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Speed

The following table shows the time it takes to break each type of block.

A red background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that tool. A yellow background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that tool, but still drops something. A green background indicates that the block can be harvested with the tool. Block Breaking time[note 1] Hand Wooden Stone Iron Diamond Golden
Bedrock ∞ — — — — —
Obsidian 250 125 62.5 41.7 9.4 20.85
Ender Chest 112.5 16.9 8.45 5.65 4.25 2.85
Anvil 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Block of Coal 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Block of Diamond 25 12.5 6.25 1.25 0.95 2.1
Block of Emerald 25 12.5 6.25 1.25 0.95 2.1
Block of Iron 25 12.5 1.9 1.25 0.95 2.1
Block of Redstone 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Enchantment Table 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Iron Bars 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Iron Door 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Monster Spawner 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Dispenser 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.45
Dropper 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.45
Furnace 17.5 2.65 1.35 0.9 0.7 0.45
Block of Gold 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 1.25
Coal Ore 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.4
Diamond Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 1.25
Emerald Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 1.25
End Stone 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.4
Gold Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 1.25
Hopper 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.4
Iron Ore 15 7.5 1.15 0.75 0.6 1.25
Iron Trapdoor 25 3.75 1.9 1.25 0.95 0.65
Lapis Lazuli Block 15 7.5 1.15 0.75 0.6 1.25
Lapis Lazuli Ore 15 7.5 1.15 0.75 0.6 1.25
Nether Quartz Ore 15 2.25 1.15 0.75 0.6 0.4
Redstone Ore 15 7.5 3.75 0.75 0.6 1.25
Brick Stairs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Bricks 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Cauldron 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Cobblestone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Cobblestone Stairs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Cobblestone Wall 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Moss Stone 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Nether Brick 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Nether Brick Fence 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Nether Brick Stairs 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Stone Slab 10 1.5 0.75 0.5 0.4 0.25
Andesite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Diorite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Granite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Polished Andesite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Polished Diorite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Polished Granite 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Stone 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Stone Brick 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Stone Brick Stairs 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Prismarine 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Prismarine Bricks 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Dark Prismarine 7.5 1.15 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2
Hardened Clay 6.25 0.95 0.5 0.35 0.25 0.2
Stained Clay 6.25 0.95 0.5 0.35 0.25 0.2
Block of Quartz 4 0.65 0.35 0.2 0.2 0.1
Quartz Stairs 4 0.65 0.35 0.2 0.2 0.1
Sandstone 4 0.65 0.35 0.2 0.2 0.1
Sandstone Stairs 4 0.65 0.35 0.2 0.2 0.1
Brewing Stand 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1
Stone Pressure Plate 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1
Weighted Pressure Plate 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1
Netherrack 2 0.35 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.05
Rail 1.05 0.55 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.1
Ice 0.75 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1
Packed Ice 0.75 0.4 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.1 Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

Enchantments

A pickaxe can receive the following enchantments:

Silk Touch* Efficiency Unbreaking Fortune*

Note: A pickaxe cannot have both Fortune and Silk Touch.

Achievements Main article: Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Prerequisites Actual requirements (if different) Version restriction Xbox points earned Trophy type (PS)
Time to Mine! Use planks and sticks to make a pickaxe Benchmarking Pick up any type of pickaxe from a crafting table output. None 10G Bronze
Getting an Upgrade Construct a better pickaxe Time to Mine! Pick up a pickaxe from a crafting table output that is not a wooden pickaxe. None 15G Bronze MOAR Tools Construct one type of each tool (one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe and one hoe). Benchmarking   Xbox, PS and Windows 10 15G Bronze

Data values

Pickaxes have an item data field to determine durability, and use five different IDs

ID

Pickaxes use their ID to determine their grade.

Name ID Name Item ID Wooden Pickaxe wooden_pickaxe 270 Stone Pickaxe stone_pickaxe 274 Iron Pickaxe iron_pickaxe 257 Golden Pickaxe golden_pickaxe 285 Diamond Pickaxe diamond_pickaxe 278

Item data

Pickaxes item data is used to determine the damage of the pickaxe. All pickaxes have a data value of 0 when they are fully repaired, and the value increases every time it takes damage. If a pickaxe is used when it only has one use left, it will break instead of increasing the damage. The data value of a pickaxe with only one use is different based on the type:

Golden: 32 Wooden: 59 Stone: 131 Iron: 250 Diamond: 1561

Any higher value will act as having only one use left.

Crafting
Ingredients Crafting recipe [
]Description

Any Wood Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick

 

 

 

 

 

 

Damaged Wooden Axe or
Damaged Stone Axe or
Damaged Iron Axe or
Damaged Golden Axe or
Damaged Diamond Axe

 

 

 

 

 

 

The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
Chest

Wooden axes can be found in 55.7% of bonus chests in groups of 1. In 1.9,[upcoming] wooden axes can be found in 75.0% of bonus chests in groups of 1.

Stone axes can be found in 38.1% of bonus chests in groups of 1. In 1.9,[upcoming] stone axes can be found in 14.9% of igloo chests and 25.0% of bonus chests in groups of 1.
Trading

Weapon Smith villagers sell iron axes for 6–8 emeralds as one of their initial tier trades, and enchanted diamond axes for 9–12 emeralds as one of their third tier trades. The enchantments will be the same as might be obtained from an enchantment table at levels 5–19.
Usage

An ахе is used to break wood and blocks derived from it faster than by using other tools.
Weapon

If you hit a mob while holding an axe, it increases your attack damage. Axes take 2 damage when used as a weapon. They deal different damage based on the type:
Attack damage

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In 1.9[upcoming], damage done when using an axe as a weapon has increased, though they take longer than a sword to recover.
Axe Attack damage Attack speed DPS

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Attacking a shield user with an axe has a chance to disable the use of the shield for 5 seconds. The base chance is 25%, plus 5 percentage points per level of Efficiency on the axe, plus 75 percentage points if attacking while sprinting.
Speed and durability

The following table summarizes the speed at which different quality axes perform.
Axes Hand Wood Stone Iron Diamond Golden
Durability ∞ 60 132 251 1562 33

Wooden Door 4.5 s 2.25 s 1.15 s 0.75 s 0.6 s 0.4 s

Wooden Trapdoor 4.5 s 2.25 s 1.15 s 0.75 s 0.6 s 0.4 s

Chest 3.75 s 1.9 s 0.95 s 0.65 s 0.5 s 0.35 s

Crafting Table 3.75 s 1.9 s 0.95 s 0.65 s 0.5 s 0.35 s

Fence 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Fence Gate 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Jukebox 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Wood 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Wood Planks 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Wooden Slabs 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Wooden Stairs 3 s 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.5 s 0.4 s 0.25 s

Bookshelf 2.25 s 1.15 s 0.6 s 0.4 s 0.3 s 0.2 s

Jack o'Lantern 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.25 s 0.2 s 0.15 s

Pumpkin 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.25 s 0.2 s 0.15 s

Sign 1.5 s 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.25 s 0.2 s 0.15 s

Note Block 1.2 s 0.6 s 0.3 s 0.2 s 0.15 s 0.1 s

Wooden Pressure Plate 0.75 s 0.4 s 0.2 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.1 s

Cocoa 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s

Daylight Sensor 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s

Huge Mushrooms 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s

Vines 0.3 s 0.15 s 0.1 s 0.05 s 0.05 s 0.05 s
Enchantments

An axe can receive the following enchantments:

Fortune[note 1]
Silk Touch[note 1]
Efficiency
Unbreaking
Sharpness[note 2][note 3]
Smite[note 2][note 3]
Bane of Arthropods[note 2][note 3]

Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive
Sharpness, Smite and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive

Only can be obtained using an anvil.

Data values
Item ID Name Numerical ID
Wooden Axe wooden_axe 271
Stone Axe stone_axe 275
Iron Axe iron_axe 258
Diamond Axe diamond_axe 279
Golden Axe golden_axe 286
Achievements
Main article: Achievements
Icon Achievement In-game description Prerequisites Actual requirements (if different) Version restriction Xbox points earned Trophy type (PS)
MOAR Tools.png MOAR Tools Construct one type of each tool (one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe and one hoe). Benchmarking Xbox, PS and Windows 10 15G Bronze
Video
History
Indev
0.31 January 11, 2010 Added wooden and stone axes.
January 29, 2010 Added crafting recipes for wooden and stone axes.
OldAxe.png Added iron, diamond and golden axes.
January 31, 2010 Axes now take damage.
Axes are now tiered - better axes last longer.
Beta
1.2 Gold tools, including axes, remove blocks faster than diamond tools.
1.5 Axes deal more damage to mobs and players than by hand, which means of all non-weapon tools, axes deal the most damage.
1.8 The damage increase was reverted.
Upcoming
1.9 15w34a Axes now use the attack speed combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for an axe is 1.2 seconds.
15w34b Axes now have an attack speed of 0.8, taking about 1.25 seconds to fill the attack meter.
15w34c Axes do 4 more damage than previously
Axes now have an attack speed of 0.85.
Axes can temporarily disable shield use.
15w35a Damage reduced by one and speed increased to 0.9.
15w37a Stone and diamond axes now both do 9 damage, instead of the previous 8 and 10 respectively.
Axes now have attack speed based on the tier, with wooden and stone having a speed of 0.8, iron having a speed of 0.9, and diamond having a speed of 1
15w43a Stone axes may now be found in igloo basement chests.
15w44a Decreased average yield of stone and wooden axes from bonus chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.2.0 Added stone axes.
0.3.0 Added wooden axes.
0.3.2 Added diamond, iron and gold axes.
0.11.0 build 11 All axes are now available in the creative inventory.
build 12 Removed all axes from creative.
build 13 Re-added axes to creative mode.
Console Edition
TU1 CU1 1.00 Added axes (all five types).
Issues

Issues relating to “Axe” are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia

Axes in Minecraft Pocket Edition can kill zombies with three hits.
In the language files, axes are referred to Hatchets.[1]

References

1.8/assets/minecraft/lang/en_US.lang, line 915: item.hatchetIron.name= Iron Axe

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 ObtainingZombies

Zombies may rarely spawn with an iron shovel. They have a rare chance of dropping one if they spawned with it. It will usually be badly damaged, and may be enchanted.

Trading

Tool smith villagers sell enchanted iron shovels for 5 to 7 emeralds as part of their tier 1 trades. The enchantments will be the same as might be obtained from an enchantment table at levels 5–19.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe [ ]Description

Any Wood Planks or
Cobblestone or
Iron Ingot or
Gold Ingot or
Diamond +
Stick