Iron Pickaxe

Iron Pickaxe is an item in Minecraft. It is crafted from 3 Iron Ingot and 2 Stick.

An Iron Pickaxe is a tool crafted from sticks and iron ingots, making it a significant upgrade from the stone pickaxe. It has higher durability and mining speed, allowing the player to mine stronger blocks such as gold ore, redstone ore, and diamond ore. An Iron Pickaxe is essential for progression, as it is the lowest tier pickaxe capable of mining diamonds. Due to its balance between efficiency and availability, it is commonly used before obtaining a diamond or netherite pickaxe.

Where to find

Generate a /give command for this item →

Renewable

Unbreaking

Damage

Rarity Tier

Stack Size

Yes

251

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Common

Current for Java 26.2 and Bedrock 1.26.30

How do you craft Iron Pickaxe?

Crafting recipe for Iron Pickaxe

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What enchantments can you put on Iron Pickaxe?

Enchantments for Iron Pickaxe


Curse of Vanishing	I	1
Efficiency	V	10
Fortune	III	2
Mending	I	2
Silk Touch	I	1
Unbreaking	III	5

Iron Pickaxe: Enchantment Tool

Enchantment Order Tool

Select enchantments and their desired levels, then calculate the optimal anvil combining order to minimize XP cost.

Ignore incompatibilities

Enchantment	Level	Weight
Fortune		2
Silk Touch		4
Efficiency		1
Mending		2
Unbreaking		1
Curse of Vanishing		4

Which structures contain Iron Pickaxe?

Iron Pickaxe can be found in the following structures


Tool Smith House	41.2%	0.52	2.4
Weapon Smith House	22.9%	0.26	4.4
End City	12.7%	0.14	7.9
Stronghold Altars	11.5%	0.12	8.7
Mineshaft	7.0%	0.07	14.2
Stronghold Storerooms	3.2%	0.03	31.3