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The '''Pickaxe''' is a [[Tools|tool]] obtained at the beginning of the game.

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.

It is used mainly for breaking [[stone]]s and picking up placed equipment or [[furniture]] items that cannot be picked up simply by clicking.  It can also be used to remove [[crops]], and to un-till soil that has previously been tilled with a [[Hoes|Hoe]]. Striking a planted crop will remove the crop, leaving the underlying tilled soil intact along with any [[fertilizer]] present. Striking on tilled soil will revert the tile to an un-tilled state.

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.

 

The Pickaxe may be upgraded at the [[Blacksmith]]. The cost and resource requirements for each upgrade are shown in the table below.  With each upgrade level, the number of hits required to break stones is reduced and bigger [[stone]]s may become breakable.

 

Using the pickaxe on a [[Monsters|Monster]] will deal a small portion of damage, similar to other [[weapons]].  

==Grades of Pickaxe==

==Grades of Pickaxe==

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!Image

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!Name

!Name

|Pickaxe

|Pickaxe

|Starter Tool

|Starter Tool

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|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]]

|[[File:Copper Pickaxe.png]]

|Copper Pickaxe

|Copper Pickaxe

|{{price|2000}}

|{{price|2000}}

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|{{name|Copper Bar|5}}

{{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.

|Can mine big stones of the mines (2x2 size stone).

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|[[File:Steel Pickaxe.png]]

|[[File:Steel Pickaxe.png]]

|Steel Pickaxe

|Steel Pickaxe

|{{price|5000}}

|{{price|5000}}

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|{{name|Iron Bar|5}}

{{name|Iron Bar|5}}

|Needed to break boulders on the Farm.

|Can mine the boulders of the farm (2x2 size stone).

Can mine the barrier inside the mine that blocks the player from talking with Dwarf.

<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]]

|[[File:Gold Pickaxe.png]]

|Gold Pickaxe

|Gold Pickaxe

|{{price|10000}}

|{{price|10000}}

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|{{name|Gold Bar|5}}

{{name|Gold Bar|5}}

|Can break a [[Random Events#Meteorite|meteorite]].

|Can break meteorite. Most of the stones will break in a couple of hits, including small stones that now require only 1 hit.

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]]

|[[File:Iridium Pickaxe.png]]

|Iridium Pickaxe

|Iridium Pickaxe

|{{price|25000}}

|{{price|25000}}

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|

{{name|Iridium Bar|5}}

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.

|Pickaxe will use fewer hits to break stones, including in Skull Cavern.

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