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Proficient Pickaxe
Item Level 486Binds when equipped
Profession
Requires Level 68
Equip: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT)
Equip: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT)
Sell price: 3 gold22 silver
Current price
6,000 gold99 silver
- Today's price is cheaper than 74% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Proficient Pickaxe Price History on Bronzebeard
Bronzebeard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Bronzebeard Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
6,000 gold99 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Proficient Pickaxe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,495 gold42 silver across its tracked history (Aug 2024 to Jun 2026), ranging from 504 gold88 silver to 5,900 gold99 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 301% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,495 gold42 silver.
| Crafted | Proficient Pickaxe | Recipe |
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First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
Proficient Pickaxe Effects
- Equip: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT) - Infinite
- Equip: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) - Infinite
+8 Khaz Algar Mining Skill
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Crafted By
The Khaz Algar Blacksmithing recipe Proficient Pickaxe takes Artisan's Acuity, 5 Crystalline Powder and 1 Core Alloy.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 9 items nearest to Proficient Pickaxe among Profession > Mining.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient Pickaxe (this item) | 486 | Crafted with Khaz Algar Blacksmithing | 222 gold on 37 realms |
 Farstrider Hardhat | 486 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 8 gold on 76 realms |
 Farstrider Rock Satchel | 486 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 8 gold on 77 realms |
| Sin'dorei Gilded Hardhat | 535 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 1,000 gold on 82 realms |
| Junker's Big Ol' Bag | 535 | Crafted with Midnight Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 1,700 gold on 82 realms |
| Draconium Pickaxe | 317 | Crafted with Dragon Isles Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 54 gold on 40 realms |
| Bottomless Stonecrust Ore Satchel | 317 | Crafted with Dragon Isles Engineering; Use: Mining Gear Equipped (DNT) | 1 gold on 45 realms |
 Sun-Blessed Pickaxe | 106 | Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 250 gold on 82 realms |
| Thalassian Pickaxe | 80 | Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT); Use: Prof Gear Skill Bonus (DNT) | 50 gold on 80 realms |
 Mining Pick | 1 | Used in Gnomish Army Knife (Northrend Engineering); Use: +4 Mining Skill; Use: Mining Tool Equipped (DNT) | 1 silver on 56 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Mining Pick at 1 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Proficient Pickaxe's Icon
Proficient Pickaxe uses icon file 4202228, which 14 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
- Artisan Pickaxe ID 222489 · Profession · item level 535
- Opal-Mining Tools ID 224074 · Quest "A variety of picks and chisels suited for extracting opals."
- Ogre Mining Pick ID 204677 · Profession · item level 317
- Expedition Excavator ID 194102 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe
- Reclaimer Pickaxe ID 192112 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe
Items Numbered Next to Proficient Pickaxe
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 222481 (222476 to 222486) were usually added in the same batch as Proficient Pickaxe: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dredger's Developed Legplates ID 222476 · Armor - Plate · item level 447
Dredger's Plate Vambraces ID 222477 · Armor - Plate · item level 447
Dredger's Developed Pauldrons ID 222478 · Armor - Plate · item level 447
Dredger's Developed Gauntlets ID 222479 · Armor - Plate · item level 447
Proficient Sickle ID 222480 · Profession · item level 486
Proficient Skinning Knife ID 222482 · Profession · item level 486
Proficient Needle Set ID 222483 · Profession · item level 486
Proficient Leatherworker's Knife ID 222484 · Profession · item level 486
Proficient Leatherworker's Toolset ID 222485 · Profession · item level 486
Proficient Blacksmith's Hammer ID 222486 · Profession · item level 486
Proficient Pickaxe Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 222481 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 16 gold12 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 3 gold22 silver
- Material
- Metal
- Expansion ID
- 10
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16777216 / 8
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.