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# Tooling

*Tooling* is essential in *ANiMA*, as all skilling *actions* require specific *tools*. 

There are over types of 20 *tools in ANiMA.* Generally, each *tool* can be *upgraded* six times via *smithing* and *fletching*. 

There is a seventh *emberstone upgrade*, which is crafted by *infusing* arcane power into the S*olari* predecessor tool, but this requires additional steps and is reserved for late-game activities. 

Note that not all *tools* can be crafted, and several must be acquired via *questing*. This is particularly true for *farming*, *cooking*, *apothecary*, and a few others.

You can gain a competitive edge by investing time and *resources* into *upgrading* your tools, as better *tools* will significantly increase the efficiency of your skilling. 

*Tools* can be equipped in the *tool belt*, allowing your character to flip between them automatically when training a skill. While you can keep as many *tools* as you desire in your *tool* *belt*, potentially opening up needed i*nventory slots* and making skilling less tedious, you risk losing everything if you *die*.