PICKAXE

ARCHAIC

TYPE: Weapon
CATEGORY: Melee
LEVEL: 5–45
BASE VALUE: 40
WEIGHT: 2.5
CAPACITY: 0
AP COST: 43

COMBAT STATS

ITEM LEVEL	5	15	25	35	45
Base damage	77	99	126	160	204

From the game's level curves, before perks, mods and legendary effects.

COMMUNITY PRICES

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WHERE TO FIND

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GUARANTEED

Placed in the world and always present.

LOCATION	REGION	POINTS
Nuka-World On Tour	Ash Heap	7
Foundation	Savage Divide	5
near Gauley Mine Exit	The Forest	2
Old Crimora Mines	Skyline Valley	2
near The Chop Shop	Burning Springs	2
near Abraxodyne Storage Depot	Burning Springs	1
near Albany	Burning Springs	1
Checkpoint Canyon	Burning Springs	1
near Dent & Sons Construction	Savage Divide	1
Glassed Cavern	Cranberry Bog	1
near Gleaming Depths	Ash Heap	1
near Honey Well Apiary	Burning Springs	1
Hornwright Industrial Headquarters	The Forest	1
Milepost Zero	Skyline Valley	1
near Overseer's Home	The Forest	1
Settler's Ridge	The Forest	1
near Sunrise Field	Cranberry Bog	1
The Rusty Pick	Ash Heap	1
near Toxic Larry's Meat 'n Go	Savage Divide	1
Vault 96	Savage Divide	1
Instanced areas	—	1

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VENDORS

Sold by vendors and vending machines. Random stock rolls on each restock; chances are estimated.

VENDOR	LOCATION	CURRENCY	IN STOCK
Sunny	Foundation	Cap	6%
Responder Vendor	Unknown	Cap	4%
Responders Vendor	The Whitespring North Entrance	Cap	4%
Vendor Bot Bob	near Flatwoods	Cap	4%
Vendor Bot Chad	near Camden Park	Cap	4%
Vendor Bot Greg	near Grafton	Cap	4%
Vendor Bot Mack	Charleston Fire Department	Cap	4%
Vendor Bot Responder	Charleston Station	Cap	2%
Vendor Bot Responder	Fast Travel Point: Morgantown Station	Cap	2%
Vendor Bot Responder	Fast Travel Point: Welch Station	Cap	2%
Vendor Bot Responder	near Grafton Station	Cap	2%
Vendor Bot Responder	near Lewisburg Station	Cap	2%

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QUEST REWARDS

Rewarded by quests, dailies and activities. Chances are estimated from the reward lists.

FROM	CHANCE
Daily: Retirement Plan	2%

EVENT REWARDS

Rewarded by public events. Chances are estimated from the reward lists.

FROM	CHANCE
Beasts of Burden	16%

HARVEST

Harvested from flora, deposits and junk piles.

LOCATION	FROM	REGION	POINTS	EST. FINDS
Charleston Landfill	Junk Pile	The Forest	3	2.3
near Black Mountain Ordnance Works	Junk Pile	The Forest	2	1.5
near Graninger Farm	Junk Pile	Toxic Valley	2	1.5
near Aaronholt Homestead	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Abandoned Bog Town	Junk Pile	Cranberry Bog	1	0.8
near Abbie's Bunker	Junk Pile	The Mire	1	0.8
near Abraxodyne Storage Depot	Junk Pile	Burning Springs	1	0.8
near Alpine River Cabins	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Anchor Farm	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Big Maw	Junk Pile	The Mire	1	0.8
Converted Munitions Factory	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Crater Outpost	Junk Pile	Toxic Valley	1	0.8
Dabney Homestead	Junk Pile	The Mire	1	0.8
near Derelict Power Substation	Junk Pile	Burning Springs	1	0.8
near Fort Defiance	Junk Pile	Cranberry Bog	1	0.8
near Garrahan Excavations Headquarters	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Gauley Mine Exit	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
Gorge Junkyard	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Grindstone Arch	Junk Pile	Skyline Valley	1	0.8
near Hornwright Estate	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Hunter's Ridge	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Kiddie Corner Cabins	Junk Pile	Toxic Valley	1	0.8
near Miners Monument	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near National Radio Astronomy Research Center	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
Organ Cave West	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Overgrown Sundew Grove	Junk Pile	Cranberry Bog	1	0.8
near Pleasant Valley Station	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Point Pleasant	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
Red Rocket Mega Stop	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Shenandoah Weather Station	Junk Pile	Skyline Valley	1	0.8
near South Mountain Lookout	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Southern Belle Motel	Junk Pile	The Mire	1	0.8
Sunshine Meadows Industrial Farm	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8
near Super Duper Mart	Junk Pile	Burning Springs	1	0.8
near The Savage Divide	Junk Pile	Savage Divide	1	0.8
near Thunder Mountain Substation TM-01	Junk Pile	The Mire	1	0.8
near Thunder Mountain Substation TM-02	Junk Pile	Cranberry Bog	1	0.8
Tyler County Dirt Track	Junk Pile	The Forest	1	0.8

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CONDITIONAL

Placed in the world, but only during an event, quest stage or other condition.

LOCATION	REGION	POINTS
Milepost Zero	Skyline Valley	1

RANDOM SPAWN

A spawn point that rolls a loot list. Chances are estimated.

LOCATION	REGION	POINTS	EST. FINDS
Blackwater Mine	Savage Divide	21	21
Monongah Mine	Savage Divide	12	12
Glassed Cavern	Cranberry Bog	11	11
Lucky Hole Mine	Savage Divide	7	7
Fort Atlas	Savage Divide	6	6
Garrahan Excavations Headquarters	Savage Divide	6	4
near Gauley Mine Exit	The Forest	4	4
Abandoned Mine Shaft Elaine	Ash Heap	3	3
near Fissure Site Tau	Savage Divide	3	3
Greg's Mine Supply	The Forest	3	3
Miners Monument	Savage Divide	3	3
Mysterious Cave	Savage Divide	3	3
Shining Creek Cavern	Skyline Valley	3	3
Big Bend Tunnel West	Savage Divide	4	2
Arktos Pharma	The Forest	3	2
Burning Mine	Ash Heap	2	2
near Old Danielson Cabin	Savage Divide	2	2
near White Powder Winter Sports	The Forest	2	2
Hornwright Estate	Savage Divide	2	1
Morgantown Regional Airfield	The Forest	2	1
Old Mold Quarry	Cranberry Bog	2	1
Striker Row	Ash Heap	2	1
The Retreat	The Mire	2	1
Tygart Water Treatment	The Forest	2	1
Brim Quarry	Ash Heap	2	1
Huntersville	Savage Divide	2	1
Site Alpha	Savage Divide	2	1
Uncanny Caverns	Savage Divide	2	1
Valley Galleria	The Mire	2	1
near Abandoned Mine Shaft 2	Ash Heap	1	1
near Abandoned Mine Site Kittery	Ash Heap	1	1
Beckley Mine Exhibit	Ash Heap	1	1
near Forward Station Alpha	Cranberry Bog	1	1
near Forward Station Tango	The Forest	1	1
near Hornwright Testing Site #02	Ash Heap	1	1
near Makeshift Vault	Toxic Valley	1	1
Mount Blair	Ash Heap	1	1
Mount Blair Trainyard	Ash Heap	1	1
Organ Cave South	The Forest	1	1
Overlook Cabin	The Forest	1	1
near Spruce Knob Channels	Savage Divide	1	1
near Surly's Shack	Toxic Valley	1	1
near The Trading Post	Skyline Valley	1	1
The Whitespring Service Entrance	—	1	1
New River Gorge Resort	The Forest	1	0.5
Abandoned Bog Town	Cranberry Bog	19	0.5
Harpers Ferry	The Mire	9	0.2
The Rust Kingdom	Burning Springs	7	0.2
Morgantown	The Forest	5	0.1
Watoga Underground	Cranberry Bog	4	0.1
Tanagra Town	The Mire	3	<0.1
Top of the World	Savage Divide	3	<0.1
Poseidon Energy Plant Yard	The Forest	2	<0.1
Vault-Tec Agricultural Research Center	The Forest	2	<0.1
Athens	Burning Springs	2	<0.1
Charleston Landfill	The Forest	2	<0.1
Kerwood Mine	Cranberry Bog	2	<0.1
Mire	The Mire	2	<0.1
Monongah Power Plant	Savage Divide	2	<0.1
near Monongah Power Substation MZ-01	Savage Divide	2	<0.1
Prickett's Fort	Toxic Valley	2	<0.1
Solomon's Pond	Savage Divide	2	<0.1
Sons of Dane Compound	Savage Divide	2	<0.1
The Sludge Works	Ash Heap	2	<0.1
Tyler County Dirt Track	The Forest	2	<0.1
Watoga High School	Cranberry Bog	2	<0.1
Welch	Ash Heap	2	<0.1
near Big Al's Tattoo Parlor	The Forest	1	<0.1
Old Rag Lookout	Skyline Valley	1	<0.1
Red Rocket Mega Stop	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Appalachian Antiques	Cranberry Bog	1	<0.1
Belching Betty	Ash Heap	1	<0.1
near Big Fred's BBQ Shack	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
near Billings Homestead	The Forest	1	<0.1
Blue Ridge Bunkhouse	The Forest	1	<0.1
Bootlegger's Shack	Cranberry Bog	1	<0.1
Camp McClintock	The Forest	1	<0.1
Camp Venture	The Mire	1	<0.1
Charleston Capitol Building	The Forest	1	<0.1
Charleston Fire Department	The Forest	1	<0.1
near Dyer Chemical	The Mire	1	<0.1
Flatwoods	The Forest	1	<0.1
Grafton Steel Yard	Toxic Valley	1	<0.1
Highway Town	Burning Springs	1	<0.1
near Honey Well Apiary	Burning Springs	1	<0.1
Hornwright Air Cleanser Site #03	Ash Heap	1	<0.1
Hornwright Summer Villa	The Forest	1	<0.1
Landview Lighthouse	The Forest	1	<0.1
near Lightning Pylon C	Skyline Valley	1	<0.1
Lumber Camp	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Middle Mountain Cabins	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Mine Shaft No. 9	Ash Heap	1	<0.1
near Moth-Home	The Mire	1	<0.1
near Palace of the Winding Path	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Pylon Ambush Site	Ash Heap	1	<0.1
near Ripper Alley	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
RobCo Research Center	Cranberry Bog	1	<0.1
near Shenandoah Weather Station	Skyline Valley	1	<0.1
Site Bravo	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Site Charlie	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Summersville Docks	The Forest	1	<0.1
Sunnytop Ski Lanes Base Lodge	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Super Duper Mart	Burning Springs	1	<0.1
Tyler County Fairgrounds	The Forest	1	<0.1
near Vault 96	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
Vault-Tec University	The Forest	1	<0.1
Watoga Transit Hub	Cranberry Bog	1	<0.1
Wendigo Cave	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
West Tek Research Center	Savage Divide	1	<0.1
near Wilson Brother's Auto Repair	The Forest	1	<0.1
WV Lumber Co.	The Forest	1	<0.1
Instanced areas	—	30	21

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ENEMY DROPS

Dropped by enemies (death loot). Chances are estimated per kill.

FROM	CHANCE
Acidic Gulper	85%
Albino Radtoad	85%
Alpha Thrasher	85%
Deadly Radtoad	85%
Fetid Radtoad	85%
Glowing Acidic Gulper	85%
Glowing Gulper	85%
Glowing Radtoad	85%
Glowing Thrasher	85%
Glowing Toxic Acidic Gulper	85%
Gulper	85%
Gulper Devourer	85%
Gulper Newt	85%
Hideous Radtoad	85%
Parasitic Radtoad	85%
Poisonous Radtoad	85%
Prime Gulper	85%
Prime Radtoad	85%
Radtoad	85%
Scorched Acidic Gulper	85%
Scorched Thrasher	85%
Scorched Toxic Acidic Gulper	85%
Thrasher	85%
Toxic Acidic Gulper	85%
Toxic Thrasher	85%
Ultragenetic Gulper	85%
Ultragenetic Radtoad	85%
Vile Radtoad	85%
Ancient Behemoth	77%
Behemoth	77%
Epic Behemoth	77%
Glowing Behemoth	77%
Prime Behemoth	77%
Overgrown Elder Bruiser	72%
Overgrown Elder Demolisher	72%
Overgrown Elder Gunner	72%
Overgrown Elder Sniper	72%
Agent Kensington	65%
Alt Feral Ghoul Glowing Sea	65%
Blake Flannigan	65%
Blighted Feral Ghoul	65%
Bloated Glowing One	65%
Charred Feral Ghoul	65%
Corroded Glowing One	65%
Deadly Feral Ghoul	65%
Deadly Glowing One	65%
Decaying Feral Ghoul	65%
Feral Ghoul	65%
Feral Ghoul Reaver	65%
Feral Ghoul Roamer	65%
Feral Ghoul Stalker	65%
Feral Lost	65%
Feral Lost Weather	65%
Fog Ghoul	65%
Gangrenous Feral Ghoul	65%
Glowing One	65%
Glowing One - Billy	65%
Glowing One - Cole	65%
Glowing One - Lucas	65%
Glowing One - Red	65%
Irradiated Feral Ghoul	65%
Putrid Feral Ghoul	65%
Putrid Glowing One	65%
Reeking Glowing One	65%
Rotting Feral Ghoul	65%
Rotting Glowing One	65%
Science School Dropout	65%
Strangler Feral Ghoul	65%
Weak Feral Ghoul	65%
Withered Feral Ghoul	65%
AudioTemplateRadstag	12%
Blue Ridge	12%
Blue Ridge Brahmin	12%
Boil & Foil	12%
Brahmiluff	12%
Brahmiluff Longhorn	12%
Brahmiluff Shorthorn	12%
Brahmin	12%
Chally the Moo-Moo	12%
Hocus & Pocus	12%
Minos	12%
Pack Brahmin	12%
Shock & Awe	12%
Vikki & Vance	12%
Albino Angler	8%
Angler	8%
Bloodthirsty Angler	8%
Deadly Angler	8%
Glowing Angler	8%
Ravenous Angler	8%
Venomous Angler	8%

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CONTAINERS

Found in container loot. Chances are estimated per container.

BEST CONTAINERS

CONTAINER	CHANCE	IN WORLD
Footlocker	92%	755
Steamer Trunk	92%	108
Hamper	92%	48
Private Footlocker	92%	1
Metal Box	88%	630
Safe	77%	376
Wooden Crate	72%	829
Suitcase	72%	819
Locker	59%	950
Vault Locker	59%	217
File Cabinet	59%	2444
Desk	59%	1121
Dresser	59%	553
Table	59%	290
Pre-War Locker	59%	266
Primitive End Table	59%	148
Asylum Desk	59%	64
Curio	59%	47
Console	59%	29
Vault Desk	59%	15
Trash Can	58%	439
Dumpster	58%	235
Deathclaw Nest	55%	19
Cabinet	47%	1465
Pre-War Trash Can	47%	577
Office Desk	47%	473
Mailbox	47%	249
Whitesprings Trash Can	47%	157
Bear-Proof Trash Can	47%	149
Washer	47%	135
Ice Cooler	47%	128
Dryer	47%	109
Backpack	47%	54
Bureau	47%	54
Vanity	47%	44
Dinosaur Egg Bin	47%	6
News Stand	30%	135
Tent	19%	188
U.S.S.A. Supply Crate	4%	1
Vault Trunk	3%	1
Cooler	2%	803
Pre-War Safe	2%	260
Mayor's Safe	2%	1
Security Office Safe	2%	1
Super Duper Mart Safe	2%	1
Scorchbeast Guano Pile	2%	174
Government Aid Drop	2%	1

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BEST LOCATIONS FOR CONTAINERS

LOCATION	REGION	EST. FINDS
The Whitespring Service Entrance	—	146
Arktos Pharma	The Forest	134
Transmission Station 1AT-U03	The Forest	131
Fort Defiance	Cranberry Bog	129
Charleston Capitol Building	The Forest	128
Watoga Underground	Cranberry Bog	126
Vault-Tec University	The Forest	125
Site Charlie	Savage Divide	121
Site Bravo	Savage Divide	120
Site Alpha	Savage Divide	119
Morgantown	The Forest	113
West Tek Research Center	Savage Divide	108
RobCo Research Center	Cranberry Bog	102
Mysterious Cave	Savage Divide	101
Harpers Ferry	The Mire	101

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CRAFTING

Weapons Workbench
Learned from plan: Plan: Pickaxe
- Adhesive×2
- Oil×2
- Screw×4
- Steel×7
- Wood×4
Weapons Workbench
Known by default or when conditions are met
- Wood×8
- Steel×4
- Oil×2
- Legendary Module×30
- Vault Steel×40

SCRAP

Nothing to scrap.

MODS (2)

> POSSIBLE LEGENDARY EFFECTS

MELEE (2)

SharpDamage -20%, Weight +10%Known by default or when conditions are met
StandardKnown by default or when conditions are met

USED IN BUILDS

> NEW BUILD

No public builds use this item yet.

Datamined from SeventySix.esm. Spawn chances are estimates (max-level loot, conditions assumed met). Form ID 00002840.