Tools
Pickaxe
pickaxe
A metal pickaxe for efficiently mining stone, metal and sulfur ore nodes.
Crafting
 Wood | ×100 |
 Metal Fragments | ×125 |
Workbench Lvl 1Craft time: 30s
Blueprint
30
Research (scrap)
30
Tech tree node (scrap)
120
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 1
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Wood | ×40 |
| Metal Fragments | ×50 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Wood | ×60 |
| Metal Fragments | ×75 |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
buildRepair Bench
| Wood | ×20 |
| Metal Fragments | ×25 |
Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: Yes
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Military Tunnel ScientistPT Boat ScientistRHIB ScientistOutbreak SprayerRoad ScientistCannon CrateTools CrateUnderwater Lab - Tools CrateUnderwater Basic CrateNormal Crate - CaveMinecartUnderwater Advanced Crate
Popular Pickaxe Skins
All skins →| Skin | Steam Market | Skinport | DMarket | Waxpeer | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toothed Pick Axe | $0.86 | $0.71 | $0.81 | $0.55 | $0.53 |
 The Deep Pick Axe | $0.87 | $0.57 | $0.70 | $0.54 | $0.54 |
 Deep Sea Pick Axe | $0.85 | $0.64 | $0.60 | $0.57 | $0.55 |
 Overgrown Pickaxe | $0.94 | $0.64 | $0.56 | $0.60 | $0.56 |
 Shadow of Death Pick Axe | $0.85 | $0.63 | $0.78 | $0.58 | $0.56 |
 Low Poly Pickaxe | $0.98 | $0.62 | $0.65 | $0.60 | $0.57 |
 GingerFarmer Pickaxe | $0.86 | $0.66 | $0.57 | $0.69 | $0.57 |
 Chaos Pick Axe | $0.97 | $0.65 | $0.66 | $0.57 | $0.57 |
 Colosseum Pick Axe | $0.94 | $0.57 | $0.74 | $0.64 | $0.57 |
 Disease Pick Axe | $0.88 | $0.62 | $0.68 | $0.60 | $0.57 |
 Wasteland Pick Axe | $0.98 | $0.65 | $0.72 | $0.60 | $0.58 |
 Antique Pick Axe | $0.94 | $0.69 | $0.74 | $0.58 | $0.58 |
 Cardboard Pickaxe | $0.88 | $0.67 | $0.73 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Shadowstrike Pick Axe | $0.92 | $0.59 | $0.77 | $0.65 | $0.59 |
 Carbon Fiber Pick Axe | $0.97 | $0.72 | $0.69 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Wartech Pick Axe | $0.89 | $0.59 | $0.98 | $0.70 | $0.59 |
 Rebar Pick Axe | $0.87 | $0.60 | $1.42 | $0.67 | $0.60 |
 Tarnished Sun Pick Axe | $0.87 | $0.64 | $0.67 | $0.62 | $0.61 |
 Dragon Claw Pick Axe | $1.08 | $0.67 | $0.61 | $0.72 | $0.61 |
 Cargo Heli Pick Axe | $0.88 | $0.62 | $0.65 | $0.73 | $0.62 |
 Ice Eye Pick Axe | $1.07 | $0.75 | $1.03 | $0.63 | $0.63 |
 Jade Beast Pickaxe | $1.06 | $0.75 | $0.93 | $0.63 | $0.63 |
 Tiki Pickaxe | $1.05 | $1.06 | $0.78 | $0.66 | $0.64 |
 Lightweight Pick Axe | $0.99 | $0.73 | $0.64 | $0.75 | $0.64 |
 Elegant Pick Axe | $1.00 | $0.65 | $1.49 | $0.84 | $0.65 |
 Tactical Pick Axe | $1.07 | $0.77 | $0.71 | $0.65 | $0.65 |
 Taurus Pick Axe | $0.93 | $0.65 | — | $0.68 | $0.65 |
 Hazard Pick Axe | $0.88 | $0.73 | $2.00 | $0.67 | $0.65 |
 Christmas Candy Pick Axe | $0.93 | $0.65 | $0.67 | — | $0.65 |
 Night Farmer Pick Axe | $3.50 | $0.66 | $1.08 | — | $0.66 |
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