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11Overview33A decent alternative to a stone pickaxe. But it'll struggle with tougher stone.55Copper Pickaxe is the first metal-tier pickaxe in Windrose. Its item description calls it a decent alternative to the Stone Pickaxe that still struggles with tougher stone, which is the in-game way of saying it is an upgrade but not the final word on mining. In practice it is the specific tool required to mine Foothills Iron Ore, so it is the gate that opens the entire iron chain.77Item Info99PropertyValueCategoryTool, PickaxeRarityUncommonDurability140ATK270 (Crude)Item Level3Weight0.8Stack Size11111Crafting1212StationIngredientsOutputDurationWorkbench Lvl 15x Copper Ingot, 5x Wood1x Copper Pickaxe1s1414Loot Sources1515The Copper Pickaxe has both guaranteed chest drops in specific Highlands dungeon POIs and a rare drop from the Blackbeard Crew Chest at roughly a 1 percent rate. Neither is a reliable route; the recipe is the practical source, but the guaranteed drops are worth a detour if a player's tool breaks mid-POI.1717Where FoundTypeQuantityChanceHighlands Dungeon Vase 01 5Chest1100%Highlands Dungeon Vase 02 5Chest1100%Blackbeard Crew ChestChest1~1%1919Vendor Availability2020The Copper Pickaxe is not bought or sold by any vendor. The tool is exclusively crafted at a Workbench Lvl 1 or found in the loot sources above.2222Pickaxe Tier Comparison2424The Copper Pickaxe is the second rung on the mining ladder. The table lists each pickaxe tier with the highest node class it can break and its durability, so the upgrade order is clear.2626PickaxeHighest NodeDurabilityCrafted FromStone PickaxeCopper Ore and belowLowerEarly gathered materialsCopper PickaxeFoothills Iron Ore and below140Copper Ingot and WoodIron PickaxeHigher mid-game nodes200Foothills Iron IngotSwamp PickaxeCursed Swamps depositsHigherSwamp-tier materials2828Why it Matters2929The Copper Pickaxe is the specific tool required to mine Foothills Iron Ore. A Stone Pickaxe will not register hits on iron deposits in Foothills quarries, so until the copper tool is crafted the entire iron chain stays locked: no Iron Pickaxe, no Iron Axe, no sulfur access, and no reliable Homemade Gunpowder supply.3131Practical order of operations: once the first Smelting Furnace is producing copper ingots reliably, pour the first five ingots into a Copper Pickaxe before anything else. Tools, weapons, and station upgrades will all still be there when you come back, but the iron route does not open at all without this one craft.3333Nodes the Copper Pickaxe Handles3535Every node the Stone Pickaxe already handles: Stone, Copper Ore, Clay, and Fertile Soil.Foothills Iron Ore deposits. These are the only nodes the Stone Pickaxe cannot hit, so the upgrade path is binary: Stone for Copper nodes and below, Copper for Iron and below.Grey boulders blocking Highlands cave routes. Handles these noticeably faster than the Stone Pickaxe thanks to the 140 Durability pool and 270 ATK.3737Tips3939Craft the Copper Pickaxe before the Copper Axe if you only have five Copper Ingot to spend. The axe tier is optional for progression; the pickaxe is not.A broken Copper Pickaxe mid-quarry run costs five ingots and five wood to replace. Bring the ingredients with you for long sessions rather than round-tripping to base.The Iron Pickaxe at 200 Durability and the same 270 ATK is the next clean upgrade. Do not stockpile extra Copper Pickaxes once the Lvl 2 Workbench is ready.4141See Also4343ToolsStone PickaxeIron PickaxeSwamp PickaxeCopper AxeCopper IngotFoothills Iron OreWorkbench4545Details4747Properties4949PropertyValueItem Level3Weight0.85151Crafted By5252Crafted at: Workbench5454IngredientQuantityCopper Ingotx5Woodx55656Unlocked By5757DISCOVERY One-handed weapons, copper tools, and other itemsCoastal JungleCopper Ingot5959Disassembles Into6161MaterialQuantityCopper Ingot×5Wood×56363Where Found6464Where FoundDetailWhere FoundQty Chance Locations
