Pickaxe | Dark Souls Wiki

Pickaxe +15
		222			100
		167(180)			30
		213(213)			250
		222(222)			5.0
Requirements & Bonus

14	-		–	–
Weapon Type			Hammer
Attack Type			Thrust
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 167 physical dmg/180 magic dmg, with Fire: 213 physical dmg/213 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 222 physical dmg/222 Lightning dmg

Pickaxe is a Weapon in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered.

Traditionally a mining tool, but the hard cone on the pommel is effective in battle."
"A downward swing of the Pickaxe can crush stone; a human head would be an afterthought"

How to Get/ Where to Find the Pickaxe

Drops from Infested Barbarians (Boulder) in Blighttown (5% chance)

Hints and Tips

Give to Frampt to receive 50 souls.

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Pickaxe Upgrade Table

Max

Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance

	Attack Values					Parameter Bonuses				Auxiliary Effects				Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Pickaxe
Regular	89	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +5	133	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +10	178	0	0	0	100	B	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +14	213	0	0	0	100	A	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +15	222	0	0	0	100	A	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal	195	0	0	0	100	A	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +4	231	0	0	0	100	A	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +5	240	0	0	0	100	A	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning	160	0	0	160	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning +4	210	0	0	210	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	30
Lightning +5	222	0	0	222	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	42	30
Raw	153	0	0	0	100	C	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +5	204	0	0	0	100	C	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic	100	108	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +5	134	144	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +9	160	172	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +10	167	180	0	0	100	D	-	C	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted	134	142	0	0	100	E	-	C	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +4	155	159	0	0	100	D	-	A	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +5	160	164	0	0	100	D	-	A	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine	90	109	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +5	120	146	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +9	144	175	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +10	150	182	0	0	100	D	-	-	C	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Occult	122	134	0	0	100	D	-	-	B	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +4	151	160	0	0	100	D	-	-	B	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +5	158	167	0	0	100	D	-	-	B	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire	115	-	115	-	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire +5	160	-	160	-	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	30
Fire +9	202	0	202	0	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Fire +10	213	0	213	0	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10		30	30
Chaos	154 + 32	-	178 +37	-	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +4	184	-	213	-	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Chaos +4 @ 10 Humanity	+39	0	+44	0	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	32,4	30	30
Chaos +5	192	-	222	-	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	33	30	30
Chaos +5 @ 10 Humanity	+41	0	+46	0	100	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

Regular Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Regular +6 requires a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember. Regular +11 requires a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Very Large Ember.
Regular Reinforcement Scales 88% for Strength to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 3000 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	89	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +1 (x1)	97	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +2 (x1)	106	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +3 (x2)	115	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +4 (x2)	124	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +5 (x3)	133	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +6 (x1)	142	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +7 (x1)	151	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +8 (x2)	160	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +9 (x2)	169	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +10 (x3)	178	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +11 (x1)	185	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +12 (x1)	195	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +13 (x2)	204	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +14 (x3)	213	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Regular +15 (x1)	222	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Crystal Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Crystal Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Crystal Ember.
Crystal Reinforcement reduces weapon Durability by 25, but increases base damage. Scales 88% for Strength to increase your AR. to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	195	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +1 (x1)	204	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +2 (x1)	213	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +3 (x2)	222	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +4 (x3)	231	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Crystal +5 (x1)	240	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Lightning Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Lightning Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon, but no special Ember is required.
Lightning Reinforcement removes all scaling but adds Lightning Damage.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	160	-	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Lightning +1 (x1)	172	-	-	172	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	32.4	30
Lightning +2 (x1)	185	-	-	185	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	34.8	30
Lightning +3 (x2)	197	-	-	197	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	37.2	30
Lightning +4 (x3)	210	-	-	210	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	39.6	30
Lightning +5 (x1)	222	-	-	222	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	42	30

Raw Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Raw Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember.
Raw Reinforcement increases base damage whilst reducing stat bonuses. Scales 66% for Strength to increase your AR. to increase your AR.to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 10 large titanite shards

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Raw (x1)	153	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +1 (x1)	163	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +2 (x1)	173	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +3 (x2)	183	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +4 (x2)	193	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Raw +5 (x3)	204	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Magic Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Magic Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Magic +6 requires a Magic +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Magic Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and an Intelligence bonus. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 25% for Strength and 63% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	100	108	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +1 (x1)	107	115	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +2 (x1)	113	122	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +3 (x2)	120	129	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +4 (x2)	127	136	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +5 (x3)	134	144	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +6 (x1)	140	151	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +7 (x1)	147	158	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +8 (x2)	154	165	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +9 (x3)	160	172	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Magic +10 (x1)	167	180	-	-	D	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Enchanted Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Enchanted Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Enchanted +6 requires a Enchanted +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Enchanted Reinforcement increases the Intelligence bonus at the cost of base magic damage. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 18% for Strength and 62% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 Blue Titanite Chunks to +4 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +5

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Enchanted (x1)	134	142	-	-	E	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +1 (x1)	139	146	-	-	E	-	C	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +2 (x1)	144	150	-	-	E	-	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +3 (x2)	150	154	-	-	E	-	B	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +4 (x3)	155	159	-	-	D	-	A	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Enchanted +5 (x1)	160	164	-	-	D	-	A	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30

Divine Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Divine Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Divine Ember. Divine +6 upgrades require a Divine Weapon +5 and to hand in the Large Divine Ember.
Divine Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and Faith scaling. Scales 34% for Strength and 63% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	90	109	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +1 (x1)	96	116	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +2 (x1)	102	124	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +3 (x2)	108	131	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +4 (x2)	114	138	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +5 (x3)	120	143	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +6 (x1)	125	153	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +7 (x1)	132	160	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +8 (x2)	138	167	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +9 (x3)	144	175	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30
Divine +10 (x1)	150	182	-	-	D	-	-	C	110	-	45	10	30	30	30

Occult Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Occult Upgrades require a Divine+5 weapon and to hand in the Dark Ember.
Occult Reinforcement reduces the base damage but increases Faith scaling. Scales 32% for Strength and 76% Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Occult (x1)	122	134	-	-	D	-	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +1 (x1)	129	140	-	-	D	-	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +2 (x1)	136	147	-	-	D	-	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +3 (x2)	143	154	-	-	D	-	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +4 (x3)	151	160	-	-	D	-	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30
Occult +5 (x1)	158	167	-	-	D	-	-	B	-	110	45	10	30	30	30

Fire Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Fire Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon. Fire+6 requires a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Large Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement adds Fire Damage but removes all scaling bonuses from the weapon.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	115	-	115	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Fire +1 (x1)	124	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.3	30	30
Fire +2 (x1)	133	-	133	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	30
Fire +3 (x2)	142	-	142	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.9	30	30
Fire +4 (x2)	151	-	151	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	30
Fire +5 (x3)	160	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.5	30	30
Fire +6 (x1)	170	-	170	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	30
Fire +7 (x1)	181	-	181	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.1	30	30
Fire +8 (x2)	192	-	192	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Fire +9 (x3)	202	-	202	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.7	30	30
Fire +10 (x1)	213	-	213	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

Chaos Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Chaos Upgrades require a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Chaos Flame Ember
Fire Reinforcement reduces Fire Damage but adds a bonus based on the Humanity you hold.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Pickaxe
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Chaos (x1)	138	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30	30	30
Chaos +1 (x1)	146	-	169	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	30.6	30	30
Chaos +2 (x1)	154	-	178	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.2	30	30
Chaos +3 (x2)	161	-	186	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	31.8	30	30
Chaos +4 (x3)	169	-	195	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	32.4	30	30
Chaos +5 (x1)	177	-	204	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	10	33	30	30

Hammers

Blacksmith Giant Hammer ♦ Blacksmith Hammer ♦ Club ♦ Hammer of Vamos ♦ Mace ♦ Morning Star ♦ Reinforced Club ♦ Warpick

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- Anonymous
  17 Aug 2022 10:19
  Rock and Stone!
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- Anonymous
  12 May 2022 11:49
  Not nearly as useful as you think, those crystals in Seath's crack den are nothing but worthless silicate
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- Anonymous
  21 Apr 2022 04:30
  the description lol
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- Anonymous
  31 Jan 2022 03:03
  Everyone here talking about minecraft while I'm just trying to figure out if it's a good sl1 weapon (probably not)
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- Anonymous
  29 Jan 2022 20:12
  does anybody know the best layer to mine twinkling titanite?
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- Anonymous
  20 Jan 2022 23:23
  I got this gem after 400 or so hours and it is super cool.
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- Anonymous
  11 Nov 2021 23:16
  good for prospectin’!
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  13 Jun 2021 01:44
  stev mincraft
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- Anonymous
  23 Apr 2021 04:16
  Crystalline Armor Set+Crystal Shield+Pickaxe=Best look of all time!
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- Anonymous
  21 Mar 2021 13:54
  Got to mine that spine : 3
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- Anonymous
  16 Feb 2021 13:09
  does anybody actually fluggin have this like lol ima farm for it just for memes
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- Anonymous
  08 Feb 2021 17:48
  One aspect in Minecraft -pardon- Dark Souls that I have always liked very much is how simple and yet effective even the most inconspicuous weapons can be if you know how to use them and how to use them correctly. It's the same with this weapon. Good damage, excellent scaling and perfect for strength builds and you can farm it and make different versions like crystal, lightning, fire, divine etc. Some bosses didn't really expect to be crushed by a pickaxe. Oh, and now I can finally mine these pretty diamonds.
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- Anonymous
  08 Feb 2021 12:39
  minecraft: hardcore
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- Anonymous
  27 Nov 2020 10:47
  Why do you even need a legendary sword that takes superhuman strength to use, when you can easily mince your enemies with a simple but surprisingly effective pickaxe? And you can even buff it.
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- Wolfdragon89
  25 Nov 2020 12:57
  So sometime ago, a band of barbarians went far down below armed with pickaxes- probably to mine for ore or some other natural resource found in Blighttown. Looks like Blighttown mined them instead.
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- Anonymous
  12 Nov 2020 20:56
  The fact that it has A scaling, and you can get the item repeatedly...Is this a viable crystal weapon? For bosses and such only.
  
  I also usually run with weapons that have 200 durability anyway and have no trouble.
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  10 Nov 2020 03:35
  Your Spine Is Mine! *Backstab Noise*
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  27 Sep 2020 11:08
  Is this a Minecraft reference? Pretty cool of From to include it.
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  18 Jun 2020 15:56
  lets go mining gamers
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  14 Sep 2019 21:36
  Diggy Diggy Hole.
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  01 Sep 2019 03:59
  creeper
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- Anonymous
  17 Jun 2019 21:24
  leaked pickaxe texture of Minecraft 2.0
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- Nyvzzz
  10 Apr 2019 09:26
  Minin' away I don't know what to mine I'll mine this anyway In this Dark Souls day So beautiful, mine further down What's that I found? Mine diamonds Mine diamonds I'll mine them So far I've got two! So easy to mine With my Dark Souls pickaxe and shovels Hopefully they stay In my Minecraft chests So I'm gonna make A lock on it Mine diamonds Mine diamonds I'll mine them So far I've got two!
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- Nyvzzz
  10 Apr 2019 09:24
  MINNNNNNE DIAAAMONDSSSS
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- Anonymous
  08 Feb 2019 00:38
  Manly Miner Men time
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- Anonymous
  08 Jan 2019 00:30
  Now I can finally get those damn diamonds.
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- Anonymous
  01 Dec 2018 16:04
  I have been searching for the pickaxe for a long time
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- Anonymous
  26 Jul 2018 06:30
  get the fuck outta my room im playing Dark Souls
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