Tools in New Horizons are a good reminder that nothing lasts forever. You may have noticed that different types of tools break quicker than others. So for those who are curious about how long their tools will last, and what will wear them down, this article will explain tool durability in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Axes

Axes wear down each time you hit a tree, even if you get nothing from it.

• Flimsy Axe will break after 40 uses
• Stone Axe will break after 100 uses
• Regular Axe will break after 100 uses

Shovels

Shovels will wear down everytime you hit a rock, even if nothing is obtained from the rock. Digging up flowers, trees, fossils, and other buried items will aso wear down your shovel

• Flimsy Shovel will break after 40 uses
• Regular Shovel will break after 100 uses

Fishing Rods

• Flimsy Fishing Rod will break after 10 fish are caught
• Regular Fishing Rod will break after 30 fish are caught

Slingshots

Simply firing your slingshot into the air will not wear it down. Only popping a balloon counts towards it breaking.

• Slingshot will break after 30 balloons are shot down

Watering Cans

• Flimsy watering can will break after watering 20 flowers, but will wear down by using it even if flowers aren’t watered
• Regular watering can will break after around 60 uses. This hasn’t been proven as the regular watering can waters multiple flowers at once

Nets

Missing a bug or using your net to hit something won’t wear it down. So feel free to whack away when it comes to unwanted residents.

• Flimsy net will break after catching 10 bugs
• Regular net will break after catching 30 bugs

Once you have upgraded Nook’s Cranny, you will can purchase tools that appear cosmetically different to their normal counterparts. Their durability however, is the same as the regular tools.

The durability of the 6 different golden tools is yet to be confirmed. However, unlike in previous games, they too will break eventually.

If you’re tired of buying or crafting new tools, then using a customization kit to change the tools colour will reset its durability. This works on all of the standard tools.