Golden Tools

Golden Sword
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Description	It smells like murder and bracelets. Golden tools are slow but they make blocks drop extra crystals. If you want to actually gather the blocks you mine you are better off using a different tool.
Function	Damages mobs and players. When mobs get killed by it, there's a higher chance for crystal shards.
Recipe
Material	24x Gold Ingots
Material	2x Wooden Planks

Golden Pickaxe
Info
Description	It shines and it also mines. Golden tools are slow but they make blocks drop extra crystals. If you want to actually gather the blocks you mine you are better off using a different tool.
Function	Mines hard blocks slowly but drops crystal shards more frequently. Can also mine other blocks.
Recipe
Material	20x Gold Ingots
Material	2x Wooden Planks

Golden Axe
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Description	Golden tools are slow but they make blocks drop extra crystals. If you want to actually gather the blocks you mine you are better off using a different tool.
Function	Chops wood related items slowly but drops crystal shards more frequently. Can also mine other blocks.
Recipe
Material	18x Gold Ingots
Material	2x Wooden Planks

Golden Shovel
Info
Description	Golden tools are slow but they make blocks drop extra crystals. If you want to actually gather the blocks you mine you are better off using a different tool.
Function	Mines soft blocks slowly but drops crystal shards more frequently. Can also mine other blocks.
Recipe
Material	14x Gold Ingots
Material	2x Wooden Planks

Golden Chisel
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Description	Golden tools are slow but they make blocks drop extra crystals. If you want to actually gather the blocks you mine you are better off using a different tool.
Function	Lets you break backgrounds slowly but drops crystal shards more frequently.
Recipe
Material	10x Gold Ingots
Material	2x Wooden Planks

Info

Golden Tools are the best Tools for Crystal Shards in the game as of Pre-Alpha 1.7.1

All Golden Tools can be crafted in an anvil.

There are 5 different types of Golden Tools in the game each are slow but give more Crystal Shards.

Golden Pickaxe is usually the first of the bunch you will get since it's required by a quest to make one.