A Pickaxe is a tool that can help you mine. Pickaxes, or "picks" will mine all solid foreground objects, and what they can break and how fast is based on the tier of pickaxe. Pickaxes can also break some certain background objects, such as crystal hearts, shadow orbs, and furniture.
Pickaxe Types[]
| Pickaxe | Sprite | Pickaxe Power | Speed | Crafted With | Can Mine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Pickaxe | 
|
30% | Fast | 12 Copper Bars, 4 Wood | Gold/Platinum ores and lower |
| Tin Pickaxe | 
|
35% | Fast | 12 Tin Bars, 4 Wood | Gold/Platinum ores and lower |
| Cactus Pickaxe | 
|
35% | Fast | 15 Cacti | Gold/Platinum ores and lower |
| Iron Pickaxe | 
|
40% | Very Fast | 12 Iron Bars, 3 Wood | Gold/Platinum ores and lower |
| Lead Pickaxe | 
|
43% | Very Fast | 12 Lead Bars, 3 Wood | Gold/Platinum ores and lower |
| Silver Pickaxe | 
|
45% | Very Fast | 12 Silver Bars, 4 Wood | Gold/Platinum ores and lower |
| Tungsten Pickaxe | 
|
50% | Fast | 12 Tungsten Bars, 4 Wood | Meteorite and lower |
| Bone Pickaxe | 
|
50% | Very Fast | Drops from Undead Miner | Meteorite and lower |
| Gold Pickaxe | 
|
55% | Very Fast | 12 Gold Bars, 4 Wood | Demonite/Chimtane ores and lower |
| Platinum Pickaxe | 
|
59% | Very Fast | 12 Platinum Bars, 4 Wood | Demonite/Chimtane ores and lower |
| Nightmare Pickaxe | 
|
65% | Very Fast | 12 Demonite Bars, 6 Shadow Scales | Hellstone, Obsidian,Ebonstone, Crimstone, and Dungeon Bricks |
| Deathbringer Pickaxe | 
|
70% | Fast | 12 Crimtane Bars, 6 Tissue Samples | Hellstone, Obsidian, Ebonstone, Crimstone, and Dungeon Bricks |
| Molten Pickaxe | 
|
100% | Fast | 20 Hellstone Bars | Cobalt/Palladium ores and lower |
| Cobalt Pickaxe | 
|
110% | Fast | 15 Cobalt Bars | Mythril/Orichalcum ores and lower |
| Palladium Pickaxe | 
|
130% | Fast | 18 Palladium Bars | Mythril/Orichalcum ores and lower |
| Mythril Pickaxe | 
|
150% | Fast | 15 Mythril Bars | Adamantite/Titanium ores and lower |
| Orichalcum Pickaxe | 
|
165% | Fast | 18 Orichalcum Bars | Adamantite/Titanium ores and lower |
| Adamantite Pickaxe | 
|
180% | Fast | 18 Adamantite Bars | Adamantite/Titanium ores and lower |
| Titanium Pickaxe | 
|
190% | Fast | 20 Titanium Bars | Adamantite/Titanium ores and lower |
| Chlorophyte Pickaxe | 
|
200% | Fast | 18 Chlorophyte Bars | Everything except Lihzahrd Brick |
| Spectre Pickaxe | 
|
200% | Fast | 18 Spectre Bars | All blocks except Lihzahrd Brick |
| Picksaw | 
|
210% | Very Fast | Dropped from the Golem | All blocks |