Pickaxes

in:Items of rarity 0, Items of rarity 1, Items of rarity 3, and6 moreItems of rarity 4Items of rarity 8Items of rarity 7Items of rarity 10Tool itemsPickaxesEnglishDeutschFrançais한국어PortuguêsРусский中文Sign in to editHistoryTalk (26)For other items which have pickaxe power, see drills. 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 these 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 respecti...