Editing Tool Ladders

'''Tool Ladders''' are permanent [[Amber]]-and-materials upgrades that speed up gathering. Each of the four gathering skills — [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]] and [[Fishing]] — has its own tool that climbs six ranks, from a crude Flint tool up to a Starfall tool. Every rank you buy makes that skill's actions '''4% faster''', so a fully-laddered tool cuts action time by '''24%'''.

Tool Ladders are the second stage of the late-game Amber sink, sitting alongside the [[Shop]]'s upgrades and the [[Exotic Broker]].

== The four tools ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Tool
|-
| [[Foraging]] || Sickle
|-
| [[Logging]] || Axe
|-
| [[Mining]] || Pick
|-
| [[Fishing]] || Rod
|}

== Ranks and cost ==

The [[Amber]] cost and skill-level gate for each rank are '''the same across all four skills''' — only the materials differ by tool. Ranks must be bought in order.

{| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Tier !! Level !! {{Icon|ui-amber}} Amber !! {{Icon|foraging}} Sickle !! {{Icon|logging}} Axe !! {{Icon|mining}} Pick !! {{Icon|fishing}} Rod
|-
| 1 || Flint || 10 || 2,000 || {{Icon|tool-sickle-flint}} Flint Sickle || {{Icon|tool-axe-flint}} Flint Axe || {{Icon|tool-pick-flint}} Flint Pick || {{Icon|tool-rod-flint}} Flint Rod
|-
| 2 || Bronze || 25 || 8,000 || {{Icon|tool-sickle-bronze}} Bronze Sickle || {{Icon|tool-axe-bronze}} Bronze Axe || {{Icon|tool-pick-bronze}} Bronze Pick || {{Icon|tool-rod-bronze}} Bronze Rod
|-
| 3 || Iron || 45 || 32,000 || {{Icon|tool-sickle-iron}} Iron Sickle || {{Icon|tool-axe-iron}} Iron Axe || {{Icon|tool-pick-iron}} Iron Pick || {{Icon|tool-rod-iron}} Iron Rod
|-
| 4 || Silver || 65 || 128,000 || {{Icon|tool-sickle-silver}} Silver Sickle || {{Icon|tool-axe-silver}} Silver Axe || {{Icon|tool-pick-silver}} Silver Pick || {{Icon|tool-rod-silver}} Silver Rod
|-
| 5 || Obsidian || 82 || 512,000 || {{Icon|tool-sickle-obsidian}} Obsidian Sickle || {{Icon|tool-axe-obsidian}} Obsidian Axe || {{Icon|tool-pick-obsidian}} Obsidian Pick || {{Icon|tool-rod-obsidian}} Obsidian Rod
|-
| 6 || Starfall || 94 || 1,360,000 || {{Icon|tool-sickle-starfall}} Starfall Sickle || {{Icon|tool-axe-starfall}} Starfall Axe || {{Icon|tool-pick-starfall}} Starfall Pick || {{Icon|tool-rod-starfall}} Starfall Rod
|}

Ranks 1–5 cost about 682,000 Amber per tool — roughly 2.7 million to bring all four skills to Obsidian. The Starfall rank (6) is a post-99 trophy: it needs level 94 in the skill and a top-tier material bill.

== Materials ==

Every tool at a given rank shares a common mineral core; each tool then adds its own flavour materials (a wooden haft at Silver, a rare component at Starfall).

'''Shared core (all four tools):'''

{| class="wikitable"
! Rank !! Shared materials
|-
| 1 Flint || 20 Flint, 10 Fernwood
|-
| 2 Bronze || 30 Copper Ore, 30 Tin Ore, 10 Podocarp Log
|-
| 3 Iron || 60 Iron Ore, 30 Coal, 20 Araucaria Log, 10 Limestone
|-
| 4 Silver || 80 Silver Ore, 40 Cobalt Ore
|-
| 5 Obsidian || 100 Obsidian, 40 Gold Ore, 20 Ironbark Log
|-
| 6 Starfall || 120 Moonstone, 20 Skysteel Ore, 20 Cloudwood Log, 20 Worldroot Log
|}

'''Per-tool additions:'''

{| class="wikitable"
! Tool !! Rank 4 (Silver) haft !! Rank 5–6 extras
|-
| Sickle ([[Foraging]]) || +20 Palmfern Log || Starfall: +2 Sunpetal Resin
|-
| Axe ([[Logging]]) || +20 Kelpwood Log || Starfall: +2 Heartwood Core
|-
| Pick ([[Mining]]) || +20 Palmfern Log || Starfall: +2 Starmetal Ore
|-
| Rod ([[Fishing]]) || +20 Kelpwood Log || Starfall: +2 Abyssal Pearl
|}

The Rod also needs '''10 Horsetail Reed''' at ranks 1 and 2. Every listed material can be produced within a few levels of the rank's own gate, so no rank ever asks for something far out of reach.

== Related pages ==

* [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]], [[Fishing]] — the skills these tools speed up
* [[Shop]] — the Amber upgrade shop
* [[Exotic Broker]] — the late-game second shop tier
* [[Amber]] — the currency tool ranks cost

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