The Best 50+ Common Tools in Terraria: Facts & Secrets (2023)
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- Best Cutting Tools in Terraria (2023)
- Best Hammers in Terraria (2023)
- Best Digging Tools in Terraria (2023)
- Best Multi-use Tools in Terraria (2023)
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Terraria (Wiki): Tungsten Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Wooden Hammer
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Weakness • With the lowest tool power and slowest use time, along with a range penalty of -1, it is known as the weakest tool in the game. • Has the lowest DPS item in the game overall.
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Terraria (Wiki): The Axe
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Strength • Capable of breaking Demon and Crimson Altars • In PvP, it is able to hit a player twice in one swing • Has the highest axe power of any item in the game (175%) Weakness • While autoswinging, the player will be unable to change direction
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Terraria (Wiki): Spectre Pickaxe
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Strength • Can mine any block except Lihzahrd Bricks. • Has a mining range boost of three blocks.
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Terraria (Wiki): Tin Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Titanium Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Titanium Pickaxe
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Strength • Can mine any block except Chlorophyte Ore and Lihzahrd Bricks • Can reach a mining speed of 1 (max) with capped mining speed (70%) and a speed modifier.
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Terraria (Wiki): Titanium Waraxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Tungsten Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): War Axe of the Night
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Strength • Has higher base damage compare to other Axe's and autoswing. Weakness • its slow speed makes the maximum damage output similar to manual-swing swords like Gold Broadsword. • When hitting an enemy behind you, the knockback will pull them toward you.
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Terraria (Wiki): Tin Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): The Breaker
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Terraria (Wiki): Lucy the Axe
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Strength • Tied for the second-highest axe power in the game, making it one of the best pre-Hardmode axes.
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Terraria (Wiki): Nightmare Pickaxe
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Weakness • Can only mine Dungeon Bricks that are at 0 depth or higher.
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Terraria (Wiki): Molten Hamaxe
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Strength • Its hammer and axe powers are the highest of all pre-Hardmode tools • Has a chance of inflicting the On Fire! debuff Weakness • has slow tool speed
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Terraria (Wiki): Mythril Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Orichalcum Pickaxe
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Strength • Can mine any block except Chlorophyte Ore and Lihzahrd Bricks
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Terraria (Wiki): Pickaxe Axe
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Strength • Alternative to the Drax, but has longer range and benefiting from mining speed bonuses. Weakness • Has slower mining speed compare to Drax
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Terraria (Wiki): Mythril Waraxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Palladium Pickaxe
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Weakness • Can mine any block except Adamantite Ore, Titanium Ore, Chlorophyte Ore, & Lihzahrd Bricks
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Terraria (Wiki): Picksaw
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Strength • Capable of mining all blocks in the game Weakness • has a slower mining speed than the Shroomite Digging Claw
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Terraria (Wiki): Orichalcum Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Palladium Waraxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Shroomite Digging Claw
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Strength • capable of mining every type of block except Lihzahrd Bricks • pickaxe with the fastest mining speed in the game • viable melee weapon due to its very fast speed and high damage Weakness • good as weapon but has low range and knockback • Need to use smart cursor due to its quick mining speed that is hard to keep track of.
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Terraria (Wiki): Orichalcum Waraxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Gold Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Platinum Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Spectre Hamaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Palladium Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Hammush
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Strength • When swung, the Hammush produces spinning mushrooms which deals damage to enemies & walls.
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Terraria (Wiki): Reaver Shark
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Terraria (Wiki): Platinum Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): Iron Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Silver Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Sawtooth Shark
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Strength • It is the fastest "axe" in pre-hardmode, with a fixed mining speed of 4
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Terraria (Wiki): Lead Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Silver Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): Palm Wood Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Pearlwood Hammer
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Weakness • Weakest hammer exclusive to Hardmode.
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Terraria (Wiki): Gold Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Platinum Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Iron Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Pwnhammer
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Strength • Able to destroy Demon Altars and Crimson Altars with a few hits • has a sparkle effect when used which gives off a good deal of light, even in complete darkness
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Terraria (Wiki): Lead Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): Rich Mahogany Hammer
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Strength • Good for starting game if the player wants to conserve metal for armor
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Terraria (Wiki): Lead Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Haemorrhaxe
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Strength • Can be used to destroy Altars.
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Terraria (Wiki): Shadewood Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Luminite Pickaxes
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Strength • With the help of its very fast attack speed and high damage it allows the player to kill most enemies with ease, reducing the need to switch to a dedicated weapon while mining.
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Terraria (Wiki): Laser Drill
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Strength • Capable of producing a drill beam that extends up to 16 tiles in length. • Has the highest pickaxe power of any pickaxe or drill in the entire game at 230% • Useful when building structures because of its longer reach • When having an effect that increases mining range, the drill will extend longer, which will also increase its melee range • The tip of the drill produces a small amount of light. This can be used for finding objects and caves behind walls Weakness • Does not benefit from mining speed increases
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Terraria (Wiki): Silver Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Molten Pickaxe
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Strength • Can destroy most blocks in one hit Weakness • Its mining speed is very slow, even slower than Tungsten Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Luminite Hamaxes
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Strength • have the highest hammer power in the game, along with The Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): Iron Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): Mythril Pickaxe
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Strength • Can mine any block except Chlorophyte Ore and Lihzahrd Bricks
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Terraria (Wiki): Meteor Hamaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Chlorophyte Warhammer
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Strength • has the highest damage from all obtainable hammers
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Terraria (Wiki): Copper Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Ebonwood Hammer
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Strength • Good starting hammer since the corruption is usually not far from spawn.
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Terraria (Wiki): Flesh Grinder
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Strength • Has slightly more range compare to its counterpart "The Breaker". • Capable of autoswing. Weakness • Deals lower damage compare to its counterpart.
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Terraria (Wiki): Adamantite Pickaxe
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Strength • Can mine any block except Chlorophyte Ore and Lihzahrd Bricks
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Terraria (Wiki): Bone Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Cactus Pickaxe
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Strength • Does not need ores or anvil to craft
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Terraria (Wiki): Copper Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Adamantite Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Deathbringer Pickaxe
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Weakness • Can only mine Dungeon Bricks that are at 0 depth or higher
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Terraria (Wiki): Adamantite Waraxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Fossil Pickaxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Butcher’s Chainsaw
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Strength • has the highest base damage and knockback of any tool, due to being designed for combat. • The sparks inflict a Hellfire debuff on enemies it hits. Weakness • Since Hellfire debuff only applies to enemies hit by the sparks, not by the chainsaw itself, good positioning is necessary to make full use of the weapon's damage potential.
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Terraria (Wiki): Chlorophyte Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Chlorophyte Greataxe
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Terraria (Wiki): Drax
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Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Chainsaw
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Terraria (Wiki): Cobalt Waraxe
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Strength • Its damage output and knockbacks make this item the best choice for players that are new to hardmode since it can utilize its purpose as a tool and weapon at the same time.
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Terraria (Wiki): Ash Wood Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Gold Axe
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Terraria (Wiki): Boreal Wood Hammer
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Terraria (Wiki): Chlorophyte Jackhammer
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Weakness • Has a lower hammer power than other hammers in hardmode