Tools

Tools

Tools are the equipment you use for gathering, farming, fishing, ranching, and combat in Starsand Island. Every tool has a progression path tied to the five profession tiers: Apprentice, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Expert. Higher-tier tools work faster, cover more area, or unlock access to resources that lower-tier tools cannot touch.

All tools are crafted at Worktables. Blueprints are sold by Zerine (General Store), Graminova (Happiness Seed Shop), Delphin (AquaBlue Outpost), Pastelle (Green Pasture Ranch), and Zephyria (Exploration Club). Some expert-tier tools are quest rewards or treasure chest drops rather than shop purchases.

There are three Worktable tiers. Worktable I handles basic starter tools, Worktable II unlocks mid-game upgrades and the first automated tools, and Worktable III produces endgame equipment like the Chainsaw, Electric Drill, and resource robots. Upgrading your Worktable requires reaching higher Crafter certification ranks with Zerine.

Axes

Axes chop trees for wood. Higher-tier axes cut faster, harvest rarer wood types, and consume less stamina per swing. The upgrade chain is: Axe, Impact Axe, Machete, Sharp Machete, with the Chainsaw as a separate endgame branch.

The Axe is your starting woodcutting tool. It can harvest Softwood from palm and coconut trees, plus Bamboo from bamboo groves, but it cannot chop Banyan trees (Hardwood) or White Fig trees (Premium Wood). You need it to clear debris on your farm during the first few days.

The Impact Axe is a significant upgrade. Hardwood is needed for Worktable II, Furnace II, the Spinning Wheel, the Loom, and dozens of mid-game recipes. The Impact Axe is also the base ingredient for the Machete, so plan accordingly.

The Machete upgrades into the Sharp Machete and functions as both a woodcutting tool and a melee weapon. The Chainsaw is the endgame woodcutting option. It does not require a previous axe as an ingredient; instead it needs advanced materials from the deeper levels of the Moonlit Forest. The Chainsaw cuts any tree in one or two swings regardless of size, making wood gathering trivial.

Pickaxes

Pickaxes mine stone, ore, and crystals. Progression is more linear than axes because each upgrade is needed to reach the next layer of Moonlit Forest minerals. The upgrade chain is: Stone Pickaxe, Impulse Pickaxe, Impact Hammer, Blast Hammer, with the Electric Drill as the endgame branch.

The Stone Pickaxe handles surface rocks and the first room of the Moonlit Forest. It can mine Stone, Fluorite, Tin Ore, and Clay, but cannot break Copper or Iron deposits.

The Impulse Pickaxe is needed to mine Copper Ore in the Moonlit Forest and to break the Gravecrystals that trap Gravestars. Without it, you cannot progress past the Gate of Life.

The Impact Hammer is both a mining tool and a melee weapon. Its area-of-effect swing makes it the fastest way to mine ore clusters in the deeper Moonlit Forest. It can mine Iron Ore, Gold Ore, and Primorite.

The Blast Hammer requires the Impact Hammer as a crafting ingredient (an upgrade, not a separate item). It mines all ore types including Magnetite, Oilstone, Flamecore, Diamond, Moonstone, and Aurorite.

The Electric Drill is the endgame mining tool. Like the Chainsaw for trees, it makes ore gathering nearly instant and yields more materials per deposit. It does not consume the previous pickaxe as an ingredient.

Hoes

Hoes till soil for farming. Higher-tier hoes till more squares per swing, saving time and stamina when preparing large fields. The upgrade chain is: Stone Hoe, Wide Hoe, Steel Wide Hoe, Powered Hoe, Hydraulic Hoe. The Mechanical Tiller is a separate automated tool.

The Stone Hoe tills one square per swing. The Wide Hoe tills a 1x3 row, dramatically speeding up field preparation. The Steel Wide Hoe expands the area further.

The Powered Hoe and Hydraulic Hoe are endgame options that till large sections of soil in a few swings. The Hydraulic Hoe requires the Powered Hoe as an ingredient, so you upgrade sequentially.

Mechanical Tiller

The Mechanical Tiller is a standalone automated farming tool, not part of the hoe upgrade chain. It operates like a small machine rather than a hand tool, tilling a large area per use.

Watering Cans

Watering cans water tilled soil for crop growth. The area covered per pour increases with each tier. Once you reach mid-game, sprinklers replace manual watering entirely, so watering cans are mainly for the first few seasons.

The Wooden Watering Can waters one square per pour and must be refilled at any water source (pond, river, well). The Bronze Watering Can waters a 1x3 area per pour and holds more water before needing a refill.

Once you unlock the Sprinkler (which requires a Bronze Watering Can as an ingredient), manual watering becomes unnecessary for most of your crops.

Sprinklers

Sprinklers automate watering. Place them near your crops and they water surrounding tiles every morning automatically, freeing up stamina for other tasks. Sprinklers are the most impactful farming upgrade. Even a basic Sprinkler saves 10 to 15 stamina points every morning. Prioritize building your first one as soon as you reach Intermediate Farmer.

The basic Sprinkler requires a Bronze Watering Can as an ingredient, connecting the watering can upgrade chain to the sprinkler line. The Pressurized Sprinkler also requires a basic Sprinkler as an ingredient. Sprinkler I, II, and III are standalone crafts that do not require a previous sprinkler.

For optimal endgame farming, pair a Sprinkler III with Ripening Fertilizer III to maximize both coverage and crop growth speed.

Fishing Rods

Fishing rods are used at any body of water: rivers, ponds, the ocean, and fishing spots inside the Moonlit Forest. Higher-tier rods reduce the tension bar movement during the reeling minigame, making it easier to land rare fish. Each cast costs 10 stamina. Blueprints come from Delphin's AquaBlue Outpost.

Main Upgrade Chain

The primary fishing rod upgrade path consumes the previous rod as a crafting ingredient: Wooden Rod, Chrono Rod, Noble Rod, Solar Rod, Titanium Rod.

The Wooden Rod has a fast tension bar that makes catching rare fish difficult. The Chrono Rod noticeably slows the bar, which is a major quality-of-life upgrade for mid-tier fish. The Noble Rod further reduces tension and is needed for most deep-sea species. The Solar Rod and Titanium Rod are endgame rods that allow you to catch the rarest Moonlit Forest and deep-sea fish with relative ease.

Specialty Rods

Several fishing rods sit outside the main upgrade chain. These are standalone crafts that do not require a previous rod as an ingredient.

The Lost Angler's Rod, Divine Rod, and Dawnbreak Rod are quest rewards earned through the Senior Fisher profession chain. Each has the same crafting materials but targets different fish species or environments. The Astra Rod and Wanderer's Rod are Expert-tier rods for the most dedicated anglers.

Fishing Net

The Fishing Net is not a rod but a separate tool that catches multiple small fish at once without the rod minigame. It is useful for bulk gathering common fish for cooking ingredients or selling. It does not work on rare species.

Ranged Weapons

Ranged weapons are used for combat in the Moonlit Forest and for hunting. The Slingshot is the first ranged option you receive, and the Plume Bow is a significant upgrade.

Get a Slingshot as soon as possible for early Moonlit Forest defense. The Plume Bow is a major step up and uses Carbon Lines, which you can craft from fiber at a Spinning Wheel. The Crossbow is an Expert Explorer reward and the strongest ranged weapon in the game.

Ranching Tools

Ranching tools help manage your animals. Blueprints are sold at Pastelle's Green Pasture Ranch.

Automated and Special Tools

Endgame automated tools can gather resources independently. These require high-tier materials from the deepest levels of the Moonlit Forest and cost significant amounts of Coins for their blueprints.

All three resource robots (Mining, Logging, Gathering) share identical crafting recipes. They are expensive to build but save enormous amounts of time in the late game. Place them in resource-rich areas and collect the gathered materials periodically.

Other Special Tools

Tool Upgrade Path Summary

Every tool line follows the same pattern: each upgrade requires the previous tier's tool as a crafting ingredient. You are not building a new tool from scratch; you are upgrading your existing one. This means you always have exactly one tool per category (with a few exceptions like the Chainsaw and Electric Drill, which are standalone crafts).

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