Gravedigger's Shovel

  

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Gravedigger's Shovel

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Statistics

Type	WeaponTool
Damage	12 (Melee)
Knockback	3.5 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	22 (Fast)
Tooltip	Digs in a bigger area than a pickaxe Only digs up soft tiles 'Can you dig it?'
Rarity	01*
Sell	10 SC
Research	1 required

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 4711 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

The Gravedigger's Shovel mining Dirt and attacking a Target Dummy.

The Gravedigger's Shovel is a tool that can be used to dig up "soft" blocks (see below) more efficiently than a pickaxe or drill, in a 3×3-tile rectangle centered on the cursor.

Its best modifier is Light for harvesting purposes and Legendary for combat purposes.

Affected blocks

The following types of blocks can be dug up with the Gravedigger's Shovel:

Requires 2 swings
Ash Block Ash grass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Clay Block Corrupt grass Corrupt Jungle grass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Crimson grass Crimson Jungle grass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Dirt Block Grass Hallowed grass Jungle grass Mud Block Mowed grass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Mowed Hallowed grass(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Mushroom grass Sand Block Silt Block Slush Block Snow Block
Requires 4 swings
Ebonsand Block Crimsand Block Pearlsand Block Shell Pile(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The Dirtiest Block(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Gravedigger's Shovel(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Any Iron Bar12 Any Wood3	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

• In For the worthy worlds, all blocks take half as many swings to break.
• The Gravedigger's Shovel has a tool speed of 14, the same as a Fossil Pickaxe.

Tips

• Uses for the Gravedigger's Shovel include easier navigation in the Snow and Jungle biomes by shoveling Snow and Mud Blocks, faster Hellstone mining by shoveling Ash Blocks, faster use of an Extractinator by shoveling Silt and Slush, and faster acquisition of Red Bricks for construction by shoveling Clay Blocks.

Trivia

• The tooltip, 'Can you dig it?', references a classic 50s and 60s slang phrase, which appears in many works then and since.
• The Gravedigger's Shovel is the only tool that mines blocks without having pickaxe power.
  • In source code, however, its base "pickaxe" power is 30%.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.5: Fixed an issue where, when digging, the Gravedigger's Shovel did not dig the center block at the same speed.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.5.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.5.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.5.