You can get the Pickaxe by crafting it during the Tools of the Trade contract in Skull and Bones. Learn how to get, use, and upgrade the Pickaxe in this guide!

How to Get Pickaxe

Craft During Tools of the Trade Contract

Tool	Crafting Requirements
Pickaxe I	Broken Plank x2 Torn Sail x1 Silver x20

The first Pickaxe is unlocked as part of the tutorial, during the Tools of the Trade main contract. In this Contract, you will be required to craft a Pickaxe I to progress.

Get the materials and silver needed (you likely already acquired these from the prologue). Go to the Carpenter, select Craft New Items, then select the Pickaxe I and craft it.

Tools of the Trade Walkthrough

How to Use Pickaxe

Harvest Metals from Ore Deposits

The primary use of the Pickaxe is to harvest metal from any mining spot located on your Map. The Pickaxe is automatically equipped for your character, so the only thing you need to do is maneuver your ship close to a mining spot until you see the Harvest prompt.

If you click the interact button, a mini-game will appear. The goal is to hit the button when the indicator points to the colored spot on the tool. Hitting the green zone yields more resources compared to the yellow zone.

How to Harvest Metals and All Metal List

Turn on Auto Harvest

If you prefer not playing the mini-game every time you harvest, you can turn on the Auto Harvest feature in the settings menu. Although this feature makes harvesting easier and impossible to fail, it also takes longer and gives you less resources per node.

Best Settings

How to Upgrade Pickaxe

Pickaxe Upgrades

Tool	Infamy	Crafting Requirements
Pickaxe II	Rover I	Acacia Plank x2 Fine Jute x2 Pickaxe I x1 Silver x250
Pickaxe III	Freebooter I	Fine Sisal x2 Lime x2 Pickaxe II x1 Silver x500
Pickaxe IV	Buccaneer I	Mopane Plank x2 Fine Hemp x2 Lime x1 Pickaxe III x1 Silver x630
Pickaxe V	Corsair I	Fine Abaka x1 Sheet Glass x1 Precision Drilling Bit x1 Pickaxe IV x1 Silver x2690

To upgrade your Pickaxe, you must first reach specific Infamy Ranks and obtain their blueprints. You can find these blueprints inside a chest found in your mailbox upon ranking up. With this, you can now upgrade your Pickaxe through the Carpenter.

You can harvest all metal types using the Pickaxe I tool. However, you'll harvest faster and get more rewards when you use upgraded pickaxes.

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