== Usage ==
* The pickaxe is used primarily for [[mining]], [[prospect|prospecting]], and [[analyse]].
* The mouse tooltip will show the slope of cave floors while [[active]] and with at least 15 [[mining]] skill. This information can still be found by examining the cave floor/edge without a pickaxe active.
* Used to remove reinforcement of [[Support beams]].
* It is rather effective as a [[weapon]] compared to other tools in the absence of a real weapon.
* May be [[activate]]d to see if a mine tile is flat or not (as long as you have at least 15 mining skill) and also [[slope]] levels on tile borders as with a [[shovel]] .
* Used to mine out wall [[reinforcement]]s (premium character only)
* Used to remove floor reinforcements, activate pickaxe, right click floor reinforcement, remove (premium character only).
== Skins applicable ==
:- A wooden starter pickaxe which cannot be [[improve]]d but does [[nodrop|not drop]] upon [[death]].
:- A [[crude pickaxe]] which can be created with a pickaxe head [[Pickaxe head (stone)|made of stone]].
==SkillSkills & Characteristics==When using a pickaxe* Skills: [[Miscellaneous items]] > Pickaxe* Each tool comes with a skill based on the item itself. This skill effects how well you can use When creating a pickaxe. * [[Smithing]] > [[Blacksmithing]]
== [[Titles ]] ==
* Rockbreaker at 50 skill
* Tunneller at 70 skill