# ⛏️ Pickaxe

The Vortex Prison Core includes a comprehensive pickaxe system with tiers, custom enchantments, and special abilities.

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**Pickaxe Tiers**

The plugin has 6 pickaxe tiers that players can progress through:

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="57">Tier</th><th width="211">Material</th><th>Token Cost</th><th>Money Cost</th><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>0</td><td>WOODEN_PICKAXE</td><td>0</td><td>$0</td><td>Wooden Pickaxe</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>STONE_PICKAXE</td><td>5,000</td><td>$100,000</td><td>Stone Pickaxe</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>IRON_PICKAXE</td><td>5,000</td><td>$100,000</td><td>Iron Pickaxe</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>GOLDEN_PICKAXE</td><td>5,000</td><td>$100,000</td><td>Golden Pickaxe</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DIAMOND_PICKAXE</td><td>5,000</td><td>$100,000</td><td>Diamond Pickaxe</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>NETHERITE_PICKAXE</td><td>5,000</td><td>$100,000</td><td>Netherite Pickaxe</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Pickaxe Enchantments**

Players can upgrade their pickaxes with both vanilla enchantments and custom enchantments:

**Vanilla Enchantments:**

* **Efficiency**: Increases mining speed
* **Unbreaking**: Increases durability
* **Fortune**: Increases the chance of getting more drops

**Custom Enchantments:**

* **Double Drop**: Chance to double the items dropped from mining
* **Experience**: Chance to increase experience gained from mining
* **Smelt**: Chance to automatically smelt mined items (e.g., iron ore to iron ingot)
* **Explosion**: Chance to mine multiple blocks at once in an explosion pattern

**Throwaway Pickaxes**

Administrators can give players special throwaway pickaxes that cannot be repaired and have limited durability:

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="169">Pickaxe Type</th><th width="220">Material</th><th width="100">Durability</th><th>Notable Enchants</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Vote Pickaxe</td><td>IRON_PICKAXE</td><td>250</td><td>Efficiency 10, Double Drop 1, Fortune 1</td></tr><tr><td>Common Pickaxe</td><td>DIAMOND_PICKAXE</td><td>500</td><td>Efficiency 10, Double Drop 1, Fortune 2</td></tr><tr><td>Rare Pickaxe</td><td>DIAMOND_PICKAXE</td><td>750</td><td>Efficiency 10, Fortune 3, Double Drop 2</td></tr><tr><td>Epic Pickaxe</td><td>NETHERITE_PICKAXE</td><td>1,000</td><td>Efficiency 10, Fortune 4, Double Drop 3, Explode 1</td></tr><tr><td>Legendary Pickaxe</td><td>NETHERITE_PICKAXE</td><td>1,250</td><td>Efficiency 20, Fortune 5, Smelt 10, Explode 4, Double Drop 4</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Pickaxe Upgrades GUI**

Players can access the pickaxe upgrade GUI by right-clicking with their pickaxe. The menu allows them to:

* Upgrade their pickaxe tier
* Add/upgrade vanilla enchantments (Efficiency, Unbreaking, Fortune)
* Add/upgrade custom enchantments (Double Drop, Experience, Smelt, Explosion)

Each upgrade has associated token and money costs, and some upgrades may be locked until players unlock them via the collections system.


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