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Nightmare Pickaxe
  • Nightmare Pickaxe item spriteold Nightmare Pickaxe item sprite
AutoswingStack digit 1Statistics
  • Pickaxe mask 65%
  • Hammer mask 0%
  • Axe mask 0%
TypeTool
Damage9 (Melee)
Knockback3 (Very weak)
Critical chance4%
Use time20 (Very fast)
Tool speed15
TooltipAble to mine Hellstone
Rarity01*Rarity level: 1
Sell36
Research1 required
Sounds
Use
  • Internal Item ID: 103

The Nightmare Pickaxe is a relatively early-game pickaxe. Its Crimson counterpart is the Deathbringer Pickaxe.

It has a slower mining speed by one and mines Crimstone/Dungeon Bricks/Ebonstone/Hellstone/Pearlstone Blocks in one additional hit (4 instead of 3).

The Nightmare Pickaxe, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Molten Pickaxe, and Reaver Shark are the only pre-Hardmode pickaxes able to mine Crimstone, Ebonstone, Hellstone and Obsidian.

The Nightmare Pickaxe can only mine Dungeon Bricks that are at 0 depth or higher. 100% Pickaxe power (a Molten Pickaxe or better) is required to mine Dungeon Bricks in the Underground Dungeon.

Its best modifier is Light for harvesting purposes and Legendary for combat purposes.

Contents

  • 1 Crafting
    • 1.1 Recipes
  • 2 Notes
  • 3 History
One hit needed@ 4 blocks per second Two hits needed@ 2 blocks per second Four hits needed@ 1 block per second
  • Ash BlockAsh Block
  • Clay BlockClay Block
  • Dirt BlockDirt Block
  • Mud BlockMud Block
  • Sand BlockSand Block
  • Silt BlockSilt Block
  • Snow BlockSnow Block
  • Gray BrickBricks
  • Ebonsand BlockEbonsand/Crimsand/Pearlsand Blocks
  • DiamondGems
  • GrassGrass
  • MeteoriteMeteorite
  • ObsidianObsidian
  • Copper OrePre-hardmode Ores
  • Stone BlockStone Block
  • Crimstone BlockCrimstone Block
  • Dungeon BricksDungeon Bricks
  • Ebonstone BlockEbonstone Block
  • HellstoneHellstone
  • Pearlstone BlockPearlstone Block

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Nightmare PickaxeNightmare Pickaxe
  • Demonite BarDemonite Bar12
  • Shadow ScaleShadow Scale6
Iron AnvilIron AnvilorLead AnvilLead Anvil

Notes[]

  • Compared to the Deathbringer Pickaxe, the Nightmare Pickaxe has inferior power and mines slower, making it the worse pickaxe.
  • While the Molten Pickaxe power allows it to mine stronger blocks in fewer hits, its slower tool speed means that the Nightmare Pickaxe remains faster for mining blocks that can be easily destroyed in one hit being almost twice as fast. Therefore it is advisable to keep the Nightmare Pickaxe around so they can be swapped as needed. Rapid swapping is possible by selecting the pickaxe which is farther right in the inventory and then holding ⇧ Shift to swap to the other pickaxe as needed.
    • After reaching Hardmode and acquiring a Cobalt/Palladium Drill or Pickaxe, however, both the Molten and Nightmare Pickaxes can be discarded as these are stronger and faster.

History[]

PC version PC version
  • Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite slightly modified. Old sprite was Nightmare Pickaxe (old).
  • Desktop 1.0.6: Tooltip added.
  • Desktop 1.0.5: Damage reduced from 11 to 9.
  • Desktop-Release: Introduced.
Console version Console version
  • Console-Release: Introduced.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch version
  • Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
Mobile version Mobile version
  • Mobile-Release: Introduced.
Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version
  • 3DS-Release: Introduced.
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