Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Every Tool's Durability (& How Long They Last) - Screen Rant

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Every Tool's Durability (& How Long They Last) - Screen Rant


Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Every Tool's Durability (& How Long They Last) - Screen Rant

Posted: 14 Aug 2020 07:30 AM PDT

To do just about anything in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, tools like fishing rods, nets, and watering cans are essential. Players looking to improve their island will want all the tools appropriate to help the do so. At first, players will likely only have the kinds of materials for Flimsy versions of tools, which break quickly. Though all tools in the game break after a certain number of uses and will need to be replaced, tools made from stronger materials tend to last longer.

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Tools can either be crafted as DIY recipes at a Workbench or purchased already made. Players who complete certain challenges and collections can even earn the recipe to craft hyper-durable Gold Tools, which last far longer than any other variety. Players can equip tools in the new Tool Wheel, which holds up to eight items at a time for easy access. Each time a tool is used to catch a fish, net a bug, or water a plant, it will degrade and eventually break, causing the player to need to make or buy and equip a new one. Here's the durability of every tool in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and how long they will last before breaking.

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Every Tool's Durability in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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The durability of a tool is measured by how many uses a player can get out of it prior to it breaking. The average tool can be used up to 30 times before needing to be replaced.

Three variants of certain tools can be purchased and cannot be crafted. These are usually the Colorful, Outdoorsy, and specialty design varieties. Players will find them at Nook's Cranny in the cabinet. The tools' DIY recipes can be obtained for Nook Miles at the Nook Stop.

Gold Tools are part of a reward set. Players can obtain each Gold Tool recipe by completing a different collection or task. For the Gold Net, for example, the would need to catch all the available species of bug in the game. For the Gold Watering Can, however, they need to have a 5-star island.

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Fishing Rods

A player fishes off the Pier in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

One of the first tools a player will craft in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the flimsy fishing rod, used to catch rare and exotic fish around the island. There are six varieties of fishing rod. Three can be crafted, and three are only available through purchase.

Fishing rods will never break during the Fishing Tourney, but will still degrade and may break once the Tourney is over. Fishing rods do not lose durability if the player casts the line but catches nothing, but will lose durability when the player catches trash. Here is the durability of every variety of fishing rod:

  • Flimsy Fishing Rod: 7-10 uses
  • Fishing Rod: 30 uses
  • Colorful Fishing Rod: 30 uses
  • Fish Fishing Rod: 30 uses
  • Outdoorsy Fishing Rod: 30 uses
  • Golden Fishing Rod: 90 uses
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Nets

A player swings his net at a beetle sitting on a log outside his house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nets are used to collect bugs and to catch specialty items like leaves or cherry blossoms. Like fishing rods, three nets are craftable, and the other three can be purchased.

During the Bug Off event, even less durable nets will not break until the tournament ends. However, each successful catch during this event will contribute to the degradation of the tool, which will likely lead to breakage following the event. Swinging a net and catching nothing, or hitting a villager, will not count against the durability of the tool. Here is the durability of every variety of net:

  • Flimsy Net: 10 uses
  • Net: 30 uses
  • Colorful Net: 30 uses
  • Outdoorsy Net: 30 uses
  • Star Net: 30 uses
  • Golden Net: 90 uses
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Shovels

Players use shovels to dig for buried objects or hit rocks to yield new materials. Players will also need to use shovels to dig up tree stumps once a tree has been cut down and to dig holes to plant new trees.

As with the fishing rods and nets, there are six options. The specialty designs can only be obtained by purchasing the tool from Nook's Cranny.

Each use of a shovel counts toward degrading its durability, even if the player doesn't dig up or otherwise yield anything at all. Here is the durability of every variety of shovel:

  • Flimsy Shovel: 40 uses
  • Shovel: 100 uses
  • Colorful Shovel: 100 uses
  • Outdoorsy Shovel: 100 uses
  • Printed-design Shovel: 100 uses
  • Golden Shovel: 200 uses
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Axes

Players mainly use axes to obtain wood and bamboo from trees. There are only four varieties, and they can all be crafted. Axes wear down and will shatter every time they hit a tree, even if the player doesn't get wood as a result. Here is the durability of every variety of axe:

  • Flimsy Axe: 40 uses
  • Stone Axe: 100 uses
  • Axe: 100 uses
  • Gold Axe: 200 uses

Watering Cans

Players use watering cans to keep flowers and plants alive on the island and to cross-breed for hybrid flower colors.

Of the six varieties, three can be crafted and three must be purchased from Nook's Cranny. The Watering Can will still degrade with use, even if the player just waters the ground, though the degradation happens more slowly. Here is the durability of every variety of watering can:

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  • Flimsy Watering Can: 20 uses
  • Watering Can: 60 uses
  • Colorful Watering Can: 60 uses
  • Elephant Watering Can: 60 uses
  • Outdoorsy Watering Can: 60 uses
  • Golden Watering Can: 180 uses

Slingshots

Slingshot recipe in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Players use slingshots to shoot colorful balloons out of the sky and obtain the contents of the gift boxes they carry. There are only four varieties. This tool does not have a Flimsy version.

Using the slingshot and missing or just firing into the air for fun will not degrade the tool, but each time the player hits a balloon with the slingshot, it will degrade. Here is the durability of every variety of slingshot:

  • Slingshot: 20 uses
  • Colorful Slingshot: 20 uses
  • Outdoorsy Slingshot: 20 uses
  • Golden Slingshot: 60 uses
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The other tools in the game, Ladders, Vaulting Poles, and Wands, do not break no matter how many times they are used.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available for the Nintendo Switch.

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