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ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

How to Get Cowries Fast

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This is a guide to collecting Cowries, a DIY material in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). To learn how to get Cowries and where they can be used, please read on.

All Shells
Coral IconCoral Cowrie IconCowrie Giant Clam IconGiant Clam Sand Dollar IconSand Dollar
Sea Snail IconSea Snail Venus Comb IconVenus Comb Manila Clam IconManila Clam Summer Shell IconSummer Shell

How to Get Cowries Fast

Farming Cowries quickly

Cowries will spawn randomly at the beach, several times a day. If you are searching for this type of seashell in particular, be sure and visit the beach periodically, and pick up all of the shells there. After a bit of time has passed, they will respawn (they can be picked up several times per day).

How do you use Cowries?

Use them for DIY crafting

Shell Stool ImageShell Stool Shell Wreath ImageShell Wreath Shell Arch ImageShell Arch
Sandy-Beach Flooring ImageSandy-Beach Flooring Mermaid Wall ImageMermaid Wall

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Cowries are used as a DIY crafting item to create the item(s) shown above.

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