{{Dungeons hatnote|type=weapon}} {{Infobox item | group = Wooden | 1-1 = Wooden Pickaxe.png | 1-2 = Enchanted Wooden Pickaxe.gif | invimage = Wooden Pickaxe | group2 = Stone | 2-1 = Stone Pickaxe.png | 2-2 = Enchanted Stone Pickaxe.gif | invimage2 = Stone Pickaxe | group3 = Iron | 3-1 = Iron Pickaxe.png | invimage3 = Iron Pickaxe | group4 = Golden | 4-1 = Golden Pickaxe.png | invimage4 = Golden Pickaxe | group5 = Diamond | 5-1 = Diamond Pickaxe.png | invimage5 = Diamond Pickaxe | group6 = Netherite | 6-1 = Netherite Pickaxe.png | invimage6 = Netherite Pickaxe |rarity = Common |renewable = * '''Netherite''': No * '''Others''': Yes |durability = '''{{IN|Java}}:''' * Wood: 59 * Stone: 131 * Iron: 250 * Golden: 32 * Diamond: 1,561 * Netherite: 2,031 '''{{IN|bedrock}}:''' * Wood: 60 * Stone: 132 * Iron: 251 * Golden: 33 * Diamond: 1,562 * Netherite: 2,032 | stackable = No }} A '''pickaxe''' is a [[tool]] that is required to mine most types of [[Stone (disambiguation)|stone]], [[ore]], and blocks crafted from stone or ore. Unlike other tools, the [[Tiers|tier]] of a pickaxe determines which blocks it can mine successfully. == Variants == There are six pickaxe variants: * {{ItemLink|Wooden Pickaxe}} * {{ItemLink|Stone Pickaxe}} * {{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}} * {{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}} * {{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}} * {{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}} == Obtaining == === Crafting === Wooden, stone, iron, golden, and diamond pickaxes are crafted using 2 [[stick]]s and 3 identical units of tool material. {{crafting |showname=0 |name=[[Pickaxe]] |A1={Any Planks}; {Any stone-tier block}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond |B1={Any Planks}; {Any stone-tier block}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond |C1={Any Planks}; {Any stone-tier block}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond |B2=Stick |B3=Stick |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe |type=Tool }} === Smithing === {{Smithing|head=1|Netherite Upgrade|Diamond Pickaxe|Netherite Ingot|Netherite Pickaxe|tail=1}} === Generated loot === {{main|Wooden Pickaxe#Generated loot|Stone Pickaxe#Generated loot|Iron Pickaxe#Generated loot|Golden Pickaxe#Generated loot|Diamond Pickaxe#Generated loot}} == Usage == === Mining === A pickaxe is used to break stone-based and metal-based materials faster. 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 pickaxe]], [[diamond pickaxe]], or [[netherite pickaxe]], or else the player harvests no item. ==== Durability ==== Each tier of pickaxe has a different [[Durability]], or number of uses, based on the type. Breaking a block with a pickaxe consumes one durability point. No durability is consumed for blocks that break instantly, like [[torch]]es and [[flower]]s. The following table shows the number of uses per pickaxe type: {| class="wikitable sortable" !Material !{{in|JE}} !{{in|BE}} |- |{{itemLink|Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden|link=Pickaxe}} |59 |60 |- |{{itemLink|Stone Pickaxe|Stone|link=Pickaxe}} |131 |132 |- |{{itemLink|Iron Pickaxe|Iron|link=Pickaxe}} |250 |251 |- |{{itemLink|Diamond Pickaxe|Diamond|link=Pickaxe}} |1561 |1562 |- |{{itemLink|Golden Pickaxe|Golden|link=Pickaxe}} |32 |33 |- |{{itemLink|Netherite Pickaxe|Netherite|link=Pickaxe}} |2031 |2032 |} ==== Speed ==== Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds. The following table shows the number of seconds required 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. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description="Mining time by block" style="background-color: transparent;" ! Times to break blocks by pickaxe |- | {{breaking row|sort=1|simple=1|Obsidian|Diamond}} {{breaking row|Crying Obsidian|Diamond}} {{breaking row|Respawn Anchor|Diamond}} {{breaking row|Block of Netherite|Diamond}} {{breaking row|Ancient Debris|Diamond}} {{breaking row|Ender Chest|Wood}} {{breaking row|Anvil|Wood}} {{breaking row|Bell|Wood}} {{breaking row|Block of Coal|Wood}} {{breaking row|Block of Diamond|Iron}} {{breaking row|Block of Emerald|Iron}} {{breaking row|Block of Iron|Stone}} {{breaking row|Block of Raw Copper|Stone}} {{breaking row|Block of Raw Gold|Iron}} {{breaking row|Block of Raw Iron|Stone}} {{breaking row|Block of Redstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Chain|Wood}} {{breaking row|Enchanting Table|Wood}} {{breaking row|Iron Bars|Wood}} {{breaking row|Iron Door|Wood|item=1|link=Door}} {{breaking row|Iron Trapdoor|Wood|link=Trapdoor}} {{breaking row|Monster Spawner|Wood}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Coal Ore|Wood}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Copper Ore|Stone}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Diamond Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Emerald Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Gold Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Iron Ore|Stone}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore|Stone}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Redstone Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Blast furnace|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cobbled Deepslate|Wood}} {{breaking row|Chiseled Deepslate|Wood}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Deepslate Tiles|Wood}} {{breaking row|Polished Deepslate|Wood}} {{breaking row|Dispenser|Wood}} {{breaking row|Dropper|Wood}} {{breaking row|Furnace|Wood}} {{breaking row|Lantern|wood}} {{breaking row|Lodestone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Smoker|Wood}} {{breaking row|Stonecutter|Wood}} {{breaking row|Conduit}} {{breaking row|Block of Gold|Iron}} {{breaking row|Block of Lapis Lazuli|Stone}} {{breaking row|Coal Ore|Wood}} {{breaking row|Copper Ore|Stone}} {{breaking row|Block of Copper|sprite=copper blocks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cut Copper|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cut Copper Slab|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cut Copper Stairs|Wood}} {{breaking row|Deepslate|Wood}} {{breaking row|Diamond Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Emerald Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|End Stone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Gold Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Hopper|Wood}} {{breaking row|Iron Ore|Stone}} {{breaking row|Lightning Rod|Wood}} {{breaking row|Lapis Lazuli Ore|Stone}} {{breaking row|Nether Quartz Ore|Wood}} {{breaking row|Nether Gold Ore|Wood}} {{breaking row|Observer|Wood}} {{breaking row|Redstone Ore|Iron}} {{breaking row|Blue Ice|drop=0}} {{breaking row|Compound Creator|Wood|drop=1|note=Chemistry tables are slow to break by hand, similar to blocks that require a pickaxe to mine. However, they still drop as items.}} {{breaking row|Heat Block|Wood}} {{breaking row|Grindstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Bone Block|Wood}} {{breaking row|Brick Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}} {{breaking row|Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cauldron|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cobblestone|Wood}} {{breaking row|link=Stairs|Cobblestone Stairs|Wood}} {{breaking row|Cobblestone Wall|Wood}} {{breaking row|Mossy Cobblestone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Nether Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Nether Brick Fence|Wood}} {{breaking row|link=Stairs|Nether Brick Stairs|Wood}} {{breaking row|Red Nether Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Polished Blackstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|link=Slab|Stone Slabs|sprite=all-slabs|Wood}} {{breaking row|Smooth Stone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Shulker Box}} {{breaking row|Concrete|Wood}} {{breaking row|Andesite|Wood}} {{breaking row|Dark Prismarine|Wood}} {{breaking row|Diorite|Wood}} {{breaking row|Dripstone Block|Wood}} {{breaking row|Granite|Wood}} {{breaking row|Mud Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Pointed Dripstone}} {{breaking row|Prismarine|Wood}} {{breaking row|Prismarine Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Purpur block|Wood}} {{breaking row|Purpur pillar|Wood}} {{breaking row|Stone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Stone Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Tuff|Wood}} {{breaking row|link=Stairs|Stone Brick Stairs|Wood}} {{breaking row|Amethyst Bud|drop=0}} {{breaking row|Amethyst Cluster|drop=0}} {{breaking row|Blackstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Block of Amethyst|Wood}} {{breaking row|Budding Amethyst|drop=0}} {{breaking row|Chiseled Polished Blackstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Polished Blackstone Bricks|Wood}} {{breaking row|Gilded Blackstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Glazed Terracotta|Wood}} {{breaking row|Terracotta|Wood}} {{breaking row|Basalt|Wood}} {{breaking row|Smooth Basalt|Wood}} {{breaking row|Polished Basalt|Wood}} {{breaking row|Packed Mud}} {{breaking row|Block of Quartz|Wood}} {{breaking row|Quartz Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}} {{breaking row|Red Sandstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Red Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}} {{breaking row|Sandstone|Wood}} {{breaking row|Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}} {{breaking row|Calcite|Wood}} {{breaking row|Rail}} {{breaking row|Brewing Stand|Wood}} {{breaking row|Stone Button|any}} {{breaking row|Ice|drop=0}} {{breaking row|Magma Block|Wood}} {{breaking row|Packed Ice|drop=0}} {{breaking row|Stone Pressure Plate|Wood}} {{breaking row|Netherrack|Wood}} {{breaking row|sprite=crimson-nylium|Nylium|Wood|foot=1}} |} {{Notelist}} === Weapon === A pickaxe loses 2 points of durability when used as a weapon. Pickaxes may be used as a weapon, and {{in|java}}, they have an attack speed higher than that of an [[axe]], [[shovel]], or [[trident]], but lower than that of a [[sword]] or [[mace]]. ==== Java Edition ==== Pickaxes have an attack speed of 1.2 and take 0.85 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type" ! Material ! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Pickaxe|text=Wooden}} ! {{ItemSprite|Golden Pickaxe|text=Gold}} ! {{ItemSprite|Stone Pickaxe|text=Stone}} ! {{ItemSprite|Iron Pickaxe|text=Iron}} ! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Pickaxe|text=Diamond}} ! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Pickaxe|text=Netherite}} |- ! Attack Damage | {{hp|2}} | {{hp|2}} | {{hp|3}} | {{hp|4}} | {{hp|5}} | {{hp|6}} |- ! Attack Speed | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |- ! Damage/Second (DPS) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6 | 7.2 |- ! Durability | 59 | 32 | 131 | 250 | 1561 | 2031 |- ! Lifetime damage inflictedThe formula to find the total lifetime damage is ceil(''durability'' ÷ 2) × ''damage per hit''. The durability is halved then ceiled because pickaxes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge. | {{hp|59}} | {{hp|32}} | {{hp|196.5}} | {{hp|500}} | {{hp|3902.5}} | {{hp|6093}} |} {{notelist}} ==== Bedrock Edition ==== {{IN|bedrock}}, pickaxes have no attack cooldown, and deal the following damage: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Pickaxe attack damage by type" ! Material ! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Pickaxe|text=Wooden}} ! {{ItemSprite|Golden Pickaxe|text=Gold}} ! {{ItemSprite|Stone Pickaxe|text=Stone}} ! {{ItemSprite|Iron Pickaxe|text=Iron}} ! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Pickaxe|text=Diamond}} ! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Pickaxe|text=Netherite}} |- ! Attack Damage | {{hp|3}} | {{hp|3}} | {{hp|4}} | {{hp|5}} | {{hp|6}} | {{hp|7}} |- ! Durability | 60 | 33 | 132 | 251 | 1562 | 2032 |- ! Lifetime damage inflictedThe formula to find the total lifetime damage is ceil(''durability'' ÷ 2) × ''damage per hit''. The durability is halved then ceiled because pickaxes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge. | {{hp|90}} | {{hp|48}} | {{hp|264}} | {{hp|625}} | {{hp|4686}} | {{hp|7112}} |} === Repairing === ==== Combining ==== {{crafting |showdescription=1 |ignoreusage=1 |name=[[Pickaxe]] |ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe |description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability. |type=Tool }} {{grinding |showdescription=1 |ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe |Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe |description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. }} ==== Anvil repair ==== {{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}} {{Repairing with Anvils|Pickaxe}} Pickaxes can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers|tier's]] repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down. === Enchantments === A pickaxe can receive the following [[enchantment]]s: {| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right" ! Name ! Description ! Max Level ! [[Enchanting|Method]] ! Weight |- | [[Efficiency]] | Increases the mining speed. | V | {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}
{{BlockLink|Anvil}} | 10 |- | [[Fortune]]Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive. | Increases the amount of [[drops]] when mining. | III | {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}
{{BlockLink|Anvil}} | 2 |- | [[Silk Touch]] | Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined. | I | {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}
{{BlockLink|Anvil}} | 1 |- | [[Unbreaking]] | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}
{{BlockLink|Anvil}} | 5 |- | [[Mending]] | Repairs the pickaxe when obtaining [[experience]]. | I | {{BlockLink|Anvil}} | 2 |- | [[Curse of Vanishing]] | The pickaxe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. | I | {{BlockLink|Anvil}} | 1 |} {{Notelist}} == Sounds == {{edition|java}}: {{SoundTable | type = java | {{SoundLine |sound =Random break.ogg |subtitle=Item breaks |source=player |description=When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted |id=entity.item.break |translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break |volume=0.8 |pitch=0.8-1.2 | distance = 16 }} }} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{SoundTable | type = bedrock | {{SoundLine | sound =Random break.ogg |source=player |description=When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted |id=random.break |volume=1.0 | pitch = 0.9 }} }} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Wooden Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=wooden_pickaxe |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Stone Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=stone_pickaxe |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Iron Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=iron_pickaxe |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Diamond Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=diamond_pickaxe |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Golden Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=golden_pickaxe |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Netherite Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=netherite_pickaxe |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Wooden Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=wooden_pickaxe |id=310 |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Stone Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=stone_pickaxe |id=314 |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Iron Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=iron_pickaxe |id=297 |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Diamond Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=diamond_pickaxe |id=318 |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Golden Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=golden_pickaxe |id=324 |form=item}} {{ID table |displayname=Netherite Pickaxe |spritetype=item |nameid=netherite_pickaxe |id=606 |form=item |foot=1}} == Achievements == {{Load achievements|MOAR Tools}} == Video == {{yt|G_HTViy2JTo|align=center}} {{yt|GJ6XBDFDBd0|align=center}} == History == {{HistoryTable |{{HistoryLine|java indev}} |{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100110|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added pickaxes. They are used to gather [[stone]] materials 400% faster than by hand.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100128|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Tools now have tiers. [[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]], [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes have been added.|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of the existing pickaxes, now known as iron pickaxes, has been shifted down slightly.|Items now show as 3D voxel sprites.|Pickaxes cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the [[Indev house]].}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129|Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes can now be [[craft]]ed.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added the golden tier of tools. [[Golden pickaxe]]s have been added.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100131|Tools now take [[Durability#Tool_&_weapon_durability|damage]] when used. The higher of a tier a tool is, the more [[durability]] it has (except for the golden tier).}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|Higher tier pickaxes are now required to mine harder materials.}} |{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden pickaxes has been changed. }} |{{HistoryLine|java beta}} |{{HistoryLine||1.2|Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes have increased durability. |[[Golden pickaxe]]s now [[breaking|mine]] certain materials much faster.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|[[Iron pickaxe]]s are now found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}} |{{HistoryLine|java}} |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Iron pickaxes can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=RC1|[[Tool]]s now make a [[sound]] when they break.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Iron pickaxes are now found in the new [[village]] [[Village/Structure (old)#Village structures|blacksmith]] chests.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.2.4|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w16a|[[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]] and [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]] pickaxes are now found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w18a|Wooden pickaxes can now be used as fuel in a furnace.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[Trading|sell]] 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 [[emerald]]s. |Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 [[diamond pickaxe]] for 10–11 emeralds.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Tool smith villagers now sell 1 [[Enchanting|enchanted]] iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds. |Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]] for 12–15 emeralds. |Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the [[chest]]s in [[end cities]].}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34a|Pickaxes 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.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34c|Pickaxes now do less [[damage]], but recover quicker.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w35a|Pickaxes now recover slower.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|The average yield of [[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]] and [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]] pickaxes in bonus chests has been decreased. |The average yield of [[iron pickaxe]]s in [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s has been increased.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|[[Golden Pickaxe|Golden]] and iron pickaxes can now be smelted down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s. }} |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 270 (wooden pickaxe), 274 (stone pickaxe), 257 (iron pickaxe), 278 (diamond pickaxe) and 285 (golden pickaxe).}} |{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Iron pickaxes can now be found in chests in [[village]] toolsmith houses. }} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now sell stone pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Toolsmith villagers now give stone pickaxes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect. }} |{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added [[netherite pickaxe]]s. |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. }} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The textures of wooden, golden, diamond, and netherite pickaxes have been changed. }} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] 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]].}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] [[chests]].}} |{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|Randomly enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]]s can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] [[chest]]s. }} |{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w08a|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}} |{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w04a|Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}} |{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|exp=Villager Trade Rebalance|dev=23w31a|[[Wandering trader]]s now have a chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe.}} |{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}} |{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[stone pickaxe]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[wooden pickaxe]]s. |Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone pickaxe in the inventory.}} |{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Iron Pickaxe|iron]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Removed stone pickaxes from the creative inventory.}} |{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Iron pickaxes can now be found inside [[minecarts with chests]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine|pocket}} |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] [[iron pickaxe]]s and enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]]s can now be found in [[end cities]].}} |{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[Trading|sell]] enchanted iron pickaxes for 9-11 [[emerald]]s as their second tier trades. |Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trade.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|[[Iron Pickaxe|Iron]] and [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]] pickaxes are now [[smelt]]able. }} |{{HistoryLine|bedrock}} |{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|[[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]] and [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]] pickaxes can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed. |Iron pickaxes can now be found in plains [[village]] weaponsmith houses.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron pickaxes can now be found in village toolsmiths [[chest]]s and in [[savanna]], [[taiga]], [[snowy taiga]] and [[desert]] village weaponsmith chests.}} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Stone pickaxes can now be bought from toolsmith [[villager]]s. |Toolsmith villagers now have a 25% chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe for 3 emeralds as part of their third tier trades. |Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds. }} |{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite pickaxes. |Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table. |[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of [[Wooden Pickaxe|wooden]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes have been changed. }} |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|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. |Netherite pickaxe now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnant]] chest. |Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]]. |Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.54|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drop]] iron pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|dev=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match ''Java Edition''.}} |{{HistoryLine|console}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Wooden Pickaxe|wooden]], [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]], [[Iron Pickaxe|iron]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[Trading|sell]] 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 [[emerald]]s. |Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 [[diamond pickaxe]] for 10–11 emeralds.}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Tool smith villagers now sell 1 [[Enchanting|enchanted]] iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds. |Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]] for 12–15 emeralds. |Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU36|xbone=CU25|ps3=1.28|psvita=1.28|ps4=1.28|wiiu=Patch 7|switch=1.0.1|The attack damage of pickaxes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 [[enchantments]].}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the [[chests]] in [[end cities]].}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden pickaxes are now [[smelt]]able.}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}} |{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drop]] iron pickaxes.}} |{{HistoryLine|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}} |{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Wooden Pickaxe|wooden]], [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]], [[Iron Pickaxe|iron]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes.}} }} * February 20, 2024: [[File:Netherite Pickaxe (Pre-release).png|32px]] A Mojang video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the pickaxe: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yKkGfrAI3T0]. == Trivia == === Publicity === * Plastic diamond pickaxes are official ''[[Minecraft]]'' merchandise.https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-pickaxe?_pos=3&_psq=pickaxe&_ss=e&_v=1.0 == Gallery == === Renders === Enchanted Wooden Pickaxe.gif Enchanted Stone Pickaxe.gif Enchanted Iron Pickaxe.gif Enchanted Golden Pickaxe.gif Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe.gif Enchanted Netherite Pickaxe.gif === Screenshots === File:Pickaxe in Mineshaft Chest.png|A naturally generated pickaxe. === In other media === Live in Your World JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Live in Your World" featuring an iron pickaxe made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX]. Pickaxe JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork of a pickaxe made by JINX. Stone Pickaxe SDGP.png|Stone pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]]. Iron Pickaxe SDGP.png|Iron pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]]. == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory-pickaxe Taking Inventory: Pickaxe] – Minecraft.net on May 10, 2018 == Navigation == {{Navbox tools}} {{Navbox items|tools}} [[Category:Tools]] [[cs:Krumpáč]] [[de:Spitzhacke]] [[es:Pico]] [[fr:Pioche]] [[hu:Csákány]] [[it:Piccone]] [[ja:ツルハシ]] [[ko:곡괭이]] [[nl:Houweel]] [[pl:Kilof]] [[pt:Picareta]] [[ru:Кирка]] [[th:อีเต้อ]] [[uk:Кайло]] [[zh:镐]]