Pickaxes
Pickaxes are tools used to remove ("mine") blocks and furniture, normally converting them to item form. They cannot remove background walls (this requires a hammer instead), nor cut down trees (which requires an axe or chainsaw). They also double as basic melee weapons. Some of the Hardmode-tier pickaxes have drill counterparts, which as of 1.4 will mine faster than their pickaxe counterparts. New players spawn with a Copper Pickaxe; in Journey Mode
with an Iron Pickaxe instead.
When evaluating the practical efficiency of a pickaxe, two things should be taken into consideration: the amount of hits required (from high pickaxe power); as well as the ticks per hit from low mining speed – see the respective pages for more details. The use time attribute can safely be disregarded, because it reflects the weapon swing/animation and is not related to the hits for mining.
Pickaxes can use modifiers that increase speed, like Quick and Light. Accessories with a melee speed bonus will only affect the weapon swing, and will not affect mining hits (by affecting use speed not mining speed).
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Types[edit | edit source]
There are currently 31 different pickaxes available in Terraria, 15 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.
Name | Max Block | Pickaxe power |
Axe power |
Damage | Bonus | Use time | Mining speed |
Knockback | HM | Rarity | Sell | |
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Cactus Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 882
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35% | - | 4 ![]() 5 ![]() ![]() |
- | 25 (Fast) ![]() 23 (Fast) ![]() ![]() |
16 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 (Very weak)
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4 |
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Copper Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3509
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35% | - | 4 | -1 range | 23 (Fast)
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15 | 2 (Very weak)
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1 |
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Tin Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3503
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35% | - | 5 | - | 21 (Fast)
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14 | 2 (Very weak)
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150 |
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Iron Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1
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40% | - | 5 | - | 20 (Very fast)
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13 | 2 (Very weak)
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4 |
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Lead Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3497
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43% | - | 6 | - | 19 (Very fast)
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12 | 2 (Very weak)
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6 |
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Silver Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3515
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45% | - | 6 | - | 19 (Very fast)
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11 | 2 (Very weak)
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× | ![]() |
10 |
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Tungsten Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3491
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50% | - | 6 | - | 21 (Fast)
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19 | 2 (Very weak)
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× | ![]() |
15 |
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Gold Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3521
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55% | - | 6 | - | 20 (Very fast)
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17 | 2 (Very weak)
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× | ![]() |
20 |
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Candy Cane Pickaxe![]() Internal Item ID: 1917
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55% | - | 7 | - | 20 (Very fast)
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16 | 2.5 (Very weak)
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× | ![]() |
20 |
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Fossil Pickaxe![]() Internal Item ID: 4059
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55% | - | 8 | - | 18 (Very fast)
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14 | 4 (Weak)
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× | ![]() |
30 |
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Bone Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1320
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55% ![]() 50% ![]() ![]() |
- | 8 | - | 19 (Very fast)
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11 | 3 (Very weak)
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30 ![]() 36 ![]() |
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Platinum Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 3485
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59% | - | 7 | - | 19 (Very fast)
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15 | 2 (Very weak)
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30 |
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Reaver Shark Internal Item ID: 2341
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59% ![]() 100% ![]() ![]() |
- | 16 | - | 22 (Fast)
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13 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 (Very weak)
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× | ![]() |
150 |
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Nightmare Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 103
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65% | - | 9 | - | 20 (Very fast)
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15 | 3 (Very weak)
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36 |
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Deathbringer Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 798
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70% | - | 12 | - | 22 (Fast)
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14 | 3.5 (Weak)
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36 |
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Molten Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 122
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100% | - | 12 | - | 23 (Fast)
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18 | 2 (Very weak)
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54 |
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Cobalt Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 776
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110% | - | 10 | - | 25 (Fast)
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13 | 5 (Average)
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18 |
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Palladium Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1188
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130% | - | 12 | - | 25 (Fast)
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12 | 5 (Average)
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144 |
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Mythril Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 777
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150% | - | 15 | - | 25 (Fast)
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10 | 5 (Average)
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162 |
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Orichalcum Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1195
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165% | - | 17 | - | 25 (Fast)
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9 | 5 (Average)
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198 |
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Adamantite Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 778
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180% | - | 20 | - | 25 (Fast)
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8 | 5 (Average)
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216 |
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Titanium Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1202
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190% | - | 27 | - | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 5 (Average)
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252 |
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Spectre Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1506
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200% | - | 32 | +3 range | 24 (Fast)
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10 | 5.25 (Average)
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432 |
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Chlorophyte Pickaxe Internal Item ID: 1230
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200% | - | 40 | +1 range | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 5 (Average)
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432 |
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Pickaxe Axe Internal Item ID: 990
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200% | 110% | 35 | - | 25 (Fast)
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7 | 4.75 (Average)
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440 |
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Shroomite Digging Claw![]() Internal Item ID: 2176
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200% | 125% | 45 | -1 range | 12 (Very fast)
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4 | 6 (Average)
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4 |
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Picksaw Internal Item ID: 1294
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210% | 125% | 34 | +1 range | 16 (Very fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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432 |
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Vortex Pickaxe![]() Internal Item ID: 2776
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225% | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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7 |
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Nebula Pickaxe![]() Internal Item ID: 2781
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225% | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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7 |
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Solar Flare Pickaxe![]() Internal Item ID: 2786
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225% | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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7 |
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Stardust Pickaxe![]() Internal Item ID: 3466
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225% | - | 80 | +4 range | 12 (Very fast)
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6 | 5.5 (Average)
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7 |
Effectiveness[edit | edit source]
Block | Hit points | ||||||||||
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Pickaxe hits required (minimum Pickaxe power required) | |||||||||||
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50% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | 3[1] | 2[1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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100% | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
200% | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
200% | 6[2] | 4[2] | 4[2] | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
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200% | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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300% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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300% | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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400% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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400% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
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500% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
History[edit | edit source]
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added four new pickaxes crafted using Luminite Bars and Lunar Fragments.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Added Reaver Shark pickaxe.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Pickaxe Axe now requires 1 soul from each Mechanical boss to craft.
- Palladium Pickaxe can no longer mine Adamantite and Titanium Ores.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Chlorophyte Drill and Pickaxe can now mine Chlorophyte Ore.
- Desktop 1.2:
- Pickaxes now used to remove furniture and wood blocks.
- Hardmode metals can be made into pickaxes as well as drills.
- Added pickaxes and drills for all the new alternate ores.
- Desktop-Release: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.