Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Tool |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Damage | 4 melee |
| Knockback | 2 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 23 (Fast) |
| Pickaxe power | 35% |
| Buy price | 5 silver |
| Sell price | 1 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Copper Pickaxe | 8 × Copper Bar, 4 × Any Wood | Iron Anvil |
Shimmer
- Shimmering it gives 1 × Copper Ore, 1 × Wood.
Starter mining equipment and basic excavation
The Copper Pickaxe automatically populates the first hotbar slot of newly created characters on Classic, Mediumcore, and Hardcore difficulty modes. If lost or misplaced, it can be crafted at an anvil using 8 Copper Bar ingots and 4 Wood. Supplying 35% pickaxe power with use time 23, it handles the extraction of dirt, clay, stone, sand, and early ores like iron, silver, and gold. Its overhead swing also deals 4 melee damage to fend off aggressive pests while tunneling.
Tier limitations and early progression path
While functional for surface exploration, the tool cannot break Meteorite (50% required), Demonite Ore (55%), or Hellstone (65%). In addition, the Tin Pickaxe boasts a slightly faster use time of 21. Miners routinely replace this starter tool early by crafting a Gold Pickaxe or Platinum Pickaxe to dig faster through subterranean caverns.
Trivia
- Automatically granted to all newly created classic and hardcore characters.
- Has 35% pickaxe power, capable of mining common ores but not meteorite.