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| Rarity tier | Common |
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| Mining efficiency |
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| Mining level | |
| Attack damage | Java Edition:
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| Attack speedβ[JE only] | 1.2 (0.833 seconds) |
| Attack range | 3 (3 blocks) |
| Hitbox margin | 0 |
| Durability | Java Edition:
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| Enchantability |
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| Renewable | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image Yes π Image No |
| Stackable | No |
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A pickaxe is a tiered tool that is required to mine most types of stone, ore, and blocks crafted from stone or ore. The mining level of a given pickaxe determines which blocks it can collect.
There are seven pickaxe variants:
Wooden, golden, stone, copper, iron, and diamond pickaxes are crafted using two sticks and three of the tierβs material.
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| π Image Wooden Pickaxe |
π Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 75%{ "item": "Wooden Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.75, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
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| π Image Damaged Golden Pickaxe[A] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Intersection barrel | 1 | 22.3%{ "item": "Damaged Golden Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22342803610021233, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
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| π Image Enchanted Golden Pickaxe[B] |
π Image Ruined Portal |
Chest | 1 | 20.5%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
|
| π Image Stone Pickaxe |
π Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 25%{ "item": "Stone Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| π Image Damaged Stone Pickaxe[A] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Corridor chest | 1 | 19.6%{ "item": "Damaged Stone Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.19614132283617636, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor chest" }
|
| Supply chest | 1 | 37.3%{ "item": "Damaged Stone Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.37281466804405383, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Supply chest" }
| ||
| π Image Iron Pickaxe |
π Image Mineshaft |
Chest not located in a sulfur cave | 1 | 7%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07042253521126762, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
|
| π Image Mineshaft |
Chest located in a sulfur cave | 1 | 7%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07042253521126762, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
| |
| π Image Stronghold |
Altar chest | 1 | 11.9%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1189215578748346, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| |
| Storeroom chest | 1 | 4%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.03967744439487575, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
| ||
| π Image Village |
Toolsmith's chest | 1 | 41.2%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.4118208436710489, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
| |
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 22.9%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| ||
| π Image Enchanted Iron Pickaxe[C] |
π Image End City |
Chest | 1 | 12.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
|
| π Image Damaged Diamond Pickaxe[D] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Intersection chest | 1 | 11.2%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
|
| π Image Damaged Diamond Pickaxe[A] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Intersection barrel | 1 | 5.9%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
|
| π Image Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[C] |
π Image End City |
Chest | 1 | 12.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
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| π Image Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B] |
π Image Bastion Remnant |
Generic chest | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0674157303370787, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
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| π Image Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B][E] |
π Image Bastion Remnant |
Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 12%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
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| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| π Image Wooden Pickaxe |
π Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 75%{ "item": "Wooden Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.75, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| π Image Damaged Golden Pickaxe[A] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Intersection barrel | 1 | 22.3%{ "item": "Damaged Golden Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22342803610021233, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
|
| π Image Enchanted Golden Pickaxe[B] |
π Image Ruined Portal |
Chest | 1 | 20.5%{ "item": "Enchanted Golden Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
|
| π Image Stone Pickaxe |
π Image Bonus Chest |
Chest | 1 | 25%{ "item": "Stone Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Bonus Chest", "container": "Chest" }
|
| π Image Damaged Stone Pickaxe[A] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Corridor chest | 1 | 19.6%{ "item": "Damaged Stone Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.19614132283617636, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor chest" }
|
| Supply chest | 1 | 37.3%{ "item": "Damaged Stone Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.37281466804405383, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Supply chest" }
| ||
| π Image Iron Pickaxe |
π Image Mineshaft |
Chest not located in a sulfur cave | 1 | 7%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07042253521126762, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
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| π Image Mineshaft |
Chest located in a sulfur cave | 1 | 7%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07042253521126762, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
| |
| π Image Stronghold |
Altar chest | 1 | 11.5%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11541180293889097, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
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| Storeroom chest | 1 | 3.2%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.03196665510523944, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
| ||
| π Image Village |
Toolsmith's chest | 1 | 41.2%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.4118208436710489, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
| |
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 22.9%{ "item": "Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| ||
| π Image Enchanted Iron Pickaxe[C] |
π Image End City |
Chest | 1 | 12.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Iron Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
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| π Image Damaged Diamond Pickaxe[D] |
π Image Trial Chambers |
Intersection barrel | 1 | 5.9%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
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| Intersection chest | 1 | 11.2%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
| ||
| π Image Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[C] |
π Image End City |
Chest | 1 | 12.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
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| π Image Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B] |
π Image Bastion Remnant |
Generic chest | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0674157303370787, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
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| π Image Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe[B][E] |
π Image Bastion Remnant |
Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 13.6%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13636363636363635, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
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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.
Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds due to differing mining efficiencies. The following table shows the number of seconds required to break each type of block:
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In Java Edition, pickaxes have an attack speed of 1.2 (0.833 seconds), and have the following statistics:
| Enchanted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Base mining efficiency | Efficiency I | Efficiency II | Efficiency III | Efficiency IV | Efficiency V |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-wooden-pickaxe in Minecraft |
2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-stone-pickaxe in Minecraft |
4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 30 |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-copper-pickaxe in Minecraft |
5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 31 |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-iron-pickaxe in Minecraft |
6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 32 |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-diamond-pickaxe in Minecraft |
8 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 34 |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-netherite-pickaxe in Minecraft |
9 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 35 |
| π ItemSprite enchanted-golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for enchanted-golden-pickaxe in Minecraft |
12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 38 |
In Bedrock Edition, pickaxes have no attack cooldown, and have the following statistics:
ceil(durability Γ· 2) Γ 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 assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge.
ceil(durability Γ· 2) Γ 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.
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.
A pickaxe can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Description | Max Level | Method | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | Increases the mining speed. | V | π Image Enchanting Table π Image Anvil |
10 |
| Fortune[note 1] | Increases the amount of drops when mining. | III | π Image Enchanting Table π Image Anvil |
2 |
| Silk Touch[note 1] | Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined. | I | π Image Enchanting Table π Image Anvil |
1 |
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | π Image Enchanting Table π Image Anvil |
5 |
| Mending | Repairs the pickaxe when obtaining experience. | I | π Image Anvil |
2 |
| Curse of Vanishing | The pickaxe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. | I | π Image Anvil |
1 |
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| βItem breaks | Players | When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted | entity.item.break | subtitles.entity.item.breakβ | 0.8 | 0.8β1.2 | 16 | |
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| βItem breaks | Players | When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted | random.break | subtitles.entity.item.breakβ | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| π ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in Minecraft Wooden Pickaxe | wooden_pickaxe | Item | item.minecraft.wooden_pickaxe |
| π ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in Minecraft Stone Pickaxe | stone_pickaxe | Item | item.minecraft.stone_pickaxe |
| π ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in Minecraft Iron Pickaxe | iron_pickaxe | Item | item.minecraft.iron_pickaxe |
| π ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in Minecraft Diamond Pickaxe | diamond_pickaxe | Item | item.minecraft.diamond_pickaxe |
| π ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in Minecraft Golden Pickaxe | golden_pickaxe | Item | item.minecraft.golden_pickaxe |
| π ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in Minecraft Netherite Pickaxe | netherite_pickaxe | Item | item.minecraft.netherite_pickaxe |
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| π Image | π Image | Time to Mine! | Use planks and sticks to make a . | Pick up a wooden from a crafting table output. | 10 | Bronze | |
| π Image | π Image | MOAR Tools | Construct one type of each tool. | Construct one , one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material. | 15 | Bronze | |
| Java Edition Indev | |||||||
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| 0.31 | 20100110 | π Image Added pickaxes. They are used to gather stone materials 400% faster than by hand. | |||||
| 20100128-2200 | π Image π Image π Image Tools now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond pickaxes have been added. | ||||||
| π Image 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. | |||||||
| 20100129-1447 | Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes can now be crafted. | ||||||
| Due to a bug, stone pickaxe can be crafted only in next version | |||||||
| 20100129-2332 | π Image Added the golden tier of tools. Golden pickaxes have been added. | ||||||
| 20100131-2156 | Tools now take damage when used. The higher of a tier a tool is, the more durability it has (except for the golden tier). | ||||||
| 20100201-2227 | Higher tier pickaxes are now required to mine harder materials. | ||||||
| 20100206-2034 | π Image The texture of golden pickaxes has been changed. | ||||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.2 | Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes have increased durability. | ||||||
| Golden pickaxes now mine certain materials much faster. | |||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Iron pickaxes are now found in the new stronghold storeroom chests, and in the new mineshaft chests. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Iron pickaxes can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests. | |||||
| RC1 | Tools now make a sound when they break. | ||||||
| 1.1 | 12w01a | Iron pickaxes are now found in the new village blacksmith chests. | |||||
| 1.2.4 | Spruce planks, birch planks, and jungle planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. | ||||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w16a | Wooden and stone pickaxes are now found in the new bonus chests. | |||||
| 12w18a | Wooden pickaxes can now be used as fuel in a furnace. | ||||||
| 12w21a | Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 iron pickaxe for 7β8 emeralds. | ||||||
| Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10β11 emeralds. | |||||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w21a | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HPπ π ), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing 1HPπ π more damage than before. | |||||
| 1.7.2 | 1.7.1 | Acacia planks and dark oak planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted iron pickaxe for 9β11 emeralds. | |||||
| Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12β15 emeralds. | |||||||
| Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers. | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the chests in end cities. | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 15w34c | Pickaxes now do less damage, but recover quicker. | ||||||
| 15w35a | Pickaxes now recover slower. | ||||||
| 15w44a | The average yield of Wooden and stone pickaxes in bonus chests has been decreased. | ||||||
| The average yield of iron pickaxes in mineshaft chests has been increased. | |||||||
| 1.11.1 | 16w50a | Golden and iron pickaxes can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. | |||||
| 1.13.1 | 18w30b | The durability of all pickaxes has been reduced by one due to the fixing of a bug.[1] | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image The textures of all pickaxes have been changed. | |||||
| 18w50a | Iron pickaxes can now be found in chests in village toolsmith houses. | ||||||
| 19w11a | Toolsmith villagers now sell stone pickaxes. | ||||||
| 19w13a | Toolsmith villagers now give stone pickaxes to players under the Hero of the Village effect. | ||||||
| February 20, 2024 | π Image A Mojang video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the pickaxe. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | π Image 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 | π Image π Image π Image π Image The textures of wooden, golden, diamond, and netherite pickaxes have been changed. | ||||||
| 20w10a | π Image 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. | |||||||
| 20w15a | Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using blackstone. | ||||||
| 20w16a | Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in ruined portal chests. | ||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | Randomly enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in bastion remnant chests. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w08a | Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using cobbled deepslate. | |||||
| 1.19 | 22w11a | Mangrove planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. | |||||
| 1.19.3 Experiment | 22w42a | Bamboo planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. | |||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w04a | Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w07a | Cherry planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. | |||||
| 1.20.2 Experiment | 23w31a | Wandering traders now have a chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe. | |||||
| 1.21.2 Experiment | 24w40a | Pale oak planks can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. | |||||
| 1.21.9 | 25w31a | π Image Added copper pickaxes. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
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| v0.2.0 | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image Added wooden, stone, iron, golden, and diamond pickaxes (Currently unobtainable except for stone pickaxes). | ||||||
| v0.3.0 | Wooden pickaxes can now be crafted with wooden planks and sticks. | ||||||
| Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone pickaxe in the inventory. | |||||||
| v0.3.2 | Iron, golden and diamond pickaxes can now be crafted with corresponding materials and sticks. | ||||||
| v0.4.0 | Removed stone pickaxes from the creative inventory. | ||||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Iron pickaxes can now be found inside minecarts with chests in mineshafts. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Enchanted iron pickaxes and enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in end cities. | |||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted iron pickaxes for 9-11 emeralds as their second tier trades. | |||||
| Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trade. | |||||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Iron and golden pickaxes are now smeltable. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Wooden and stone pickaxes can now be found inside bonus chests. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image The textures of all pickaxes have been changed. | |||||
| Iron pickaxes can now be found in plains village weaponsmith houses. | |||||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Iron pickaxes can now be found in village toolsmiths chests and in savanna, taiga, snowy taiga and desert village weaponsmith chests. | |||||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Stone pickaxes can now be bought from toolsmith villagers. | ||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | π Image Added netherite pickaxes. | |||||
| Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table. | |||||||
| π Image π Image π Image The textures of wooden, golden, and diamond pickaxes have been changed. | |||||||
| 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 pickaxes 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. | |||||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | Vindicators and pillagers that spawn in raids can now drop iron pickaxes. | |||||
| 1.17.10 | beta 1.17.10.20 | π Image Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match Java Edition. | |||||
| 1.21.100 Experiment | Preview 1.21.100.23 | π Image Added copper pickaxes. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
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| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image Added wooden, stone, iron, golden, and diamond pickaxes. |
| TU14 | 1.04 | Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 iron pickaxe for 7β8 emeralds. | |||||
| Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10β11 emeralds. | |||||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HPπ π ), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing 1HPπ π more damage than before. | ||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted iron pickaxe for 9β11 emeralds. | |
| Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12β15 emeralds. | |||||||
| Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers. | |||||||
| TU36 | CU25 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | Patch 7 | The attack damage of pickaxes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 enchantments. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the chests in end cities. | |
| TU53 | CU43 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.49 | Patch 23 | 1.0.3 | Iron and golden pickaxes are now smeltable. |
| 1.90 | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image The textures of all pickaxes have been changed. | ||||||
| 1.91 | Vindicators and pillagers that spawn in raids can now drop iron pickaxes. | ||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
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| 0.1.0 | π Image π Image π Image π Image π Image Added wooden, stone, iron, golden, and diamond pickaxes. | ||||||
Issues relating to "Pickaxe" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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