In the farming/island recovery simCoral Island, you’ll make use of a lot of different tools to harvest the various raw materials both on and off your farm. But, it can be a practice of trial and error to learn what the best tools are for each resource on the island.
There are a total of 12 tools available inCoral Island— the Axe, the Hoe, the Pickaxe, the Scythe, the Watering Can, the Fishing Pole, the Bug Net, the Insect Trap, the Critter Trap, the Milk Pail, Shears, and an Animal Whistle. Each of these has their own unique purposes and tasks where they’re most useful.
But then, for most of these tools there are upgrades which can be acquired from the Blacksmith that add enhanced functionality in exchange for money, time, and materials. Let’s go over these tools’ effectiveness and determine what the best tools are for gathering every resource inCoral Island.
Best Tools for Every Resource in Coral Island
Before we begin, let’s first go over what each tool does:
In discussing the best tool for each task, it only makes sense for us to recommend the fully upgraded variant, as its stats will be the highest. But, you aren’t likely to have enough corals to fully upgrade your tools right away, so we’ll be highlighting each step in the upgrade process for each tool.
It’s worth noting before we begin that each upgrade will not only require corals and time, but each has its own upgrade cost, usually consisting of materials themselves.
Upgrading the Axe
You will automatically obtain the basic level Axe when you arrive at Coral Island. It’s limited to cutting the stray logs and unwanted trees you’ll find littered around the island, and only has a damage output of 2, and takes 18 hits to cut down a mature tree. Here’s the upgrade path for the Axe:
Upgrading the Hoe
You will automatically obtain the basic level Hoe when you arrive at Coral Island. It’s limited to preparing 1×1 tile of land for farming, a number which increases the further down the upgrade path you get. Here’s the upgrade path for the Hoe:
Upgrading the Pickaxe
You will automatically obtain the basic level Pickaxe when you arrive at Coral Island. It’s limited to breaking only regular rocks, and deals 1 point of damage. Here’s the upgrade path for the Pickaxe:
Upgrading the Scythe
You will automatically obtain the basic level Scythe when you arrive at Coral Island. The basic Scythe can affect 1×3 tiles of land and provides a damage output of 1. Here’s the upgrade path for the Scythe:
Upgrading the Watering Can
You will automatically obtain the basic level Scythe when you arrive at Coral Island. Here’s the upgrade path for the Watering Can:
Upgrading the Fishing Pole
You will automatically unlock a mission early in the game to acquire the basic level Fishing Pole when you arrive at Coral Island. The mission in question sends you to Sunny’s Beach Shack. Here is the upgrade path for the Fishing Pole:
Upgrading the Bug Net
You will automatically unlock a mission early in the game to acquire the basic level Bug Net when you arrive at Coral Island. The mission in question sends you to Sunny’s Beach Shack. It should be mentioned that alternatives for the Bug Net, such as the Insect Trap/Critter Trap, do not have upgrades. Here is the upgrade path for the Bug Net:
