The crystal spikes were a pair of climbing tools that served as Nuju's Toa tools when he was a Toa Metru.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Nuju used them to channel his elemental power of ice.3 They were lined with spikes and could grab onto sheer surfaces, such as the sides of Knowledge Towers.3 Nuju could use them for climbing towers or swinging from tower to tower.1, 2, 7 The crystal spikes could also be attached to Nuju's feet like traction cleats.9
Nuju selected these tools from a compartment in the Toa Suva when he first became a Toa.10, 11 When Nuju was mutated into a Toa Hordika, the crystal spikes mutated into Hordika teeth. When Keetongu cured him, the crystal spikes returned to their original form.CN They transformed into Nuju's Ice Pick when he became a Turaga.12, 13, 14