Diamond Pickaxe Recipe
How to Craft Diamond Pickaxe
The diamond pickaxe is one of the best mining tools, capable of mining obsidian efficiently.
Step-by-step Instructions
- Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
- Place ingredients exactly as shown in the grid (shape matters unless marked shapeless) then move the resulting Diamond Pickaxe to your inventory.
- Use, place, or craft further with your new item.
Ingredients Needed
- 3x Diamond
- 2x Stick
Ingredient Tips
Diamond: Found deep underground (Y≈-59) in caves; Fortune enchantment increases drops.
Stick: Craft from two planks stacked; also drops from leaf decay.
Technical Stats
- Stack Size: 1
- Renewable: Yes
Variants & Interactions
Key Interactions:
- Harvests all blocks (with proper enchantments)
- Durability 1561
Uses for Diamond Pickaxe
- Mining obsidian quickly
- Harvesting all minable blocks in the game
- Very durable with 1,561 uses
Fun Fact
A diamond pickaxe can break 1,561 blocks before breaking, which is enough to mine about 173 blocks of obsidian.
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FAQ
Why doesn’t obsidian drop with my iron pickaxe?
Obsidian only drops when mined with diamond or netherite pickaxes. Iron can break it but will not drop the block.
Best enchants for a diamond pick?
Efficiency, Unbreaking, and Mending for general use; Fortune for ore mining or Silk Touch for building/utility. Keep separate Fortune and Silk tools.
