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Mining speed (also known as "tool speed") is an invisible statistic that determines how fast the player can mine (or break walls, or chop down trees/cacti). Its value shows the time per hit in 60ths of second. It is therefore something of a misnomer: it is presented in the form of the amount of time taken for a certain event, whereas speed is the number of events that take place in a certain amount of time (or, in mathematical terms, the number that is seen is the reciprocal of the speed). This means that faster tools have smaller numbers, not larger. For example, a mining speed of 15 means that the tool will hit the block every 15/60 of a second, or four times per second. A mining speed of 20, on the other hand, means that the tool will hit the block every 20/60 of a second, or three times per second.

When breaking walls, its value is cut in half, then any numbers after the decimal point removed (e.g. 2.8 would be rounded down to 2). Thus, walls break at least twice as fast as blocks.

The final mining speed is determined by the following:

  • The tool's base tool speed, which is hidden in the game's code and not normally visible in game (but can be looked up on this wiki, referred to as "tool speed" on each tool's page and as "mining speed" as a column header in a table of tools).
  • Any speed-modifying prefix on the tool (the best being "Light," with a 15% increase. Note that for some tools, there are other prefixes which will work just as well. Details below). Changing other stats via a prefix (e.g. damage) has no effect on mining speed.
  • Buffs and items specifically affecting mining speed. Note that these only apply to tools that are capable of actual "mining," i.e. pickaxes and drills. Interestingly, the Drax, Laser Drill, Pickaxe Axe, Picksaw and Shroomite Digging Claw, which can function as both pickaxes and axes, will benefit from these bonuses even whilst being used as axes.
  • Note: As of 1.4, only pickaxes, Pickaxe Axe and Shroomite Digging Claw can have their speed modified. Furthermore, boost is capped at 400%/3 (133% after rounding).

In particular, a tool's mining speed is independent of how quickly it swings, which is the speed visible in the in-game tooltip (e.g. "Copper Pickaxe—Fast Speed") which can also be referred to as "use time." Speed-modifying prefixes affect both mining speed and use time, potentially leading to the misconception that "melee speed" bonuses from armor and accessories improve mining speed. In truth, melee speed bonuses affect only use time, which is useful for combat but has no influence on mining speed.

Useful prefixes[]

Pickaxes (including the Pickaxe Axe, Shroomite Digging Claw, and Picksaw), axes, hammers, and hamaxes (including The Axe) can be reforged with speed bonuses to improve their mining speed. Drills (including the Drax), chainsaws, and the Chlorophyte Jackhammer cannot. The speed-increasing modifiers are displayed in the following table.

Displayed values in-game may differ due to rounding.

Modifier Damage Speed Critical strike chance Size Knockback Tier Value
Light-+15%---10%+1+11.45%
Legendary+15%+10%+5%+10%+15%+2+209.85%
Deadly+10%+10%---+2+52.32%
Agile-+10%+3%--+1+35.96%
Quick-+10%---+1+25.89%
Nasty+5%+10%+2%--10%+1+16.87%
Murderous+7%+6%+3%--+2+44.54%
Nimble-+5%---+1+14.7%

While the best prefix for mining in general is Light, certain tools will achieve the same speed with lesser prefixes due to rounding, which means it is much easier (and cheaper) to reforge these tools, since there are more prefixes that tie for "most optimal." This is complicated by the fact that tool speed is halved and floored when hammering, but the long and short of it is this:

Speed-increasing buffs and items[]

These are the buffs and items which improve mining speed (pickaxes only):

This increase is capped at 70%, even though all items together add 135%.

Modification formula[]

1. Start with the tool's base tool speed (as documented on its page on this wiki).
2. Multiply by [1 - speed modification from tool prefix].
3. Round to the nearest whole number.

If the tool is a pickaxe:
4. Add up all the bonuses to mining speed from buffs and items.
5. Use 70% if the answer was anything higher than 70%.
6. Multiply the number from step 3 by [1 - the number from in step 5].
7. Round down.

If the tool is a hammer:
4. Divide by 2.
5. Round down.

Example A: digging a tunnel with a Light Shroomite Digging Claw, having drunk a Mining Potion and wearing a Celestial Stone.

  1. The Claw's tool speed is 4.
  2. The Light prefix has +15% speed. 4×(1-0.15) = 3.4.
  3. 3.4 is rounded to 3.
  4. The Mining Potion adds 25% and the Celestial Stone adds 15%. These total 40%.
  5. 40% is less than 70%, so nothing happens in this step.
  6. 3×(1-0.40) = 1.8.
  7. 1.8 is rounded down to 1.

Performance will be one hit every 1/60s (e.g. it will mine 60/1 = 60 dirt blocks per second).

Example B: chopping trees with an Annoying Pickaxe Axe, having drunk a Mining Potion.

  1. The Pickaxe Axe's tool speed is 7.
  2. The Annoying prefix has -15% speed. 7×(1-(-0.15)) = 8.05.
  3. 8.05 is rounded to 8.
  4. The Mining Potion adds 25%.
  5. 25% is less than 70% so nothing happens in this step.
  6. 8×(1-0.25) = 6.
  7. 6 is already a whole number, so nothing happens in this step.

Performance will be one hit every 6/60s, or 60/6 = 10 hits per second.
Trees have 500% hit points and the Pickaxe Axe has 110% axe power, so it will take CEILING(500%/110%) = 5 hits to chop down a tree, which will take (6×5)/60 = 0.5 seconds.

Example C: tearing down background walls with a Murderous The Axe, wearing full Mining armor.

  1. The Axe's tool speed is 7.
  2. The Murderous prefix has +6% speed. 7×(1-0.06) = 6.58.
  3. 6.58 is rounded to 7.
  4. 7/2 = 3.5.
  5. 3.5 is rounded down to 3.

Step 3 illustrates why some tools do not have their speed improved by some prefixes.
The Mining armor was a red herring: it has no effect on The Axe. Since the bonus it provides is mining speed, and axes are not affected by mining speed
Performance will be one hit every 3/60s, so it will break 60/3 = 20 walls per second.

Mining speed tables[]

The Legendary, Deadly, Agile, and Nasty prefixes have exactly the same impact on mining speed as Quick.

Pickaxes/Drills[]

All drills' mining speeds are not affected by modifiers.

Pickaxe Made from Pickaxe
power
Range Mining
speed
Best speed
(Minimum prefix)
Can mine
Cactus PickaxeCactus Pickaxe 15 Cactus ( @ Work Bench ) 35% 0 16 14 (Quick) Everything below Meteorite
Copper PickaxeCopper Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Copper Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Copper Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )

35% −1 15 13 (Light) Everything below Meteorite
Tin PickaxeTin Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Tin Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Tin Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
35% 0 14 12 (Light) Everything below Meteorite
Iron PickaxeIron Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Iron Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 10 Iron Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
40% 0 13 11 (Light) Everything below Meteorite
Lead PickaxeLead Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Lead Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 10 Lead Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
43% 0 12 10 (Light) Everything below Meteorite
Silver PickaxeSilver Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Silver Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 10 Silver Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
45% 0 11 9 (Light) Everything below Meteorite
Tungsten PickaxeTungsten Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Tungsten Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 10 Tungsten Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
50% 0 19 16 (Light) Meteorite, Demonite, Crimtane
Bone PickaxeBone Pickaxe
  • Undead Miner
55% 0 11 9 (Light) Ebonstone, Pearlstone, Hellstone, Crimstone
Gold PickaxeGold Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Gold Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 10 Gold Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
55% 0 17 14 (Light) Ebonstone, Pearlstone, Hellstone, Crimstone
Candy Cane PickaxeCandy Cane Pickaxe 55% 0 16 14 (Quick) Ebonstone, Pearlstone, Hellstone, Crimstone
Reaver SharkReaver Shark Fishing 59% /
100%
0 13 /
18
11 (Light) /
15 (Light)
Ebonstone, Pearlstone, Hellstone, Crimstone
Platinum PickaxePlatinum Pickaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 12 Platinum Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 10 Platinum Bar + 4 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
59% 0 15 13 (Light) Ebonstone, Pearlstone, Hellstone, Crimstone
Nightmare PickaxeNightmare Pickaxe 12 Demonite Bar + 6 Shadow Scale ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 65% 0 15 13 (Light) Cobalt, Palladium
Deathbringer PickaxeDeathbringer Pickaxe 12 Crimtane Bar + 6 Tissue Sample ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 70% 0 14 12 (Light) Cobalt, Palladium
Molten PickaxeMolten Pickaxe 20 Hellstone Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 100% 0 18 15 (Light) Mythril, Orichalcum
Cobalt PickaxeCobalt Pickaxe 15 Cobalt Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 110% 0 13 11 (Light) Adamantite, Titanium
Cobalt DrillCobalt Drill 15 Cobalt Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 110% −1 7 7 (None) Adamantite, Titanium
Palladium PickaxePalladium Pickaxe 18 Palladium Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 130% 0 12 10 (Light) Adamantite, Titanium
Palladium DrillPalladium Drill 18 Palladium Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 130% −1 7 7 (None) Adamantite, Titanium
Mythril PickaxeMythril Pickaxe 15 Mythril Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 150% 0 10 9 (Murderous) Chlorophyte
Mythril DrillMythril Drill 15 Mythril Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 150% −1 6 6 (None) Chlorophyte
Orichalcum PickaxeOrichalcum Pickaxe 18 Orichalcum Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 165% 0 9 8 (Murderous) Chlorophyte
Orichalcum DrillOrichalcum Drill 18 Orichalcum Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 165% −1 5 5 (None) Chlorophyte
Adamantite PickaxeAdamantite Pickaxe 18 Adamantite Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 180% 0 8 7 (Quick) Chlorophyte
Adamantite DrillAdamantite Drill 18 Adamantite Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 180% −1 4 4 (None) Chlorophyte
Titanium PickaxeTitanium Pickaxe 20 Titanium Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 190% 0 7 6 (Quick) Chlorophyte
Titanium DrillTitanium Drill 20 Titanium Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 190% −1 4 4 (None) Chlorophyte
Pickaxe AxePickaxe Axe 18 Hallowed Bar + Soul of Fright + Soul of Might + Soul of Sight ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 200% 0 7 6 (Quick) Lihzahrd Brick
DraxDrax 18 Hallowed Bar + Soul of Fright + Soul of Might + Soul of Sight ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 200% −1 4 4 (None) Lihzahrd Brick
Chlorophyte PickaxeChlorophyte Pickaxe 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 200% +1 7 6 (Quick) Lihzahrd Brick
Chlorophyte DrillChlorophyte Drill 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 200% 0 4 4 (None) Lihzahrd Brick
Spectre PickaxeSpectre Pickaxe 18 Spectre Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil )
or
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version: 18 Ectoplasm + 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil )
200% +3 8 7 (Quick) Lihzahrd Brick
Shroomite Digging ClawShroomite Digging Claw 18 Shroomite Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 200% −1 4 3 (Light) Lihzahrd Brick
PicksawPicksaw
  • Golem
  • Treasure Bag (Golem)
210% +1 6 5 (Quick) Lihzahrd Brick
Luminite PickaxesLuminite Pickaxes 12 Solar Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
12 Vortex Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
12 Nebula Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
12 Stardust Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
225% +4 6 5 (Quick) Lihzahrd Brick
Luminite DrillsLuminite Drills PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 12 Solar Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 12 Vortex Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 12 Nebula Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 12 Stardust Fragment + 10 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
225% +2 2 2 (None) Lihzahrd Brick
Laser DrillLaser Drill
  • Brain Scrambler
  • Gigazapper
  • Gray Grunt
  • Martian Engineer
  • Martian Officer
  • Martian Walker
  • Ray Gunner
230% +11 6 6 (None) Lihzahrd Brick

Axes/Chainsaws[]

Modifiers aside, all chainsaws which have a corresponding axe are functionally identical to that axe and have therefore been omitted, except for the Chlorophyte Chainsaw.

Axe Made from Axe
power
Range Mining
speed
Best Speed
(Minimum prefix)
Tree time
(No prefix)
Tree time
(Best prefix)
Copper AxeCopper Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Copper Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 6 Copper Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )

35% −1 21 18 (Light) 5.25 sec. 4.5 sec.
Tin AxeTin Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Tin Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 6 Tin Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
40% 0 20 17 (Light) 4.33 sec. 3.68 sec.
Iron AxeIron Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Iron Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Iron Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
45% 0 19 16 (Light) 3.8 sec. 3.2 sec.
Lead AxeLead Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Lead Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Lead Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
50% 0 19 16 (Light) 3.17 sec. 2.67 sec.
Silver AxeSilver Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Silver Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Silver Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
50% 0 18 15 (Light) 3 sec. 2.5 sec.
Gold AxeGold Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Gold Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Gold Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
55% 0 18 15 (Light) 3 sec. 2.5 sec.
Tungsten AxeTungsten Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Tungsten Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Tungsten Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
55% 0 18 15 (Light) 3 sec. 2.5 sec.
Platinum AxePlatinum Axe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 9 Platinum Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Platinum Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
60% 0 17 14 (Light) 2.55 sec. 2.1 sec.
Cobalt WaraxeCobalt Waraxe 10 Cobalt Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 70% 0 13 11 (Light) 1.73 sec. 1.47 sec.
Sawtooth SharkSawtooth Shark Fishing 70% −1 4 4 (None) 0.53 sec. 0.53 sec.
Blood Lust ClusterBlood Lust Cluster 10 Crimtane Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 75% 0 15 13 (Light) 1.75 sec. 1.52 sec.
Palladium WaraxePalladium Waraxe 12 Palladium Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 75% 0 12 10 (Light) 1.4 sec. 1.17 sec.
War Axe of the NightWar Axe of the Night 10 Demonite Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 75% 0 15 13 (Light) 1.75 sec. 1.52 sec.
Mythril WaraxeMythril Waraxe 10 Mythril Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 85% 0 10 9 (Murderous) 1 sec. 0.9 sec.
Orichalcum WaraxeOrichalcum Waraxe 12 Orichalcum Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 90% 0 9 8 (Murderous) 0.9 sec. 0.8 sec.
Adamantite WaraxeAdamantite Waraxe 12 Adamantite Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 100% 0 8 7 (Quick) 0.67 sec. 0.58 sec.
Meteor HamaxeMeteor Hamaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version: 35 Meteorite Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader versiontModLoader 1: 20 Meteorite Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
100% 0 16 14 (Quick) 1.33 sec. 1.17 sec.
Titanium WaraxeTitanium Waraxe 13 Titanium Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 105% 0 7 6 (Quick) 0.58 sec. 0.5 sec.
Pickaxe AxePickaxe Axe 18 Hallowed Bar + Soul of Fright + Soul of Might + Soul of Sight ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 110% 0 7 6 (Quick) 0.58 sec. 0.5 sec.
Chlorophyte GreataxeChlorophyte Greataxe 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 115% +1 7 6 (Quick) 0.58 sec. 0.5 sec.
Chlorophyte ChainsawChlorophyte Chainsaw 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 115% 0 4 4 (None) 0.33 sec. 0.33 sec.
PicksawPicksaw
  • Golem
  • Treasure Bag (Golem)
125% +1 6 5 (Quick) 0.4 sec. 0.33 sec.
Shroomite Digging ClawShroomite Digging Claw 18 Shroomite Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 125% −1 4 3 (Light) 0.27 sec. 0.2 sec.
Luminite HamaxesLuminite Hamaxes 14 Solar Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
14 Vortex Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
14 Nebula Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
14 Stardust Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
150% +4 7 6 (Quick) 0.47 sec. 0.4 sec.
Molten HamaxeMolten Hamaxe 15 Hellstone Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 150% 0 14 12 (Light) 0.93 sec. 0.8 sec.
Axe of RegrowthAxe of Regrowth Staff of Regrowth + Copper Axe + 12 Jungle Spores + 3 Vine ( @ Work Bench )
or
Staff of Regrowth + Tin Axe + 12 Jungle Spores + 3 Vine ( @ Work Bench )
150% 0 12 12 (None) 0.8 sec. 0.8 sec.
Spectre HamaxeSpectre Hamaxe 18 Spectre Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil )
or
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version: 18 Ectoplasm + 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil )
150% +3 8 7 (Quick) 0.53 sec. 0.47 sec.
Butcher's ChainsawButcher's Chainsaw
  • Butcher
150% −1 4 4 (None) 0.27 sec. 0.27 sec.
The AxeThe Axe
  • Plantera
  • Treasure Bag (Plantera)
175% +1 7 /
6
6 (Quick) /
5 (Quick)
0.35 sec. /
0.3 sec
0.3 sec. /
0.25 sec

Hammers[]

  • The hit points of a wall are more than 65% and at most 68% (the exact value is unknown). Therefore, tools with at least 68% hammer power (Meteor Hamaxe/Rockfish or better) will break a wall in one hit, the Wooden Hammer will take three hits, and all other hammers will take two hits.
  • The Chlorophyte Jackhammer is the only jackhammer in the game.
  • While the Meteor and Molten Hamaxes do not further improve their hammer performance with prefixes beyond Nimble, they can improve their axe performance.
  • While the Luminite Hamaxes and The Axe do not improve their hammer performance with prefixes, they can improve their axe performance.
Hammer Made from Hammer
power
Range Mining
speed
Effective
speed
Best effective speed
(Minimum prefix)
Wooden HammerWooden Hammer 8 Wood ( @ Work Bench ) 25% −1 25 12 10 (Light)
Boreal Wood HammerBoreal Wood Hammer 8 Boreal Wood ( @ Work Bench ) 35% 0 23 11 10 (Quick)
Palm Wood HammerPalm Wood Hammer 8 Palm Wood ( @ Work Bench ) 35% 0 23 11 10 (Quick)
Rich Mahogany HammerRich Mahogany Hammer 8 Rich Mahogany ( @ Work Bench ) 35% 0 23 11 10 (Quick)
Tin HammerTin Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Tin Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Tin Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
38% 0 21 10 9 (Quick)
Ebonwood HammerEbonwood Hammer 8 Ebonwood ( @ Work Bench ) 40% 0 20 10 8 (Light)
Iron HammerIron Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Iron Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Iron Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
40% 0 20 10 8 (Light)
Shadewood HammerShadewood Hammer 8 Shadewood ( @ Work Bench ) 40% 0 20 10 8 (Light)
Lead HammerLead Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Lead Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Lead Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
43% 0 19 9 8 (Quick)
Pearlwood HammerPearlwood Hammer 8 Pearlwood ( @ Work Bench ) 55% 0 19 9 8 (Quick)
Silver HammerSilver Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Silver Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Silver Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
45% 0 19 9 8 (Quick)
Tungsten HammerTungsten Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Tungsten Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Tungsten Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
50% 0 25 12 10 (Light)
Flesh GrinderFlesh Grinder 10 Crimtane Bar + 5 Tissue Sample ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 55% 0 19 9 8 (Quick)
The BreakerThe Breaker 10 Demonite Bar + 5 Shadow Scale ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 55% 0 19 9 8 (Quick)
Gold HammerGold Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Gold Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Gold Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
55% 0 23 11 10 (Quick)
Platinum HammerPlatinum Hammer Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1: 10 Platinum Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version: 8 Platinum Bar + 3 Any Wood ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
59% 0 21 10 9 (Quick)
Meteor HamaxeMeteor Hamaxe Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version: 35 Meteorite Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
or
PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader versiontModLoader 1: 20 Meteorite Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil )
60% 0 16 8 7 (Nimble)
RockfishRockfish Fishing 70% 0 14 7 6 (Nimble)
Molten HamaxeMolten Hamaxe 15 Hellstone Bar ( @ Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil ) 70% 0 14 7 6 (Nimble)
PwnhammerPwnhammer
  • Wall of Flesh
  • Treasure Bag (Wall of Flesh)
80% 0 14 7 6 (Nimble)
HammushHammush
85% 0 14 7 6 (Nimble)
Chlorophyte WarhammerChlorophyte Warhammer 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 90% +1 14 7 6 (Nimble)
Chlorophyte JackhammerChlorophyte Jackhammer 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil ) 90% 0 4 2 2 (None)
Spectre HamaxeSpectre Hamaxe 18 Spectre Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil )
or
Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS version: 18 Ectoplasm + 18 Chlorophyte Bar ( @ Mythril Anvil / Orichalcum Anvil )
90% +3 8 4 3 (Quick)
Luminite HamaxesLuminite Hamaxes 14 Solar Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
14 Vortex Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
14 Nebula Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
14 Stardust Fragment + 12 Luminite Bar ( @ Ancient Manipulator )
100% +4 7 3 3 (None)
The AxeThe Axe
  • Plantera
  • Treasure Bag (Plantera)
100% +1 7 /
6
3 3 (None)

Fastest mining tools[]

The Legendary, Deadly, Agile, and Nasty prefixes have exactly the same impact on mining speed as Quick.

Pre-Hardmode[]

Pickaxes[]

Axes[]

Hammers[]

Hardmode[]

Pickaxes[]

Axes[]

  • Light Shroomite Digging Claw.
  • Quick/Light The Axe if the player finds the Claw's -1 range unfavorable.
  • If The Axe is too hard to obtain or too frustrating to use (due to its sound effect), a Quick/Light Picksaw can be substituted.
  • Quick/Light Luminite Hamaxe when post-Moon Lord and if more range than the Picksaw or The Axe (don't get confused: with the best prefixes on everything, the Picksaw is a faster axe than the Luminite Hamaxes but a slower pickaxe than the Luminite Pickaxes) is an absolute must.
    • If range is a priority, the Laser Drill might be a better choice.
  • Pre-Plantera, a Quick/Light Chlorophyte Greataxe (a Quick/Light Adamantite/Titanium Waraxe has the same speed but lacks a range bonus).
  • When pre-Mechanical Bosses, the Quick/Light Adamantite/Titanium Waraxe are useful.

Hammers[]

Trivia[]

  • Despite being presumably higher-tech, Chainsaws are generally inferior to Axes made out of the same material: they have the same or worse tool speed and they cannot be reforged to increase that speed. They do have the advantage that clicking "resets" the digging process, so the player can theoretically make up the difference (and then some) by clicking rapidly. However, faster tools require faster clicking to keep up, and realistically, doing this with even Cobalt tools is very demanding, most likely requiring two hands on the mouse for any player not thoroughly seasoned in rapid clicking from other games. As of 1.4, all drills are faster than pickaxes, though they still do not benefit from speed boosts.
  • Using the Drill Containment Unit is probably a better, albeit more expensive alternative. But it doesn't benefit from any upgrades that are given.
  • Though a mining speed higher than 60 Blocks per second is possible, the in-game tick rate limits this to 60 blocks mined per second.
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