What is Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft?
A stone pickaxe is one of the most important tools you will make when you first start playing Minecraft. It is a big step up from the wooden pickaxe and allows you to start gathering much better resources. Its main job is to mine stone and, more importantly, to mine valuable ores like coal and iron. Without a stone pickaxe, you would be stuck with only wooden tools. It is the key that unlocks the next level of progress in the game, allowing you to craft better tools, armor, and weapons. Every player needs to craft a stone pickaxe to truly begin their adventure.
How to get Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft
Crafting a stone pickaxe is a simple but vital step. You will need three pieces of cobblestone and two sticks. First, you need to get cobblestone. You can do this by mining regular stone blocks with a wooden pickaxe. You can get sticks by crafting them from wood planks. Once you have your materials, open a crafting table. Place the three cobblestone across the top three slots. Then, place the two sticks in the center and bottom center slots, running down the middle. This will create your stone pickaxe. Because it is so cheap to make, you will likely craft many of these as you start to explore the caves near your base.
How to use Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft
The main use for a stone pickaxe is to mine blocks. It can break stone blocks much faster than a wooden pickaxe. Its most important ability is that it can mine both coal ore and iron ore. Coal is essential for fuel to cook food and smelt ores, and iron is used to make the next tier of tools and armor. A stone pickaxe cannot be used to mine more valuable ores like gold, redstone, or diamond. If you try, the ore block will just break and you will get nothing. You can also use a stone pickaxe as a simple weapon if you are in a pinch, but a sword is always a better choice for fighting.
How to craft Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft
Crafting Table
What can Stone Pickaxe make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.
Available Enchantments
Efficiency
Increases mining and digging speed
Fortune
Increases block drops from mining
Silk Touch
Mined blocks drop themselves instead of their usual drops
Unbreaking
Increases item durability
Mending
Repairs item using experience orbs
Curse of Vanishing
Item disappears when player dies
How to Enchant: Use an Enchanting Table, Anvil with Enchanted Books, or find enchanted items in loot chests. Higher levels require more experience and lapis lazuli.