:

Marriage

After marriage, like all NPC candidates, Lance moves into the farm, and has his own side room. He will also have an outside area where he grows seasonal monster crops.  

He’ll most of his time on the farm, and the other days following his original schedule with slight variations. As a player’s spouse, Lance will start attending the various seasonal festivals and the Night Market on Winter 17th.  

His new schedule will limit him to visit the Adventurer’s Guild, First Slash Guild, and the Highlands. On Wednesday, Lance sleeps at the First Slash guild hall instead of returning to the farm. 

Schedule Change

Additionally, on the day of the Night Market, Winter 17th, Lance remains at the farm from 06:00 AM to 03:00 PM, then walks to the night market.

Note: Sometimes, Lance gifts you Rain Totems. On Winter 25th, Lance will gift you a Galaxy Soul.