Pickaxes
Five pickaxe tiers for breaking rocks in the mines, which rocks each one breaks, and how to craft them.
Pickaxes are tools that break the rocks in the Mines. A stronger pickaxe breaks rarer rocks and needs fewer hits on every rock.
How to Get
- Scrappy Pickaxe: Kevin gives you one for free during the story quest The Old Cave.
- Every other tier: craft it at a Crafting Bench. No shop sells pickaxes. Each upgrade uses up the pickaxe one tier below it, so keep your current pickaxe until you are ready to craft the next one.
How to Use
Select a pickaxe
Pick it in your toolbar and walk up to a rock in the mines.
Hit the green zone
Press when the moving marker is in the green zone. A hit in the middle of the zone is stronger. A miss lets the rock recover a little.
Collect your find
Break the rock before time runs out, then pick up what it drops.
Tiers
| Pickaxe | Rarity | What it breaks | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scrappy Pickaxe |
Common | Stone and copper | 25 gold |
 Copper Pickaxe |
Common | Everything above, plus iron | 100 gold |
 Iron Pickaxe |
Uncommon | Everything above, plus gold and emerald | 300 gold |
 Steel Pickaxe |
Rare | Everything above, plus crystal, sapphire, and ruby | 1,200 gold |
 Master Pickaxe |
Legendary | Every rock, and it breaks them the fastest | 4,050 gold |
Hits to Break a Rock
This table counts regular hits in the green zone. Hits in the middle of the zone are stronger, so you may need fewer.
| Rock | Scrappy | Copper | Iron | Steel | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Copper | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Iron | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Gold or Emerald | - | - | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Crystal | - | - | - | 6 | 5 |
| Sapphire or Ruby | - | - | - | 8 | 6 |
Crafting Recipes
| Pickaxe | Gold | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Scrappy Pickaxe | 150 | 6 Pebbles, 3 Rock |
| Copper Pickaxe | 500 | Scrappy Pickaxe, 15 Stone, 10 Copper |
| Iron Pickaxe | 2,500 | Copper Pickaxe, 15 Copper, 12 Iron |
| Steel Pickaxe | 10,000 | Iron Pickaxe, 15 Iron, 6 Gold, 2 Emerald, 1 Cinderchip |
| Master Pickaxe | 35,000 | Steel Pickaxe, 10 Crystal, 3 Ruby, 3 Sapphire, 1 Pyreshard, 1 Heartcoal |
Tips
- Emerald only shows up on a few mine floors. Check Mines before you craft the Iron or Steel Pickaxe.
- The treasure chests on floors 20 and 30 always hold a rare core, so they are a good way to find a Pyreshard or Heartcoal.
- Hold a Red Flame to light up the dark floors.