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).
Types
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 / 15 | 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 / 18 | 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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8 / 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
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] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
200% | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
200% | 6[3] | 4[3] | 4[3] | 4[3] | 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 |
Trivia
- The Candy Cane Pickaxe's internal item name is misspelled as
.CnadyCanePickaxe
History
- 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.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Demonite and Crimtane Ore can only be mined with < 55% Pickaxe Power if it is above 0ft in elevation
- ↑ Obsidian can only be mined with 55% Pickaxe Power on the
Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dungeon Bricks can only be mined with < 65%/100% Pickaxe Power if it is within the 30% of world width centered at world spawn point.