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Skull and Bones - How to Get The Pickaxe
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!

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How to Get Pickaxe

Craft During Tools of the Trade Contract

Tool Crafting Requirements
Pickaxe I
Broken PlankBroken Plank x2
Torn SailTorn Sail x1
Silver.png 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

Skull and Bones - Harvest Bog Iron.png

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

Skull and Bones - Auto Harvest Setting

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 PlankAcacia Plank x2
Fine JuteFine Jute x2
Pickaxe I x1
Silver.png Silver x250
Pickaxe III Freebooter I
Fine SisalFine Sisal x2
LimeLime x2
Pickaxe II x1
Silver.png Silver x500
Pickaxe IV Buccaneer I
Mopane PlankMopane Plank x2
Fine HempFine Hemp x2
LimeLime x1
Pickaxe III x1
Silver.png Silver x630
Pickaxe V Corsair I
Fine AbakaFine Abaka x1
Sheet GlassSheet Glass x1
Precision Drilling BitPrecision Drilling Bit x1
Pickaxe IV x1
Silver.png 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.

All Infamy Ranks

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