Miner

Minerals are a crafting material found in Caves and Incursions. They are gathered by mining, so a Pickaxe is required to harvest them, and a better Pickaxe increases mining speed.

Several effects can improve mining efficiency, either by increasing mining speed directly or by extending mining range. These include consumables and trinkets that boost tool damage, mining speed, or range, as well as one food buff that also adds movement speed. Some of these effects are short-lived potion buffs, while others come from equipment and are more persistent.

Minerals appear across a wide range of cave and incursion content, including:

• Any Incursion
• Desert Caves
• Forest Caves
• Snow Caves
• Deep Forest Caves
• Deep Swamp Caves
• Any Deep Cave
• Crystal Hunt Incursions

Because they are spread across both regular caves and incursion areas, mining them is a common part of progression whenever the player needs crafting materials from underground exploration. The main way to improve gathering speed is to upgrade the Pickaxe first, then layer on mining speed or range bonuses from potions, food, and trinkets when working through larger deposits.