Pickaxes Additional damage (ores)

Additional damage (ores): +2% per level, reaching +100% at level 50.

12 items level Pickaxes when used; Refined Moonrock Pickaxe hits hardest at 37 damage.

Pickaxes gear by the numbers

Item	Tier / type	Damage	Durability	Trade value
Refined Moonrock Pickaxe	Moon rock ★	37	170	80 Bucks
Moonrock Pickaxe	Moon rock	35	250	70 Bucks
Quality Pickaxe	Quality metal	32	150	50 Bucks
Refined Iron Pickaxe	Iron ★	31	150	40 Bucks
Iron Pickaxe	Iron	29	140	30 Bucks
Scrap Pickaxe	Scrap	24	130	70 Bucks
Refined Copper Pickaxe	Copper ★	23	130	35 Bucks
Copper Pickaxe	Copper	20	120	25 Bucks
Refined Flint Pickaxe	Flint ★	19	120	30 Bucks
Flint Pickaxe	Flint	16	110	20 Bucks
Refined Stone Pickaxe	Stone ★	15	110	25 Bucks
Stone Pickaxe	Stone	12	100	15 Bucks

Pickaxes next to the other 15 skills: what each level is worth, how high it goes and how much XP one action earns.

Compared with the other skills

Skill	Benefit	per level	Level cap	XP per action
Pickaxes	Additional damage (ores)	+2%	50	5
Axes	Additional damage (trees)	+2%	50	5
Bows	Durability usage	-1%	50	5
Building	Building time	-1%	50	5
Cooking	Cooking time	-1%	50	12
Crafting	Decreased crafting time	-1%	50	—
Firearms	Durability usage	-1%	50	1
Jumping	Stamina Usage	-1%	50	3
Lockpicking	Lockpicking time	-1%	50	—
Renovating	Renovating time	-1%	50	8
Running	Stamina Usage	-1%	50	1
Skinning	Skinning time	-1%	50	—
Sneaking	Noise When Sneaking	-1%	50	0
Knives	Durability usage	-0.5%	50	5
Accuracy	Accuracy	—	50	5
Toughness	Damage Reduction	—	25	5

Classes and specializations

Picks that start with a bonus to Pickaxes: —. The starting classes are listed too, with the kit each hands you.

Classes and specializations

Pick	Skill bonuses	Starting kit
Hunter	—	Casual Backpack, Casual Gloves, Wolf Head Hat, Casual Jacket, Casual Pants, Casual Boots, 1× Makeshift Bandage, 1× Improvised Coffee, 1× Instant Oatmeal, Building Tool
Smuggler	—	Casual Backpack, Casual Gloves, Casual Hat, Casual Jacket, Casual Pants, Casual Boots, 1× Makeshift Bandage, 1× Energy Drink, 1× Chocolate Bar, Building Tool
Survivor	—	Casual Backpack, Survivor's Gloves, Survivor's Hood, Survivor's Uniform, Survivor's Trousers, Survivor's Boots, 1× Makeshift Bandage, 1× Improvised Tea, 1× Granola Bar, Building Tool

2 Steam achievements involve Pickaxes or skill levels in general.

• Jack of All Trades — Achieve level 10 (or higher) in 5 Different Skills · 0% of players
• Master of One — Reach level 20 in any skill. · 0% of players

How to level Pickaxes

What the game counts as a Pickaxes action.

Data: Permafrost Early Access preview build 0.44.2.4552-playtest — refreshed at the Oct 9 launch. How we source this