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Diamond Pickaxe
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Diamond Pickaxe

A high-tier pickaxe that can mine obsidian, ancient debris, and all other blocks. Essential for reaching the Nether.

Stack Size

1

Durability

1561

Category

Tools

Version Added

1.0

Item ID

diamond_pickaxe

Diamond Pickaxe at a glance

Diamond Pickaxe, a tool out of crafting and End City chest loot, sits under Tools. It does not stack, so every one you carry costs a full inventory slot, and nine of them fill a hotbar row. It lasts 1561 uses before it breaks, and an anvil brings it back; it takes enchantments too.

Its 1561-point durability sets how many actions Diamond Pickaxe survives before breaking, and Unbreaking multiplies those 1561 while Mending repairs Diamond Pickaxe from the experience you pick up. Diamond gear is high tier, capable of handling the toughest blocks and mobs, and any diamond tool or armor piece can be upgraded to Netherite at a smithing table. When enchanted, Diamond Pickaxe can carry 6 different enchantments, among them Efficiency, Unbreaking, Mending, and Fortune. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold Diamond Pickaxe, end city chests are the best bet at about 13% per chest. It sits between Diamond Hoe and Diamond Shovel in Tools, number 7 of 35 there.

Combat and Mining Stats for Diamond Pickaxe

Attack damage
5 per hit
Attack speed
1.2 swings per second
Damage per second
6
Pickaxe mining speed
8x
Enchantability
10
Repairs with
Diamond, 390 points per unit

Five damage at 1.2 swings a second is 6 damage per second, level with a wooden sword and above every pickaxe below it. The Diamond Pickaxe is still bought for mining speed 8 and for the 1561 uses behind it.

It is the first tier that opens obsidian, and one diamond returns 390 points on the anvil. Four diamonds make a spent Diamond Pickaxe new again.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
DiamondDiamond
DiamondDiamond
DiamondDiamond
StickStick
StickStick
Diamond PickaxeDiamond Pickaxe

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • End City chest loot

Enchantments

EfficiencyUnbreakingMendingFortuneSilk TouchCurse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Can be upgraded to Netherite at a Smithing Table. Required to mine obsidian.

Frequently asked questions about Diamond Pickaxe

  1. Diamond, Stick going into Diamond Pickaxe, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Diamond Pickaxe in Minecraft?

    Diamond Pickaxe is crafted from Diamond and Stick at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from End City chest loot, not just the recipe above.

  2. Diamond Pickaxe above a bar drawn to its 1561 points of durability

    How much durability does Diamond Pickaxe have?

    Diamond Pickaxe starts at 1561 durability, and every use takes one off. 1561 is where diamond stops, and Diamond Pickaxe sits on that ceiling next to Diamond Sword, Diamond Axe, Diamond Shovel, and Diamond Hoe. On Diamond Pickaxe the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

  3. Diamond Pickaxe coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.0

    When was Diamond Pickaxe added to Minecraft?

    Diamond Pickaxe was added in the 1.0 full release.

  4. Diamond Pickaxe on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Diamond Pickaxe used for?

    Diamond Pickaxe is a tool, and it harvests blocks faster than a bare hand does. A high-tier pickaxe that can mine obsidian, ancient debris, and all other blocks. Essential for reaching the Nether.

  5. A chest beside Diamond Pickaxe, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Diamond Pickaxe in chests?

    Diamond Pickaxe is chest loot in end city chests (about 13%), bastion hoglin stable chests (about 12%), trial chamber intersection chests (about 11%), and bastion chests (roughly 1 in 15). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  6. Diamond Pickaxe with the glow of an enchantment behind it, 6 of which fit

    Can Diamond Pickaxe be enchanted?

    Yes, and there are 6 to choose from on Diamond Pickaxe: Efficiency, Unbreaking, and Mending, all on Diamond Pickaxe, plus Fortune, Silk Touch, and Curse of Vanishing.

  7. One Diamond Pickaxe, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Diamond Pickaxe can you stack?

    One Diamond Pickaxe per slot, since Diamond Pickaxe does not stack, and every one then costs 3 Diamond and 2 Stick. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

Building with it

With 1561 uses and obsidian on its list, the diamond pickaxe is the tool that unlocks the End and the enchanting table. Three diamonds and two sticks is steep early on, but it lasts through thousands of blocks and it upgrades straight into netherite without losing its enchantments.

In practice

Fortune III on a diamond pickaxe multiplies coal, lapis, redstone and diamonds themselves, which makes enchanting the pick before the serious mining starts the single most profitable decision in a world. Silk Touch on a second pick covers the blocks Fortune would destroy.

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