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"Pick" redirects here. For other uses, see Pick (disambiguation).
Bronze pickaxeIron pickaxeSteel pickaxeBlack pickaxeMithril pickaxeAdamant pickaxeRune pickaxeDragon pickaxe3rd age pickaxeInfernal pickaxe
Primary type Stab
Secondary type Crush
Speed Monster attack speed 5
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Pickaxes, often abbreviated to picks, are tools used to mine any type of ore or otherwise 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 have a greater chance of obtaining an ore from a rock and thus are generally faster to mine with. However, certain low level rocks become attainable at maximum speed at higher Mining levels, even with lower level pickaxes.

Combat styles[]

CombatStyles pickaxe Combat style Type Experience
Spike Stab Attack and Hitpoints
Impale Stab Strength and Hitpoints
Smash Crush Strength and Hitpoints
Block Stab Defence and Hitpoints

Standard pickaxes[]

Item Mining icon Attack icon Shop price Weight
Bronze pickaxe Bronze pickaxe 1 1 1 coin at Nurmof and Bob 2.25 kg
Iron pickaxe Iron pickaxe 1 1 140 coins at Nurmof 2.25 kg
Steel pickaxe Steel pickaxe 6 5 500 coins at Nurmof 2.25 kg
Black pickaxe Black pickaxe 11 10 Not sold 0kg
Mithril pickaxe Mithril pickaxe 21 20 1,300 coins at Nurmof 1.8kg
Adamant pickaxe Adamant pickaxe 31 30 3,200 coins at Nurmof 2kg
Rune pickaxe Rune pickaxe 41 40 32,000 coins at Nurmof 2.2kg
Dragon pickaxe Dragon pickaxe 61 60 Not sold 2.2kg

Bonuses[]

Item Attack Bonuses Defence Bonuses Other
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon Strength icon Ranged Strength icon Magic Damage icon Prayer icon
Bronze pickaxe Bronze pickaxe +4 -2 +2 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +5 0 0% 0
Iron pickaxe Iron pickaxe +5 -2 +3 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +7 0 0% 0
Steel pickaxe Steel pickaxe +8 -2 +6 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +9 0 0% 0
Black pickaxe Black pickaxe +10 -2 +8 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +11 0 0% 0
Mithril pickaxe Mithril pickaxe +12 -2 +10 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +13 0 0% 0
Adamant pickaxe Adamant pickaxe +17 -2 +15 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +19 0 0% 0
Rune pickaxe Rune pickaxe +26 -2 +24 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +29 0 0% 0
Dragon pickaxe Dragon pickaxe +38 -2 +32 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +42 0 0% 0

Other pickaxes[]

Item Mining icon Attack icon Shop price Weight
3rd age pickaxe 3rd age pickaxe 61 60 Not sold 2.2kg
Dragon pickaxe (or) Dragon pickaxe (or) 61 60 Not sold 2.2kg
Infernal pickaxe Infernal pickaxe 61[1] 60 Not sold 2kg
  1. Also requires 85 Smithing to use.

Bonuses[]

Item Attack Bonuses Defence Bonuses Other
White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon White dagger White scimitar White warhammer Magic icon Ranged icon Strength icon Ranged Strength icon Magic Damage icon Prayer icon
3rd age pickaxe 3rd age pickaxe +38 -2 +32 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +42 0 0% 0
Dragon pickaxe (or) Dragon pickaxe (or) +38 -2 +32 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +42 0 0% 0
Infernal pickaxe Infernal pickaxe +38 -2 +32 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 +42 0 0% 0

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 pickaxes, 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.
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