In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Rodeo’s Wizardly Watchtower is one of the most gothic locations in the game. He’ll request several items from the unassuming player for his holiday home. Rather than constructing a fittingly adorable abode, Rodeo instead opts for something much more evil. Join us in looking at Rodeo’s Wizardly Watchtower, and the best items and layout to build it.
Best Rodeo Wizardly Watchtower items and layout in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The best items for Rodeo’s Wizardly Watchtower in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are:
- Medieval walls
- Glowing moss bottles
- Bookshelf
- Cauldron
To lay it out nicely, you can separate Rodeo’s Wizardly Watchtower into numerous rooms. We recommend adding a dark attic, with whirring cogs and a gothic clock tower, and littering the main rooms with cauldrons, spell books, and dim mood lighting.
Yes, when Rodeo requests several items to help build his Wizardly Watchtower, he’s not building a cute summer home. Instead, it’s a labyrinth-style castle, complete with potions and spells. You can customize the Watchtower from here, letting you tweak Rodeo’s home to your most evil desires. We’ve seen Animal Crossing: New Horizons players adding animal skulls to his lair, for a really dark touch of macabre in the game.
It’s certainly a shock to players, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn’t exactly known for its horror themes. Rodeo has always been one of the more ominous islanders, with lines of dialogue referencing his strange hobbies and extensive knowledge about the player. Of course, fans have revelled in learning of Rodeo’s dark secret:
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Rodeo’s secret revelation is just one of numerous additions from the game’s most recent updates, but it’s certainly the darkest. For more on Animal Crossing, check out our Eloise Reading Room layout guide, as well as a list of all Gyroids in the game.
