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Pickaxe

For the weapon in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Pickaxe.
"Diamond Pickaxe" redirects here. For the Minecraft Dungeons weapon, see MCD:Diamond Pickaxe.
"Pick" redirects here. For the block, see Sea Pickle. For the control, see Controls § Pick Block. For the joke block, see Pickaxe Block.


A pickaxe is a tool required to mine ores, rocks, rock-based blocks and metal-based blocks quickly and obtain them as items. A pickaxe mines faster and can obtain more block types as items depending on the material it is made from.

Obtaining

Crafting

Pickaxes are crafted using 2 sticks and 3 identical units of tool material.

Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Any Planks or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

Any stone-tier block +
Stick

Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Matching Damaged Pickaxes


The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability.

Upgrading

IngredientsSmithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade +
Diamond Pickaxe +
Netherite Ingot
Upgrade Gear

Repairing

Grinding

Ingredients Grinding recipe Description
Matching Damaged Pickaxes
The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Unit repair

Main article: Anvil mechanics § Unit repair

Pickaxes can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the tier's repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down.

Natural generation

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Wooden Pickaxe Bonus chest Chest 1 75%
Stone Pickaxe Bonus chest Chest 1 25%
Iron Pickaxe Mineshaft Chest 1 7%
Stronghold Storeroom chest 1 4%
Altar chest 1 12%
Village Toolsmith's chest 1 41.2%
Weaponsmith's chest 1 25.6%
Enchanted Iron Pickaxe[A] End city Chest 1 13.3%
Enchanted Golden Pickaxe[B] Ruined portal Chest 1 20.5%
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[A] End city Chest 1 13.3%
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B] Bastion remnant Generic chest 1 6.7%
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B][C] Bastion remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 13.6%
Bedrock Edition
Wooden Pickaxe Bonus chest Chest 1 75%
Stone Pickaxe Bonus chest Chest 1 25%
Iron Pickaxe Mineshaft Chest 1 7%
Stronghold Storeroom chest 1 3.2%
Altar chest 1 11.6%
Village Toolsmith's chest 1 41.2%
Weaponsmith's chest 1 25.6%
Enchanted Iron Pickaxe[A] End city Chest 1 13.3%
Enchanted Golden Pickaxe[B] Ruined portal Chest 1 20.5%
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[A] End city Chest 1 13.3%
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B] Bastion remnant Generic chest 1 6.7%
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B][C] Bastion remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 13.6%
  1. ↑ a b c d Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
  3. ↑ a b The item has between 15% and 95% of its total durability.

Trading

In Bedrock Edition, novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell stone pickaxes for one emerald, Journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell enchanted iron pickaxes for 3 emeralds, and master-level toolsmith villagers always sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds.

In Java Edition, novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell a stone pickaxe for one emerald, journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe for 7–22 emeralds, and a master-level toolsmith always sells an enchanted diamond pickaxe for 18–35 emeralds.

The enchantments are the same as the ones obtained from an enchantment table at levels 5–19.

Villager gifts

In Java Edition, toolsmith villagers throw stone pickaxes at players under the Hero of the Village effect.

Mob loot

In Bedrock Edition, pillagers and vindicators have a chance of dropping a damaged iron pickaxe when killed during a raid. The pickaxe has a 50% chance of being enchanted with random enchantment(s).

Usage

Mining

A pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Breaking a block with a pickaxe consumes one use (one durability point). No durability is consumed for blocks that break instantly. Pickaxes have different amounts of uses based on the type:

  • Wooden: 60
  • Stone: 132
  • Iron: 251
  • Golden: 33
  • Diamond: 1,562
  • Netherite: 2,032

Different qualities of pickaxe are required to successfully harvest certain ores and blocks. For example, while stone can be mined with any pickaxe, gold ore must be mined with an iron, diamond, or netherite pickaxe, or else the player harvests no ore. Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds:

Speed

The following table shows the time it takes to break each type of block.

  • A red background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
  • A yellow background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe, but still drops something.
  • A green background indicates that the block can be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
Times to break blocks by pickaxe
Block Breaking time[A]
Default Wooden Stone Iron Diamond Netherite Golden
Obsidian 250 125 62.5 41.7 9.4 8.35 20.85
Crying Obsidian 250 125 62.5 41.7 9.4 8.35 20.85
Respawn Anchor 250 125 62.5 41.7 9.4 8.35 20.85
Block of Netherite 250 125 62.5 41.7 9.4 8.35 20.85
Ancient Debris 150 75 37.5 25 5.65 5 12.5
Ender Chest 112.5 16.9 8.45 5.65 4.25 3.75 2.85
Anvil 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Bell 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Block of Coal 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Block of Diamond 25 12.5 6.25 1.25 0.95 0.85 2.1
Block of Emerald 25 12.5 6.25 1.25 0.95 0.85 2.1
Block of Iron 25 12.5 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 2.1
Block of Raw Copper 25 12.5 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 2.1
Block of Raw Gold 25 12.5 6.25 1.25 0.95 0.85 2.1
Block of Raw Iron 25 12.5 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 2.1
Block of Redstone 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Chain 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Enchantment Table 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Iron Bars 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Iron Door 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Iron Trapdoor 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Monster Spawner 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.65
Deepslate Coal Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Copper Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Diamond Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Emerald Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Gold Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Iron Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Deepslate Redstone Ore 22.5 3.4 1.7 1.15 0.85 0.75 0.6
Blast furnace 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Cobbled Deepslate 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Chiseled Deepslate 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Deepslate Bricks 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Deepslate Tiles 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Polished Deepslate 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Dispenser 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Dropper 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Furnace 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Lantern 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Lodestone 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Smoker 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Stonecutter 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.45
Conduit 4.5 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Block of Gold 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Block of Lapis Lazuli 15 7.5 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Coal Ore 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Copper Ore 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Copper Blocks 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Cut Copper 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Cut Copper Slab 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Cut Copper Stairs 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Deepslate 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Dragon Egg[note 1] 4.5 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Diamond Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Emerald Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
End Stone 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Gold Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Hopper 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Iron Ore 15 7.5 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Lightning Rod 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Lapis Lazuli Ore 15 7.5 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Nether Quartz Ore 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Nether Gold Ore 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Observer 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.5 0.4
Redstone Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 0.5 1.25
Blue Ice 4.2 2.1 1.05 0.7 0.55 0.5 0.35
Compound Creator[note 2] 12.5 1.9 0.95 0.65 0.5 0.45 0.35
Heat Block 12.5 1.9 0.95 0.65 0.5 0.45 0.35
Grindstone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Bone Block 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Brick Stairs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Bricks 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Cauldron 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Cobblestone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Cobblestone Stairs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Cobblestone Wall 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Mossy Cobblestone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Nether Bricks 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Nether Brick Fence 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Nether Brick Stairs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Red Nether Bricks 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Polished Blackstone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Stone Slabs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Smooth Stone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Shulker Box 3 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.35 0.25
Concrete 9 1.35 0.7 0.45 0.35 0.3 0.25
Andesite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Dark Prismarine 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Diorite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Dripstone Block 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Granite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Mud Bricks 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Pointed Dripstone 2.25 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Prismarine 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Prismarine Bricks 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Purpur block 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Purpur pillar 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Stone 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Stone Bricks 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Tuff 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Stone Brick Stairs 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Amethyst Bud 2.25 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Amethyst Cluster 2.25 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Blackstone 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Block of Amethyst 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Budding Amethyst 2.25 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Chiseled Polished Blackstone 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Polished Blackstone Bricks 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Gilded Blackstone 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.25 0.2
Glazed Terracotta 7 1.05 0.55 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.2
Terracotta 6.25 0.95 0.5 0.35 0.25 0.25 0.2
Basalt 6.25 0.95 0.5 0.35 0.25 0.25 0.2
Smooth Basalt 6.25 0.95 0.5 0.35 0.25 0.25 0.2
Polished Basalt 6.25 0.95 0.5 0.35 0.25 0.25 0.2
Packed Mud 1.5 0.75 0.4 0.25 0.2 0.2 0.15
Block of Quartz 4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Quartz Stairs 4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Red Sandstone 4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Red Sandstone Stairs 4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Sandstone 4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Sandstone Stairs 4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Calcite 3.75 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Rail 1.05 0.55 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.1
Brewing Stand 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Stone Button 0.75 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ice 0.75 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Magma Block 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Packed Ice 0.75 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Frosted Ice 0.75 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Stone Pressure Plate 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1
Netherrack 2 0.3 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.05
Nylium 2 0.3 0.15 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.05
  1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Weapon

Hitting a mob with a pickaxe is a stronger attack than using fists. Pickaxes lose 2 durability when used as a weapon.

Java Edition

Pickaxes have an attack speed modifier of −2.8, meaning they take about 0.83 seconds to recover. All pickaxes have an attack speed of 1.2 hits per second. They deal different damage based on the type:

Pickaxe type Attack damage Damage per
second (DPS)
Wooden Pickaxe 2♥ 2.4
Golden Pickaxe
Stone Pickaxe 3♥♥ 3.6
Iron Pickaxe 4♥♥ 4.8
Diamond Pickaxe 5♥♥♥ 6
Netherite Pickaxe 6♥♥♥ 7.2

Bedrock Edition

In Bedrock Edition, pickaxes always attack instantly and do the following damage:

Pickaxe type Attack damage
Wooden Pickaxe
Golden Pickaxe		 3♥♥
Stone Pickaxe 4♥♥
Iron Pickaxe 5♥♥♥
Diamond Pickaxe 6♥♥♥
Netherite Pickaxe 7♥♥♥♥

Enchantments

A pickaxe can receive the following enchantments:

Name Max Level Method
Efficiency V
Fortune[note 3] III
Silk Touch[note 3] I
Unbreaking III
Mending I
Curse of Vanishing I
  1. ↑ The dragon egg can be mined directly only when there aren't any air blocks available for it to teleport to. However, the dragon egg can be collected by other means.
  2. ↑ Chemistry tables are slow to break by hand, similar to blocks that require a pickaxe to mine. However, they still drop as items.
  3. ↑ a b Fortune and Silk Touch are mutually exclusive.

Fuel

Wooden pickaxes can be used as a fuel in furnaces, smelting 1 item per wooden pickaxe.

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget or
Gold Nugget 		Iron Pickaxe or
Golden Pickaxe +
Any fuel


0.1

Piglins

Piglins are attracted to golden pickaxes and run toward any golden pickaxes on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

Sounds

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Item breaksPlayersWhen a pickaxe's durability is exhaustedentity.item.breaksubtitles.entity.item.break0.80.8-1.216

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
PlayersWhen a shovel's durability is exhaustedrandom.break1.00.9

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Wooden Pickaxewooden_pickaxeItemitem.minecraft.wooden_pickaxe
Stone Pickaxestone_pickaxeItemitem.minecraft.stone_pickaxe
Iron Pickaxeiron_pickaxeItemitem.minecraft.iron_pickaxe
Diamond Pickaxediamond_pickaxeItemitem.minecraft.diamond_pickaxe
Golden Pickaxegolden_pickaxeItemitem.minecraft.golden_pickaxe
Netherite Pickaxenetherite_pickaxeItemitem.minecraft.netherite_pickaxe

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Wooden Pickaxewooden_pickaxe310Itemitem.wooden_pickaxe.name
Stone Pickaxestone_pickaxe314Itemitem.stone_pickaxe.name
Iron Pickaxeiron_pickaxe297Itemitem.iron_pickaxe.name
Diamond Pickaxediamond_pickaxe318Itemitem.diamond_pickaxe.name
Golden Pickaxegolden_pickaxe324Itemitem.golden_pickaxe.name
Netherite Pickaxenetherite_pickaxe606Itemitem.netherite_pickaxe.name

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Time to Mine!Use planks and sticks to make a pickaxe.Pick up any type of pickaxe from a crafting table output.10GBronze
Getting an UpgradeConstruct a better pickaxe.Pick up a stone pickaxe from a crafting table output.15GBronze
MOAR ToolsConstruct one type of each tool.Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material.15GBronze
Oooh, shiny!Distract a Piglin using goldGive a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.30GSilver

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Stone Age
Mine Stone with your new Pickaxe MinecraftHave one of these 3 stones in the #stone_tool_materials item tag:
in your inventory.		story/mine_stone
Getting an Upgrade
Construct a better Pickaxe Stone AgeHave a stone pickaxe in your inventory.story/upgrade_tools
Isn't It Iron Pick
Upgrade your Pickaxe Acquire HardwareHave an iron pickaxe in your inventory.story/iron_tools
Oh Shiny
Distract Piglins with gold NetherWhile aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:
Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.		nether/distract_piglin

Video

Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/G_HTViy2JTo?

History

Java Edition Indev
0.3120100110 Added iron pickaxes.
A pickaxe is used to gather stone materials 400% faster than by hand.
When starting in a new world, the player is given one of each tool.
20100124A complete tool set is no longer given to the player on starting a new world. Instead, there are multiple chests in the later called "Indev House" containing a stack of most accessible blocks/items including tools.
20100128 Tools now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond pickaxes have been added.
The texture of iron pickaxes has been changed.
A pickaxe held by the player is now rendered to appear more 3D.
They cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the Indev house.
20100129Wood, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes can now be crafted.
20100130 Pickaxes can now be made out of gold.
20100201-1Tools, including pickaxes, now take damage when being used.
Better tools, including pickaxes, now last longer.
20100201-2Better pickaxes are now required to mine harder materials.
20100206 The texture of golden pickaxes has been changed.
Java Edition Beta
1.2Before, the pickaxe had much less durability (usually half as much).
Gold pickaxes now mine certain materials much faster.
1.8Pre-releaseIron pickaxes are now found in the new stronghold storeroom chests, and in the new mineshaft chests.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Iron pickaxes can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
RC1Pickaxes and other tools now make a sound when they break.
1.112w01aIron pickaxes are now found in the new village blacksmith chests.
1.2.4releaseSpruce planks, birch planks, and jungle planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.
1.3.112w16aWooden and stone pickaxes are now found in the new bonus chests.
12w18aWooden pickaxes can now be used as fuel in a furnace.
12w21aBlacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 emeralds, and 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 emeralds.
1.6.113w21aInstead of replacing the barehanded damage (1♥), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing 1♥ more damage than before.
1.7.21.7.1Acacia planks and dark oak planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.
1.814w02aTool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds, and 1 enchanted iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds.
Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.
1.915w31aEnchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the end ship chests in end cities.
15w34aPickaxes now use the "attack strength" combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for a pickaxe is 0.8 seconds.
15w34cPickaxes now do less damage, but recover quicker.
15w35aPickaxes now recover more slowly.
15w44aThe average yield of wood and stone pickaxes in bonus chests has been decreased.
The average yield of iron pickaxes in mineshaft chests has been increased.
1.11.116w50aGolden and iron pickaxes can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 270, 274, 257, 278 and 285.
1.1418w43a The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
18w50aIron pickaxes can now be found in chests in village toolsmith houses.
19w11aToolsmith villagers now sell stone pickaxes.
19w13aToolsmith villagers now give stone pickaxes to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.1620w06a Added netherite pickaxes.
Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
Crimson planks and warped planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.
20w09a The textures of wooden, golden, diamond, and netherite pickaxes have been changed.
20w10a Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes.
Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
20w15aStone pickaxes can now be crafted using blackstone.
20w16aGolden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in ruined portal chests.
1.16.220w30aRandomly enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.1721w08aStone pickaxe can now be crafted using cobbled deepslate.
1.1922w11aMangrove planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.
1.20
(Experimental)		23w04aUpgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
Upcoming Java Edition
Villager Trade Rebalance
(Experimental)		23w31aWandering traders now have a chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe.
Combat Tests1.14.3 - Combat TestThe attack speed for all pickaxes has been increased to 2.5.
The damage for all pickaxes has been increased by 1♥.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0 Added stone pickaxes.
v0.3.0 Added wooden pickaxes.
Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone pickaxe in the inventory.
v0.3.2 Added iron, gold, and diamond pickaxes.
v0.4.0Removed stone pickaxes from the creative inventory.
v0.11.0build 11All pickaxes are now available in the creative inventory.
build 12All pickaxes have been removed from creative.
build 13Pickaxes have been re-added to creative mode.
v0.14.0build 1Iron pickaxes can now be found inside minecart with chests in mineshafts.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Enchanted iron pickaxes and enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in end cities.
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trades and enchanted iron pickaxes for 9-11 emeralds as their second tier trades.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Iron and golden pickaxes are now smeltable.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Wooden and stone pickaxes can now be found inside bonus chests.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Iron pickaxes can now be found in plains village weaponsmith houses.
The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Iron pickaxes can now be found in village toolsmiths chests and in savanna, taiga, snowy taiga and desert village weaponsmith chests.
beta 1.11.0.4Trading has been changed, toolsmith villagers now have a 25% chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe for 3 emeralds as part of their third tier trades, and an enchanted diamond pickaxe now costs 13 emeralds.
Stone pickaxes can now be bought from toolsmith villagers.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51 Added netherite pickaxes.
Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
The textures of wooden, golden, and diamond pickaxes have been changed.
beta 1.16.0.57Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using blackstone.
Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in ruined portal chests.
Netherite pickaxe now generate randomly enchanted in bastion remnant chest.
1.17.10beta 1.17.10.20 Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match Java Edition.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added pickaxes (all five types).
TU53CU43 1.49 Patch 231.0.3Iron and golden pickaxes are now smeltable.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90 The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added pickaxes.

Issues

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Trivia

  • The golden pickaxe is the only pickaxe that is unable to harvest the material it is made from.
  • The pickaxe is the only block-breaking tool without a use (right-click) function.

Publicity

  • Plastic diamond pickaxes are official Minecraft merchandise.[1]
  • In the game Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise, the player can buy a diamond pickaxe which, according to the game, is made by "Kick it up a Notch Pickaxes", referring to Notch.
  • In mobile game Vlogger Go Viral clicker game, after buying the figurine shelf, there is a model of a diamond pickaxe stuck to a grass block.
  • In the game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the player can find a pickaxe called the "Notched Pickaxe", evidently an easter egg.
  • In the game Offensive Combat, a stone pickaxe can be used as a melee weapon with the name of "The Notch Carver".
  • In the game The Binding of Isaac, an obtainable item named "Notched Axe", also with a drawn 8-bit look, can be used to destroy rocks. The Notched Axe also makes a return in the game's remake, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.
  • In the game Borderlands 2, the player can find a secret area hidden away by blocks resembling Minecraft dirt, also once inside the player can fight Creeper and the Mother Creeper to get rare Minecraft-related skins.
  • In the game Octodad: Dadliest Catch, the supermarket level has a "Mintcraft" display, an obvious parody of Minecraft, even including toy pickaxes and a creeper head.
  • In the game Transformice, a diamond pickaxe can be found in the shop.

Gallery

Enchanted pickaxes

References

  1. ↑ https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-pickaxe?_pos=3&_psq=pickaxe&_ss=e&_v=1.0

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