Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Tool |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Red |
| Damage | 80 melee |
| Knockback | 5.5 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 12 (Very fast) |
| Pickaxe power | 225% |
| Buy price | 35 gold |
| Sell price | 7 gold |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Vortex Pickaxe | 12 × Vortex Fragment, 10 × Luminite Bar | Ancient Manipulator |
High-speed block disruption and defensive swings
The Vortex Pickaxe provides sweeping excavation power alongside strong defensive capabilities for endgame exploration. Boasting 225% pickaxe power, it tears through every block in Terraria with minimal effort. It delivers 80 base melee damage and 5.5 knockback across a wide arcing swing, creating a protective barrier against subterranean bats and burrowing worms. Its built-in +4 tile range extension bonus allows prospectors to mine out high ceilings and distant mineral veins safely.
Manipulator crafting and extended range advantage
Fabricating this pickaxe requires Luminite Bars and Vortex Fragments combined at an Ancient Manipulator. Unlike drills that excavate at a fixed frequency, this swinging pickaxe benefits directly from melee speed bonuses and mining buffs, enabling players to clear dense layers of stone in seconds. Its broad swings also clear away cobwebs, thorny bushes, and background clutter smoothly during quarrying.
Trivia
- The tool possesses four extra tiles of range, allowing miners to breach ore pockets safely.
- It is styled after the extraterrestrial Vortex Pillar defeated during the Lunar Events.