This is our list of tools in Animal Crossing New Horizons. In this list, you will learn how to make tools and how to use them. In this game, tools will be a little bit different this time around in the series, not just by the fact that you can now craft them, but they also have durability.
How To Get Tools in ACNH
Most tools in Animal Crossing New Horizons can be bought from Timmy or Tommy, or crafted at a crafting bench. Unlike other Animal Crossing games, most tools will break after a certain amount of uses, before only the axe in past games would break after using it too much. Almost every tool has a different purpose and is used for specific tasks, (IE: The Slingshot is used to shoot down balloons that fly over your Island.)
- Purchase at Timmy or Tommy
- Craft Tools
How To Get Tool Ring
The Tool Ring is an optional feature purchased with Nook Miles at the Nook Stop, once purchased you can press up on the D-pad to bring up a selection of tools, using the analog stick you can hover over the tool you wish to use and press select to bring it out.
What Each Tool Does In Animal Crossing New Horizons
Net (Used to catch bugs and other objects that float near the ground.)- Fishing Rod (Used to catch fish or junk.)
- Shovel (Can be used to dig holes to obtain fossils, plant trees, and hit rocks to obtain materials.)
- Slingshot (Can be aimed to shoot balloons out of the sky.)
- Axe (Can be used to gather wood from trees and rocks. Higher tiered Axes can be used to cut down trees.)
- Watering Can (Used to water flowers to create Hybrid Flowers)
- Vaulting Pole (Used to hop across rivers and other small bodies of water.)
- Ladder (Allows you to climb up ledges to different parts of your Island.)
How To Make Tools in ACNH
You can purchase tools, but you can also make Tools with DIY Recipes that you obtain from playing the game. These recipes will require materials to craft.
| Recipe | Materials Needed | Obtained From |
|---|---|---|
Flimsy axe   200Tools | 5x tree branch 1x stone | Tom Nook |
Stone axe  560Tools | 1x flimsy axe 3x wood | Nook Stop (Pretty-Good Tools Recipes) |
Axe  625Tools | 1x flimsy axe 3x wood 1x iron nugget | Nook Stop (Pretty-Good Tools Recipes) |
Golden axe  10,655Tools | 1x axe 1x gold nugget | Break axes 100 times |
Flimsy shovel  200Tools | 5x hardwood | Blathers |
Shovel  600Tools | 1x flimsy shovel 1x iron nugget | Nook Stop (Pretty-Good Tools Recipes) |
Golden shovel  10,675Tools | 1x shovel 1x gold nugget | Assist Gulliver 30 times |
Flimsy fishing rod  100Tools | 5x tree branch | Tom Nook (first DIY workshop) |
Fishing rod  600Tools | 1x flimsy fishing rod 1x iron nugget | Nook Stop (Pretty-Good Tools Recipes) |
Golden rod  10,400Tools | 1x fishing rod 1x gold nugget | Complete the fish section of the critterpedia |
Flimsy net  100Tools | 5x tree branch | Tom Nook (first DIY workshop) |
Net  600Tools | 1x flimsy net 1x iron nugget | Nook Stop (Pretty-Good Tools Recipes) |
Golden net  10,400Tools | 1x net 1x gold nugget | Complete the bug section of the critterpedia |
Flimsy watering can  200Tools | 5x softwood | Tom Nook |
Watering can  600Tools | 1x flimsy watering can 1x iron nugget | Nook Stop (Pretty-Good Tools Recipes) |
Golden watering can  10,675Tools | 1x watering can 1x gold nugget | Attain a 5-star town rating |
Slingshot  225Tools | 5x hardwood | Timmy |
Golden slingshot  10,300Tools | 1x slingshot 1x gold nugget | Shoot down 300 balloons; Recipe will be in a golden balloon sometime after |
Vaulting pole  600Tools | 5x softwood | Blathers |
Ladder  1,440Tools | 4x wood 4x hardwood 4x softwood | Tom Nook after placing 2nd house plot |
Star wand  6,500Tools | 1x large star fragment 3x star fragment | Celeste Wandering Island |
Bamboo wand  3,900Tools | 6x young spring bamboo 3x star fragment | Balloon |
Mushroom wand  3,300Tools | 3x skinny mushroom 3x star fragment | |
Cherry-blossom wand  2,700Tools | 3x cherry-blossom petal 3x star fragment | Balloon |
Bunny Day wand 11,100Tools | 1x wobbling Zipper toy 3x star fragment | Zipper (Bunny Day) |
Cosmos wand  1,580Tools | 1x white cosmos 3x star fragment | |
Hyacinth wand  1,660Tools | 1x pink hyacinths 3x star fragment | |
Lily wand  1,580Tools | 1x white lilies 3x star fragment | |
Mums wand 1,580Tools | 1x yellow mums 3x star fragment | |
Pansy Wand 1,580Tools | 1x yellow pansies 3x star fragment | |
Rose wand  1,580Tools | 1x red roses 3x star fragment | |
Tulip wand  1,580Tools | 1x red tulips 3x star fragment | Balloon |
Windflower wand  1,580Tools | 1x orange windflowers 3x star fragment | |
Shell wand  5,100Tools | 3x summer shell 3x star fragment | |
Ice wand 6,500Tools | 1x large snowflake 3x star fragment | |
Golden wand  20,750Tools | 2x gold nugget 3x star fragment | Celeste wandering island |
Wand 1,000Tools | 2x star fragment | |
Tree-branch wand 1,550Tools | 5x tree branch 3x star fragment | Celeste wandering island |
Iron wand 3,750Tools | 3x iron nugget 3x star fragment | Celeste wandering island |
Wedding wand 3,500Tools | 1x wedding flower stand 3x star fragment |
