Mining
Mining is used for Mining ore, Rune Essence, and gems. Each Mining action takes 3 seconds, and can be reduced by pickaxe upgrades. Purchasing the
god upgrade reduces this time by 20%. These reductions are multiplicative with each other. Ore and rune essence amounts can be doubled by wearing Mining Gloves with active charges. Raising Mining to
will unlock the Mining Skillcape for purchase from the Shop. Equipping the Mining Skillcape will give 1 bonus
Coal Ore for every Mining action.
Mastery Unlocks
Item Mastery Unlocks
Level | Unlock |
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1 | Each Mastery Level increases maximum Rock HP by 1 |
10 | 1% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
20 | 2% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
30 | 3% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
40 | 4% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
50 | 5% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
60 | 6% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
70 | 7% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
80 | 8% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
90 | 9% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
99 | 15% Chance of obtaining 2 ore |
Mastery Pool Checkpoints
Pool % | Pool XP | Bonus |
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10% | 1,150,000 xp | +5% Mining Mastery XP for Melvor Realm only |
25% | 2,875,000 xp | -10% Mining node respawn interval for Melvor Realm only |
50% | 5,750,000 xp | -0.2s Mining Interval for Melvor Realm only |
95% | 10,925,000 xp | +10 Mining Node HP (Melvor Realm Only) |
Total Mastery Pool XP | 11,500,000 |
Rock HP
Rock HP determines how many ores can be extracted from a rock before it has to regenerate. Maximum rock HP is calculated with this formula:
[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Rock HP}=\text{Mastery Level} + 5 }[/math]
Perfect Swing Potions can be used to give a 10-80% chance to not lower rock HP while Mining.
Mastery Level | Max Rock HP |
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1 | 6 |
2 | 7 |
3 | 8 |
4 | 9 |
5 | 10 |
10 | 15 |
20 | 25 |
50 | 55 |
75 | 80 |
99 | 104 |
Skillcape
The skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches
.
Regular Skillcape
The Mining Skillcape is the skillcape for the Mining skill. It can be purchased for 1,000,000
from the Shop once the player reaches
in the Mining skill. The Mining Skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply)
Superior Skillcape
The Superior Mining Skillcape is the superior skillcape for the Mining skill. It can be purchased for 10,000,000
from the Shop once the player reaches
in the Mining skill.
can only be reached if the player owns the Throne of the Herald expansion. Likewise, the superior skillcape can only be purchased if the player owns this expansion. The superior skillcape offers the following benefits when worn:
+2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) and +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining
Pet
The pet can be unlocked by doing any Mining action.
Pet | Name | Effect |
---|---|---|
Cool Rock | All mining nodes gain +5 Max HP. |
Pickaxes
Pickaxes are permanent upgrades purchased from the Shop that decrease the amount of time it takes to mine ore by their bonus speed percentage. In addition they provide a chance to double ores.
Ores
Higher tiers of ore are unlocked as the player's Mining level increases. Mining Rune Essence yields double the amount of ore, however
Gem Gloves will not work when Mining it. To begin Mining
Dragonite Ore the player must have at least 270 Mining mastery levels in total.
Rock | Ore | Type | Requirements | DLC | XP | Respawn Time | Ore Value | ||
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![]() | Rune Essence | ![]() | 2x Rune Essence | Essence | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 1 | 5 | 1s | 0 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Copper | ![]() | Copper Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 1 | 7 | 5s | 2 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Tin | ![]() | Tin Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 1 | 7 | 5s | 2 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Iron | ![]() | Iron Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 15 | 14 | 10s | 5 | |
![]() | Coal | ![]() | Coal Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 30 | 18 | 10s | 13 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Silver | ![]() | Silver Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 30 | 25 | 15s | 25 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Gold | ![]() | Gold Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 40 | 28 | 15s | 30 | |
![]() | Crystal | ![]() | Crystal | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 40 | ![]() | 28 | 2m | 100 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Mithril | ![]() | Mithril Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 50 | 65 | 20s | 65 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Adamantite | ![]() | Adamantite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 70 | 71 | 30s | 88 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Runite | ![]() | Runite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 80 | 86 | 1m | 100 | |
![]() | Pure Crystal | ![]() | Pure Crystal | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 85 | ![]() | 95 | 4m | 750 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Dragonite | ![]() | Dragonite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 95270 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mastery | 101 | 2m | 135 | |
![]() | Pure Essence | ![]() | Pure Essence | Essence | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 100 | 30 | 2m, 10s | 3 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Corundumite | ![]() | Corundumite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 100 | 112 | 2m, 10s | 185 | |
![]() | Onyx | ![]() | Onyx | Gem Vein | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 100 | 265 | N/A | 3,000 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Iridium | ![]() | Iridium Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 102Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corundum Pickaxe Purchased | 92 | 2m, 20s | 240 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Palladium | ![]() | Palladium Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 105Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corundum Pickaxe Purchased | 96 | 2m, 30s | 295 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Augite | ![]() | Augite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 108Error creating thumbnail: File missing Corundum Pickaxe Purchased | 119 | 2m, 40s | 400 | |
![]() | Oricha | ![]() | Oricha | Gem Vein | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 110Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augite Pickaxe Purchased | 385 | N/A | 4,500 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Meteorite | ![]() | Meteorite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 112Error creating thumbnail: File missing Augite Pickaxe Purchased | 330 | N/A | 750 | |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Divinite | ![]() | Divinite Ore | Ore | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 115Error creating thumbnail: File missing Meteorite Pickaxe Purchased | 138 | 3m | 575 | |
![]() | Cerulean | ![]() | Cerulean | Gem Vein | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Level 118Error creating thumbnail: File missing Divine Pickaxe Purchased | 510 | N/A | 6,500 |
Gems
Each Mining action has a 1% gem find chance, which is increased to 100% when wearing Gem Gloves. The possible gem drops are shown in the table below:
Gem | DLC | Gem Chance | Gem Price | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Topaz | 50.0% | 225 | |
![]() | Sapphire | 17.5% | 335 | |
![]() | Ruby | 17.5% | 555 | |
![]() | Emerald | 10.0% | 555 | |
![]() | Diamond | 5.0% | 1,150 |
Potion
Perfect Swing Potion | |||
---|---|---|---|
Potion | Tier | Charges | Effect |
![]() | I | 30 | +10% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +10% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
![]() | II | 50 | +20% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +20% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
![]() | III | 80 | +40% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +40% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
![]() | IV | 100 | +80% chance to deal no damage to Essence Nodes in Mining and +80% chance to deal no damage to Ore Nodes in Mining |
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