For other uses, see Pickaxe (disambiguation).
| Rarity tier | Common |
|---|---|
| Mining efficiency | 9 |
| Mining level | 4[note 1] |
| Attack damage | JE: 6HP BE: 7HP 
|
| Attack speed[JE only] | 1.2 (0.833 seconds) |
| Attack range | 3 (3 blocks) |
| Hitbox margin | 0 |
| Durability | JE: 2031 BE: 2032 |
| Enchantability | 15 |
| Renewable | No |
| Stackable | No |
A netherite pickaxe is a late-game variant of pickaxe obtained by upgrading a diamond pickaxe using a netherite ingot and netherite upgrade at a smithing table. It is the highest tier of pickaxe, having higher mining efficiency, durability, attack damage, and enchantability than a diamond pickaxe. It has a mining level of 4, which is functionally identical to a mining level of 3, allowing it to mine obsidian and ancient debris.
Obtaining
Upgrading
Like other diamond tools, a diamond pickaxe can be upgraded to a netherite pickaxe, increasing its durability by 30%, and increasing its mining efficiency, as well as granting resistance to fire and lava when dropped as an item. The upgraded pickaxe will keep its enchantments, name and other item data.
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Pickaxe + Netherite Ingot |
   |
Usage
Mining
A netherite pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Breaking a block with a netherite pickaxe consumes one use (one durability point). No durability is consumed for blocks that have a hardness value of 0, such as torches and flowers.
Mining level
Netherite pickaxes have a mining level of 4. A mining level of 4 is functionally identical to a mining level of 3, so there are no blocks that a netherite pickaxe can mine that a diamond pickaxe can’t.
Weapon
Java Edition
All pickaxes have an attack speed modifier of -2.8, meaning they take about 0.85 seconds to recover. Netherite pickaxes do 6HP damage per attack, or 7.2 damage per second.
Bedrock Edition
All pickaxes attack instantly, with netherite pickaxes doing 7HP damage per attack.
Repairing
Combining
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged Netherite Pickaxe |  |
The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability. |
| Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2x Damaged Netherite Pickaxe | |
The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability. |
Anvil repair
| Ingredients | Anvil recipe |
|---|---|
| Damaged Netherite Pickaxe + Netherite Ingot |
Netherite Pickaxe
|
A netherite pickaxe can be repaired in an anvil by adding netherite ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down. Two netherite pickaxes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the pickaxe's enchantments.
Enchantments
A netherite pickaxe can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Description | Max Level | Method | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | Increases the mining speed. | V |  Enchanting Table Anvil
|
10 |
| Fortune[note 2] | Increases the amount of drops when mining. | III | Enchanting TableAnvil
|
2 |
| Silk Touch[note 2] | Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined. | I | Enchanting TableAnvil
|
1 |
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | Enchanting TableAnvil
|
5 |
| Mending | Repairs the pickaxe when obtaining experience. | I | Anvil
|
2 |
| Curse of Vanishing | The pickaxe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. | I | Anvil
|
1 |
Sounds
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Item breaks | Players | When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted | entity | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8–1.2 | 16 | |
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Item breaks | Players | When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted | random | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherite Pickaxe | netherite_pickaxe | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherite Pickaxe | netherite_pickaxe | 606 | Item | item |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | MOAR Tools | Construct one type of each tool. | Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material. | 15 | Bronze |
Videos
History
Early texture
| February 20, 2024 |  A video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the pickaxe. | ||||||
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Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w06a |  Added netherite pickaxes.
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| Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table. | |||||||
| 20w09a |  The texture of netherite pickaxes have been changed. | ||||||
| 20w10a |  Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes.
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| Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted. | |||||||
| Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w04a | Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Added netherite pickaxes.
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| Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table. | |||||||
| beta 1.16.0.57 | Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted. | ||||||
| Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||||
| Netherite pickaxe now generate randomly enchanted in bastion remnant chest. | |||||||
| 1.17.10 | beta 1.17.10.20 | Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match Java Edition. | |||||
| 1.19.80 Experiment | beta 1.19.80.21 | Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Netherite Pickaxe" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
