Not to be confused with Drill Containment Unit.
Drills are a type of Hardmode tools and an alternative to pickaxes. On PC, Console, Mobile, and tModLoader, they have shorter range than pickaxes, however they mine out blocks much faster. Note that these only account for their base use speed, and do not account for other speed modifiers.
It should be noted that drills damage enemies with a projectile based on an NPC immune timer and NOT with a weapon collision using the item's usetime (animation time). This makes drills considerably more effective at damaging enemies. The immune timer is flat for all drills and is equivalent to a 10 usetime.Verify
Tools (hammers, axes, pickaxes, drills, chainsaws, jackhammers, etc.) use the item's actual usetime (as apposed to the animation time) to perform their jobs. In the case of the Mythril Drill, the usetime is 10 and the animation time is 25 minus 1 or 24. This is most noticeable when using high level pickaxes and hammers as they will hit tiles/walls several times per swing (swing is based on animation time).
The Drax is available pre-Hardmode, found in Shadow Chests.
Contents
- 1 Types
- 2 Effectiveness
- 3 Notes
- 4 History
Types[]
There are currently 13 different drills available in Terraria, all of which are Hardmode-exclusive.
Name | Max Block | Pickaxe power | Axe power | Damage | Bonus | Use time | Mining speed | Knockback | HM | Rarity | Sell | |
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Cobalt Drill Internal Item ID: 385 | 110% | - | 10 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 7 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 18 | |||
Palladium Drill Internal Item ID: 1189 | 130% | - | 12 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 7 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 144 | |||
Mythril Drill Internal Item ID: 386 | 150% | - | 15 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 6 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 162 | |||
Orichalcum Drill Internal Item ID: 1196 | 165% | - | 17 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 5 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 198 | |||
Adamantite Drill Internal Item ID: 388 | 180% | - | 20 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 4 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 216 | |||
Titanium Drill Internal Item ID: 1203 | 190% | - | 27 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 4 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 252 | |||
Chlorophyte Drill Internal Item ID: 1231 | 200% | - | 35 | - | 15 (Very fast) | 4 | 1 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 432 | |||
Drax Internal Item ID: 579 | 200% | 110% | 35 | -1 range | 15 (Very fast) | 4 | 4.75 (Average) | ✔️ | 440 | |||
Vortex Drill Internal Item ID: 2774 | 225% | - | 50 | +2 range | 15 (Very fast) | 2 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 7 | |||
Nebula Drill Internal Item ID: 2779 | 225% | - | 50 | +2 range | 15 (Very fast) | 2 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 7 | |||
Solar Flare Drill Internal Item ID: 2784 | 225% | - | 50 | +2 range | 15 (Very fast) | 2 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 7 | |||
Stardust Drill Internal Item ID: 3464 | 225% | - | 50 | +2 range | 15 (Very fast) | 2 | 0.5 (Extremely weak) | ✔️ | 7 | |||
Laser Drill Internal Item ID: 2798 | 230% | 150% | 35 | +11 range | 25 (Fast) | 6 | 4.75 (Average) | ✔️ | 10 |
Effectiveness[]
Notes[]
- Unlike a pickaxe, whose animation (swinging around the player) will be the same no matter where the player "aims" it, a drill will follow the cursor. Although more realistic, this detail may cause digging to become slightly harder because the cursor is nearly always obscured by the drill head (unless the smart cursor is used).
- If a drill is used for a minute without stopping, it will stop working and need to be restarted by pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack button again. This is because drills are actually long-lasting channel projectiles when used, similar to the Magic Missile.
- Clicking "resets" the digging process, so clicking rapidly on a stronger block (such as Adamantite) can mine far quicker, albeit with a little more effort.
- This might also mean that drills could be more desirable for endgame or expert mode characters who do not wish to lose armor or accessories for mining speed.
History[]
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- All drills and chainsaws now dig faster than their non-mechanical counterparts, but have shorter range.
- Additionally, optimized digging loadouts still perform better on pickaxes/axes, but drills and chainsaws will be faster on non-optimized loadouts.
- The Luminite Drills are now obtainable.
- Desktop 1.3.3: Fixed Drills shooting confetti at supersonic speeds when under the effects of the Flask of Party.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Added Laser Drill, a drill with an especially long (+11) range that drops from the new Martian Saucer.
- Added the unobtainable Luminite Drills.
- Desktop 1.2:
- Added Palladium, Orichalcum, Titanium, and Chlorophyte Drills.
- Drills are no longer materials.
- Each drill now has a pickaxe equivalent, for those who don't like drills.
- Hamdrax renamed to the Drax.
- Desktop 1.1: Introduced with Cobalt, Mythril, and Adamantite Drills and the Hamdrax.
- Console 1.0.933.1:
- Added Laser Drill, a drill with an especially long (+11) range that drops from the new Martian Saucer.
- Added the unobtainable Luminite Drills. ()
- Console 1.0.750.0:
- Added Laser Drill, a drill with an especially long (+11) range that drops from the new Martian Saucer.
- Added the unobtainable Luminite Drills. ()
- Console 1.02:
- Added Palladium, Orichalcum, Titanium, and Chlorophyte Drills.
- Drills are no longer materials.
- Each drill now has a pickaxe equivalent, for those who don't like drills.
- Hamdrax renamed to the Drax.
- Console-Release: Introduced with Cobalt, Mythril, and Adamantite Drills and the Hamdrax.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with all corresponding drills up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.
- Mobile 1.3.0.7:
- Added Laser Drill, a drill with an especially long (+11) range that drops from the new Martian Saucer.
- Added the unobtainable Luminite Drills.
- Mobile 1.2.6508:
- Added Palladium, Orichalcum, Titanium, and Chlorophyte Drills.
- Drills are no longer materials.
- Each drill now has a pickaxe equivalent, for those who don't like drills.
- Hamdrax renamed to the Drax.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced with Cobalt, Mythril, and Adamantite Drills and the Hamdrax.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced with all corresponding drills up to Desktop 1.2.
Tools:
- Usual Tools
- Grappling Hooks
- Summoning Tools
- Other Tools
Usual Tools
Digging Tools
Cutting Tools
Multi-use Tools
Grappling Hooks
Summoning Tools
- Amber Mosquito
- Baby Grinch's Mischief Whistle
- Ball O' Fuse Wire
- Bamboo Leaf
- Bedazzled Nectar
- Bernie's Button
- Betsy's Egg
- Birdie Rattle
- Blue Chicken Egg
- Bone Key
- Bone Rattle
- Brain in a Jar
- Carrot
- Celestial Wand
- Companion Cube
- Cosmic Skateboard
- Cursed Sapling
- Deactivated Probe
- Deerclops Eyeball
- Dog Whistle
- Dragon Egg
- Eater's Bone
- Eucalyptus Sap
- Exotic Chew Toy
- Eye Bone
- Eye Spring
- Рыба
- Frozen Crown
- Full Moon Squeaky Toy
- Gato Egg
- Glommer's Flower
- Glow Tulip
- Lightning Carrot
- Lizard Egg
- Magical Pumpkin Seed
- Monster Meat
- Mud Bud
- Nectar
- Ogre's Club
- Ornate Shadow Key
- Pair of Eyeballs
- Parrot Cracker
- Piece of Moon Squid
- Plantera Seedling
- Pork of the Sea
- Possessed Skull
- Regal Delicacy
- Resplendent Dessert
- Robotic Skull
- Royal Delight
- Seaweed
- Seedling
- Shark Bait
- Shrub Star
- Slice of Hell Cake
- Sparkling Honey
- Spider Egg
- Spiffo Plush
- Stardrop
- Strange Glowing Mushroom
- Suspicious Grinning Eye
- Tablet Fragment
- Tartar Sauce
- The Dirtiest Block
- Tiki Totem
- Toy Sled
- Unlucky Yarn
- Writhing Remains
- Zephyr Fish
- Ancient Horn
- Black Studded Saddle
- Blessed Apple
- Brain Scrambler
- Cosmic Car Key
- Dark Mage's Tome
- Drill Containment Unit
- Dusty Rawhide Saddle
- Fuzzy Carrot
- Gelatinous Pillion
- Goat Skull
- Golf Cart Keys
- Hardy Saddle
- Hexxed Branch
- Honeyed Goggles
- Lilith's Necklace
- Mollusk Whistle
- Pogo Stick
- Reindeer Bells
- Royal Gilded Saddle
- Scaly Truffle
- Shrimpy Truffle
- Slimy Saddle
- Superheated Blood
- The Black Spot
- Toy Tank
- Witch's Broom
Other Tools
Exploration
Terrain affecting
Other
- Bottomless Water Bucket
- Super Absorbant Sponge
- Dirt Bomb
- (
- Sticky
- Sticky
- Dry Bomb
- Bug Net
- Sickle
- Bubble Wand
- Fishing Poles
- Golf Clubs
- Golf Whistle
- Snake Charmer's Flute
- Rain Song
- Ivy
- Encumbering Stone
- Guide to Critter Companionship
- (
- Inactive
- Inactive
- Guide to Environmental Preservation
- (
- Inactive
- Inactive
- Guide to Peaceful Coexistence
- (
- Inactive
- Inactive