Fae Farmgets plenty of things right in the farming sim genre, and one of those delightful inclusions is the ability to auto-swap between tools to handle different tasks involved in maintaining a farm. But even that won’t be enough to handle some of Fae Farm’s strongest lumber, ores, and foraging items.
That’s where your tool upgrades come in! Visit Cinder the Blacksmith with some Florins and ingots to have her transform your tools into stronger versions to gain access to new resources throughout the game. Below, we’ve got all the info you need to upgrade tools in Fae Farm.
Updated on July 26, 2025:Now that the Coasts of Croakia DLC is out for Fae Farm, we’re updating our Fae Farm tool upgrades guide to include the Critter Conch as well.
How To Upgrade Tools In Fae Farm
When you first begin playing Fae Farm, Mayor Merritt gives you a set of starter tools when you head to your Homestead for the first time. These are to help youcollect resources, tend to crops,clear dungeons, and more.
And these introductory tools are fine at first, but before you can really dive into the thick ofthe Saltwater Mines,Cleo sends you to Cinder the Blacksmithto upgrade your Pickax once you’vegotten some Copper from Saltwater Mines.
If you haven’t met her already, this introduces you toCinder, who runs herSmithery in East Towndown by the docks, near the bridge over to the Beach.
Not only will Cinder have severalmining-related Jobsto give you, but she’s where you’ll go toupgrade all of your tools. In exchange for bothingots and Florins, Cinder can upgrade your tools progressively throughout Fae Farm.
Upgrades for each tool in Fae Farm add new abilities related to that tool:
You’ll run into roadblocks if your tools aren’t strong enough for a particular task - your farmer struggles and a pop-up dialogue appears to recommend upgrading your tools in Fae Farm.
Smelt Ores Into Ingots At The Stone Forge
Your upgrades are limited to the resources you currently have. The game’sdungeons have two ores unique to each locationspecifically, meaning you’ll find yourself doing a lot of backtracking if you don’tstock up on ores while you’re in the dungeons.
Once you’ve collected the ores you need, you have tosmelt them into ingots using the Stone Forge. This can be constructed on your Homestead for25 Stone and ten Coal.
From there, you’ll needten ores to make one ingot. They take time to smelt, but once they’re finished,collect the ingotfrom the Stone Forge and head back to Cinder. Give her your ingot and Florins, and you’ll walk away with a freshly upgraded tool.
All Tool Upgrades: What They Do And What They Cost
In the table below, we’ve kept track of all tool upgrades in Fae Farm, includingwhat you’ll needin terms of the raw materials,how much they costat each level, andwhat new ability they addto the tool in question.
Chops Oak Trees
Pickax
Breaks Iron Ore in the Saltwater Mines, and can be charged to break all rocks in a 3x3 range
Scythe
Can be charged to cut all plants in a 3x3 range
Digs up Mulch, and uses less energy
Watering Can
Holds more water, and can be charged to water all crops in a 3x3 range
500
Uses less energy
Holds more water and uses less energy
1,500
Ax
Chops Sporewood Trees in the Fae Realm and the Floating Ruins
Breaks Silver Ore in the Floating Ruins, and can be charged twice to break all rocks in a 5x5 range
Cuts Sporeweed, and can be charged twice to cut all items in a 5x5 range
Digs up Shade Jelly in the Floating Ruins
Holds more water, and can be charged twice to water a 5x5 range
2,500
3,500
5,000
A full charge sends an air blade across the screen, chopping all the trees it touches
Can be charged to break all rocks and ores in a 9x9 range
A full charge sends your farmer spinning for a few seconds, chopping everything in their path
Shovel
Digs up Flame Salts, and a full charge can chain digging spots together and dig them all up at once
Uses less energy, and can be charged to water all plants in a 9x9 range
Each tool has the same upgrade requirements at each level, which makes doing the math on your next Fae Farm tool upgrade easy to predict.
Critter Conch Upgrades Unlock New Languages
Exclusive to the Coasts of Croakia DLC, the Critter Conch is your gift forvisiting Archi-Pal-Igo Park for the first time.
Lem, the owner, gives it to you as a welcome gift, along with a tutorial quest on how touse the Critter Conch to speak with Critters.
When speaking with a Critter, you’ll be able to ask it to follow you around and collectCritter Riffs, which are used toupgrade your Conch and learn new Critter languages.
