Terraria: Craft and use pickaxes - how it works
The pickaxes are the most important tools in Terraria. In this game article you will learn how to craft these tools and how to use them.
Terraria - crafting picks
- The basic recipe is very simple. Each pickaxe is made in Terraria from 12 metal bars and 4 wood using an iron anvil.
- Terraria offers a huge diversity of different metals. Depending on which one you use, the properties of the pickaxe change. Copper has the worst properties, while iron, silver or even platinum have better prerequisites for a pickaxe.
- Mining the desired ore underground and burning it in the melting furnace. Note that you need 4 ores of a metal to get an ingot. You need a total of 48 pieces.
- You get the wood very easily after breaking down a tree. You can assemble the iron anvil in the workbench using 5 iron bars.
- Place it and put in the 4 wood and 12 metal bars. The pickaxe is ready.
Use Terraria pickaxes
- The pickaxe is suitable for mining earth, stones or ores. Since version 1.2, any wooden block can also be dismantled.
- Move the mouse pointer to an element that you want to dismantle and hold down the left mouse button until the item drops.
If you have fully upgraded your tool arsenal, you still lack the right weapons for the fight. In the next practical tip you will find the best melee, ranged and magic weapons in Terraria.