Pickaxes¶

Every item of this type that can have properties, and the passives that work with it. All item bases: Item bases.

A mining tool that can also attack creatures. Against creatures, its mining damage becomes pierce damage.

Items (5)¶

Name	Stats	Attacks	Crafted at	Item level
Antler Pickaxe	Pierce 18, Pickaxe 18	strike (primary)	Workbench	Meadows
Bronze Pickaxe	Pierce 25, Pickaxe 25	strike (primary)	Forge	Black Forest
Iron Pickaxe	Pierce 33, Pickaxe 33	strike (primary)	Forge	Swamp
Black Metal Pickaxe	Pierce 49, Pickaxe 49	strike (primary)	Forge	Mistlands
Stone Pickaxe	Pierce 15, Pickaxe 15	strike (primary)	—	—

Nodes of this weapon's branches in the passive tree, and nodes and mastery options whose bonuses name this weapon.

	Name	Effect
	Iron Beak	20% increased pickaxe damage 5% increased pickaxe attack speed
	Mineface Song	12.5% increased pickaxe attack speed on crit recently 30% increased pickaxe critical strike chance
	Miner at War	10% reduced pickaxe stamina cost 40% increased stagger build-up with pickaxes
	Point Beneath the Helm	30% increased pickaxe critical strike chance +20% pickaxe critical strike damage
	Skull Cleft	20% increased pickaxe damage +20% pickaxe critical strike damage
	Stone Tooth	20% increased pickaxe damage 5% increased pickaxe attack speed
	Stubborn Miner	10% reduced pickaxe stamina cost
	Vein Fissure	40% increased stagger build-up with pickaxes

	Option	Effect
	Crumble the Ice	Pickaxe hits shatter created ice crystals in one hit ×0.6 burst damage from crystals shattered by a pickaxe Pickaxes shatter created ice crystals in a single hit, though the burst deals less than usual.
	Hook	Alternative attack hits with a pickaxe pull you towards the target.

Stat	Nodes
8% increased pickaxe damage	6
16% increased stagger build-up with pickaxes	5
4% reduced pickaxe stamina cost	5
2% increased pickaxe attack speed	5
12% increased pickaxe critical strike chance	2

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.3.6, extracted 2026-10-27.