Iron Pickaxe

Minecraft files Iron Pickaxe under Tools: a tool you get from crafting, mob drops (Zombified Piglin), and chest loot. No stacking for Iron Pickaxe: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine. Expect 250 uses out of Iron Pickaxe, with repairs on an anvil to stretch it further; it takes enchantments too.

Count on 250 uses out of Iron Pickaxe before it goes, longer with Unbreaking on it, and effectively without end once Mending is on it and you keep picking up experience. Iron is the dependable mid-game material, striking a practical balance between durability and performance that makes it the workhorse choice for most players. The enchantment pool for Iron Pickaxe runs to 6, including Efficiency, Unbreaking, Mending, and Fortune. Of the 6 kinds of generated chest that can hold Iron Pickaxe, village toolsmith chests are the best bet at about 41% per chest. It sits between Iron Hoe and Iron Shovel in Tools, number 18 of 35 there.

Attack damage

4 per hit

Attack speed

1.2 swings per second

Damage per second

4.8

Pickaxe mining speed

6x

Enchantability

14

Repairs with

Iron Ingot, 62 points per unit

Four damage and 1.2 swings a second put the Iron Pickaxe at 4.8 damage per second, which beats a wooden sword outright. Mining speed 6 and 250 uses are what make the Iron Pickaxe the tool most players never quite stop using.

One iron ingot on the anvil restores 62 points of the bar, so a full repair of an Iron Pickaxe costs four ingots.

• Crafting
• Mob drops (Zombified Piglin)
• Chest loot

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Cannot mine ancient debris. The most common pickaxe used by mid-game players.