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· Wood Pickaxe (C Tier): Instantly craftable without a workbench, useful in the early stages.
· Copper Pickaxe (C Tier): The basic pickaxe for the early game, used until you get the Iron Pickaxe.
· Tin Pickaxe (D Tier): Slightly better than the Copper Pickaxe, but Tin is more efficiently used for other purposes. It's recommended to use the Copper Pickaxe and then directly transition to the Iron Pickaxe.
· Iron Pickaxe (A Tier): The best pickaxe for the early game, boasting the highest mining damage among all mining tools at level 20. It's close to S-tier, but its slightly lower versatility compared to other tools places it at A-tier.

· Scarlet Pickaxe (B Tier): A good option if you haven't upgraded your Iron Pickaxe. However, prioritizing the Iron Pickaxe upgrade is recommended.
· Ancient Pickaxe (B Tier): Similar to the Scarlet Pickaxe, it offers increased mining speed. It's essential to have for upgrading to the Legendary Pickaxe.
· Octarine Pickaxe (C Tier): An upgrade from the Scarlet Pickaxe, but less efficient than the Iron or Ancient Pickaxes. While craftable, using other pickaxes is advised.
· Galaxite Pickaxe (B Tier): A good alternative if you don't want to spend resources on upgrading the Iron Pickaxe.
· Solarite Pickaxe (A Tier): Currently, Solarite has limited uses, making this pickaxe upgrade a worthwhile investment. It's a good choice if you don't have the Legendary Pickaxe.

· Upgraded Iron Pickaxe: Still maintains good performance and offers a stable, versatile choice.
· Soul Seeker (S Tier): The best pickaxe in the game, offering high mining damage and additional benefits. Its advantage lies in its durability, allowing use without worrying about its condition.

· Copper Oak Hammer (C Tier): Oak Hammers are more efficient than pickaxes for destroying walls over a wider area. This tool is useful in the early game.
· Tin Oak Hammer (C Tier): An upgraded version of the Copper Hammer, good to use if you don't have other hammers.
· Iron Oak Hammer (B Tier): The best hammer for the stage before wall destruction. It performs similarly to the Scarlet and Octarine Hammers.
· Scarlet Oak Hammer (B Tier): Performs similarly to the Iron Hammer and is available upon upgrade.
· Octarine Oak Hammer (B Tier): Like the Scarlet Hammer, it's available upon upgrade.

· Galaxite Oak Hammer (S Tier): Boasts extremely high mining damage and a wide attack range. It can destroy almost any wall and is excellent for efficiently clearing large areas. It outperforms pickaxes.

· Standard Hand Drill (B Tier): Obtainable early on, its performance improves with leveling. However, resource consumption needs consideration.
· Scarlet Hand Drill (S Tier): Offers the fastest speed among all mining tools. While range control is difficult, it allows for rapid block removal when combined with mining speed boosts.
· Destruction Ray (A Tier): A late-game tool that is slower than standard mining tools but can also be used as a melee weapon.

· Stormbringer (S Tier): An extremely powerful mining tool. While its mining efficiency might be slightly lower than the Galaxite Oak Hammer or Scarlet Hand Drill, its indestructible durability is a significant advantage. Unlike the Hand Drill, you can use it without worrying about its condition.

· Mortars (Overall): Excellent for clearing wide areas of walls and blocks, but range control is difficult. Unlike other mining tools, they do not benefit from equipment's mining damage bonuses.
· Scrap Zooka (A Tier): Can destroy lava blocks upon leveling up and is useful early on.
· Burn Zooka (S Tier): The highest performing mortar, capable of destroying all blocks in the game. It's the only mortar that remains useful throughout the late game.
· Stone Mortar (C Tier): Decent in the early game, but its performance drops off later.
· Bomb Mortar Scarab (A Tier): Can destroy lava magma blocks upon leveling up and is useful early on. It performs well until replaced by the Burn Zooka.
· Volcano Mortar (B Tier): Can destroy desert temple blocks and is fun to use, firing multiple missiles for wide area coverage. However, its performance declines in the late game.
· Doom Belief (B Tier): An upgraded version of the Volcano Mortar, but its mining damage is actually slightly lower. Its advantage is that it's indestructible.

· This video analyzed the tier list for various tools in Core Keeper version 1.2. We hope understanding the pros, cons, and usage of each tool will help your gameplay.