Catching trash still wears it down.īug nets also only wear down when you catch a bug. Casting your rod without catching anything will not cost any durability.

Firing your slingshot into the air will not wear down your tool. Slingshots only wear down when you hit a balloon out of the sky. Shovels do not wear down from digging empty holes, but will wear down when digging up flowers, trees, fossils, or other buried goods. Shovels wear down each time you hit a rock, even if you don’t get any minerals from the hit. Axe durabilityĪxes wear down each time you hit a tree, even if you don’t get any wood from the hit. This will work with the standard Shovel, Fishing Rod, Bug Net, and Watering Can. Note: If you’re sick of building new tools from scratch, using 1 Customization Kit to change the color of the tool will reset that tool’s durability.

In the meantime, it’s important to note how much life your tools have before you go on a huge fishing adventure or set off to an island. How long they last before they break varies depending on the tool type.Īs you play the game you’ll upgrade from Flimsy tools to Golden tools, though this will take a while. Most of the tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch will break.