Let's take a look at Iron Nuggets in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! These are valuable resources in the game, but they can be hard to come by, so we'll go over farming methods and the price you can get for them.
How to Get Iron Nuggets
These are pretty easy to get and all you have to do is hit the rocks that spawn around your island. These have a finite number of times they can be slapped per day, and you can get the most out of them. There's some kind of cadence you have to do when hitting them or you won't get all eight pieces of loot. The best way to do this is to dig up a few plots behind you and spam the A button! You won't be pushed too far and you should get all of the loot. This is what it should look like:
You will sometimes get iron nuggets from the rock, but it's a mix of different resources. You can get clay, stone, iron nuggets and very rarely gold nuggets. Also, at least one rock on your island will have bells! You can make quite a bit of money by finding this rock every day and getting the most value out of it.
If you don't like the position of one of the rocks on your island, you can always eat a fruit and break it. The rock will randomly reappear in another place, hope you like it better! Unfortunately, you don't have much control over this.
Cultivation of iron nuggets
Using the above method with the three holes behind you will give you a bit more iron if you haven't. This is the primary way to do most of your iron nugget farming. Make sure to exhaust all the rocks on your island every day. To get even more iron, you can buy a Nook Miles Ticket at the Nook Stop. It costs you 2 Nook Miles and you can fly to a mystery island. This new area will sometimes have rare flowers, fruits, bamboo, and even bugs like tarantulas! They also offer extra rocks that you can donate for more resources! This should earn you a bit more iron, so be sure to grab a flight or two each day to harvest more of this important resource.
Iron Nugget DIY Recipes
There are quite a few things you can craft with Iron Nuggets, but one of the biggest is upgrading your tools! While not the highest rating you can get, you'll probably use them the most because Golden Tools are hard to find and always break! Here is an overview of the tool recipes:
- Ax – 1x Flimsy Axe, 3x Wood, 1x Iron Nugget
- Fishing Rod – 1x Flimsy Fishing Rod, 1x Iron Nugget
- Net – 1x flimsy net, 1x iron nugget
- Shovel – 1x flimsy shovel, 1x iron nugget
You will also need Iron Nuggets to craft DIY Workbenches and Iron Wood Furniture which are some of the finest items you can get in the game! One particularly awesome thing you can eventually craft is the Robot Hero! This is a huge robotic statue that could be displayed somewhere prominent on your island. This thing would require you to gather 90 iron nuggets! Here is the recipe:
- Robot Hero – 1x Rocket, 1x Gold Armor, 30x Rusted Part, 90x Iron Nugget, 10x Gold Nugget
So if you want to get that big talk on your island, you'll have to farm.
Iron Nugget Price
I wouldn't sell iron nuggets, as there are a lot of different ways to get money in the game. However, if you sold iron nuggets, you can get 375 bells for each one you had to sell !
That's everything we know about Iron Nuggets in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! If we come across any additional information, we'll be sure to add it to the guide.
