Pickaxes are a distinct question
Recent public game discussion separates pickaxes from broader Skill Tree and worker questions. That is enough to justify a focused status page, not a verified item table.
Flatten The Mountain Pickaxes Guide
Quick answer: a current pickaxe question is visible in public game discussion, but no official pickaxe roster, stats, costs, or best order is verified. Use a repeatable test for your own run instead of a copied item list.
This Flatten The Mountain pickaxes guide separates a reported equipment lead from source-of-record facts and gives you a clean way to compare one change.
Current evidence
What is known, reported, and still missing
Use the status labels before trusting a pickaxe name, number, or recommendation.
Roster and numbers
No official list of names, damage, mining speed, costs, unlocks, or patch-specific values was found in the checked source-of-record page.
Your useful answer
A same-route before-and-after run can show whether one change helps your current pace or cash goal. Save the conditions with the result.
Test method
Compare one pickaxe change cleanly
The method works even while the public roster remains incomplete.
- 1. Record the current pickaxe or tool state, test duration, route, and blocks or cash measured.
- 2. Change one equipment or progression variable and leave the route and test duration unchanged.
- 3. Repeat the same run and compare blocks per minute and cash per minute separately.
- 4. Keep the result as a dated observation; do not turn one run into a universal best-pickaxe claim.
Stop condition
When not to publish a conclusion
A single screenshot, changing route, or mixed upgrade test cannot establish a best pickaxe.
- Stop and label the sample if the run was interrupted.
- Do not compare a pickaxe change with a Skill Tree and route change at the same time.
- Leave cost or effect blank when it was not measured or sourced.
Next player checks
Follow the decision to its owner
Pick the next page based on what you are trying to decide in-game.
Browse all guides
Return to the player-task chooser.
Skill Tree guide
Test a progression choice against a measured bottleneck.
Drones and turrets
Compare the reported worker-role question separately.
Upgrade tier list
Rank your own compatible measurements.
Claim checklist
See what counts as official, reported, or unknown.
Questions
Pickaxe guide FAQ
Are Flatten The Mountain pickaxe names and stats verified?
No. Current public material exposes a pickaxe information need, but no official roster, stats, costs, or unlock order was verified.
How should I compare a pickaxe change?
Use the same route and test length before and after one change, then record blocks per minute and cash per minute.
Should I choose a pickaxe, Skill Tree change, or worker first?
There is no verified universal order. Compare the option that addresses your current measured bottleneck and keep the other details labelled unknown.