Gold Pickaxe

Gold Pickaxe
  • Gold Pickaxe item spriteold Gold Pickaxe item sprite
Autoswing
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
  • Pickaxe mask.png 55%
  • Hammer mask.png 0%
  • Axe mask.png 0%
Type
Damage6 (Melee)
Knockback2 (Very weak)
Critical chance4%
Use time20 (Very fast)
Tool speed17
TooltipCan mine Meteorite
RarityWhite (Rarity level: 0)
Sell20 SC
Research1 required
Sounds
Use

The Gold Pickaxe is a pre-Hardmode pickaxe. It can mine blocks up to Demonite Ore and Crimtane Ore. On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, the Gold Pickaxe can also mine Obsidian.

Its alternate ore counterpart is the Platinum Pickaxe. The Gold Pickaxe has slightly less pickaxe power, damage, and mining speed.

Its best modifier is Light for harvesting purposes and Legendary for combat purposes.

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Desktop versionConsole versionMobile version only:
Gold PickaxeGold Pickaxe
Iron AnvilIron Anvil
or
Lead AnvilLead Anvil
Old-gen console versionNintendo 3DS version only:
Gold PickaxeGold Pickaxe

History

  • Desktop 1.4.1: Gold Bars needed to craft decreased from 12 to 10.