Mithril pickaxe

Mithril pickaxe

Release date	27 May 2003 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	780 coins
Low Alch	520 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	1,300 coins
Examine	Used for mining.
Weight	1.8 kg

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The Mithril pickaxe is a pickaxe stronger than the steel pickaxe. It requires level 20 Attack to wield, and level 21 Mining to mine with. It can be used in combat or in mining to mine rocks. Since the 7 May 2008 update, players can smith mithril pickaxes after completion of the Perils of Ice Mountain quest. Level 55 or higher Smithing, 2 mithril bars, granting 100 smithing experience, a hammer is required to do so. Players can purchase this pickaxe from Nurmof's Pickaxe Shop in the Dwarven Mine.

Some people prefer using them while Runecrafting at the Abyss, claiming they are nearly as good as a Rune Pickaxe, yet weigh less. This is a minor trade-off as players will have greater run energy due to the lower weight, and mid to high level miners will not notice the slight difference in time it takes to use the pickaxe for activities in the Abyss.

The Mithril pickaxe can be gilded by the Liquid gold nymph after receiving the full Golden mining suit, creating the Gilded mithril pickaxe. It is cosmetic and gives no more bonuses than the regular pickaxe.

Its appearance was altered by the 9 September 2009 update.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding a Mithril pickaxe. A player wielding a Mithril pickaxe.
Attack bonus
+12	-2	+10	0	0
Defence bonus
0	+1	0	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
+13	0	0%	0
FastInterval: 3.0 seconds

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Living rock protector	120	1	2Common
Dagannoth Rex	303	1	3Uncommon
Living rock striker	140	1	3Uncommon

Trivia

File:Mithril 555 Glitch.gif

• On the day of release, when the Perils of Ice Mountain quest is completed, the level for smithing mithril pickaxes was displayed as 555, instead of 55. This was fixed shortly after.