Dig throughput
Shovels drive how effectively you dig up dirty junk and buried treasure. Prioritize shovel when the session bottleneck is finding new items.
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Dig & Clean Shovels & Spray Bottles
Official marketing names two upgrade families: better shovels for digging dirty junk and buried treasure, and better spray bottles for cleaning and revealing finds.
Quick answer
If you are waiting on digs, push shovel. If dirty finds stack up, push spray. If both feel even, alternate or use the upgrade planner.
Clean & reveal
Spray bottles clean finds so you can identify them. Prioritize spray when digs outpace cleaning and the reveal/museum loop stalls.
Steps
How to decide the next upgrade
Keep decisions qualitative until public prices exist.
1. Run one dig→clean cycle
Note whether time is spent digging or cleaning.
2. Name the bottleneck
Dig bottleneck → shovel. Clean bottleneck → spray bottle.
3. Confirm with the planner
Use dig-faster, clean-faster, or balance goals on the calculator page.
Upgrade planner
Goal-based shovel vs spray pick.
Tool priority list
Role-first bands with confidence labels.
How to play
Full loop before shopping upgrades.
FAQ
Tool questions
Should I upgrade shovel or spray bottle first in Dig & Clean?
Upgrade the bottleneck: shovel if digs feel slow, spray bottle if finds stay dirty and unidentified.
Are there named shovel tiers with stats?
Not verified publicly on this site. Official copy only promises better shovels and better spray bottles.
Is this a weapon damage guide?
No. Dig & Clean tools are dig and clean tools for collection—not combat weapons.
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