Molten Pickaxe

The Molten Pickaxe is the best pre-Hardmode pickaxe and capable of mining Hardmode ores, thus being a very essential tool. The only other item with this ability is the Reaver Shark. It has the convenient side benefits of emitting light and inflicting the On Fire! debuff on enemies struck, making it potentially useful even after obtaining a Hardmode drill or pickaxe.

The Molten Pickaxe can destroy most blocks in one hit. However, its mining speed is very slow, making it slower than Tungsten Pickaxe and above at mining the weakest block types. It is faster than most pre-Hardmode pickaxes when mining stones, excluding the Bone Pickaxe and Reaver Shark. This stays true for harder blocks, such as Ebonstone and Crimstone. See the chart below for more details.

History
Geschmolzene Spitzhacke Pioche en fusion 녹아버린 곡괭이 Molten Pickaxe Литая кирка 熔岩镐