Scythe

Scythe

Type	Tool

The Scythe comes with the farm and swings like a sword, clearing Grass, weeds, saplings and moss in a short arc in front of the farmer. It is also the only way to bring in Amaranth, Kale and Wheat, which simply cannot be picked by hand. With a Silo standing on the farm, cut Grass turns into Hay in the silo instead of vanishing, which is how animals get fed through Winter. Best of all it draws no energy whatever, so a whole afternoon of mowing costs nothing but time. Two stronger versions exist, one waiting at the back of the Quarry Mine and one given out for mastering Farming.

The in-game description reads: It can cut grass into hay, if you've built a silo.

Use

Equipping the Scythe and clicking swipes it through everything in a small radius ahead. Grass falls, weeds go, moss comes off trees and young saplings are cleared. The swing is quick, more like a weapon than a tool, and it never pauses to charge.

Grass is the important target. A Silo built by Robin catches the cuttings, and each plot of Grass cut on the farm has an even chance of putting a piece of Hay into the silo. Blue Grass is twice as generous, dropping two pieces when it pays out. Without a Silo the Grass simply disappears, so building one before the first Fall is the move that makes an animal farm work.

Hay matters because grazing stops. Animals eat Grass outdoors in the warm seasons, but Grass does not grow in Winter and animals stay in on rainy days, so stored Hay is what keeps milk and eggs coming. A silo holds a few hundred pieces, and Marnie sells Hay by the piece for anyone who cuts it too late.

Harvesting is the other job. Amaranth, Kale and Wheat are all cut rather than picked, so the Scythe has to be on the hotbar at the end of a Fall Wheat planting or a Kale row. A field of Wheat comes in with a few sweeps, which is part of why it is a favourite filler crop for the ends of Summer and Fall.

A swing does a little damage to monsters. That makes it a fallback rather than a weapon, and anything serious still wants a sword.

Upgrades

The better scythes are found rather than bought, because the Blacksmith does not work on this tool at all. The Golden Scythe sits in the hands of a Reaper statue at the far end of the Quarry Mine, reachable once the bridge to the Quarry has been repaired. It swings in a wider arc and lifts the Hay chance from half the cuts to three in four, which is a large difference across a field.

The Iridium Scythe is the top of the three and comes from claiming Farming Mastery, which asks for level ten in every skill first. Every blade of Grass it cuts becomes Hay, and it harvests crops straight out of the soil in a single sweep.

Until one of those turns up, the starting Scythe handles everything that matters. Both of the stronger versions keep every job it already does and simply widen the arc and improve the odds.

Notes

Because it uses no energy at all, the Scythe is the cheapest tool in the game to use heavily. Clearing a farm overgrown after a long absence costs nothing but the clock, which is a real difference from clearing the same space with an Axe or Pickaxe.

The Scythe handed out at the start of the game stays for good. Should it go missing anyway, a basic replacement appears beside the bed, in the refrigerator or in the Lost and Found box at the Mayor's Manor.

Timing the mowing is part of using the Scythe well. Grass stops growing once Winter arrives, so the last stretch of Fall is the moment to cut everything standing and fill the silos. A farm that leaves it too late ends up buying Hay from Marnie all through the cold season.

All Tools

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Image	Cost
Advanced Iridium Rod		25000g
Auto-Grabber		25000g
Auto-Petter		50000g
Axes	-	-
Bamboo Pole		500g
Fiberglass Rod		1800g
Golden Scythe		-
Hay Hopper		-
Heater		2000g
Hoes	-	-
Incubator		-
Iridium Rod		7500g
Iridium Scythe		-
Milk Pail		1000g
Pans	-	-
Pickaxes	-	-
Scythe		-
Shears		1000g
Training Rod		25g
Trash Cans	-	-
Watering Cans	-	-