In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players have access to a variety of useful tools they’ll use regularly. Though some tools get more use than others, it’s a good idea to keep them all handy in your tool wheel.
When you start the game, your tools won’t be very durable and will break quickly. You can craft stronger tools by using recipes found on the Pretty Good Tools Recipes card at the Nook Stop terminal in New Horizons. To get the very best tools, you’ll need to unlock the golden tool recipes by completing certain challenges.
How to Unlock All Golden Tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Some golden tools are easier to unlock than others, but what you enjoy doing in the game will determine how quickly you get them. You can find the recipes for the golden tools you’ve already learned in the Golden Milestone section of the Nook Miles app.
Unlocking the golden tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizons involves completing fairly simple tasks, but these tasks take significant time and effort – often dozens of hours of gameplay. Here’s a guide on how to get the recipes for each golden tool.
| Tool | Recipe | Uses | How to Unlock | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Axe |
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Break a total of 100 axes. | Players should stick to using and breaking Flimsy Axes if they want to unlock this recipe. |
| Golden Rod |
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Durability: 90 uses | Catch all fish in New Horizons. | If players want to get through this feat without time-traveling, they should visit player islands on the opposite hemisphere; they will be in a different season, allowing them to catch a wider variety of fish. |
| Golden Net |
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Durability: 90 uses | Catch all bugs in New Horizons. | Similarly to the rod recipe, players will unlock this recipe faster if they travel to an island in the opposite hemisphere. |
| Golden Shovel |
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Durability: 200 uses | Help Gulliver find buried communicator parts 30 times. | Players will have to help Gulliver – not Gullivarrr – find five communicator parts on 30 separate visits to their island. He is a random visitor that has a chance to wash-up on shore, so players will simply have to keep playing the game until he’s shown up at least 30 times. The golden shovel is one of the recipes that will take players the longest to unlock. |
| Golden Slingshot |
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Durability: 60 uses | Shoot down a golden balloon after taking down 300 balloons. | Balloons will appear on the island at all times of the day, so as long as players make sure they’re hitting them whenever possible, they should see the golden balloon pretty soon. |
| Golden Watering Can |
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Durability: 180 plants Breeds gold Roses | Talk to Isabelle after getting a 5-star rating. | Players can easily get a 5-star island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons by planting lots of flowers, picking up the grass, and placing plenty of outdoor furniture. |
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