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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, 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, [[sprinkler]]s, or [[Crafting#Artisan Equipment|artisan equipment]], much like an [[axe]]. And in a similar way the pickaxe can additionally strike small plants like [[weeds]] or other [[crops]] on the farm to remove them also.

It is used mainly for breaking [[stone]]s, 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, [[sprinkler]]s, or [[Crafting#Artisan Equipment|artisan equipment]], much like an [[axe]]. In a similar way, the pickaxe can also strike small plants like [[weeds]] or other [[crops]] on the farm to remove them.

Secondarily however, only the pickaxe can un-till soil that has previously been tilled (ie, 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|fertilizers]]. 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.

Additionally, only the pickaxe can un-till soil that has previously been tilled (ie, 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.

Tertiarily, using the pickaxe on a [[Monsters|Monster]] will deal a small portion of damage, similar to other [[weapons]]. Hitting a [[Rock Crab|Crab]] 5 times with a pickaxe will knock off its shell, causing the crab to flee.

Also, using the pickaxe on a [[Monsters|Monster]] will deal a small portion of damage, similar to other [[weapons]]. Hitting a [[Rock Crab|Crab]] 5 times with a pickaxe will knock off its shell, causing the crab to flee.

==Grades of Pickaxe==

==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 breaking harder types of rocks.

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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