Pickaxes
- For other items which have pickaxe power, see Drills.
Pickaxes are tools used to remove ("mine") blocks and furniture, normally converting them to item form. Note that removing blocks includes both ores and placed wood blocks. However, they cannot remove background walls (this requires a hammer instead), nor cut down trees (which requires an axe or chainsaw). They also double as basic melee weapons. Some of the Hardmode-tier pickaxes have drill counterparts. New players spawn with a Copper Pickaxe.
When evaluating the practical efficiency of a pickaxe, consider two things: the amount of hits required (from high pickaxe power); as well as the ticks per hit from low mining speed – see the respective pages for more details. Ignore the use time attribute, which reflects the weapon swing/animation and is not related to the hits for mining.
Pickaxes can use modifiers that increase speed, like Quick and Light. Accessories with a melee speed bonus will only affect the weapon swing, and will not affect mining hits (by affecting use speed not mining speed).
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Types[edit | edit source]
Name | Max Ore | Pickaxe Power |
Axe Power |
Damage | Bonus | Use Time | Mining Speed |
Knockback | Rarity | Sell | |
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Cactus Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 882
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35 | - | 5 | - | 23 (Fast)
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15 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Copper Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3509
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35 | - | 4 | -1 range | 23 (Fast)
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15 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Tin Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3503
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35 | - | 5 | - | 21 (Fast)
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14 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Iron Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1
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40 | - | 5 | - | 20 (Very Fast)
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13 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Lead Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3497
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43 | - | 6 | - | 19 (Very Fast)
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12 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Silver Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3515
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45 | - | 6 | - | 19 (Very Fast)
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11 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Bone Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1320
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50 | - | 8 | - | 19 (Very Fast)
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11 | 3 (Very Weak)
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Tungsten Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3491
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50 | - | 6 | - | 21 (Fast)
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19 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Gold Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3521
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55 | - | 6 | - | 20 (Very Fast)
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17 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Candy Cane Pickaxe![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 1917
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55 | - | 7 | - | 20 (Very Fast)
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16 | 2.5 (Very Weak)
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Platinum Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3485
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59 | - | 7 | - | 19 (Very Fast)
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15 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Nightmare Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 103
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65 | - | 9 | - | 20 (Very Fast)
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15 | 3 (Very Weak)
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Deathbringer Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 798
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70 | - | 12 | - | 22 (Fast)
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14 | 3.5 (Weak)
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Reaver Shark Internal Item ID: 2341
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100 | - | 16 | - | 22 (Fast)
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18 | 3 (Very Weak)
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Molten Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 122
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100 | - | 12 | - | 23 (Fast)
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18 | 2 (Very Weak)
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Cobalt Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 776
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110 | - | 10 | - | 25 (Fast)
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13 | 5 (Average)
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Palladium Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1188
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130 | - | 12 | - | 25 (Fast)
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11 | 5 (Average)
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Mythril Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 777
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150 | - | 15 | - | 25 (Fast)
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10 | 5 (Average)
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Orichalcum Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1195
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165 | - | 17 | - | 25 (Fast)
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8 | 5 (Average)
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Adamantite Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 778
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180 | - | 20 | - | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 5 (Average)
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Titanium Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1202
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190 | - | 27 | - | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 5 (Average)
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Chlorophyte Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1230
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200 | - | 40 | +1 range | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 5 (Average)
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Spectre Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1506
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200 | - | 32 | +3 range | 24 (Fast)
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10 | 5.25 (Average)
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Shroomite Digging Claw![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 2176
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200 | 125 | 45 | -1 range | 12 (Very Fast)
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4 | 6 (Average)
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Pickaxe Axe Internal Item ID: 990
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200 | 110 | 35 | - | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 4.75 (Average)
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Picksaw Internal Item ID: 1294
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210 | 125 | 34 | +1 range | 16 (Very Fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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Nebula Pickaxe![]() ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 2781
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225 | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very Fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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Solar Flare Pickaxe![]() ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 2786
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225 | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very Fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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Stardust Pickaxe![]() ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 3466
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225 | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very Fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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Vortex Pickaxe![]() ![]() ![]() Internal Item ID: 2776
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225 | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very Fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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Effectiveness[edit | edit source]
Block | Hit points | ||||||||||
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Pickaxe hits required (minimum Pickaxe power required) | |||||||||||
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50% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | 3[1] | 2[1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
200% | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
200% | 6[2] | 4[2] | 4[2] | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
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200% | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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300% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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400% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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400% | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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400% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
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500% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added four new pickaxes crafted using Luminite Bars and Lunar Fragments.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Added Reaver Shark pickaxe.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Pickaxe Axe now requires 1 soul from each Mechanical boss to craft.
- Palladium Pickaxe can no longer mine Adamantite and Titanium Ores.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Chlorophyte Drill and Pickaxe can now mine Chlorophyte Ore.
- Desktop 1.2:
- Pickaxes now used to remove furniture and wood blocks.
- Hardmode metals can be made into pickaxes as well as drills.
- Added pickaxes and drills for all the new alternate ores.
- Desktop 1.1: Added Higher-tier Drills in Hardmode.
- Desktop-Release: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.1.5536: Drills can now be crafted.
- Mobile 1.1.8 Valentine Update: Drills introduced, but unobtainable.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.