Steel Pickaxe
The Steel Pickaxe is the best pickaxe: it adds Building mastery +6 while it is on your toolbar. You forge it at the Steel Anvil, with a Hardening Bucket, from 2 Sticks, 2 Steel Details and a Steel Ingot. The recipe comes with Steel Instruments II (150 red, 20 blue), which also gives the Steel Shovel, and needs Smithing mastery 10.
How to obtain
Craft
| Workbench | Ingredients | Mastery | Duration | Tech points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Anvil Required extension: Hardening Bucket |  Stick ×2  Steel Detail ×2  Steel Ingot ×1 |  10 | 8 | 9 |
Used for
Study
| Study requires: | Tech points | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Science ×10 | 10020 | 16 ( Researcher −2 ) |
Each item is studied once, on the Study Table. Studying does not use the item up. With the Scientist perk, a 30% chance of a Story.
Notes
- All four pickaxes on the toolbar give Building 13, and with all four axes 26. The toolbar has 14 slots, one taken from the start, so eight tools fit.
- No trader sells or buys it. The steel comes only from the Bishop in conversation.
- Studying it costs 10 Science and gives 100 red and 20 blue.