A damaged pickaxe from a Geode is already a Mining toolbelt item. Its name does not mean it has no effect until repaired. Equip it in the Mining Tool slot and compare the bonus with the resource you actually need.
Three different bonuses
| Damaged tool | Recorded bonus |
|---|---|
| Stoner’s Pickaxe | +2.5% chance to gain Stone per Mining hit |
| Essence Imbued Pickaxe | +2.5% chance to gain essence per Mining hit |
| Infernal Pickaxe | +2.5% chance to gain the ore’s bar item per rock break |
The first two trigger on hits. The third triggers on breaks and needs a rock with an associated bar. None is a universal increase to every Mining product.
The public 0.11.3 update fixes Essence Imbued Pickaxe in the demo, where only Rune Essence is available from it. Its broader data description mentioning Pure Essence does not unlock that resource. See the current demo fixes.
A Geode is a random reward, not a pickaxe voucher
The recorded Geode contents list several ores, gems and damaged tools. Opening one does not guarantee a pickaxe. The Infernal variant is much rarer in that table than the Stoner’s variant, so a small sample without one does not establish a broken drop.
An unopened Geode has a sale value; opening it exchanges that certainty for its contents. Do not project an anecdotal repaired-tool sale into the expected value of every Geode. The needed repair may be inaccessible, and other outcomes are not that repaired item.
Repair entries are not proof of demo access
The 0.11.2 reference marks all three corresponding repaired Smithing recipes as not available in the demo. Their presence in a recipe database does not establish an obtainable upgrade. Treat a repair suggestion in an item’s flavor text separately from its current recipe availability.
The useful immediate decision is therefore which damaged bonus helps the next Mining supply, not which unverified repair sells for the most GP. Retain a desired tool, fit it through the Mining toolbelt, and check the current recipe panel before reserving materials for a repair.
Sources
- Independent demo recipe definitionsDemo 0.11.2-alpha.4 records. Ingredients, completed outputs, levels, steps and base intervals are separate fields.
- Demo 0.11.4 item and equipment factsEquipment slots, consumables and numeric item effects in Demo 0.11.4. Item definitions and acquisition conditions are separate fields.
- Demo 0.11.2 action formulasVersioned game-rule inspection for gathering, artisan production, Cooking and Thieving; base values exclude equipment and supply-chain costs.
