Damage Augments or elements are a special attribute of tools that alter the damage of a weapon on top of its normal damage type. There are five augments present in the game: Mighty, Spicy, Salty, Fresh, and Sour. Each type plays into the damage resistance systems for all creatures.
In addition to their extra special damage, some augments have unique interactions with edible Creatures, in which Salty turns edible creatures into jerky while Spicy turns them into roast in place of their raw meat.
Pre-Augmented Tools[]
Certain weapons and trinkets crafted or obtained by the player are augmented with specific elements by default. Each element has 4 sources of pre-augmented items, being weapons, arrows, staves, and trinkets. The only exception is Salty, which lacks a staff. Because of this, these weapons cannot be upgraded in any path other than Mighty (in which they will keep their damage augment).
| Augment | Tool |
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 Fresh |
 Breathslayer •  Fresh Coldtana •  Fresh Edge •  Frosted Flake •  Mint Arrow •  Mint Mace •  Mint Staff •  Suspicious Mint
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 Salty |
 Salt Arrow •  Salt Chipper •  Salt Morning Star •  Shiny Salt Crystal
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 Sour |
 Acid Edge •  Picklemaul •  Pucker Charm •  Pucker Thumper •  Sour Arrow •  Sour Katanga •  Sour Staff •  Tingle Tongue
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 Spicy |
 Blazing Edge •  Pepper Flake •  Sizzle Striker •  Spectacular Spicy Shard •  Spicy Arrow •  Spicy Coaltana •  Spicy Staff •  Wallopeño
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Manual Augmentation[]
Nearly every tool can be can be augmented by the player with the use of a Smithing Station. In order for a tool to be eligible for manual augmentation, it must first be upgraded to Level 5 with Brittle Whetstones. To progress past that point, players will have to choose between five upgrade paths: Mighty, Spicy, Salty, Fresh, and Sour. Each path requires a unique resource to unlock and advance that path further. Only one augment can be applied to a tool at once, and tools can not be reverted back to an un-augmented state.
Crafting Requirements[]
| Level | Cost | Effect |
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| 6 | 5  Mighty Glob
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| 7 | 10 Mighty Glob
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| 8 | 5  Mighty Jewel
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| 9 | 10 Mighty Jewel
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| Level | Cost | Effect |
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| 6 | 5  Mint Glob
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| 7 | 10 Mint Glob
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| 8 | 5  Mint Jewel
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| 9 | 10 Mint Jewel
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| Level | Cost | Effect |
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| 6 | 5  Salt Glob
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| 7 | 10 Salt Glob
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| 8 | 5  Salty Jewel
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| 9 | 10 Salty Jewel
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| Level | Cost | Effect |
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| 6 | 5  Sour Glob
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| 7 | 10 Sour Glob
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| 8 | 5  Sour Jewel
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| 9 | 10 Sour Jewel
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| Level | Cost | Effect |
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| 6 | 5  Spicy Glob
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| 7 | 10 Spicy Glob
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| 8 | 5  Spicy Jewel
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| 9 | 10 Spicy Jewel
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