Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Tool |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Damage | 5 melee |
| Knockback | 2 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 20 (Very fast) |
| Pickaxe power | 40% |
| Buy price | 20 silver |
| Sell price | 4 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Pickaxe | 10 × Iron Bar, 3 × Any Wood | Iron Anvil |
Anvil crafting and early ore excavation
Crafted at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil using 10 Iron Bar ingots and 3 wood blocks, the Iron Pickaxe provides 40% pickaxe power with useTime 20. It breaks dirt, stone, and basic metal ores such as copper, tin, iron, silver, and gold, serving as a dependable mining upgrade over starting copper tools. Its ability to harvest silver, tungsten, and gold veins allows miners to establish deep underground outposts.
Lead tier disparity and mining progression
Within world generation pairings, the Iron Pickaxe is slightly outmatched by the Lead Pickaxe, which features higher pick power and a faster swing rate. It also trails the Silver Pickaxe. It cannot mine Meteorite deposits, requiring players to eventually advance to gold or platinum gear. Reforging it to the Light modifier boosts swing speed, accelerating early hellevator digging.
Trivia
- Internal item ID is 1, making it the very first registered item in Terraria's code.
- Crafted from 10 iron bars and 3 wood pieces at an anvil.