When you first start farming you are given 5 tools to use: the Hammer, Hoe, Sickle, Ax, and
Watering Can. With these tools you can clear the debris from your neglected crop field and
plant some vegetables. The 6th tool is the Fishing Pole, which you have to receive from
Zack. Go to his house on Mineral Beach during your first few days on the farm. He will find
a Fishing Pole in among his stuff and give it to you. If when you visit him he doesn't
give you the pole, make sure you have an empty slot in your Tools section of the rucksack.
You can store your tools in the box inside of your farm house when you don't want to carry
them around.
Each tool has an upgrade-meter that will increase with usage. When the meter reaches 100%,
the tool can be upgraded to it's next level of power. You can see the upgrade-meter by
pressing the Select button, then the Left directional button once. You will see all 6 of
your tools listed and their usage percents.
When the tool is ready to upgrade, you will first need to have the appropriate Ore in your
inventory. At the 100% mark, the tool's upgrade-meter will reset to 0% and a colored "dot"
will appear under its name. The "dot" is the same color of Ore that you're going to need to
dig out of the Spring Mine. Then take the Ore and your tool and
talk to old man Saibara. He is the town's blacksmith and will upgrade your tools to the
next power level for a small fee.
Once you have had your tools upgraded to level 5, the level 6 "cursed" tools will appear in
the Lake Mine. Each of your tools has a cursed version of itself,
which you can find by digging in the ground on certain levels of the mine. The cursed tools
don't replace your existing tools; you can put them in your tool box and still have access
to your level 5 tools. Cursed tools cannot be removed once they are equipped. You'll have
to go to the Church and have Carter give a blessing on the tool to unequip it. He can give
blessings when he's in his confession booth on Mondays and Wednesdays between 1pm and 4pm.
Carter will also be in his booth when the weather outside is raining or snowing. When he
casts a blessing on your tool, it will be removed from your equipped item slot and put back
into your rucksack.
The benefit of owning the level 6 tools is that they are, by far, more powerful then your
level 5 ones. The disadvantage is that they also suck up a lot of energy every time you use
one. You might only be able to use a cursed tool five times before you turn blue! To
counteract the energy consumption, you can work on getting the cursed tools permanently
"blessed" by doing 1 of 3 different things.
When your cursed tools have all been transformed into blessed tools, the Mythic Stones will
appear in the Spring Mine. When you find a Mythic Stone you can
have Saibara upgrade your level 6 tools one last time. Then you
will have the ultimate level 7 tools and no more upgrades are available.
After your tool has been powered up, you can use it's extra strength by holding down the B
button when using the tool. The longer you hold down the B button, the higher the tool's
power level will be.
 Level 1 : Basic tools |
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 Hoe | Till 1x1 square of land. |
 Sickle | Cut 1x1 square of grass. |
 Ax | Chop branches with 1 hit, can't chop tree stumps. |
 Hammer | Smash small stones, can't smash anything larger. |
Watering Can | Waters 1 square of land.
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Fishing Pole | Catch small fish. |
 Level 2 :  Copper + 1000 G |
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Hoe | Till 2x1 square of land. |
Sickle | Cut 1x3 square of grass. |
 Ax | Chop a tree stump with 6 hits. |
 Hammer | Smash a large stone in 3 hits, can't smash boulders. |
 Watering Can | Water 1x3 square of land. |
 Fishing Pole | Catch small and medium fish. |
 Level 3 :  Silver + 2000 G |
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Hoe | Till 3x1 square of land. |
Sickle | Cut 2x3 square of grass. |
Ax | Chop a tree stump with 3 hits. |
Hammer | Smash a large stone with 2 hits, smash a boulder with 6 hits, but can't smash a large boulder. |
Watering Can | Water 2x3 square of land. |
Fishing Pole | Catch small and medium fish. |
 Level 4 :  Gold + 3000 G |
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Hoe | Till 4x1 square of land. |
 Sickle | Cut a 3x3 square of grass. |
Ax | Chop a tree stump with 2 hits. |
Hammer | Smash a large stone in 1 hit, smash a boulder with 3 hits, but can't smash a large boulder. |
Watering Can | Water 3x3 square of land. |
Fishing Pole | Catch medium and large fish. |
 Level 5 :  Mystril + 5000 G |
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 Hoe | Till a 6x1 square of land |
 Sickle | Cut a 5x5 square of grass. |
 Ax | Chop a tree stump in 1 hit. |
 Hammer | Smash a boulder in 2 hits, but can't smash a large boulder. |
 Watering Can | Water a 3x5 square of land. |
 Fishing Pole | Catch large fish, a Power Berry in the Winter, and a cooking recipe in the Spring. |
 Level 6 (cursed) : Find in the Lake Mine |
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 Hoe | Till a 12x3 square of land, find on Floor 39. |
 Sickle | Cut a 9x9 square of grass, find on Floor 79. |
 Ax | Chop all tree stumps on the current screen, find on Floor 49. |
 Hammer | Smash a boulder and large boulder in 1 hit, find on Floor 59. |
 Watering Can | Water a 6x13 square of land, find on Floor 69. |
 Fishing Pole | Catch large fish, fish kings, and Pirate Treasure/Ancient Fossils. Find on Floor 29. |
 Level 6 (blessed) : Uncurse with specific actions |
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 Hoe | Have Carter "bless" it 10 times for 1000 G each time. |
 Sickle | Equip it for 10 days straight. |
 Ax | Use the tool 255 times. |
 Hammer | Equip it for 10 days straight. |
 Watering Can | Have Carter "bless" it 10 times for 1000 G each time. |
 Fishing Pole | Use the tool 255 times. |
 Level 7 :  Mythic Stone + 50000 G |
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 Hoe | Till a 18x5 square of land. |
 Sickle | Cut a 15x15 square of grass. |
 Ax | Chop all tree stumps on current screen while using 50% less energy. |
 Hammer | Smash all stones and boulders on the current screen. |
 Watering Can | Waters a 12x21 square of land. |
 Fishing Pole | Catch large fish, king fish, and increases the chance of catching Pirate Treasure/Ancient Fossil. |
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