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{{Infobox Weapon Group
|name = Pickaxe
|images = {{plinkp|Bronze pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Iron pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Steel pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Black pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Mithril pickaxe}}<br/>{{plinkp|Adamant pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Rune pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Dragon pickaxe}}{{plinkp|3rd age pickaxe}}{{plinkp|Infernal pickaxe}}
{{plinkp|Crystal pickaxe}}
|primary = [[Stab]]
|secondary = [[Crush]]
|speed = 5
}}
'''Pickaxes''', often abbreviated to '''picks''', are tools used to [[Mining|mine]] any type of [[ore]] or otherwise [[Mining#Mineable items|mineable items]], and some types of blockages in [[Gielinor]]. Pickaxes can either be held in the [[inventory]] or wielded; but, to wield a pickaxe, the wielder's [[Attack]] level must be high enough. Wielding the pickaxe provides extra space in the inventory. This is useful when mining for a profit, as one extra ore can be held.

Higher level pickaxes grant more frequent opportunities to obtain an ore from a [[rock]], but have no effect upon the chance of successfully doing so.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1188758467399618560|date=28 October 2019|archiveurl=https://archive.fo/pAF0M|archivedate=16 May 2020|quote=Your level affects the chance of getting ore each time the game rolls; your pickaxe affects how often that happens.}}

Pickaxes cannot be made by players. They can be bought from [[Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop]], [[Yarsul's Prodigious Pickaxes]], [[Pickaxe-Is-Mine]], [[Toothy's Pickaxes]], and [[Gwyn's Mining Emporium]].

==Combat styles==
{{CombatStyles|Pickaxe|speed=5|attackrange=1}}

==Uses==
===Achievement Diary===
*[[Varrock Diary#Easy|Varrock Diary (Easy)]]: Mine some [[Iron ore|iron]] in the [[south-east Varrock mine]].

===Quests===
*[[Elemental Workshop I]]: 1 × any pickaxe to mine [[elemental rock]]
*[[Below Ice Mountain]]: 1 × any pickaxe to mine [[structural pillar]]s

==Standard pickaxes==
{| class="wikitable align-center-1 align-center-3 align-center-4 align-right-5 align-right-6"
!colspan=2|Item
!{{SCP|Mining}}
!{{SCP|Attack}}
!Shop price
![[Grand Exchange|GE]] price
!Weight
!Ticks between rolls
|-
|{{plinkt|Bronze pickaxe}}
|1
|1
|{{coins|1}}{{efn|Sold by [[Nurmof]] and [[Bob]].}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Bronze pickaxe}}}}
|2.267&nbsp;kg
|8
|-
|{{plinkt|Iron pickaxe}}
|1
|1
|{{coins|140}}{{efn|Sold by [[Nurmof]].|name="Nurmof"}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Iron pickaxe}}}}
|2.267&nbsp;kg
|7
|-
|{{plinkt|Steel pickaxe}}
|6
|5
|{{coins|500}}{{efn|name="Nurmof"}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Steel pickaxe}}}}
|2.267&nbsp;kg
|6
|-
|{{plinkt|Black pickaxe}}

|11
|10
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Black pickaxe}}}}
|0.01&nbsp;kg
|5
|-
|{{plinkt|Mithril pickaxe}}
|21
|20
|{{coins|1,300}}{{efn|name="Nurmof"}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Mithril pickaxe}}}}
|1.814&nbsp;kg
|5
|-
|{{plinkt|Adamant pickaxe}}
|31
|30
|{{coins|3,200}}{{efn|name="Nurmof"}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Adamant pickaxe}}}}
|2.721&nbsp;kg
|4
|-
|{{plinkt|Rune pickaxe}}
|41
|40
|{{coins|32,000}}{{efn|name="Nurmof"}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Rune pickaxe}}}}
|2.267&nbsp;kg
|3
|-
|{{plinkt|Dragon pickaxe}}
|61
|60
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Dragon pickaxe}}}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|3 ticks by default, 1/6 chance to be 2 ticks.}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Crystal pickaxe}}
|71{{efn|Also requires completion of [[Song of the Elves]] to use.}}
|70{{efn|Also requires {{SCP|Agility|50|link=yes}} to wield.}}
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{NA|Untradeable}}
|1.36&nbsp;kg
|2.75{{efn|3 ticks by default, 1/4 chance to be 2 ticks.}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

===Bonuses===
{{Infotable Bonuses|Bronze pickaxe|Iron pickaxe|Steel pickaxe|Black pickaxe|Mithril pickaxe|Adamant pickaxe|Rune pickaxe|Dragon pickaxe|Crystal pickaxe#Active|sort=astab|nototals=yes}}

==Other pickaxes==
{| class="wikitable align-center-1 align-center-3 align-center-4 align-right-5 align-right-6"
!colspan=2|Item
!{{SCP|Mining}}
!{{SCP|Attack}}
!Shop price
![[Grand Exchange|GE]] price
!Weight
!Ticks between rolls
|-
|{{plinkt|Gilded pickaxe}}
|41
|40
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|Gilded pickaxe}}}}
|2.267&nbsp;kg
|3
|-
|{{plinkt|3rd age pickaxe}}
|61
|65
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{coins|{{GEP|3rd age pickaxe}}}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|3 ticks by default, 1/6 chance to be 2 ticks.|name="dpick"}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Dragon pickaxe (upgraded)}}
|61
|60
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{NA|Untradeable}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|name="dpick"}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Dragon pickaxe (or)}}
|61
|60
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{NA|Untradeable}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|name="dpick"}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Dragon pickaxe (or) (Trailblazer)}}
|61
|60
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{NA|Untradeable}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|name="dpick"}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Infernal pickaxe}}
|61{{efn|Also requires {{SCP|Smithing|85|link=yes}} to use.|name="ipick"}}
|60
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{NA|Untradeable}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|name="dpick"}}
|-
|{{plinkt|Infernal pickaxe (or)}}
|61{{efn|name="ipick"}}
|60
|{{NA|Not sold}}
|{{NA|Untradeable}}
|2.4&nbsp;kg
|2.83{{efn|name="dpick"}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

===Bonuses===
{{Infotable Bonuses|Gilded pickaxe|Dragon pickaxe (or)|Dragon pickaxe (or) (Trailblazer)|Infernal pickaxe (or)#Charged|3rd age pickaxe|Dragon pickaxe (upgraded)|Infernal pickaxe#Charged|sort=astab|nototals=yes}}

==Trivia==
*In the early days of ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'', there was only one type of pickaxe available, named simply ''Pickaxe''. It resembled a steel pickaxe and could not be equipped. When different types of pickaxes were released in May 2003, all pickaxes in the bank became the bronze pickaxes that are commonly found today.
*[[Broken pickaxe]]s, before being removed after an update, were able to be wielded. But once unequipped, they could no longer be equipped by the player. They possessed the same bonuses as their unbroken counterparts.

==References==
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