Gravedigger's Shovel

The Gravedigger's Shovel is a tool that can be used to dig up "soft tiles" (see below) more efficiently than a pickaxe, in a 3x3 radius from the cursor, and can only be crafted at an anvil whilst placed in a graveyard mini-biome. Additionally, it can also be used to clear out Tombstones on soft ground.

It takes 2 swings to dig up each soft tile, and after the first swing the tile gets a new texture where it looks cracked. When a block is the only soft tile within the 3x3 square, it gets mined. However when it isn't, the 8 tiles immediately adjacent to where the cursor is get mined first. This means it takes a total of 4 swings to dig a 3x3 square of soft tiles. As of 1.4.0.5, the block under the cursor gets mined at the same speed as the surrounding blocks.

Its best modifier is Legendary. While Light may seem to provide a better speed boost by percentages, rounding reveals that Legendary and Light mine at equal speeds.

Tips

 * The Shovel's damage and swing speed are comparable to a Tungsten Broadsword, but with greater range and autoswing. This makes it effective as an early-game weapon despite its intended use as a tool.
 * Uses for the Shovel include easier navigation in the Snow and Jungle biomes by shoveling Snows and Mud Blocks, faster Hellstone mining by shoveling Ash Blocks, faster use of an Extractinator by shoveling Silt and Slush Blocks, and faster acquisition of Red Bricks for construction by shoveling Clay Blocks.

Trivia

 * The Shovel itself might be a reference to Dampé, the gravekeeper from the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, who would offer to dig up soft spots in the graveyard for Link.
 * The tooltip references a classic 50's and 60's slang phrase, which appears in many works then and since.