The Pickaxe is one of the most essential tools in New World, as it's needed to gather the resources needed for several different professions. It's even crucial in the advancement of Settlements.
Here's how to get hold of the Pickaxe, along with what resources can be gathered and the professions that use it as a base tool.
Pickaxe: Types & Level
Just like with weapons, tools also have different tiers. The higher your level, the better the tools you can equip.
There are five different tiers for the Pickaxe, each with increasing bonuses:
Tier I - Flint Mining Pick:
Gathering speed: 100%.
Requires Level 1 to equip.
Tier II - Iron Mining Pickaxe:
Gathering speed: 125% and above.
Requires Level 1 to equip.
Tier III - Steel Mining Pickaxe:
Gathering speed: 250% and above.
Requires Level 17 to equip.
Tier IV - Starmetal Mining Pickaxe:
Gathering speed: 400% and above.
Requires Level 37 to equip.
Tier V - Orichalcum Mining Pickaxe:
Gathering speed: 635% and above.
Requires Level 60 to equip.
Note: Depending on Equipment Score, crafted tools may require a much higher character level than those listed above. These are the base levels only.
How to obtain a Pickaxe
Pickaxes can be obtained from the following:
- Crafting at a camp
- Crafting at a crafting station in a settlement
- As rewards for completing quests
- Drops from enemies
- From the Trading Post
Be mindful that only Tier 1 tools can be made within your camp.
The best way to get the better Pickaxes is through the crafting station, which will require Engineering. We don't recommend spending money on them at Trading Posts unless you have money to burn.
Improving the Pickaxe
Via Crafting
When crafting your pickaxe, it may receive bonuses.
Adding special resources to your crafting process can force specific Perks to be added.
Here are some key examples that work well with the Pickaxe:
Adds Prospector's Discipline - grants 3.0% more Mining experience.
Adds Mining Luck perk - grants 2.0% chance of finding rare items.
Adds Mining Yield perk - grants 10% more resources.
Via Trophies
Homeowners can add Trophies to their furnishings, which grant additional bonuses. While these require a significant investment for the resources, they can add huge boosts to your mining.
For example, Luck helps you obtain better and more varied resources, as well as special resources used for unlocking perks.
These have great synergy with Mining:
Requires Furnishing Skill Lv. 75
Grants a small bonus to mining in the wild.
Only works when placed in your home.
Requires Furnishing Skill Lv. 150
Grants a medium bonus to mining in the wild.
Only works when placed in your home.
Requires Furnishing Skill Lv. 200
Grants a large bonus to mining in the wild.
Only works when placed in your home.
Resources gathered with the Pickaxe
Mined Resources
|
Resources |
Lvl. required |
|---|---|
 Iron Ore |
0 |
 Silver Ore |
10 |
 Oil |
20 |
 Gold Ore |
45 |
 Terrefaille |
50 |
 Air Mote |
50 |
 Soul Mote |
50 |
 Life Mote |
50 |
 Death Mote |
50 |
 Water Mote |
50 |
 Fire Mote |
50 |
 Lodestone |
105 |
 Platinum Ore |
110 |
 Starmetal Ore |
100 |
 Orichalcum Ore |
175 |
Rare Resources
Some nodes will also include a small chance to drop a rare resource, which are usually necessary for high-level crafting.
These include:
|
Resources |
Lvl. required |
|---|---|
 Fae Iron |
0 |
 Azurite Chunk Found in Starmetal Veins |
100 |
 Cinnabar Found in Orichalcum Veins |
175 |
Raw Gemstones
Another resource you'll find when Mining is raw gemstones, which can then be refined into gems for your equipment.
Naturally, the higher you level, the more rare certain gemstones will be. Quality also factors, with gems going from Flawed to Pristine.
Other materials gained include crafting mods.
Professions that require the Pickaxe
Whether directly or indirectly, several trades rely on the Pickaxe for resources and base materials:
- Gathering Skill: Mining
- Refining Skills: Smelting, Stonecutting
- Crafting Skills: Weaponsmithing, Armorsmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering, Furnishing
