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Pickaxes are a weapon class.

They can be used to mine ores, which no other type of player-weapon can do. Pickaxes formerly only hit a single target, but as of the Hearth and Home update, gained a cleaving attribute.

Their primary attack is a downward swing. They do not have a secondary attack.

List of pickaxes[]

Name Icon Damage (Min/Max) Stamina Mineable Ore Deposit
Antler pickaxe Pickaxe/Pierce: 18 6 Stone, Copper, Tin, Muddy scrap pile, Abyssal barnacle
Bronze pickaxe Pierce: 25/40 Pickaxe: 25/37 8 Stone, Copper, Tin, Muddy scrap pile, Abyssal barnacle
Iron pickaxe Pickaxe/Pierce: 33/48 10 Stone, Copper, Tin, Muddy scrap pile, Abyssal barnacle, Obsidian, Silver
Black metal pickaxe Pickaxe/Pierce: 49/64 14 Stone, Copper, Tin, Muddy scrap pile, Abyssal barnacle, Obsidian, Silver, Black marble, Soft tissue, Flametal ore vein

Properties[]

Attack type Stamina (base) Range Attack speed Damage Staggering Knockback Notes
Pickaxe (primary) 6–14 1.8m 1.4 s 1x 1x 50 20 degree arc.

Tips[]

  • The simplest way to get your first pickaxe is to defeat the first boss to obtain the antler pickaxe.

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