Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Accessory |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Blue |
| Buy price | 5 gold |
| Sell price | 1 gold |
Used in 1 recipe
| Makes | Ingredients | At | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hand Of Creation | 1 × Architect Gizmo Pack, 1 × Ancient Chisel, 1 × Treasure Magnet, 1 × Step Stool | Tinkerer's Workshop |
Underground desert expeditions and digging speed
Sandstone Chests nestled inside the Underground Desert and reward crates pulled from Oasis fishing hold the Ancient Chisel. Equipping this accessory boosts mining speed by 25%, drastically shortening the swing delay of pickaxes and drills during underground excavation. When clearing expansive hellevator shafts, digging out underground arenas, or isolating evil biomes before Hardmode, that speed bonus cuts substantial labor from terraforming tasks. Pairing it with mining buffs transforms early subterranean tunneling into a brisk task.
Mining setup synergies and hand of creation
The 25% mining speed increase stacks additively with Mining Armor pieces, Mining Potion buffs, and the well-fed boost from food items. At a Tinkerer's Workshop, combining it with architectural tools produces the Hand of Creation, consolidating block placement range, tile speed, and digging haste into a single accessory slot. Players looking to optimize resource gathering early in Pre-Hardmode benefit greatly from pairing it with high-tier pickaxes.
Trivia
- The tooltip flavor text quotes the popular modern internet meme "Ancient problems require ancient solutions."
- Its 25% mining speed boost stacks with mining buffs up to the game engine limit of 70% reduced tool delay.