Gravedigger's Shovel

The Gravedigger's Shovel is a tool that can be used to dig up "soft" blocks (see below) more efficiently than a pickaxe or drill, in a 3×3-tile rectangle centered on the cursor. Any Tombstones atop "soft" blocks will be cleared out as well.

It takes 2 swings to dig up each "soft" block, and all blocks are mined at the same time.

Tips

 * The Gravedigger's 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 melee weapon.
 * Uses for the Gravedigger's Shovel include easier navigation in the Snow and Jungle biomes by shoveling Snow and Mud Blocks, faster Hellstone mining by shoveling Ash Blocks, faster use of an Extractinator by shoveling Silt and Slush, and faster acquisition of Red Bricks for construction by shoveling Clay Blocks.

Trivia

 * The tooltip, , references a classic 50s and 60s slang phrase, which appears in many works then and since.
 * The Gravedigger's Shovel is the only tool that mines blocks without having pickaxe power.

History
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