Gravedigger's Shovel
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Gravedigger's Shovel
Statistics
Type | |
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Damage | 12 (Melee) |
Knockback | 3.5 (Weak) |
Critical chance | 4% |
Use time | 22 (Fast) |
Tooltip | Digs in a bigger area than a pickaxe Only digs up soft tiles 'Can you dig it?' |
Rarity | ![]() |
Sell | 10 |
Research | 1 required |
Sounds
Use | |
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- Internal Item ID: 4711

The Gravedigger's Shovel mining Dirt and attacking a Target Dummy.
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.
It takes 2 swings to dig up each "soft" block, and all blocks are mined at the same time.
Its best modifier is Legendary. While Light may seem to provide a better speed boost by percentages, rounding reveals that Legendary and Light mine at equal speeds for this tool.
Affected blocks
The following types of blocks can be dug up with the Gravedigger's Shovel:[1]
Ash Block
Ash grass
Clay Block
Corrupt grass
Corrupt Jungle grass
Crimsand Block
Crimson grass
Crimson Jungle grass
Dirt Block
Ebonsand Block
Grass
Hallowed grass
Jungle grass
Mud Block
Mowed grass
Mowed Hallowed grass
Mushroom grass
Pearlsand Block
Sand Block
Silt Block
Slush Block
Shell Pile
Snow Block
The Dirtiest Block
Crafting
Recipes
Result | Ingredients | Crafting station |
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Notes
- The Gravedigger's Shovel cannot break Tombstones directly. They can only be removed with it by digging up the ground under them.
- In For the worthy worlds, it only takes one swing to dig up blocks.
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, 'Can you dig it?', 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
- Desktop 1.4.0.5: Fixed an issue where, when digging, the Gravedigger's Shovel did not dig the center block at the same speed.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.
- Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.5.
- Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.5.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.5.