Diamond Pickaxe

A diamond pickaxe has a mining level of 3, being stronger than an iron pickaxe but weaker than a netherite pickaxe. The fourth tier of pickaxe is known for being the first tier able to mine obsidian, a key ingredient in making a nether portal to access the Nether. It can quickly break various types of stone, ore, and blocks crafted from stone or ore.

Diamond Pickaxe

Rarity tier	Common
Durability	1561 ‌ / 1562 ‌
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

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Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Diamond + Stick

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Damaged Diamond Pickaxe	Trial Chambers	Intersection barrel	1	5.9% { "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
		Intersection chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	6.7% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0674157303370787, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe	Bastion Remnant	Hoglin stable chest	1	12% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Damaged Diamond Pickaxe	Trial Chambers	Intersection barrel	1	5.9% { "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
		Intersection chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Damaged Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11183763693762816, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	6.7% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0674157303370787, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe	Bastion Remnant	Hoglin stable chest	1	13.6% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13636363636363635, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Master Toolsmith	100%	100%	18–32 × Emerald	Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe

Usage

Mining

A diamond pickaxe is used to break stone and metal-based materials faster. Breaking a block with a diamond pickaxe consumes one use (one durability point). No durability is consumed for blocks that have a hardness value of 0, such as torches and flowers.

A diamond pickaxe or better is required to mine the following blocks:

• Obsidian
• Crying Obsidian
• Respawn Anchor
• Ancient Debris
• Block of Netherite

Weapon

Java Edition

All pickaxes have an attack speed modifier of -2.8, meaning they take about 0.85 seconds to recover. Diamond pickaxes do 5HP damage per attack, or 6 damage per second.

Bedrock Edition

All pickaxes attack instantly, with diamond pickaxes doing 6HP damage per attack.

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients	Item repair recipe	[hide]Description
Damaged Diamond Pickaxe		The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 78 points of durability.
2x Damaged Diamond Pickaxe		The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 78 points of durability.

Unit repair

Ingredients	[hide]Anvil recipe
Damaged Diamond Pickaxe + Diamond	Diamond Pickaxe

A diamond pickaxe can be repaired in an anvil by adding diamonds, with each diamond restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down. Two diamond pickaxes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the pickaxe's enchantments.

Enchantments

A diamond pickaxe can receive the following enchantments:

Name	Description	Max level	Method	Weight
Efficiency	Increases the mining speed.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	10
Fortune	Increases the amount of drops when mining.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Silk Touch	Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.	I	Enchanting Table Anvil	1
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Mending	Repairs the pickaxe when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The pickaxe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1

Upgrading

Like other diamond tools, a diamond pickaxe can be upgraded to a netherite pickaxe, increasing its durability and slightly increasing its mining speed, as well as granting resistance to fire and lava when dropped as an item. The upgraded pickaxe will keep its enchantments, name and other item data.

Ingredients	[hide]Smithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Pickaxe + Netherite Ingot

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Diamond Pickaxe	diamond_pickaxe	Item	item.minecraft.diamond_pickaxe

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Diamond Pickaxe	diamond_pickaxe	318	Item	item.diamond_pickaxe.name

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		MOAR Tools	Construct one type of each tool.	Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material.	15	Bronze
		Time to Mine!	Use planks and sticks to make a pickaxe.	Pick up a wooden pickaxe from a crafting table output.	10	Bronze

History

[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Diamond pickaxes have been added.
			20100129-1447				Diamond pickaxes can now be crafted.
			20100131-2156				Diamond pickaxes now have durability which is 257.
[hide]Java Edition
1.3.1			12w21a				Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 emeralds.
1.6.1			13w21a				Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP), diamond pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing 1HP more damage than before.
1.8			14w02a				Toolsmith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds.
							Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.
1.9			15w31a				Enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in chests in end cities.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
1.16			20w09a				The texture of diamond pickaxes has been changed.
1.16.2			20w30a				Randomly enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Damaged diamond pickaxes can now be found in trial chambers intersection barrels and chests.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							Added diamond pickaxes. They actually function as tools despite being unobtainable by normal means.
v0.3.2							Diamond pickaxes can now be crafted with diamonds and sticks.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in end cities.
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trade.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				The texture of diamond pickaxes has been changed.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Damaged diamond pickaxes can now be found in trial chambers intersection barrels and chests.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added diamond pickaxes.
TU14		1.04					Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond pickaxe for 10–11 emeralds.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Instead of replacing the barehanded damage (1HP), diamond pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in them doing 1HP more damage than before.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Toolsmith villagers now sell 1 enchanted diamond pickaxe for 12–15 emeralds.
							Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.
TU36	CU25	1.28	1.28	1.28	Patch 7		The attack damage of diamond pickaxes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 enchantments.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Enchanted diamond pickaxes can now be found in chests in end cities.
			1.90				The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added diamond pickaxes.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was ​.

Issues

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Trivia

Publicity

• Plastic diamond pickaxes are official Minecraft merchandise.