The Dig It Permafrost Island is a unique one in that it boosts the stats of specific shovels when using them! It has its own collection and purchasable rods too.

Visit the snowy island in Dig It! Learn about the various shovels that you can collect in the game with our Dig It Shovels guide, or have a nosey at our Dig It Nookville guide which goes over the island’s entire collection.

Dig It Permafrost

Permafrost is where you can purchase the Snow Shovel for 30K coins (level 34+), the Blowtorch Shovel for 50K (level 40+), and the Frosted Shovel for 40K (level 37+)! Some shovels that are obtainable outside of this island receive stat buffs, which are listed further down in this guide.

Permafrost Collection

From Ordinary to Mythic rarity items, here are the trinkets you can dig up on Permafrost Island! Some rely on the nighttime, whereas a certain Mythical drop only appears during an event.

Ordinary Items

The most common Permafrost items.

  • Icicle
  • Snowflake
  • Tree Stump
  • Ushanka
  • Muffin
    • Obtainable during the nighttime
  • Lantern
    • Obtainable during the nighttime

Rare Items

Fairly common, but may not appear as much.

  • Fireplace
  • Teddy Bear
  • Marshmallow Stick
  • Sheep
  • Frozen Caveman
  • Ice Crown
  • Sled
  • Frozen Container
  • Radio
  • Bed
    • Obtainable during the nighttime

Epic Items

Getting rarer! Beginner shovels may struggle to get anything of this rarity.

  • Majestic Pine
  • Igloo
  • Snowman
  • Moon Watcher

Legendary Items

You need a decent shovel to get these items.

  • Polar Bear
  • Ice Ball

Mythical Items

The rarest items from Permafrost.

  • Woolly Mammoth
    • This item is only obtainable during the Woolly Mammoth server event, which involves digging inside an ice cave on Permafrost island
  • Snowgutan
    • Obtainable during the nighttime

Permafrost Shovel Buffs

Some shovels, when used in Permafrost, receive stat buffs.

  • Magnet Shovel
    • Stability +5%
    • Precision +5%
    • Control +5%
  • Ioniser Shovel
    • Stability +17%
    • Precision +15%
    • Control +19%
  • Frosted Shovel
    • Stability +24%
    • Precision +24%
    • Control +14%
  • Lunar Shovel
    • Stability +7%
    • Precision +7%
    • Control +7%
  • Snow Shovel
    • Stability +14%
    • Precision +14%
    • Control +14%
  • Blowtorch Shovel
    • Stability +17%
    • Precision +17%
    • Control +24%

NPCs and Quests

While most NPCs talk to you if you interact with them, they don’t offer much else. However, a quest NPC called Rick provides you with the repeatable quest “Dig up a Woolly Mammoth”. There is, of course, a Merchant NPC to whom you can sell your items, called Gerald.

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