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A lightning rod is a block used to divert lightning strikes.

Obtaining

Breaking

Lightning rods must be mined with a stone pickaxe or better, or else it drops nothing.

Block Lightning Rod
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15
Wooden 7.5
Stone 1.15
Iron 0.75
Diamond 0.6
Netherite 0.5
Golden 1.25
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Copper Ingot

Usage

Lightning rods can be oriented in different directions. Lightning rods redirect lightning strikes within an area of 32×4×32 ‌[Java Edition only] / 64×64×64 ‌[Bedrock Edition only] blocks to the top of the rod, which can prevent flammable structures from catching on fire during thunderstorms. Lightning rods do not divert the lightning created by a trident enchanted with Channeling thrown at an entity during a thunderstorm, or the lightning summoned by commands.

A lighting rod emits a redstone signal when struck by lightning. A trident with Channeling can be thrown at a lightning rod to create lightning, but no redstone signal is emitted this way.[1][Java Edition only]

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.copper.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.copper.fallNone[sound 1]???
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.copper.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.copper.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.copper.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps???
  1. a b MC-177082

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Lightning Rodlightning_rodBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.lightning_rod

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Lightning Rodlightning_rod?Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.lightning_rod.name
  1. Available with /give command.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingupup
down
north
south
east
west
The direction that the lightning rod is facing, determined by its anchoring.
poweredfalsefalse
true
Whether or not the lightning rod is powered.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true
Whether or not there's water in the same place as this lightning rod.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_directionNot Supported00
1
2
3
4
5
UnsupportedThe direction the lightning rod faces.
  • 0: Down
  • 1: Up
  • 2: North
  • 3: South
  • 4: West
  • 5: East

History

October 3, 2020Lightning Rod (U) JE1 Lightning rods are revealed at Minecraft Live 2020.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[:Category:Fungi|Category:Fungi]]<br/>All pages covering blocks that are fungi.

[[Category:Blocks]]
[[Category:Items]]

[[ja:カテゴリ:菌類]]</li><li>[[Brewing Stand|Brewing Stand]]<br/>{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Brewing Stand (empty) JE10.png | Empty
Brewing Stand (right) JE10.png | Right
Brewing Stand (left) JE10.png | Left
Brewing Stand (full) JE10.png | Full
</gallery>
| transparent = Yes
| light = Yes (1)
| tool = Wooden Pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

A '''brewing stand''' is a [[block]] used for [[brewing]] [[potion]]s using [[Glass Bottle|bottles]] and suitable ingredients. It also serves as a [[cleric]]'s [[job site block]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

A brewing stand can be obtained using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing {{in|JE}}, while it drops itself {{in|BE}}.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Brewing Stand|Pickaxe|Wood|foot=1}}

=== Natural generation ===

Brewing stands generate in [[end ship]]s. They have two [[potion of Healing|Instant Health II potions]] in their holders. 

A brewing stand also generates in the basement of [[igloo]]s with a [[splash potion of Weakness]] in it.

Brewing stands can generate without potions in [[village]] churches.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|B1= Blaze Rod 
|A2= Any stone-tier block |B2= Any stone-tier block |C2= Any stone-tier block
|Output= Brewing Stand
|type= Brewing
|description=Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
[[File:Brewing Stand GUI.png|thumb|right|176px|Brewing stand GUI {{in|java}}]]

By default, the interface  of a brewing stand is labeled "Brewing Stand", but this name can be customized by naming it in an [[anvil]] before placing it.

Brewing stands cannot be pushed by [[piston]]s {{in|java}}.

=== Brewing ===
{{main|Brewing}}
The main purpose of brewing stands is to allow for the [[brewing]] of [[potion]]s. Its interface can be opened by pressing {{control|use}} on them.

Brewing stands need [[blaze powder]] as fuel. Each piece brews 20 batches of potions, with each stage of brewing counting separately. Unlike [[furnace]]s, there is no time limit; fuel is consumed only when there are [[Glass Bottle|bottles]] and an ingredient to brew into it.

Brewing stands interact with [[hopper]]s as follows:

* They accept brewing ingredients from hoppers pointing down into the top.
* Any valid potion recipe can be preloaded for "hands-free" brewing of a complex recipe, with the [[Nether Wart|nether wart]] falling through into the stand for the first step.
* Bottles and fuel are accepted from hoppers pointing into the side.
* Finished products can be pulled out by hoppers below, but each stage of brewing counts as a batch of "finished" potions.

{{IN|education}}, elements can be combined in the brewing stand to make the [[medicine]] potions: antidote, elixir, eye drops, and tonic.

=== Changing profession ===
If a village has a brewing stand that has not been claimed by a villager, any villager who hasn't already picked a [[job site]] block in the village has a chance to change their profession into cleric.

=== Light source ===
Brewing stands emit a light level of 1.

== Sounds ==

=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Brewing Stand brew1.ogg
|sound2=Brewing Stand brew2.ogg
|subtitle=Brewing Stand bubbles
|source=block
|description=When a potion finishes brewing
|id=block.brewing_stand.brew
|translationkey=subtitles.block.brewing_stand.brew
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Cleric works
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly while a cleric is working
|id=entity.villager.work_cleric
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.villager.work_cleric
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Door close.ogg
|sound2=Door open.ogg
|subtitle=Chest locked<ref group=sound name=lock>{{Bug|MC-98316||Wrong subtitles caused by missing distinction}}</ref>
|source=block
|description=When a player attempts to open a brewing stand locked using the {{nbt|string|Lock}} tag
|id=block.chest.locked|idnote=<ref group=sound name=lock/>
|translationkey=subtitles.block.chest.locked|translationkeynote=<ref group=sound name=lock/>
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Brewing Stand brew1.ogg
|sound2=Brewing Stand brew2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a potion finishes brewing
|id=random.potion.brewed
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|source=block
|description=Randomly while a cleric is working
|id=random.potion.brewed
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brewing Stand
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brewing_stand
|translationkey=block.minecraft.brewing_stand, item.minecraft.brewing_stand
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=brewing-stand
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brewing_stand
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Brewing Stand
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=brewing-stand
|spritetype=block
|nameid=brewing_stand
|id=117
|form=block
|itemform=item.brewing_stand
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Item
|spritename=brewing-stand
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brewing_stand
|id=431
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=brewing-stand
|spritetype=block
|nameid=BrewingStand
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

=== Block data ===

A brewing stand has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

{{el|java}}:
{{see also|Block entity format}}
{{/BE}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Local Brewery}}

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Local Brewery}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Cauldron]]s are implemented to be used to brew [[potion]]s, but are not available in-game yet.}}
{{History|||snap=September 30, 2011|slink={{tweet|jeb|119762786619359232}}|[[File:Brewing Stand (pre-release).png|32px]] [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]] reveals that brewing is done through a brewing stand instead of a [[cauldron]].}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brewing stands.
|Brewing [[potion]]s with brewing stands currently take 30 seconds.
|When the first brewing stand was shown by Jeb, it had an additional 2D sub-stand for [[Glass Bottle|bottles]], but the stands for bottles are now designed in 3D.<ref>{{tweet|jeb|119763532312096769|I'm fully aware the potions are very thin (diet?), but it looks cute. (Always work in progress, of course)|September 30, 2011}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Brewing time for brewing stands has been reduced to 20 seconds.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w15a|{{key|Shift}} + clicking can now be used to put items in brewing stands.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w11a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE2.png|32px]] The [[model]] of brewing stands has been changed. Stands with no bottles appear glitched from some angles, the left and right slots appear identical when filled in (although both distinct appearences still exist as metadata), and the arm angles have changed due to the 22.5º rotation limit.
|Brewing stands' targeting [[hitbox]] is now a full cube - previously it was a cuboid around the base plates.}}
{{History|||snap=14w11b|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE3.png|32px]] Empty brewing stands' model have been fixed, although the other changes still remain.}}
{{History|||snap=14w25a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE4.png|32px]] Brewing stand models have changed such that bottles in the left and right slots now indeed appear different. However, the leftmost one appears stretched. Arms are also now affected by directional shading.<ref>{{bug|MC-68302|||WAI}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Brewing stands now generate in [[End City|end cities]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w33a|Brewing stands can now brew [[Lingering Potion|lingering potion]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|A bug where the [[player]] couldn't put in a [[splash potion]] to make a lingering potion has been fixed.}}
{{History|||snap=15w42a|Brewing stands now require [[Blaze Powder|blaze powder]] to operate.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|Brewing stands now generate in the basement of [[igloo]]s.
|Each blaze powder now fuels 20 brewing stand operations rather than 30.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE5.png|32px]] Brewing stand models no longer have a stretched bottle.}}
{{History|||snap=15w47b|[[Sound]]s have been added for brewing stands.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The block entity ID has been changed from <code>Cauldron</code> to <code>brewing_stand</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 117, and the [[item]]'s 379.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE6 BE2.png|32px]] <!-- [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE6 BE2.png|32px]] -->[[File:Brewing Stand (Full) JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE2.png|32px]] The textures of brewing stands have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of the brewing stand [[item]] has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Brewing stands now generate in the updated [[plains]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Brewing stands now generate in the updated [[savanna]] villages and the new [[Snowy Tundra|snowy]] villages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Brewing stands now generate in the updated [[desert]] and [[taiga]] villages.}}
{{History|||snap=19w03c|The three plates, but not the rod, of a brewing stand now use correct cullface arguments.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Brewing stands now serve as cleric [[villager]]s' job site block.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w28a|Brewing stands can now be [[crafting|crafted]] with [[blackstone]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w07a|Brewing stands can now be crafted with [[deepslate|grimstone]] (now deepslate).}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Brewing stands can no longer be crafted with deepslate.
|Brewing stands can now be crafted with [[Cobbled Deepslate|cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|<!--[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE7.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (Full) JE7.png|32px]] Changed [[lighting]].-->Tweaked the brewing stand GUI texture.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=21w39a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE8.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE8.png|32px]] The default [[brightness]] has been changed from "Moody" to 50.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE9.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE9.png|32px]] Changed texture and model.}}
{{History|||snap=22w17a|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE10.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE10.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE10.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE10.png|32px]] Changed base texture and model.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brewing stands.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Brewing stands now generate in [[igloo]] basements.
|Brewing stands now generate in [[end ship]]s.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Brewing stands now require [[blaze powder]] to operate.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE6 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of brewing stands have been changed.|A brewing stand can now generate in [[village]] temples.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.52|Brewing stands can now be [[craft]]ed with [[blackstone]].}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|Brewing stands can now be [[craft]]ed with [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE10.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (right) JE10.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (left) JE10.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (full) JE10.png|32px]] Slightly changed its texture, to make their arms connect to their bases.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brewing stands.}}
{{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Brewing stands now appear in [[igloo]]s. The lack of a fuel requirement means that potions can now be made without going to the Nether.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Brewing stands now require [[blaze powder]] to operate.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Brewing Stand.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of brewing stands have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Brewing Stand (empty) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brewing Stand (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added brewing stands.}}
{{History|foot}}

<gallery>
File:Brewingstand Potion.png|The first picture of a brewing stand. A [[giant mushroom]] is also seen in this picture.
</gallery>

=== Brewing stand "item" ===
{{:Technical blocks/Brewing Stand}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Even when the brewing stand is not in use, there is still smoke coming out of the top of it.
* In ''[[Java Edition]]'', when a brewing stand is broken, particles from a bottle appear, even if no bottle is in the stand.
* No matter what potion (including water bottles) is in the stand it always looks like a full red bottle.
* Brewing stands always face east, no matter what direction they are placed.
* According to [[Michael Stoyke|Searge]], for thematic reasons, a brewing stand was added to the basement of the [[igloo]]. Because of this, blaze powder was required for fuel to preserve game progression. In this way, the player is prevented from using it before going to the Nether.<ref>https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/meet-blaze</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Brewing stand in action.png|A brewing stand in action.
File:Igloobasement.png|A brewing stand in an igloo basement.
File:1.8 and below brewing stand.png|The GUI of the brewing stand in 1.8.x and below.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Glass Bottle]]
*[[Splash Potion]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--brewing-stand Taking Inventory: Brewing Stand] – Minecraft.net on October 11, 2019

{{Blocks|Utility}}
{{items}}

[[Category:Job blocks]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Storage]]
[[Category:Block entities]]
[[Category:Light sources]]

[[de:Braustand]]
[[es:Soporte para pociones]]
[[fr:Alambic]]
[[hu:Főzőállvány]]
[[it:Alambicco]]
[[ja:醸造台]]
[[nl:Brouwstandaard]]
[[pl:Statyw alchemiczny]]
[[pt:Suporte de poções]]
[[ru:Варочная стойка]]
[[uk:Варильна стійка]]
[[zh:酿造台]]</li></ul>
20w45aLightning Rod (U) JE1 Lightning Rod (D) JE1 Lightning Rod (N) JE1 Lightning Rod (E) JE1 Lightning Rod (S) JE1 Lightning Rod (W) JE1 Added lightning rods.
20w46aLightning Rod (U) JE2 Lightning Rod (D) JE2 Lightning Rod (N) JE2 Lightning Rod (E) JE2 Lightning Rod (S) JE2 Lightning Rod (W) JE2 The texture of lightning rods has been changed to match copper blocks.
The range of lightning rods has been increased from 16 blocks to 32 blocks.
21w05aCopper can now be obtained from Drowned instead of gold ingots, making Lightning Rods renewable.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.210
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Raw Gold|Raw Gold]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Raw Gold.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Raw gold''' is a raw metal resource obtained from mining [[gold ore]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Mining ===
[[Gold ore]] and [[deepslate gold ore]] mined with an [[iron pickaxe]] or higher drops 1 unit of raw gold. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it can drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops the ore block instead.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|showname=1
|Block of Raw Gold
|Output=Raw Gold,9
|type=Material
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
The primary usage of raw gold is smelting it into [[gold ingot]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting usage|Raw Gold}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=2
|Raw Gold
|Gold Ingot
|1.0
}}

=== Piglins ===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to raw gold. They run toward any raw gold on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Gold
|spritetype=item
|nameid=raw_gold
|itemtags=piglin_loved
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Raw Gold
|spritetype=item
|nameid=raw_gold
|form=item
|id=506
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w14a|[[File:Raw Gold JE1.png|32px]] Added raw gold.}}
{{History|||snap=April 13, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1381991999952277513}}|[[File:Raw Gold JE2.png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows a new raw gold texture.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|[[File:Raw Gold JE2.png|32px]] The texture of raw gold has been changed.
|Raw gold can now be used to craft [[block of raw gold]].}}
{{History|||snap=April 16, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1383047666037325829}}|[[File:Raw Gold (pre-release).png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows a new raw gold texture again.}}
{{History|||snap=21w16a|[[File:Raw Gold JE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw gold has been changed.}}

{{History|Bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Raw Gold JE2.png|32px]] Added raw gold.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Raw gold are now available without enabling [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.54|[[File:Raw Gold JE3.png|32px]] The texture of raw gold has been changed.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
JE 1.17 Dev Raw Metals.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 1.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 2.png|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 3.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 4.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
Jappa Raw Ores 5.jpg|Jappa shows raw ore textures.
</gallery>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]

[[de:Rohgold]]
[[es:Oro en bruto]]
[[fr:Or brut]]
[[ja:金の原石]]
[[pl:Surowe złoto]]
[[pt:Ouro bruto]]
[[ru:Необработанное золото]]
[[uk:Необроблене золото]]
[[zh:粗金]]</li><li>[[Pickaxe|Pickaxe]]<br/>{{Dungeons hatnote|type=weapon}}
{{Redirect|Diamond Pickaxe|the ''Minecraft Dungeons'' weapon|MCD:Diamond Pickaxe}}
{{Redirect|Pick|the block|Sea Pickle|the control|Controls#Pick Block|the joke block|Pickaxe Block}}
{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Wooden Pickaxe.png | Wooden
Stone Pickaxe.png | Stone
Iron Pickaxe.png | Iron
Golden Pickaxe.png | Golden
Diamond Pickaxe.png | Diamond
Netherite Pickaxe.png | Netherite
</gallery>
|rarity = Common
|renewable =
* '''Netherite''': No
* '''Others''': Yes
|durability =
Java Edition:
* Wood: 59
* Stone: 131
* Iron: 250
* Golden: 32
* Diamond: 1,561
* Netherite: 2,031

Bedrock Edition:
* Wood: 60
* Stone: 132
* Iron: 251
* Golden: 33
* Diamond: 1,562
* Netherite: 2,032
| stackable = No
}}

A '''pickaxe''' is a [[tools|tool]] required to mine [[ore]]s, [[rock|rocks]], rock-based blocks and metal-based [[block]]s quickly and obtain them as items. A pickaxe mines faster and can obtain more block types as items depending on the material it is made from.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
Pickaxes are crafted using 2 [[stick]]s and 3 identical units of tool material.

{{crafting |showdescription=1 |showname=0 |head=1
  |name=[[Pickaxe]]
  |A1={Any Planks};  Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B1={Any Planks};  Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |C1={Any Planks};  Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe
  |type=Tool
}}
{{Crafting
  |name=[[Stone Pickaxe]]
  |A1=Any stone-tier block |B1=Any stone-tier block |C1=Any stone-tier block
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Stone Pickaxe
  |description=Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
  |type=Tool
}}
{{crafting |foot=1 |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Pickaxe]]
  |ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s
  |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
  |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
  |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe
  |description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability.
  |type=Tool
}}

=== Upgrading ===

{{Smithing
|head=1
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Pickaxe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Pickaxe
|tail=1
}}

=== Repairing ===
==== Grinding ====

{{grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s
|Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
|Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
|Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe
|description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}

==== Unit repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
Pickaxes can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers|tier's]] repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down.

=== Natural generation ===
{{LootChestItem|wooden-pickaxe,stone-pickaxe,iron-pickaxe,level-enchanted-iron-pickaxe,random-enchanted-golden-pickaxe,level-enchanted-diamond-pickaxe,random-enchanted-diamond-pickaxe,damaged-random-enchanted-diamond-pickaxe}}

=== Trading ===
{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level toolsmith [[Villager|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.

{{IN|java}}, 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.

The enchantments are the same as the ones obtained from an [[enchantment table]] at levels 5–19.

=== Villager gifts ===

{{IN|JE}}, toolsmith [[villager]]s throw stone pickaxes at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

=== Mob loot ===
{{IN|BE}}, [[pillager]]s and [[vindicator]]s have a chance of dropping a damaged iron pickaxe when killed during a [[raid]]. The pickaxe has a 50% chance of being enchanted with random enchantment(s).

== Usage ==
=== Mining ===
A pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Breaking a block with a pickaxe consumes one use (one durability point). No durability is consumed for blocks that break instantly. Pickaxes have different amounts of uses based on the type:
* Wooden: 60
* Stone: 132
* Iron: 251
* Golden: 33
* Diamond: 1562
* Netherite: 2032

Different qualities of pickaxe are required to successfully harvest certain ores and blocks. 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. Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds:

==== Speed ====
The following table shows the time it takes to break each type of block.
* A <span style="background-color:#FFC7CE;color:#9C0006;">red</span> background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
* A <span style="background-color:#FFFFDD;color:#8A7600;">yellow</span> background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe, but still drops something.
* A <span style="background-color:#C6EFCE;color:#006100;">green</span> background indicates that the block can be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
<!-- Table is sorted by hardness (mining time with diamond shows well), then by name -->
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description="Mining time by block" style="background-color: transparent;"
! Times to break blocks by pickaxe
|-
|
{{breaking row|sort=1|simple=1|Obsidian|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Crying Obsidian|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Respawn Anchor|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Block of Netherite|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Ancient Debris|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Ender Chest|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Anvil|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Bell|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Coal|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Diamond|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Emerald|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Iron|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Copper|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Gold|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Iron|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Redstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Chain|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Enchantment Table|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Bars|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Door|Wood|item=1|link=Door}}
{{breaking row|Iron Trapdoor|Wood|link=Trapdoor}}
{{breaking row|Monster Spawner|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Coal Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Copper Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Diamond Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Emerald Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Gold Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Iron Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Redstone Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Blast furnace|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobbled Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Tiles|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dispenser|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dropper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Furnace|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Lantern|wood}}
{{breaking row|Lodestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smoker|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stonecutter|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Conduit}}
{{breaking row|Block of Gold|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Lapis Lazuli|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Coal Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Copper Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Copper Blocks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper Slab|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dragon Egg
 |note=<ref group="note">The dragon egg can be mined directly only when there aren't any air blocks available for it to teleport to. However, the dragon egg can be collected by other means.</ref>}}
{{breaking row|Diamond Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Emerald Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|End Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Gold Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Hopper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Lightning Rod|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Lapis Lazuli Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Nether Quartz Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Gold Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Observer|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Redstone Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Blue Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Compound Creator|Wood|drop=1|note=<ref group="note" name="Chemtable">Chemistry tables are slow to break by hand, similar to blocks that require a pickaxe to mine. However, they still drop as items.</ref>}}
{{breaking row|Heat Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Grindstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Bone Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Brick Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}}
{{breaking row|Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cauldron|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobblestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Cobblestone Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobblestone Wall|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Mossy Cobblestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Brick Fence|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Nether Brick Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Red Nether Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Slab|Stone Slabs|sprite=all-slabs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smooth Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Shulker Box}}
{{breaking row|Concrete|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Andesite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dark Prismarine|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Diorite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dripstone Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Granite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Mud Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Pointed Dripstone}}
{{breaking row|Prismarine|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Prismarine Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Purpur block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Purpur pillar|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Tuff|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Stone Brick Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Amethyst Bud|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Amethyst Cluster|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Amethyst|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Budding Amethyst|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Polished Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Blackstone Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Gilded Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Glazed Terracotta|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Terracotta|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smooth Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Packed Mud}}
{{breaking row|Block of Quartz|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Quartz Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}}
{{breaking row|Red Sandstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Red Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}}
{{breaking row|Sandstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}}
{{breaking row|Calcite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Rail}}
{{breaking row|Brewing Stand|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone Button|any}}
{{breaking row|Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Magma Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Packed Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Frosted Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Stone Pressure Plate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Netherrack|Wood}}
{{breaking row|sprite=crimson-nylium|Nylium|Wood|foot=1}}
|}

=== Weapon ===
Hitting a mob with a pickaxe is a stronger attack than using fists. Pickaxes lose 2 durability when used as a weapon.

==== Java Edition ====
Pickaxes have an attack speed modifier of −2.8, meaning they take about 0.83 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]]. All pickaxes have an attack speed of 1.2 hits per second. They deal different damage based on the type:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Pickaxe type
! Attack damage
! Damage per<br> second (DPS)
|-
|{{ItemLink|Wooden Pickaxe}} ||rowspan=2 |{{hp|2}} ||rowspan=2 |2.4
|-
|{{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Stone Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|3}} ||3.6
|-
|{{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|4}} ||4.8
|-
|{{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|5}} ||6
|-
|{{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|6}} ||7.2
|}

==== Bedrock Edition ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, pickaxes always attack instantly and do the following damage:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Attack damage"
! Pickaxe type
! Attack damage
|-
|{{ItemLink|Wooden Pickaxe}}<br />{{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|3}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Stone Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|4}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|5}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|6}}
|-
|{{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}} ||{{hp|7}}
|}

=== Enchantments ===
A pickaxe can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:
{|class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
|+
!Name
!Max Level
![[Enchanting|Method]]
|-
|[[Efficiency]]
|V
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Fortune]]<ref group=note name=note1>Fortune and Silk Touch are mutually exclusive.</ref>
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Silk Touch]]<ref group=note name=note1/>
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Unbreaking]]
|III
|{{Inventory slot|Enchanting Table}}{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Mending]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|-
|[[Curse of Vanishing]]
|I
|{{Inventory slot|Anvil}}
|}

{{Notelist}}

=== Fuel ===
Wooden pickaxes can be used as a fuel in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per wooden pickaxe.

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting|showname=1|Iron Pickaxe;Golden Pickaxe|Iron Nugget;Gold Nugget|0,1}}
===Piglins===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to golden pickaxes and run toward any golden pickaxes on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a shovel's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_pickaxe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_pickaxe
|id=310
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_pickaxe
|id=314
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_pickaxe
|id=297
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_pickaxe
|id=318
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_pickaxe
|id=324
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_pickaxe
|id=606
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Time to mine!;Getting an Upgrade;MOAR Tools ;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Getting an Upgrade;Isn't It Iron Pick;Stone Age;Oh Shiny}}

== Video ==
{{yt|G_HTViy2JTo}}

== History ==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100110|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added iron pickaxes.
|A pickaxe is used to gather [[stone]] materials 400% faster than by hand.
|When starting in a new world, the [[player]] is given one of each [[tool]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|A complete tool set is no longer given to the player on starting a new world. Instead, there are multiple [[chest]]s in the later called "[[Indev House]]" containing a stack of most accessible [[blocks]]/[[items]] including [[tools]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100128|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Tools now have tiers. Wooden, stone, and diamond pickaxes have been added.|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of iron pickaxes has been changed.
|A pickaxe held by the [[player]] is now rendered to appear more 3D.|They cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the Indev house.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Wood, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Pickaxes can now be made out of [[gold]].}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-1|Tools, including pickaxes, now take [[damage]] when being used. |Better tools, including pickaxes, now last longer.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|Better pickaxes are now required to mine harder materials.}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden pickaxes has been changed.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Before, the pickaxe had much less [[item durability|durability]] (usually half as much).
|Gold pickaxes now [[breaking|mine]] certain materials much faster.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Iron pickaxes are now found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Iron pickaxes can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Pickaxes and other [[tool]]s now make a [[sound]] when they break.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Iron pickaxes are now found in the new [[village]] blacksmith chests.}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w16a|Wooden and stone pickaxes are now found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w18a|Wooden pickaxes can now be used as fuel in a [[furnace]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 [[emerald]]s, and 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 emeralds.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Tool smith villagers now [[trading|sell]] 1 [[enchanting|enchanted]] diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds, and 1 enchanted iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds. 
|Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the [[end ship]] [[chest]]s in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|Pickaxes now use the "attack strength" combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for a pickaxe is 0.8 seconds.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34c|Pickaxes now do less [[damage]], but recover quicker.}}
{{History|||snap=15w35a|Pickaxes now recover more slowly.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of wood and stone pickaxes in [[bonus chest]]s has been decreased.
|The average yield of iron pickaxes in [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s has been increased.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron pickaxes can now be [[smelting|smelted]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 270, 274, 257, 278 and 285.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Iron pickaxes can now be found in chests in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] stone pickaxes.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Toolsmith villagers now give stone pickaxes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added netherite pickaxes.
|Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History|||snap=20w09a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The textures of wooden, golden, diamond, and netherite pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes.
|Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Randomly enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Stone pickaxe can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}

{{History|upcoming java}}
{{History||Villager Trade Rebalance<br>(Experimental)|link=Java Edition 1.20.2|snap=23w31a|[[Wandering trader]]s now have a chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe.}}
{{History||Combat Tests|snap=1.14.3 - Combat Test|The attack speed for all pickaxes has been increased to 2.5.
|The [[damage]] for all pickaxes has been increased by {{hp|1}}.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added stone pickaxes.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wooden pickaxes.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone pickaxe in the inventory.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron, gold, and diamond pickaxes.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Removed stone pickaxes from the creative inventory.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 11|All pickaxes are now available in the [[creative]] inventory.}}
{{History|||snap=build 12|All pickaxes have been removed from creative.}}
{{History|||snap=build 13|Pickaxes have been re-added to creative mode.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Iron pickaxes can now be found inside [[minecart with chest]]s in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] iron pickaxes and enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in [[end city|end cities]].}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trades and enchanted iron pickaxes for 9-11 [[emerald]]s as their second tier trades.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden pickaxes are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Wooden and stone pickaxes can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Iron pickaxes can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] weaponsmith houses.
|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron pickaxes can now be found in [[village]] toolsmiths [[chest]]s and in [[savanna]], [[taiga]], [[snowy taiga]] and [[desert]] village weaponsmith chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, toolsmith [[villager]]s now have a 25% chance to [[trading|sell]] an [[enchanting|enchanted]] iron pickaxe for 3 [[emerald]]s as part of their third tier trades, and an enchanted diamond pickaxe now costs 13 emeralds.
|Stone pickaxes can now be bought from toolsmith villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite pickaxes.|Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of wooden, golden, and diamond pickaxes have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].
|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.
|Netherite pickaxe now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnant]] chest.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match ''Java Edition''.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pickaxes (all five types).}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden pickaxes are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}

{{History|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pickaxes.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
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== Trivia ==
*The golden pickaxe is the only pickaxe that is unable to harvest the material it is made from.
*The pickaxe is the only block-breaking tool without a {{control|use}} (right-click) function.

=== Publicity ===
*Plastic diamond pickaxes are official ''[[Minecraft]]'' merchandise.<ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-pickaxe?_pos=3&_psq=pickaxe&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref>
*In the game [[wikipedia:Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise|''Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise'']], the player can buy a diamond pickaxe which, according to the game, is made by "Kick it up a Notch Pickaxes", referring to [[Notch]].
*In mobile game ''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.tapps.vloggergoviral Vlogger Go Viral]'' clicker game, after buying the figurine shelf, there is a model of a diamond pickaxe stuck to a [[grass block]].
*In the game [[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'']], the player can find a pickaxe called the "Notched Pickaxe", evidently an [[easter egg]].
*In the game [[wikipedia:Offensive Combat|''Offensive Combat'']], a stone pickaxe can be used as a melee weapon with the name of "The Notch Carver".
*In the game [[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac (video game)|''The Binding of Isaac'']], an obtainable item named "Notched Axe", also with a drawn 8-bit look, can be used to destroy rocks. The Notched Axe also makes a return in the game's remake, [[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth|''The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth'']].
*In the game [[wikipedia:Borderlands 2|''Borderlands 2'']], the player can find a secret area hidden away by blocks resembling Minecraft [[dirt]], also once inside the player can fight Creeper and the Mother Creeper to get rare Minecraft-related skins.
*In the game [[wikipedia:Octodad: Dadliest Catch|''Octodad: Dadliest Catch'']], the supermarket level has a "Mintcraft" display, an obvious parody of Minecraft, even including toy pickaxes and a creeper head.
*In the game [[wikipedia:Transformice|''Transformice'']], a diamond pickaxe can be found in the shop.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Pickaxe in Mineshaft Chest.png|A naturally generated pickaxe.
Live in Your World JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Live in Your World" featuring an iron pickaxe made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
Pickaxe JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork of a pickaxe made by JINX.
Stone Pickaxe SDGP.png|Stone pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
Iron Pickaxe SDGP.png|Iron pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
</gallery>

=== Enchanted pickaxes ===
<gallery>
Enchanted Wooden Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Stone Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Iron Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Golden Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Netherite Pickaxe.gif
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory-pickaxe Taking Inventory: Pickaxe] – Minecraft.net on May 10, 2018

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