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Where to Find Golden Pickaxe in Minecraft
The fastest mining pickaxe but with extremely low durability. Mines the same blocks as a wooden pickaxe.
Primary Location
All Overworld biomes
Y-Level
Gold ore: Y -64 to 32, peaks at Y -16. Extra generation in Badlands at Y 32-256
Difficulty
Medium (3/5)
Version Added
1.0
Stack Size
1
Durability
32
Where to Look
Biomes & Dimensions
- All Overworld biomes
- Nether (Ruined Portals)
Y-Level Range
Gold ore: Y -64 to 32, peaks at Y -16. Extra generation in Badlands at Y 32-256
How to Get Golden Pickaxe
- 1Craft using 3 Gold Ingots and 2 Sticks
- 2Found as loot in Ruined Portal chests
- 3Smelt Gold Ore, Nether Gold Ore, or Raw Gold to get Gold Ingots
Crafting Recipe
Gold Ingot
Gold Ingot
Gold Ingot
Stick
Stick
Golden PickaxeCrafting Table
Station: Crafting Table
Tips for Finding Golden Pickaxe
- Gold ore is rare in standard biomes but generates abundantly in Badlands (Mesa) biomes
- Nether Gold Ore in the Nether is much more common and drops gold nuggets directly
- Piglins in the Nether drop various gold items when bartered with Gold Ingots
- Despite being the fastest pickaxe tier, the 32-durability limit makes it impractical for mining
Version History
- Nether Gold Ore added in 1.16, providing a faster gold source
- Badlands gold generation extends up to Y 256 since 1.18
Additional Notes
Has the highest enchantability of all pickaxe tiers despite its low durability.