Iron Pickaxe in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 16, 2026Source: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files

PickaxesTier 1Harvesting Tools 11

“The iron pickaxe is great for breaking stone and harvesting minerals. Repair with a Repair Kit. Scrap to Iron.”

The Iron Pickaxe is a tier 1 pickaxe with 42 block damage and 11.2 damage per hit, +15% to blocks at quality 2 rising to +75% at quality 6. Craft it at the Backpack once Harvesting Tools reaches 11 (Tools Digest magazines), or loot it from 15 kinds of container or buy it from traders.

Mods13 fit2–4 slots
Craft itBackpack
Tech lineSteel Pickaxecompared below

Block damage: 42
Damage per hit: 11.2
Attacks per minute: 65
Durability, Q1 → Q6: 500 → 1000
Mod slots, Q1 → Q6: 2 → 4
Stamina per hit: 18.4
Range: 2.4

Bars: against the highest of all 16 tools.

What the Iron Pickaxe is for

Against materials: wood −80%, earth −80% (DamageModifier, as the file writes it)
Repaired with: Repair Kit
Scraps into: Iron

Iron Pickaxe recipe

At the Backpack, unlocked at Harvesting Tools level 11 — raised by reading Tools Digest.

Ingredient	Quality 1	Quality 6
Forged Iron	20	22
Wood	10	12
Leather	2	4
Duct Tape	2	4
Legendary Parts	—	1

Where to find the Iron Pickaxe

15 containers can roll it, traders can stock it.

15 of the containers are common to every tier 1 tool — listed on the tools page.

Perks named in its tags: Miner 69'er (Strength) and Mother Lode (Strength).

Iron Pickaxe vs Steel Pickaxe

Its neighbours in the game's tech line (PreviousTechItem). Damage is per hit; hits per minute are attacks for hand tools, rounds for motor tools.

	Iron Pickaxe	Steel Pickaxe
Block damage	42	85
Damage per hit	11.2	23.2
Hits per minute	65	55
Durability at Q6	1000	2000
Mod slots at Q6	4	4
Unlock level	11	26
Base value	500	1100

Mods that fit the Iron Pickaxe

13 mods fit, by the install tags in item_modifiers.xml: the 12 every tool takes, plus the 1 below. Cosmetic dyes fit too. What each mod does

Burning ShaftA melee item can triple as a light source, set enemies on fire, and used as a source of heat. Can be installed in melee tools and weapons that have a long shaft or blade.

Iron Pickaxe — FAQ

What mods can you put on the Iron Pickaxe?

13 mods fit it by the tags in the game files: the 12 every tool takes, plus Burning Shaft. It has 2 slots at quality 1 and 4 at quality 6.

How much block damage does the Iron Pickaxe do?

42 per hit as the file sets it, plus +15% at quality 2 rising to +75% at quality 6. Against materials: wood −80%, earth −80%.

Other pickaxes

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