Fire Emblem: Three Houses places equal emphasis on its strategy and social elements, and spending time with people off the battlefield can improve their performance on the battlefield. There are various ways to increase your rapport with the various students of the Garreg Mach Monastery, but one easy way into the heart of just about anyone is gift-giving.
In your time as a professor, you'll end up with several gift items in your possession, either as quest rewards or by purchasing them at a shop. These gifts can be given to other characters, and it will increase that character's bond and motivation, which is crucial for getting those support ranks as high as possible. These are the best gifts in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and where to find them
10 Flowers
Flowers are unique compared to other Three Houses gifts because they cannot be purchased. Instead, they are obtained via the monastery greenhouse. Planting and harvesting certain types of flowers can be a great, cheap way to raise your support level with someone. Keep in mind that certain people will prefer certain types of flowers, though.
The best flowers to grow are sunflowers and forget-me-nots because they're liked by the largest amount of people. Lily of the valleys, pitcher plants, and roses are safe bets, too, so long as they're given to the correct people.
9 Tasty Baked Treat
Tasty baked treats are some of the best gifts in the game because they're loved by a ton of people across each of the game's different houses. Plus, they're fairly cheap as well, priced at just 100G in the shop. That makes them a necessity to stock up on if you want to build those support ranks.
Tasty baked treats are the favorite gifts of Ashe, Mercedes, Flayn, Raphael, Lysithea, Linhardt, and Jeritza, so be sure to save those treats for these characters in particular. Whatever you do, don't give any to Felix or Gilbert, as they dislike this type of gift.
8 Goddess Statuette
Considering most of the students at the Garreg Mach Monastery support the Church of Seiros, it's no surprise that a Goddess statuette is one of the more popular gifts in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. They can be pretty expensive, so be sure to only buy them for the right people. They can be obtained in the shop for 500G, which is a hefty amount to spend on a gift.
Mercedes, Anna, Manuela, Gilbert, Rhea, and Ignatz will all appreciate your investment, however, so if you're trying to improve those particular support ranks, it might be worth the asking price. On the other hand, Dorothea and Edelgard won't appreciate the gesture.
7 Fishing Float
Fishing is a popular pastime at the Garreg Mach Monastery, so it makes sense that a good number of students will appreciate a fishing related gift. A fishing float can be purchased from a shop for only 100G, making it an affordable option that will greatly improve support levels with certain characters.
Leonie, Seteth, Alois, Gilbert, and Linhardt all love fishing floats, so pass any spares onto them. Caspar wants nothing to do with them though, so it is in your best interest to give them to literally anyone else.
6 Exotic Spices
Exotic spices are one of the most expensive gift items on this list, but they're the favorites of a few characters who have rather peculiar tastes. If you're willing to fork over a whopping 1,000G at a shop, you can improve your support levels with certain characters that won't appreciate as many other gifts.
The price is worth it because Claude, Anna, Dedue, Ashe, Petra, and Shamir all love exotic spices, and it's hard to find gifts that some of those people like, particularly Claude and Shamir. Hanneman, Alois, and Rhea dislike exotic spices, though, so don't waste your money if you're planning on giving any to them.
5 Hunting Dagger
A hunting dagger can be pretty hit or miss as a gift, but as long as you give it to the right person, the investment will be worth it. Obtainable for 300G at a shop, a hunting dagger is hated by just as many people as it is loved, so be sure to give it to the correct person.
Shamir, Felix, Petra, Leonie, Cyril, Casper, and Jertiza will all appreciate the spare blade, while Annette, Bernadetta, Linhardt, Marianne, and Lorenz won't be so fond of receiving a knife as a gift.
4 Dapper Handkerchief
For the classier students at the Garreg Mach Monastery, there's the dapper handkerchief, which is a relatively cheap gift that pleases a wide audience. You can buy one at a shop for only 300G, and just about anyone you have in mind will appreciate this gift. Because only one person dislikes it, the dapper handkerchief is one of the safest bets for a gift in the game.
Sylvain, Flayn, Seteth, Hanneman, Bernadetta, Marianne, and Hilda all have the dapper handkerchief as one of their favorite gifts, so it'll greatly raise their support levels. Gilbert dislikes dapper handkerchiefs, though, so don't give him one.
3 Training Weight
Just like the hunting dagger, there are a bunch of people who would love to receive a training weight as a gift, but there is also an equal amount who would not appreciate the gift in the slightest. It's also a pretty significant investment, potentially setting you back 500G, so it's good to know exactly who would want one before purchasing it.
The more athletic individuals at the monastery, including Dimitri, Felix, Leonie, Catherine, Caspar, and Raphael would all love to receive a training weight. The more timid and lazy students like Bernadetta, Ignatz, Lysithea, Linhardt, and Hilda will dislike the gift on the other hand.
2 Armored Bear Stuffy
The armored bear stuffy is in a similar position as the training weight. A ton of people really love this gift, but there are a few that hate it. The number that hates it is thankfully lesser with this gift, but giving this to the wrong person can end up as a pretty big waste of money. The armored bear stuffy can be purchased at a shop for 500G.
Mercedes, Flayn, Bernadetta, Lysithea, Marianne, Edelgard, and Hilda all love this gift, while Dimitri, Felix, Catherine, and Lorenz want nothing to do with it.
1 Owl Feather
The owl feather is without a doubt the best gift in all of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but unfortunately, you can't just go to a shop and buy it. Owl feathers can only be found while exploring the Garreg Mach Monastery, meaning you have to be lucky enough to find one in the first place before you can even think about gifting one.
What's great about owl feathers, though, is that they work equally well on each character in the game. Everyone in Three Houses loves owl feathers, and nobody hates them, making them the absolute best gift option in the game.