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Tools are items that are equipped in the "Shovel" slot. The player can only equip one tool at a time.
Their purpose is to allow the player to dig through different kinds of walls.

Dig Levels[]

All tools have a "Dig Level" that determines what walls it can dig. If the player attempts to dig a wall without a strong enough tool, the player will miss a beat, resetting the Groove Chain multiplier.

  • Miner's Cap increases the player's Dig Level by 1, to a maximum of 3.
  • Scroll of Gigantism increases the player's Dig Level by 1. Can increase the Dig Level to 4, allowing the player to dig out Shop Walls and Stages.

All Walls and their respective Hardness are listed below:

Hardness Walls
0 [1]
1
2
3
4

Overwriting[]

Some shovels overwrite others upon pickup; the old shovel is deleted and does not drop on the ground.
The "grades" for these shovels are listed below - higher grades overwrite lower grades:

  1. Glass Shard
  2. Shovel
  3. Titanium Shovel, Obsidian Shovel, Glass Shovel, Blood Shovel[2]
  4. Crystal Shovel

Tools[]

Tool Dig Level Effects
1
2
3
1/2/3
  • Increases Dig Level based on the current Groove Chain multiplier.
3
  • Breaks if the player takes damage, leaving behind a Glass Shard.
  • Attempting to dig a Wall with a higher Hardness will dig the wall and break the shovel.
1
  • Attempting to dig a Wall of a higher Hardness will perform a "Blood Dig", dealing 0.5 hearts of damage to the player and digging up a 3x3 area centered on the dug tile.
    • Blood Digs will dig Walls of any Hardness.
3
  • Requires multiple hits equal to the Hardness of a Wall to dig it out.

Glass Shard
1
  • Makeshift tool that appears when the Glass Shovel breaks. It can be found on the tile where the player was hit.
1
  • Upon digging a wall, the player moves into the dug spot. The player becomes invincible for 1 beat.
2
  • Digs up a 3x3 area centered on the dug tile.
  • Increases attack damage by 1.
2
  • Upon digging a wall, any attacks done by the player on the next beat will deal infinite damage.
  1. In Amplified, Zone 4 dirt walls do not require a tool to dig.
  2. In Amplified, Blood Shovel will no longer overwrite or be overwritten by other shovels.
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