↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds.A green background indicates that the block can be harvested with that type of pickaxe.A yellow background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe, but still drops something.A red background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe.The following table shows the time it takes to break each type of block. Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds: For example, while stone can be mined with any pickaxe, gold ore must be mined with an iron, diamond, or netherite pickaxe, or else the player harvests no ore. Pickaxes have different amounts of uses based on the type:ĭifferent qualities of pickaxe are required to successfully harvest certain ores and blocks. No durability is consumed for blocks that break instantly. Breaking a block with a pickaxe consumes one use (one durability point). In Java Edition, toolsmith villagers throw stone pickaxes at players under the Hero of the Village effect.Ī pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. The enchantments are the same as the ones obtained from an enchantment table at levels 5–19.
In Java Edition, novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell a stone pickaxe for one emerald, journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe for 7–22 emeralds, and a master-level toolsmith always sells an enchanted diamond pickaxe for 18–35 emeralds.
In Bedrock Edition, novice-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell stone pickaxes for one emerald, Journeyman-level toolsmith villagers have a 25% chance to sell enchanted iron pickaxes for 3 emeralds, and master-level toolsmith villagers always sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds.
Pickaxes can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the tier's repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down. Main article: Anvil mechanics § Unit repair