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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.

  • Head miners capMiner's Cap increases the player's Dig Level by 1, to a maximum of 3.
  • Scroll purpleScroll 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 DoorDoor metal Amplified dlc Wall dirt z4[1]
1 Wall dirtWall dirt z2Wall dirt hotWall dirt coldWall dirt z5 Nodlc Wall dirt z4
2 Wall stoneWall stone z2Wall stone hotWall stone coldWall stone z4Wall stone z5
3 Wall catacombWall catacomb z4Wall catacomb z5
4 Wall shopWall shop darkWall stage

Overwriting[]

NodlcSome 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. Shovel shardGlass Shard
  2. Tool shovelShovel
  3. TitaniumShovelTitanium Shovel, ObsidianShovelObsidian Shovel, GlassShovelGlass Shovel, Nodlc Blood ShovelBlood Shovel[2]
  4. Shovel CrystalCrystal 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 Shovel shardGlass 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 Heart half 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.
Shovel shard
Glass Shard
1
  • Makeshift tool that appears when the GlassShovelGlass 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. Amplified dlc In Amplified, Zone 4 dirt walls do not require a tool to dig.
  2. Amplified dlc In Amplified, Blood ShovelBlood Shovel will no longer overwrite or be overwritten by other shovels.
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