Pickaxes are the most crucial tool in Minecraft. You simply cannot progress in this game without them. You use them to break solid blocks, such as stone but also to mine various ores, such as iron or gold. There are 6 types of pickaxes that you can craft in Minecraft:
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Stone Pickaxe
- Iron Pickaxe
- Golden Pickaxe
- Diamond Pickaxe
- Netherite Pickaxe
You can craft them but you can also acquire them from looting various locations, like jungle temples, wrecked ships, or by trading with villagers, as well as trying your luck fishing with the Luck of the Sea enchantment.
How many pickaxe enchantments are there?
There are 6 enchantments in total that you can put on your beloved pickaxe. They have various effects, some of them are better than others, while one is utter trash. We will get to the bottom of every enchantment, explain how they work and which one is the best in the end. List is ranked from worst to best.
- Curse of Vanishing
- Silk Touch
- Unbreaking
- Mending
- Efficiency
- Fortune
What Are The Best Enchantments For Pickaxe In Minecraft
Curse of Vanishing
Everyone knows Curse of Vanishing enchantment and it’s not that great. Your pickaxe will vanish after you die. You won’t be able to find it in the spot where you died, nor will you be able to remove this enchantment from your pickaxe. That’s all this enchantment does and you should stay away from it!
The maximum level of this enchantment is I.
Silk Touch
Silk Touch causes your pickaxe to mine blocks as they actually are – You won’t get diamonds after destroying a diamond ore; you’ll get a block of diamond ore in your inventory instead. It might appear silly and pointless at first, but it actually works well with the Fortune enchantment, allowing you to ultimately obtain more diamonds. This also allows you to obtain cool-looking blocks that you can use as decorations for your house!
The maximum level of this enchantment is I.
Unbreaking
A pickaxe gets its durability eaten easily, as you’ll be mining a lot of blocks per minute. Unbreaking enchantment makes it possible for you to mine 4 times as long, thus gathering more resources, as well as expanding your little underground expedition. How many points of durability does Unbreaking give you though?
Default durability of a diamond pickaxe – 1562 points of durability
Unbreaking I – 3124 points of durability
Unbreaking II – 4686 points of durability
Unbreaking III – 6248 points of durability
This will allow you to mine for an EXTREMELY long amount of time. You won’t have to repair it as much and fill your inventory with various resources!
The maximum level of this enchantment is III.
Mending
Mending is one of the rarest enchantments to obtain but also one of the greatest ones. It enables you to automatically repair your pickaxe every time you pick up experience orbs – this synergizes amazingly with your pickaxe, as every time you break an ore, you’re gonna get some experience.
You’re gonna receive experience from breaking blocks such as:
- Coal Ore
- Iron Ore
- Lapis Lazuli Ore
- Gold Ore
- Redstone Ore
- Diamond Ore
- Emerald Ore
- Nether Quartz
That’s plenty of ores and you’re gonna find even more of them in underground caves. You literally will never have to leave the mines!
The maximum level of this enchantment is I.
Efficiency
Efficiency enchantment causes you to break blocks at a faster rate. One of the hardest blocks to break are the obsidian blocks and with Efficiency V, you’ll be able to grab them in no time. It’s perfect if you want to build a massive underground base or just create mining tunnels in a heartbeat.
Keep in mind that this enchantment will also quickly drain the durability of your pickaxe, thus it’s important to combine it with Mending and Unbreaking.
The maximum level of this enchantment is V.
Fortune
By far, the best enchantment that you can get on your pickaxe. Fortune increases the number of ores that you can get from specific blocks. In summary, there’s a chance that you’re gonna get 3 diamonds instead of 1 from a diamond ore. The same rule applies to iron ores, gold ores, etc.
It’s also important to remember that each block has a unique chance of dropping additional materials.
The maximum level of this enchantment is III.
To summarize:
We made every effort to describe how pickaxes work, as well as how many enchantments there are, how each of them works, and which one is ultimately the best to use. The most frequently asked questions are also included in this article. You should experiment with each and every enchantment (aside from Curse of Vanishing) to see how it affects your results.
Thank you for taking the time to read this article and I hope that you’ve found it informative. Have a good rest of the day!
Frequently asked questions about shovels
With what pickaxe can I get diamonds?
You can mine diamonds with the iron pickaxe. Mining it with anything below that tier will result in the diamond ore block breaking and not dropping anything.
At what depth can I get diamonds?
Once you have descended below layer 14’s Y axis, you will be able to find diamonds. Finding diamonds is easier while searching deep, underground caves.
How do I craft a netherite pickaxe?
You need to find yourself an anvil, afterward, put the diamond pickaxe in the first grid and the netherite ingot in the second one. You should be able to craft the netherite pickaxe now!
Can I find pickaxes in the world?
Yes, you can. It’s also possible to find them with various enchantments, in places like mineshafts, villages, strongholds, End cities, bastion remnants, and random chests scattered across the world.