Pitchfork

Don't Starve

DST

Pitchfork
"Move the ground around."
	17
Equipable
	×2 ×2
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Tier
	200 uses (Dig Turf) 25 uses (Damage) :1 use (when diggingwhen digging up Gas Rainforest Turfs)
	: ( ×5)
Perk	Digs up Turfs.
	Does not stack
	"pitchfork"

“Maxwell might be looking for this.”

–Wilson

“Three times the pointiness.”

–Willow

“Reminds me of childhood.”

–Wolfgang

“What a devilish tool!”

–Wendy

“I ENJOY ITS POINTY PARTS”

–WX-78

“Its design is effective at loosening earth.”

–Wickerbottom

“This really isn't my style.”

–Woodie

“The tool of choice for perfectionists.”

–Maxwell

“A purposeful tool for prying turf.”

–Wagstaff

“A weapön för farmers.”

–Wigfrid

“A good tool to play in the dirt.”

–Webber

“Looks like some kind of trident.”

–Walani

“Proper farm gear.”

–Warly

“Can I be diggin' treasures wit' this?”

–Woodlegs

“TIS BIG FORK.”

–Wilba

“Dirt getter”

–Wormwood

“For eating big meals.”

–Wheeler

“It's so... rural.”

–Winona

“I do believe it suits me!”

–Wortox

“Pokey tool.”

–Wurt

“I'm more of a forager than a farmer.”

–Walter

“I'm used to working with much smaller tools.”

–Wanda

The Pitchfork is a Tool used for digging up Turfs in Tile-sized chunks. It requires 2 Twigs and 2 Flint to craft and a Science Machine to prototype.

Usage

Once the Pitchfork is equipped, a square outline will appear on the ground showing the patch that the cursor is hovering over, along with a prompt. Right-clicking will dig up the outlined terrain, leaving a barren patch in its place. Turf items can only be placed on this sort of barren terrain. 

The Pitchfork has 200 uses (800 for snazzy pitchfork), which means that each time it digs up a turf, it will lose 0.5% durability. It can also be used as a weapon which deals 17 damage but suffers higher durability loss per hit (4%). 

In Don't Starve, a Turf's instant availability and decent fuel value, coupled with the Pitchfork's high durability and speed, makes Turfs one of the easiest options for fueling Campfires and Fire Pits. Turfs are not renewable, however. In Don't Starve Together, Turfs have a significantly lower burn time (7.5s instead of 45s), making it a weak method for fueling, although it can be used in the same way as Pine Cones in that the player will likely have an excess of them for no other purpose than fuel.

Dug up Turf can be replaced with other kinds of Turfs (e.g. Wooden Flooring). This is useful for decoration or for preventing Lureplants and Eyeplants from spawning.

The digging animation for the Pitchfork can be cut short by moving after the player digs up anything. This speeds up the process of mass-clearing turf when holding spacebar.

Downloadable Content

In the Hamlet DLC, Pitchforks can be bought for 5 Oincs at the Pigg and Pigglet's General Store. Pitchforks cannot dig up Deep Rainforest or Gas Rainforest Turfs and will lose all durability if it digs up Gas Rainforest Turfs.

Trivia

• Shovels were previously used to dig up Turfs.
• The Pitchfork was added in the Progress! update.
• It previously cost 30 Science Points to craft and had a value of 1-10 Science Points depending on its durability.
• The player is able to dig the special glowing turf found in the Ruins. However, it will not drop the turf as an item, preventing the player from collecting it.
• Wortox's quote is a reference to demons often being depicted with pitchforks, as he is an imp.

Gallery

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  Pitchfork as seen in the poster for the Progress! update.

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  Wilson with a Pitchfork and tile digging indicator visible.

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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.