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Pickaxe

Mining tool for stone and ore; the starter one is weak, and better pickaxes mine far faster.

Recipe

What goes into Pickaxe and where it’s made.

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Hemlock Made fromAmount pendingDev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 5:18:26 (opens in a new tab)
Iron Made fromAmount pendingDev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 4:40:29 (opens in a new tab)
Juniper Made fromAmount pendingDev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 5:19:00 (opens in a new tab)

“Amount pending” means we don’t have that number yet for this version.

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Patch history

2 versions

Every fact about Pickaxe by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Mines ore and stone; starter pickaxe is stone, so mining is slow until a Traveler's pickaxe.
  • Iron pickaxes need iron; found tools can be poor.
  • Made from wood; hemlock raises melee swing speed so you mine faster.
  • Made with juniper wood increases durability.
  • An uncommon Tier 4 pickaxe can be bought directly from a vendor.
  • Early tool wanted for mining stone, iron and sulfur.
  • Breaks through rock much faster than a Tier 1 pickaxe.
  • Pickaxes come in tiers, each tuned to deal different mining damage.
  • A tier two pickaxe sits between tier one and tier three.
Alpha 5
  • The starting pickaxe is very weak; the next tier is far better, so mining waits for a better one.

Sources

5

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20262
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 20267
Pickaxe Tiers - The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 19, 20263

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