💡 Pro Tips
- The Standard Pickaxe is the most important first upgrade — it unlocks Iron Ore, which is the material for every subsequent Fine-tier tool
- Fine Pickaxe is required to mine Palium Ore — no Fine Pickaxe means no Palium Bars, which blocks all Exquisite upgrades
- Upgrade your Bow to Fine Arrow quality — hunting efficiency roughly doubles with the higher damage output
- Stock up on Copper Bars and Iron Bars before starting any upgrade session — running out mid-crafting wastes a trip
⬆️ All Tools Upgrade Path
| Makeshift | Standard | Fine | Exquisite |
|---|---|---|---|
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Starting tool Mines Stone & Copper Ore |
Copper Bar × 5 Unlocks Iron Ore Key upgrade |
Iron Bar × 5 Unlocks Palium Ore Critical → Mining guide |
Palium Bar × 5 Unlocks Amber Echo Maximum mining efficiency → Mining guide |
| Makeshift | Standard | Fine | Exquisite |
|---|---|---|---|
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Starting tool Chops common trees |
Copper Bar × 5 Chops all standard trees |
Iron Bar × 5 Efficiently chops Heartwood pines Faster swing speed → Foraging guide |
Palium Bar × 5 Maximum efficiency on all trees → Foraging guide |
| Makeshift | Standard | Fine | Exquisite |
|---|---|---|---|
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Starting tool Slow reel speed |
Copper Bar × 3 Sapwood Plank × 5 Normal reel speed |
Iron Bar × 3 Heartwood Plank × 5 Fast reel speed — noticeable difference → Fishing guide |
Palium Bar × 3 Flow Plank × 3 Maximum reel speed → Fishing guide |
| Makeshift | Standard | Fine | Exquisite |
|---|---|---|---|
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Starting tool Small catch radius |
Copper Bar × 3 Sapwood Plank × 3 Standard catch radius |
Iron Bar × 3 Heartwood Plank × 3 Larger radius — rare bugs easier → Bug catching guide |
Palium Bar × 3 Flow Plank × 2 Maximum catch radius → Bug catching guide |
| Standard Arrow | Fine Arrow | Dispel Arrow | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Flint × 1 Basic damage Effective vs. Sernuk & Chapaa |
Copper Bar × 1 High damage Recommended for Muujin → Hunting guide |
Standard Arrow × 1 + Brightshroom × 1 Only arrow that harms glowing animals Required for Akwinduu Chapaa (280g) → Hunting guide |
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| Makeshift | Standard | Fine | Exquisite |
|---|---|---|---|
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Starting tool Waters 1 tile |
Copper Bar × 5 Waters 3 tiles (1×3 row) |
Iron Bar × 5 Waters 5 tiles (cross shape) → Crops guide |
Palium Bar × 5 Waters 9 tiles (3×3 full plot) Best QoL upgrade → Crops guide |
🏆 Which Tool to Upgrade First?
⛏️ Standard Pickaxe
Unlocks Iron Ore — the foundational material for every Fine-tier tool upgrade in the game. Nothing else in the upgrade chain is possible without Iron Bars, so this comes before everything.
Unlocks Iron Ore → all Fine tools⛏️ Fine Pickaxe
Unlocks Palium Ore — the material for all Exquisite-tier upgrades, the Exquisite Chest, and key late-game recipes. Every hour spent without Fine Pickaxe is an hour without Palium income.
Unlocks Palium → all Exquisite tools🎣 Fine Fishing Rod
The reel speed improvement at the Fine tier is substantial and immediately noticeable. Fishing is one of the best steady Gold sources — faster reeling means meaningfully higher hourly income.
Noticeably faster reel → more Gold/hr🪣 Exquisite Watering Can
Watering 9 tiles at once versus 1 is a transformative time save for active farmers. At Exquisite level you can water an entire standard plot section in a single action.
9-tile watering = massive time save🦋 Fine Bug Catching Net
The larger catch radius at Fine tier makes a real difference when going after rare and skittish species. You'll land catches that would have escaped a Makeshift or Standard net.
Bigger radius = rare bugs caught📋 Materials Checklist
Approximate totals to upgrade all tools to Exquisite. Stockpile these before a dedicated upgrade session.