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Shovel
WeaponASE + ASA

Shovel

A versatile metal tool. Useful for improving Crop Plots, burying and unburying Treasure Chests, and finding underground water in an emergency.

Weight12
Stack1
Unlocks atLv 206 pts

Details

Category
Weapon
Games
ASE + ASA
Expansion
Frontier

Engram

How you unlock it

Required level
20
Engram points
6

Maps

Found on 9 maps

The IslandScorched EarthAberrationExtinctionLost ColonyThe CenterAstraeosRagnarokValguero

Video guides: search YouTube for Shovel guides

How to craft Shovel

Shovel is crafted from 3 ingredients. The engram unlocks at level 20, costs 6 engram points, takes 5 seconds, gives 1 XP.

Ingredients

For one craft

5Wood
5Metal Ingot
2Cementing Paste

Crafted inSmithy

Raw materials

If you craft every ingredient yourself

16Stone10Metal8Chitin/Keratin5Wood

Crafted along the way: Metal Ingot ×5, Cementing Paste ×2.

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Shovel — Detailed Guide

The Shovel is a versatile metal tool from the Frontier content. It improves Crop Plots, digs up and buries Treasure Chests, and can find underground water when you are stranded without any.

How to get it

Craft it from 5 Wood, 5 Metal Ingots and 2 Cementing Paste.

Tips

It weighs 12, heavy for a tool. Keep it on a mount during treasure hunts rather than in your own inventory.

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