There are quite a few tools in it Animal Crossing: New Horizonsand they all have a unique purpose. Of course, some will be used more often than others. For example, a slingshot is pretty useful for popping balloons and scooping up presents, but it won't be as handy as a shovel, which can be used for farming, digging up fossils and gyroids, and hitting rocks.
The rarest items in Animal Crossing New Horizons
These items are so rare in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that it's almost unbelievable when players get their hands on them.
Although a shovel is one of the best tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers will not be able to access it once they move to Tom Nook's tropical island. This guide will tell players how to unlock and craft a shovel Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How to get a shovel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Players will only receive the recipe for the Brittle Shovel New Horizons after getting Blathers to move to the island by giving Tom Nook various fish and bugs. This causes Blathers to come to explore the island and wonder if it is the right place to build a museum. Blathers appear the day after the player pitches their tent on the island. He will give them DIY recipe for a flimsy shovelwhich allows them to dig up fossils.
For another player on the island to get this recipe without playing the main story, they will have to buy it in the Nook's Cranny for 280 bells.
Players can too unlock the shovel recipe by redeeming Nook Miles at the terminal in Tom Nook's tent after paying the initial move fees. The Shovel recipe is part of the Pretty Good Tools Recipes pack, which costs 3,000 Nook Miles.
How to craft a shovel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Once players have the recipes for the Fragile Shovel and Shovel, they will be able to craft both at any time as long as they have the necessary materials.
To craft a flimsy shovel, players will need 5 hardwood – a darker wood that can be obtained by hitting tree trunks with an ax.. The Flimsy Shovel can be used a total of 40 times before it breaks.
Players who want a more durable tool can craft a shovel that breaks after 100 uses. In order to craft a shovel, players must have 1 flimsy shovel and 1 iron nugget in their inventory..
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Alternatively, if players don't have enough crafting materials to build a bucket or simply can't be bothered to build a bucket, they can simply purchase it from Nook's Cranny. The Shovel costs 2,500 Bells in Nook's Cranny and can be used up to 100 times.
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Players can customize shovels and other tools with the customization kit to restore their durability.
Finally, players can also get a Golden shovelwhich is twice as durable as the standard Shovel. However, unlocking his recipe can take a while as it requires players to help Gulliver find the communicator parts a total of 30 times. Once they do, they will receive the Golden Shovel DIY, which requires players to have 1 Shovel and 1 Gold Boulder in their inventory.
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March 20, 2020
- ESRB
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All / Comic book mischief, mild fantasy violence, user interaction, in-game purchases
- Developers
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Nintendo EPD
- Publishers
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Nintendo
