Reaver Shark

The Reaver Shark is a pickaxe that can mine any blocks weaker than Hellstone, Demonite or Crimtane ores. On it can also mine Hellstone. It is one the fastest pre-hardmode pickaxes for many materials. It is attained by fishing in the Ocean with a Reinforced Fishing Pole or better.

Its best modifier is Light for harvesting purposes and Legendary for combat purposes.

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Despite a faster swing speed, the Reaver Shark has the same mining speed as the Molten Pickaxe; both are still somewhat slow in mining blocks that are easily broken in one hit, such as Dirt (a Gravedigger's Shovel is the fastest way to mine dirt).
The Reaver Shark is no longer able to mine hellstone ore on desktop versions 1.4.0.1 and above. Expert/master mode players are no longer able to skip the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu progession

The Reaver Shark is relatively easy to obtain. A Reinforced Fishing Pole with some bait is all that is needed. Sonar Potions can be created using ingredients found near the Ocean and are very helpful too.
The Reaver Shark is the best pre-Hardmode pickaxe for soft materials. The Molten Pickaxe is still slightly faster for stone/hard tiles.
Because it can mine Obsidian and Hellstone, the player can craft Hellstone equipment, which is a major skip of typical gameplay progression. Otherwise, the player would need to fight the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu for the materials required to craft the Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe.
- Reaver Shark makes the crafting of Hellstone Bars (and related equipment) possible at any stage of the game. Acquiring it early is invaluable in Expert Mode.
- The Reaver Shark is also capable of mining Cobalt and Palladium ores after the player enters Hardmode, meaning a Molten Pickaxe would not need to be crafted.

It bears some visual resemblance to a hammerhead shark. The most notable difference is that the Reaver Shark has its head in a vertical direction instead of a horizontal direction. However, this being said, the Reaver Shark is not a real creature.
There are three fish tools that can be obtained through fishing: the Sawtooth Shark (a chainsaw), the Reaver Shark, and the Rockfish (a hammer).

Desktop 1.4.0.1: Pickaxe power reduced from 100 to 59. No longer able to mine Hellstone