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The '''Pickaxe''' is a [[Tools|tool]] obtained at the beginning of the game. It is used mainly for breaking [[stone]]s, particularly when [[Mining]], although it has other uses and can also remove certain objects. For example, the pickaxe can be used to pick up placed items, such as floor tiles, [[Crafting#Sprinklers|sprinklers]], or [[Crafting#Artisan Equipment|artisan equipment]], much like an [[Axes|axe]]. In a similar way, the pickaxe can also strike small plants like [[weeds]] or other [[crops]] on the farm to remove them.
The '''Pickaxe''' is a [[tool]] in [[Stardew Valley]]. It is used to mine rocks. It is obtained at the beginning of the game.
==Stats==
Only the pickaxe can un-till soil that has previously been tilled (''i.e.,'' it can remove strikes from a [[Hoes|Hoe]]). This process is overall done in two stages; striking once will remove any crops on top, leaving the underlying tilled soil intact (including any [[fertilizer]] present). Striking a second time tilled soil will revert the tile to an un-tilled state, removing any applied [[fertilizer]]. The pickaxe also applies this two-stage removal process to for items placed on top of floor tiles, while the axe will remove both the object and the floor at once. Also, using the pickaxe on a [[Monsters|Monster]] will deal a small portion of damage, similar to other [[weapons]]. However, another unique use case is hitting a [[Rock Crab|Crab]] 5 times with a pickaxe which will knock off its shell, and cause the crab to flee rather than attack the player.
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==Grades of Pickaxe==
The Pickaxe may be upgraded at the [[Blacksmith]]. The cost and resource requirements for each upgrade are shown in the table below. As a summary of the upgrade effects, with each upgrade level the number of hits required to break a stone or [[Mining#Mining Nodes|node]] is reduced, and it becomes possible to break harder types of rocks.
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|Pickaxe
|Pickaxe
|Starter Tool
|N/A
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|Can break small rocks anywhere.<br />In [[the Mines]], can break tougher rocks on floors 1-39 in 2 hits and can break large [[boulder]]s with multiple hits. Can break [[Mining#Copper Node|Copper Nodes]] in 3 hits.<br />Note: Cannot break boulders on [[the Farm]].
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|[[File:Copper Pickaxe.png]]
|Copper Pickaxe
|{{price|2000}}
|{{name|Copper Bar|5}}
|In the Mines, can break all rocks on floors 1-39 in 1 hit and 40-79 in 2 hits. Can break Copper Nodes in 2 hits.
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|[[File:Steel Pickaxe.png]]
|Steel Pickaxe
|{{price|5000}}
|{{name|Iron Bar|5}}
|Needed to break boulders on the Farm.
In the Mines, can break rocks on floors 40-79 in 1 hit, and [[Quarry Mine]] rocks in 2 hits.
<br />Breaks Copper Nodes in 1 hit, [[Mining#Iron Node|Iron Nodes]] in 2 hits, [[Mining#Gold Node|Gold Nodes]] in 3 hits, and [[Mining#Iridium Node|Iridium Nodes]] in 6 hits. Can break boulders in 4 hits.
<br />Can break the barrier inside the Mines that blocks the player from talking with the [[Dwarf]].
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|[[File:Gold Pickaxe.png]]
|Gold Pickaxe
|{{price|10000}}
|{{name|Gold Bar|5}}
|Can break a [[Random Events#Meteorite|meteorite]].
In the Mines, can break rocks on floors 80-120 in 1 hit. Breaks Copper and Iron Nodes in 1 hit, Gold Nodes in 2 hits, and Iridium Nodes in 4 hits. Can break boulders in the Quarry Mine in 4 hits.
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|[[File:Iridium Pickaxe.png]]
|Iridium Pickaxe
|{{price|25000}}
|{{name|Iridium Bar|5}}
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Can break rocks in the [[Quarry Mine]] and [[Skull Cavern]] in 1 hit. Breaks [[Mining#Diamond Node|Diamond Nodes]] in 2 hits and all other gem nodes in 1 hit. Can break boulders in the Quarry Mine in 3 hits.
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==Energy Cost==
:''See [[Skills#Proficiency|Proficiency]]''
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