diff --git a/src/data/help.tsx b/src/data/help.tsx
index 3f4cfde..a43af15 100644
--- a/src/data/help.tsx
+++ b/src/data/help.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import Modal from "components/Modal.vue";
 import { JSXFunction, jsx } from "features/feature";
-import { persistent } from "game/persistence";
+import { Persistent, persistent } from "game/persistence";
+
+export interface ModalData {
+    modal: JSXFunction;
+    showModal: Persistent<boolean>;
+}
 
 function createModal(title: string, body: JSXFunction) {
     const showModal = persistent<boolean>(false);
@@ -67,3 +72,23 @@ export function getForgeHelp() {
         ))
     );
 }
+
+export function getDowsingHelp() {
+    return createModal(
+        "Dowsing",
+        jsx(() => (
+            <div>
+                <p>
+                    You've created the dowsing rod (🥢)! This machine let's you bias the odds of
+                    specified resources from mining. It will double the odds of each specified
+                    resource, so keep in mind rare resources will still be fairly rare.
+                </p>
+                <br />
+                <p>
+                    Specify resources to boost by dragging them to the dowsing rod. You can only
+                    select a single resource to start, but that can be increased using an action.
+                </p>
+            </div>
+        ))
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/data/nodeTypes.tsx b/src/data/nodeTypes.tsx
index 32e33d7..2c4ddc1 100644
--- a/src/data/nodeTypes.tsx
+++ b/src/data/nodeTypes.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import {
 import { GenericPlane, createPlane } from "./planes";
 import { main } from "./projEntry";
 import { exponentialFormat } from "util/bignum";
+import { ModalData } from "./help";
 
 export const mine = {
     shape: Shape.Diamond,
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ export const factory = {
                     main.board.selectedAction.value = null;
                     main.board.selectedNode.value = null;
                     node.state = undefined;
+                    if (tool.type in main.helpModals) {
+                        main.helpModals[
+                            tool.type as keyof (typeof main)["helpModals"]
+                        ].showModal.value = true;
+                    }
                 }
             },
             fillColor: node =>
@@ -335,7 +341,8 @@ export const dowsing = {
     actions: [
         deselectAllAction,
         getIncreaseConnectionsAction(x => x.add(2).pow_base(100), 16),
-        togglePoweredAction
+        togglePoweredAction,
+        showHelpAction("dowsing")
     ],
     classes: node => ({
         running: isPowered(node)
diff --git a/src/data/projEntry.tsx b/src/data/projEntry.tsx
index 53607a6..e4a0f6c 100644
--- a/src/data/projEntry.tsx
+++ b/src/data/projEntry.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ import {
     upgrader
 } from "./nodeTypes";
 import { GenericPlane, createPlane } from "./planes";
-import { getForgeHelp, getMineHelp } from "./help";
+import { getDowsingHelp, getForgeHelp, getMineHelp } from "./help";
 
 const toast = useToast();
 
@@ -775,7 +775,8 @@ export const main = createLayer("main", function (this: BaseLayer) {
 
     const helpModals = {
         mine: getMineHelp(),
-        factory: getForgeHelp()
+        factory: getForgeHelp(),
+        dowsing: getDowsingHelp()
     };
     helpModals.mine.showModal[DefaultValue] = true;
     helpModals.mine.showModal.value = true;