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ToolOfTheTrade

by Yggdrah · for Valheim

Tools by Ygg

556Downloads
16d agoLast updated
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About ToolOfTheTrade

From Thunderstore

Tools by Ygg

ToolsOfTheTrade

Ye ye ye, I know — Tools of the Trade helps you with chopping wood, mining ore, foraging berries, mushrooms, plants, and all that repetitive Viking labour.

But guess what?

This mod wasn’t made just because we’re lazy bastards.

It was made for people with carpal tunnel, sore hands, tired fingers, and for anyone who would like their mouse to survive longer than their first trip to the Swamp.

Tools of the Trade adds 3 dedicated Tool Slots for your:

Axe Pickaxe Gathering Knife

Put your tools into their slots, and from there the mod handles the annoying part for you.

See a tree that needs chopping? Press E.

Found some ore that needs mining? Press E.

Need to gather berries, mushrooms, plants, or whatever else your Viking decides is worth shoving into a bag? Yep — press E.

The mod detects what kind of job you’re trying to do, automatically equips the correct tool from your Tool Slot, lets you get the work done, and then handles putting things back where they belong.

No more constantly opening your inventory.

No more swapping between your weapon, axe, pickaxe, and knife every five seconds.

No more:

“Where the hell is my pickaxe?”

“Why am I chopping this tree with my sword?”

“Why have I clicked this berry bush seventeen bloody times?”

Just walk up, press E, and get to work.

Work smarter, not harder.

Because Vikings, your hands have fought enough battles already.

It’s time to relax, chop some trees, clear your mind… and give your poor mouse a damn break. 🪓

How to use -

Using Tools of the Trade is pretty simple.

Place your Axe, Pickaxe, and Knife into the 3 dedicated Tool Slots. Once they’re there, you usually don’t need to manually equip them again.

Walk up to whatever job needs doing and press E.

If you interact with a tree, Tools of the Trade automatically equips your Axe. If you interact with mineable ore or rock, it equips your Pickaxe. If you interact with berries, mushrooms, plants, or other supported forageables, it equips your Knife.

Once the job is finished, the mod automatically handles your tools and restores what you were using before.

The Gathering Knife

Your Knife isn’t just there for decoration.

The better the quality of your Knife, the faster you can forage.

Higher-tier knives reduce the amount of time it takes to gather things like berries, mushrooms, plants, thistle, and other supported forageables.

So while an early-game knife will get the job done, upgrading to a better knife means spending less time crouched in front of a berry bush wondering what you’re doing with your life.

Better Knife = Faster Gathering.

Simple.

Prefabs -

  • Gold Bar (999 Coins to craft at Forge)
  • KnifeStone_Ygg
  • KnifeChitinGold
  • KnifeSkollAndHatiGold
  • Belt_Silver_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • Golden_Hammer_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • Belt_Gold_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • Axe_Yggdrah_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • BeltOdin_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • DragonSlayer_Helm_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • DragonSlayer_Chest_Ygg (Admin Spawn)
  • DragonSlayer_Legs_Ygg (Admin Spawn)

Installation - required on server AND all clients


Got questions, issues and bug reports? I hangout on these Discord Channels @Yggdrah:

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<td align="center"> Azumatt's Discord </td> <td align="center"> Ravenwood Discord </td> </tr> </table>

Changelog History

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1.0.0

- Initial Release.

1.0.1

- Initial Release.

1.0.2

- Added Config to Enable/Disable Axe Combo and made it Disable by Default.

1.0.3

- changed UI, Added Fishing Rod Slot, New Configs and Commands to equip tools Alt+1/2/3/4

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Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 16d ago.

ToolOfTheTrade on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Optional on the server
Server type needed
BepInEx
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.0.3, released 2026-10-20

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 4 recorded builds of ToolOfTheTrade.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.0.32026-10-20n/aBepInEx
1.0.22026-09-23n/aBepInEx
1.0.12026-09-21n/aBepInEx
1.0.02026-09-14n/aBepInEx

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run ToolOfTheTrade on a Valheim server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Thunderstore as “Admin”

Admin & protection

Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.

Works on a server

From source side support

Thunderstore lists server-side support for ToolOfTheTrade as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Compatibility

Game
Valheim
Loaders
BepInEx
Runs on
Serveroptional on the server
Requires
One-click install needs a BepInEx server.

Verified at the source

  • ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-20Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorYggdrah, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

ToolOfTheTrade, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install ToolOfTheTrade?

Thunderstore lists server-side support for ToolOfTheTrade as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. ToolOfTheTrade is free to download from Thunderstore.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run ToolOfTheTrade on a Valheim server.

Deploy in about a minute from $9.99 a month, then add ToolOfTheTrade in one click.