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Overview[]

Pickaxes are tools that allow the player to obtain resources. Pickaxes are important and a priority for many players. Pickaxes are also able to destroy structures of any tier, however, they do this much, much slower than hammers. All pickaxes share size and speed, with damage, gather/hit, and sprites change as they are upgraded. Pickaxes are the most used tool in starve.io, acting as the primary means to obtain resources. While upgrading a pickaxe does not affect its speed or size, it does increase the amount harvested every hit. Some players prefer to upgrade the pickaxe before any other tool or weapon. In late game, some players prefer not to upgrade the amethyst pickaxe to reidite pickaxe because it can't gather any new resources.

More Information[]

A table of what material can be gathered by all variations of the pickaxe and how many of each item they gather per hit:

Resource Inv pickaxe wood Inv pickaxe stone Inv pickaxe gold Inv pickaxe diamond Inv pickaxe amethyst Inv pickaxe reidite
Wood 2 3 4 5 6 7
Stone 1 2 3 4 5 6
Gold 0 1 2 3 4 5
Diamond 0 0 1 2 3 4
Amethyst 0 0 0 1 2 3
Reidite 0 0 0 0 1 2
Emerald 0 0 0 0 1 2

Pickaxes were presumably added in the "Online" update, but have no appearance in the changelog, having Wooden, Stone, Golden and Diamond pickaxes.

The Amethyst pickaxe was added in the "Winter Is Finally Here" update.

The Reidite pickaxe was added, unlike the almost all reidite items, in the "Water Is Better With Sugar" update.

The max amount of items you can use to craft a pickaxe is 4 items.

Wooden Pickaxe

Mineables
Item(s) Amount per hit
Inv wood Wood 2
Inv stone Stone 1
Crafting
Crafting Station
Not required
Item(s) Amount
Inv wood Wood 10
Result
Inv pickaxe wood Wooden Pickaxe
Used in
Inv pickaxe stone Stone pickaxe

The Wooden Pickaxe is the first tier pickaxe tool that the player can obtain in-game. This is essential for advancing in the game, as it allows the player to mine stone and wood.

It doesn't need a workbench to be crafted.

Stone Pickaxe

Mineables
Item(s) Amount per hit
Inv wood Wood 3
Inv stone Stone 2
Inv gold Gold 1
Crafting
Crafting Station
Workcraft Workbench
Item(s) Amount
Inv wood Wood 50
Inv stone Stone 15
Inv pickaxe wood Wooden Pickaxe 1
Result
Inv pickaxe stone Stone Pickaxe
Used in
Inv pickaxe gold Golden Pickaxe
The Stone Pickaxe is the second tier of pickaxe. This is one of the first tools that are upgraded. It is obtained very early in game. For starters, it is a crucial for collecting essential resources.

Golden Pickaxe

Mineables
Item(s) Amount per hit
Inv wood Wood 4
Inv stone Stone 3
Inv gold Gold 2
Inv diamond Diamond 1
Crafting
Crafting Station
Workcraft Workbench
Item(s) Amount
Inv wood Wood 40
Inv stone Stone 30
Inv gold Gold 20
Inv pickaxe stone Stone Pickaxe 1
Result
Inv pickaxe gold Golden Pickaxe
Used in
Inv pickaxe diamond Diamond Pickaxe
The Golden Pickaxe is the third tier of pickaxe. It is usually obtained early, and it is used to mine middle game ores. It is a necessary companion for advancing the game.

Diamond Pickaxe

Mineables
Item(s) Amount per hit
Inv wood Wood 5
Inv stone Stone 4
Inv gold Gold 3
Inv diamond Diamond 2
Inv amethyst Amethyst 1
Crafting
Crafting Station
Workcraft Workbench
Item(s) Amount
Inv stone Stone 80
Inv gold Gold 50
Inv diamond Diamond 20
Inv pickaxe gold Golden Pickaxe 1
Result
Inv pickaxe diamond Diamond Pickaxe
Used in
Inv amethyst pickaxe Amethyst Pickaxe
The Diamond Pickaxe is the fourth tier of pickaxes. It can mine all ores except reidite and emerald. The pickaxe is obtained middle game in the winter.

Amethyst Pickaxe

Mineables
Item(s) Amount per hit
Inv wood Wood 6
Inv stone Stone 5
Inv gold Gold 4
Inv diamond Diamond 3
Inv amethyst Amethyst 2
Inv-reidite-clickReidite 1
Inv-emerald-clickEmerald 1
Crafting
Crafting Station
Workcraft Workbench
Item(s) Amount
Inv gold Gold 60
Inv diamond Diamond 40
Inv amethyst Amethyst 30
Inv pickaxe diamond Diamond Pickaxe 1
Result
Inv amethyst pickaxe Amethyst Pickaxe
Used in
Inv-reidite-pickaxe-in Reidite Pickaxe
The Amethyst Pickaxe is the fifth tier of pickaxes, and it can mine all ores. The all powerful pickaxe is obtained late game.

Reidite Pickaxe

Mineables
Item(s) Amount per hit
Inv wood Wood 7
Inv stone Stone 6
Inv gold Gold 5
Inv diamond Diamond 4
Inv amethyst Amethyst 3
Inv-reidite-clickReidite 2
Inv-emerald-clickEmerald 2
Crafting
Crafting Station
Link=Workbench Workbench
Item(s) Amount
Link=Amethyst Amethyst 30
Link=Diamond Diamond 40
Link=Reidite Reidite 30
Link=Amethyst Pickaxe Amethyst Pickaxe 1
Result
Link=Reidite Pickaxe Reidite Pickaxe

The Reidite Pickaxe is the sixth and the best tier of pickaxes. Like the amethyst pickaxe, it is capable of mining all types of ores.

Being an end game pickaxe, there is not much to do with this pickaxe. Maybe kill some players (with this pickaxe?) but that's all.

See also

Category Tools
Pickaxes Inv pickaxe wood Wooden pickaxe · Inv pickaxe stone Stone pickaxe · Inv pickaxe gold Golden pickaxe · Inv pickaxe diamond Diamond pickaxe

Inv amethyst pickaxe Amethyst pickaxe . Inv-reidite-pickaxe-in Reidite pickaxe

Hammers Inv hammer stone Stone Hammer · Inv hammer gold Golden Hammer · Inv hammer diamond Diamond Hammer · Inv hammer amethyst Amethyst HammerReidite hammer Reidite Hammer . Inv super hammer Super Hammer
Shovels Inv shovel Stone Shovel · Inv shovel gold Golden Shovel · Inv shovel diamond Diamond Shovel · Inv shovel amethyst Amethyst Shovel
Miscellaneous Inv book IKEA Manual · Inv can full Watering Can · Inv spanner Wrench · Inv bucket full Bucket · Inv-machete-out Machete
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