Shovel/DST

Don't Starve

DST

“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.

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.

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

Skins

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• The Woven - Elegant Fanciful Shovel skin was introduced during the official The Gorge event in 2018.
• The Woven - Elegant Nordic Shovel skin was introduced during the official Year of the Carrat event in 2020.
• The Woven - Distinguished Hunters Shovel skin is available in the Klei Rewards shop for 1,200 Klei points.

Woven - Classy

Pantomimed Collection

Pantomimed Shovel

Convey an incredibly convincing impression of a shovel.

See ingame

Woven - Distinguished

Hunters Shovel

A shovel for the self-reliant adventurer.

Woven - Elegant

Victorian Collection

Fanciful Shovel

A lovely shovel with decorative silver engravings.

See ingame

Woven - Elegant

Year of the Carrat Collection

Nordic Shovel

A rustic, sturdy shovel.

See ingame

Loyal

Heart Collection

Heart Spade

Just the thing to help bury those pesky feelings.

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.

Gallery

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  The poster for the Turf! update, featuring a Shovel.
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  WX-78 figurine with a Shovel.
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  Original HD Shovel icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.
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  Shovel with Heart Spade skin Dropped
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  Pantomimed Shovel
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  Fanciful Shovel
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  Nordic Shovel

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