How to Break Stone in Valheim These are the steps and tools that you will need to break rocks and mine ore deposits.
You will still be able find loose stones and other rocks, but you will need a tool to allow you to grow stone in larger quantities.
How to Break Stone in Valheim: Pickaxes
A pickaxe is necessary to break rocks or stones. The faster the pickaxe works, the more you can mine any rock. We will show you how to make both the easiest and the most powerful pickaxes.
Antler Pickaxe
Although it’s not the best way to break rock or stone, you will need it to get your first stones.
x1 Antler Pickaxe = x10 Wood + x1 Hard Antler (Mining = 18)
Ingredients:
- Wood: Branches and Bushes, All Trees/Stumps
- Hard Antler: Dropped by Eikthyr the first Boss
Broze Pickaxe
You will see a big difference in mining stone or rock if you switch to the Bronze pickaxe.
- 1 Tier: x1 Bronze Pickaxe = x3 Core Wood + x10 Bronze (Mining = 25)
- 2 Tier: x1 Bronze Pickaxe = x1 Core Wood + x5 Bronze (Mining = 29)
- 3 Tier: x1 Bronze Pickaxe = x2 Core Wood + x10 Bronze (Mining = 33)
- 4 Tier: x1 Bronze Pickaxe = x3 Core Wood + x15 Bronze (Mining = 37)
Ingredients:
- Core Wood: Pine Trees that have been cut from the Black Forest or made with Pine cones grown in a cultivator (requires Stone Axe).
- Bronze is made from 2 Copper and 1 Tin at a Forge
Iron Pickaxe
You will need to have your first iron pickaxe if you want the best possible speed and maximum potential to any stone or rock.
- 1 Tier: x1 Iron Pickaxe = x3 Core Wood + x20 Iron (Mining = 33)
- 2 Tier: x1 Iron Pickaxe = x1 Core Wood + x10 Iron (Mining = 38)
- 3 Tier: x1 Iron Pickaxe = x2 Core Wood + x20 Iron (Mining = 43)
- 4 Tier: x1 Iron Pickaxe = x3 Core Wood + x30 Iron (Mining = 48)
Ingredients:
- Core Wood: Pine Trees that have been cut from the Black Forest or made with Pine cones grown in a cultivator (requires Stone Axe).
- Bronze: Melted from scrap iron in the Smelter with Coal as fuel