{"id":43364,"date":"2026-09-09T11:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=43364"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:33:03","slug":"guide-to-obtaining-a-shovel-in-grand-blue-complete-the-treasure-hunting-questline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=43364","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Obtaining a Shovel in Grand Blue: Complete the Treasure Hunting Questline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shovels are one of many tools in Grand Blue that let you spiral into side plots and uncover hidden treasures. Find out <strong>how to get a Shovel in Grand Blue<\/strong> in my guide that also doubles as a walkthrough for Wade\u2019s questline at the Anchor Port coastline.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n<h2><span>How To Get a Shovel in Grand Blue<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Found against a wall near the incline heading into the Blacksmith at Anchor Port, the humble Rusty Shovel costs 25G. You do not need to meet any level requirements to use it.<\/p><figcaption class=\"aligncenter\"><\/figcaption><hr>\n<h2><span>Wade\u2019s Questline<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once found, you can visit Wade on the Anchor Port coastline, who finds himself tormented by the Level 10 Treasure Hunters that patrol the beach. He will request your aid with the following two quests:<\/p>\n<h3><span>Finders Keepers<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: Side Quest<\/li>\n<li>Requires:\n<ul>\n<li>Level 8 and a Shovel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rewards:\n<ul>\n<li>EXP: 115<\/li>\n<li>Gold: 282<\/li>\n<li>Treasure Map (Easy)<\/li>\n<li>Anchor Town Rep: 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Repeatable: No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage 1<\/strong>: The Treasure Hunters buried Wade\u2019s camp whilst digging up the beach. Dig around their holes and recover his belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Dig up Wade\u2019s Belongings (x5), and collect Wade\u2019s Belongings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 2<\/strong>: The Treasure Hunters didn\u2019t take kindly to you touching their sand. Drive them off Wade\u2019s beach.<\/p>\n<p>Defeat Treasure Hunter (x4).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 3<\/strong>: Return Wade\u2019s Belongings to him.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to Wade.<\/p>\n<h3><span>The \u201cPriceless\u201d Haul<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: Side Quest<\/li>\n<li>Requires:\n<ul>\n<li>Completing Finders Keepers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rewards:\n<ul>\n<li>EXP: 129<\/li>\n<li>Gold: 1,000<\/li>\n<li>Anchor Town Rep: 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Repeatable: No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage 1<\/strong>: Wade is convinced the treasure hunters are digging up valuables. Collect whatever they\u2019re carrying.<\/p>\n<p>Collect Soggy Boot (x3) by defeating Treasure Hunters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 2<\/strong>: After speaking to Wade, head into town and take the haul to the Merchant to be appraised.<\/p>\n<p>Speak to the Merchant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 3<\/strong>: Bind the Wedding Ring found within the Soggy Boot back to Wade.<\/p>\n<p>Speak to Wade.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><span>The Almighty Calvin Questline<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the Treasure Maps you\u2019ve collected so far, one will lead you to the Almighty Calvin NPC, who stands on a rock formation outside of the Blacksmith. By using the double-handed wave at him (prompted by the treasure map), he will offer you a questline.<\/p>\n<h3><span>Wizards Apprentice<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: Side Quest<\/li>\n<li>Requires:\n<ul>\n<li>Rusty Shovel (Almighty Calvin will give you one for free for waving at him)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rewards:\n<ul>\n<li>EXP: 108<\/li>\n<li>Gold: 276<\/li>\n<li>Calvin\u2019s Treasure (Fruit Chest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Repeatable: No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stage 1<\/strong>: Dig up the four objects Master Calvin spoke of. Follow the waypoints provided on your map and dig each area to collect the Red, Yellow, White, and Black Shells.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 2<\/strong>: Bring the items back to Master Calvin and claim your rewards.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><span>Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span>How do Treasure Maps work?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Click the map to open it up. It\u2019ll show a zoomed-in screenshot of the island you\u2019re on with a red X, all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diggy diggy hole.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamezebo.com\/walkthroughs\/how-to-get-a-shovel-in-grand-blue\/\">How To Get a Shovel in Grand Blue \u2013 Treasure Hunting Questline!<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamezebo.com\">Gamezebo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}