Diamond Pickaxe


| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Mining efficiency |
8 |
| Mining level | |
| Attack damage | |
| Attack speed[JE only] |
1.2 (0.833 seconds) |
| Attack reach |
3 (3 blocks) |
| Durability | |
| Enchantability |
10 |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
No |
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A diamond pickaxe is a variant of pickaxe that is crafted from diamonds. It is the second-highest tier of pickaxe, having higher mining efficiency, durability, and attack damage than an iron pickaxe. It has a mining level of 3, allowing it to mine obsidian and ancient debris. It can be upgraded into a netherite pickaxe using a netherite ingot and netherite upgrade at a smithing table.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Diamond + Stick |
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Intersection chest | 1 | 11.2%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
| ||
| Chest | 1 | 13.1%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Generic chest | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0674157303370787, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
| Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 12%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
| ||
| Java Edition 1.21.11 | ||||
| Chest | 1 | 12.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Intersection barrel | 1 | 5.9%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
| ||
| Intersection chest | 1 | 11.2%{ "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
| ||
| Chest | 1 | 13.1%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
| Generic chest | 1 | 6.7%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0674157303370787, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
| Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 13.6%{ "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13636363636363635, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
| ||
- ↑ a b The item has between 10% and 50% of its total durability.
- ↑ a b c Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b c d All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ a b The item has between 15% and 95% of its total durability.
Trading
| Villager | Probability | Villager wants | Player receives | Trades in stock | Villager experience | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | ||||||
| 10% | 10% | 18–32 × | 3 | 30 | |||
- ↑ The price of this trade is the base price, 13 emeralds, plus the random enchantment level chosen (5–19).
- ↑ When creating an enchantment offer, the game uses a random enchantment level from 5 to 19. The enchantments are never treasure enchantments.
Usage
Mining
A diamond pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Breaking a block with a diamond pickaxe consumes one durability point. No durability is consumed for blocks that have a hardness value of 0, such as torches and flowers.
Mining level
Diamond pickaxes have a mining level of 3. A diamond pickaxe or better is required to mine the following blocks:
Obsidian
Crying Obsidian
Respawn Anchor
Ancient Debris
Block of Netherite
Glowing Obsidian[Bedrock Edition only]
Weapon
Java Edition
All pickaxes have an attack speed modifier of -2.8, meaning they take about 0.85 seconds to recover. Diamond pickaxes do 5HP damage per attack, or 6 damage per second.
Bedrock Edition
All pickaxes attack instantly, with diamond pickaxes doing 6HP damage per attack.
Repairing
Combining
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged Diamond Pickaxe | The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 78 durability. |
| Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2x Damaged Diamond Pickaxe | The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 78 durability. |
Anvil repair
| Ingredients | Anvil recipe |
|---|---|
| Damaged Diamond Pickaxe + Diamond |
A diamond pickaxe can be repaired in an anvil by adding diamonds, with each diamond restoring 390 durability. Two diamond pickaxes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the pickaxe's enchantments.
Enchantments
A diamond pickaxe can receive the following enchantments:
| Name | Description | Max level | Method | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | Increases the mining speed. | V | 10 | |
| Fortune[note 2] | Increases the amount of drops when mining. | III | 2 | |
| Silk Touch[note 2] | Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined. | I | 1 | |
| Unbreaking | Grants a chance to negate durability consumption. | III | 5 | |
| Mending | Repairs the pickaxe when obtaining experience. | I | 2 | |
| Curse of Vanishing | The pickaxe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item. | I | 1 |
Upgrading
Like other diamond tools, a diamond pickaxe can be upgraded to a netherite pickaxe, increasing its durability and slightly increasing its mining speed, 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 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
diamond_pickaxe | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
diamond_pickaxe | 318 | Item | item |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
| Time to Mine! | Use planks and sticks to make a pickaxe. | Pick up a wooden pickaxe from a crafting table output. | 10 | Bronze | |||
| MOAR Tools | Construct one type of each tool. | Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material. | 15 | Bronze | |||
Video
History
| Java Edition Indev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100128-2200 | ||||||
| 20100129-1447 | Diamond pickaxes can now be crafted. | ||||||
| 20100131-2156 | Diamond pickaxes now have durability which is 257. | ||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 emeralds. | |||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w21a | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP), diamond pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing 1HP more damage than before. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Toolsmith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds. | |||||
| Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers. | |||||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in chests in end cities. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w09a | ||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | Randomly enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in bastion remnant chests. | |||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w45a | Damaged diamond pickaxes can now be found in trial chambers intersection barrels and chests. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.2.0 | |||||||
| v0.3.2 | Diamond pickaxes can now be crafted with diamonds and sticks. | ||||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in end cities. | |||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trade. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds. | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | ||||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Damaged diamond pickaxes can now be found in trial chambers intersection barrels and chests. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | |
| TU14 | 1.04 | Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 emeralds. | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP), diamond pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing 1HP more damage than before. | ||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Toolsmith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds. | |
| Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers. | |||||||
| TU36 | CU25 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | Patch 7 | The attack damage of diamond pickaxes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 enchantments. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in chests in end cities. | |
| 1.90 | |||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 278 [more information needed]. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Diamond Pickaxe" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
Publicity
References
| Pickaxe | |
|---|---|
| Shovel | |
| Axe | |
| Hoe | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Material | |
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| Armor | |
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