Overview
Pickaxes are tools that allow the player to obtain resources. All pickaxes share size and speed, with damage, gather/hit, and sprites change as they are upgraded. The Pickaxe is the most used tool in starve.io, acting as the means to obtain resources. While upgrading a pickaxe does not affect its speed or size, it does increase the amount harvested every hit. In late game, some players prefer to upgrade the pick last-- resources hold a maximum amount of materials and increasing the gather rate does not increase the total gather amount.
More Information
A table of what material can be gathered by all variations of the pickaxe and how many of each item they gather per hit:
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| Wood | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Stone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Gold | X | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Diamond | X | X | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Amethyst | X | X | X | 1 | 2 |
To see the crafting recipes of the pickaxes, please go here.
See also:
| Category | Tools |
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| Pickaxes |  Wooden pickaxe ·  Stone pickaxe ·  Golden pickaxe ·  Diamond pickaxe ·
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| Hammers |  Stone Hammer ·  Golden Hammer ·  Diamond Hammer ·  Amethyst Hammer ·  Super Hammer
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| Shovels |  Stone Shovel ·  Golden Shovel ·  Diamond Shovel ·  Amethyst Shovel
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| Misc |  Ikea Manual ·  Watering Can
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