Shovel

Shovel
"Dig up all sorts of things."
Crafting
Recipe	×2 ×2
Tab
Filter
Tier
Combat attributes
Damage	17 12.8 21.3 8.5/12.8/17/34 8.5 (elderly)
Properties
Durability	25 uses
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Perk
Used for digging.
Sources
Dropped by
Sold by	( ×5)
Code
"shovel"

“There's a lot going on underground.”

–Wilson

“Not great for fighting.”

–Willow

“Dirt spoon!”

–Wolfgang

“What terrible secrets might I uncover?

What terrible secrets might be uncovered with this? (DST)”

–Wendy

“IT HAS MANY USES. DIGGING, MOSTLY”

–WX-78

“It's a shovel. Surely you've seen one before?”

–Wickerbottom

“Dig a hole. Plant a tree!”

–Woodie

“This is some real advanced technology.”

–Maxwell

“It is amazing what some twigs and flint can build.”

–Wagstaff

“I'd prefer a ship burial, but it might have use.

I'd prefer a ship burial, but it might have its uses. (DST)”

–Wigfrid

“Maybe we can tunnel our way out?”

–Webber

“Ugh, digging...”

–Walani

“I'm not the landscaping type.”

–Warly

“Ima' gold digger!”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA DIG'TH IT”

–Wilba

“Digger”

–Wormwood

“Good for digging things. And whacking things.”

–Wheeler

“Time to get digging.”

–Winona

“I could dig a hole where I belong!”

–Wortox

“Scooper.”

–Wurt

“You never know what you'll find if you do a little digging.”

–Walter

“My clocksmith hands weren't made for this kind of work...”

–Wanda

The Shovel is a Tool that can be used to dig up Plants and other objects in the Don't Starve world. It requires 2 Twigs and 2 Flint to craft and a Science Machine to prototype. It has 25 uses, and each use will take 4% of its durability. Shovel can also be used as a weapon, dealing 17 damage per strike. Each hit as a weapon will consume one use.

Skins

Main article: Belongings#Shovel

In Don't Starve Together, Skins can be applied to certain items to change their appearance. Information on how to obtain specific skins can be found on the Belongings page.

Woven - Classy
Pantomimed Shovel
Convey an incredibly convincing impression of a shovel.
See ingame

Woven - Distinguished
Hunters Shovel
A shovel for the self-reliant adventurer.
See ingame

Woven - Elegant
Fanciful Shovel
A lovely shovel with decorative silver engravings.
See ingame

Woven - Elegant
Nordic Shovel
A rustic, sturdy shovel.
See ingame

Regal Shovel

Regal Shovel
"Lasts longer, digs the same stuff."
Crafting
Recipe	×4 ×2
Tab
Filter
Tier
Combat attributes
Damage	17 12.8 21.3 8.5/12.8/17/34 8.5 (elderly)
Properties
Durability	100 uses
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Perk
Used for digging
Sources
Dropped by	Ocean ()
Code
"goldenshovel"

“I can't wait to dig holes.”

–Wilson

“It won't make flaming pits, but at least it's shiny.”

–Willow

“Fancy shovel is good hole maker.”

–Wolfgang

“At least I can dig with style.

One might as well dig with style. (DST)”

–Wendy

“GOLD IS MORE DURABLE?”

–WX-78

“The most malleable of metals, but let's see how this digs.”

–Wickerbottom

“Time to dig golden holes.”

–Woodie

“This shovel is worth a princely sum.”

–Maxwell

“Strangely more durable than its stone counterpart.”

–Wagstaff

“Digging like a king!”

–Wigfrid

“We're gonna dig so many holes.”

–Webber

“I'm digging this fancy shovel.”

–Walani

“Shiny.”

–Warly

“Perfect for buryin' me treasures.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS BIG SHOVEL O' SHINY”

–Wilba

“Pretty digger”

–Wormwood

“A little gaudy for my taste.”

–Wheeler

“A little too snazzy for my taste.”

–Winona

“Luxuriously unnecessary! Hyuyu!”

–Wortox

“Fancy tool for digging in dirt.”

–Wurt

“Instead of digging up gold, I can dig with gold!”

–Walter

“If I have to spend time digging holes, I can at least be fancy.”

–Wanda

The Regal Shovel is a variant of the normal Shovel that has four times as much durability and requires Gold instead of Flint. It requires 2 Gold Nuggets and 4 Twigs to craft and an Alchemy Engine to prototype. Regal Shovel has 100 uses, 4 times as many as regular shovel. It deals the same 17 damage on each strike as the normal Shovel.

Usage

To dig up an item with the Shovel, right-click it from the inventory to equip it and right-click on the object. The player will dig up the object and an item will appear on the ground.

Shovels can be used to dig up Plants such as Berry Bushes, Grass, and Saplings in order to replant them in a more desirable location (usually closer to a base camp).

Shovels can also uproot Tree stumps for 1 Log, regardless of their size, and chopped Mushtrees, also for 1 Log. They can dig up Rabbit Holes, but doing so will permanently remove the hole and prevent any more rabbits from spawning at that particular spot. Additionally, the Shovel can be used to dig up Graves to acquire Gravedigger Items at the cost of -10 Sanity per Grave dug.

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Skins

Main article: Belongings#Regal_Shovel

In Don't Starve Together, Skins can be applied to certain items to change their appearance. Information on how to obtain specific skins can be found on the Belongings page.

Woven - Classy
Pantomimed Regal Shovel
Convey an incredibly convincing impression of an expensive shovel.
See ingame

Woven - Elegant
Ornate Nordic Shovel
A resplendent golden shovel, its design reminiscent of days of yore.
See ingame

Trivia

• The Shovel was added in the Turf! update. Shovels were previously used to dig up Turf, but this is now done by the Pitchfork.
• The Shovel used to cost 30 Science Points to craft and had a value of 1-10 Science Points, depending on its durability, while the Regal Shovel used to cost 200 Science Points to craft and had a value of 1-35 Science Points.
• In reality, gold is not a practical metal to be used in tools or weapons as it's a soft metal; it would easily deform and break. This is often remarked when examined by some Characters.

Gallery

Wilson wielding a Shovel.

Wilson wielding a Regal Shovel.

The poster for the Turf! update, featuring a Shovel.

WX-78 figurine with a Shovel.

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