Gathering Tools

Gathering Tools are unlockable equipment used to collect various types of resources during runs. Initially, none of the tools are available—except for Hand Gathering, which is accessible from the start. The rest can be unlocked by performing the Night's Craftwork Incantation at Hecate’s Cauldron, which requires 1 . This unlocks the first tool, the Crescent Pick, for 1 .

Once a tool is unlocked, Melinoë can use it to harvest resources from corresponding gathering points during her runs.

These tools can be further upgraded after completing the Greater Favor of Gaia incantation, which requires 4 , 2 , and 4 . At Rank II, gathering with a tool grants Melinoë 1 once per night. After upgrading, each gathering action grants one of each Elemental Essence—, , , and —once per night.

Note: Hand Gathering is not technically considered a Gathering Tool and does not grant Elemental Essences or interact with boons like Chaos’s Discovery.

	Unlock Condition	Upgrade Condition	Description	Quote
Hand Gathering	Unlocked by default		Used to harvest Flora directly from the ground; no Gathering Tool required.
Crescent Pick	1	4 4	Used to harvest Ore from rocks and terrain. Mostly used for unlocking and upgrading Nocturnal Arms	Its engravings suggest the humility and restraint expected its bearer.
Tablet of Peace	4	30 3	Used to gather Psyche from Shades, for increasing Arcana Cards use capacity.	Some Shades are incapable of deceit; fewer still are fit to join the cause.
Silver Spade	8	4 2	Used to gather Seeds for planting at The Crossroads. Mostly used for fueling Incantations	It is said to uncover only that which Gaia willingly bestows.
Rod of Fishing	2 1	4 2	Used to gather Fish from rivers and pools. Purely used for selling to the Broker	Poseidon himself anointed this device, and authorized its use.