Tools are essential for almost every activity on your island. Most tools have 'Flimsy', 'Regular', and 'Golden' versions, with increasing durability. Golden tools are the most durable but still break eventually.
- Axe: Used for chopping wood from trees and hitting rocks.
- Shovel: Used for digging up fossils, planting trees, and hitting rocks.
- Fishing Rod: Used for catching fish.
- Net: Used for catching bugs.
- Watering Can: Used for watering flowers.
- Slingshot: Used for shooting down balloons carrying presents.
- Vaulting Pole: Used for crossing rivers (does not break).
- Ladder: Used for climbing cliffs (does not break).
- Wetsuit: Used for diving for sea creatures.
You can unlock the Tool Ring (via Nook Miles) for quick tool switching.