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Stardew Valley Pickaxe
Upgradeable Tool / Mining
Breaks stones, ore nodes, boulders, tilled soil, placed equipment, and some obstacles.
Facts and route notes
Category: Upgradeable Tool
Skill link: Mining
Obtain: Starter tool; upgraded at the Blacksmith.
Cost or upgrades: 2,000g / 5,000g / 10,000g / 25,000g plus 5 matching bars.
Best upgrade window: Before mine pushes, Skull Cavern prep, Quarry work, or meteorite clearing.
Route note: One of the best first upgrades because faster mining feeds bars, sprinklers, tool upgrades, bombs, geodes, and combat routes.
Milestones: Copper: breaks early mine rocks faster.; Steel: breaks farm boulders and Dwarf barrier access.; Gold: can break meteorites.; Iridium: one-hits many Skull Cavern and Quarry Mine rocks.
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