Mining Skill¶
Train Mining by breaking stone, ore, and other rock blocks. Every mining block has a required Mining level and a fixed XP yield. You only get XP from blocks at or above your level, and only from blocks the server has not already tracked as player-placed or previously broken (so you cannot place-and-rebreak the same block for XP).
Earning Mining XP¶
Each block pays a flat base XP, then your Mining level scales it up:
| Mining level | XP multiplier |
|---|---|
| 1 to 19 | 1.00x |
| 20+ | 1.05x |
| 40+ | 1.10x |
| 60+ | 1.15x |
| 80+ | 1.20x |
| 99 | 1.25x |
A sample of block yields and their level requirements:
| Block | Mining level | Base XP |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 1 | 10 |
| Coal Ore (deepslate) | 3 | 15 (20) |
| Copper Ore (deepslate) | 10 | 150 (180) |
| Iron Ore (deepslate) | 14 | 200 (250) |
| Gold Ore (deepslate) | 32 | 250 (300) |
| Unown Block (any letter) | 35 | 888 |
| Diamond Ore (deepslate) | 52 | 2,500 (3,000) |
| Ancient Debris | 67 | 2,500 |
| Iron Block | 75 | 1,000 |
| Evolution stone ores | 80 | 1,000 |
Pixelmon ores fit into the same ladder: Silicon (level 11), Bauxite (19), Amethyst (21), Ruby (23), Sapphire (25), Silver (40), Crystal (60), Platinum (87), plus the Ultra Space stones from level 61 to 79.
Prestiging Mining lowers the XP you earn afterward by 5 percent per prestige rank. Wearing Volcanic armor adds 2.5 percent Mining XP per piece, 15 percent for the full set.
Where to train¶
Head to the Skill World mining rocks, in the northeast of the hub ring, and left-click a node with a pickaxe to work it hands-off. Nodes range from Stone (level 1, 30 XP) up to Platinum (level 95, 5,000 XP) and reform 30 seconds after they deplete. See Skill World Mining Nodes for every node tier and how the grind works.
You can also mine anywhere in the overworld, and the Prison mines are built as a dedicated Mining grind.
Perks by level¶
Every Mining perk unlocked from level 1 to 90, straight from the in-game progression menu. Most levels unlock a new block you earn XP from; the chest, key, gem, and special drops are called out. Levels not listed grant no new perk.
| Level | Perk |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gain Mining EXP from Stone; chance for mined stone to become chests |
| 2 | Gain Mining EXP from Sand; 5% chance to find Glass from sand |
| 3 | Gain Mining EXP from Coal Ore; 5% chance to find Diamonds when mining coal |
| 4 | Gain Mining EXP from Andesite |
| 5 | Gain Mining EXP from Gravel |
| 6 | Gain Mining EXP from Diorite |
| 7 | Gain Mining EXP from Granite |
| 8 | Gain Mining EXP from Sandstone |
| 9 | Gain Mining EXP from Red Sandstone |
| 10 | Gain Mining EXP from Sandstone Slabs and Red Sandstone Slabs |
| 11 | Gain Mining EXP from Silicon Ore |
| 12 | Gain Mining EXP from Silicon Block |
| 13 | Gain Mining EXP from Lapis Ore |
| 14 | Gain Mining EXP from Iron Ore |
| 15 | Gain Mining EXP from Mossy Cobblestone |
| 16 | Gain Mining EXP from Clay |
| 17 | Gain Mining EXP from Redstone Ore |
| 18 | Gain Mining EXP from Emerald Ore |
| 19 | Gain Mining EXP from Bauxite Ore |
| 20 | Gain Mining EXP from Aluminum Block; find Mystery Keys while mining |
| 21 | Gain Mining EXP from Amethyst Ore |
| 22 | Gain Mining EXP from Amethyst Block |
| 23 | Gain Mining EXP from Ruby Ore |
| 24 | Gain Mining EXP from Ruby Block |
| 25 | Gain Mining EXP from Sapphire Ore |
| 26 | Gain Mining EXP from Sapphire Block |
| 30 | Gain Mining EXP from Obsidian |
| 32 | Gain Mining EXP from Gold Ore; 10% chance to find Gems |
| 35 | Gain Mining EXP from Unown Blocks; spawn Unown (1/500 chance Shiny) |
| 38 | Gain Mining EXP from Basalt |
| 39 | Gain Mining EXP from Blackstone |
| 40 | Gain Mining EXP from Silver Ore and Silver Blocks |
| 42 | Gain Mining EXP from Silver Block |
| 45 | Gain Mining EXP from Prismarine |
| 47 | Gain Mining EXP from Soul Sand |
| 48 | Gain Mining EXP from Magma Block |
| 50 | Gain Mining EXP from Glowstone |
| 52 | Gain Mining EXP from Diamond Ore |
| 55 | Gain Mining EXP from Sponge |
| 60 | Gain Mining EXP from Crystal Ore and Crystal Blocks |
| 61 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Desert Sand |
| 63 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Deep Gravel |
| 65 | Gain Mining EXP from Netherrack, Nether Quartz Ore, and Nether Gold Ore |
| 66 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Desert Sandstone |
| 67 | Gain Mining EXP from Ancient Debris |
| 68 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Deep Stone |
| 70 | Gain Mining EXP from Crying Obsidian |
| 71 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Deep Clay |
| 72 | Gain Mining EXP from Chiseled Stone Bricks |
| 74 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Space Stone |
| 75 | Gain Mining EXP from Iron Block |
| 77 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Deep Crystal |
| 79 | Gain Mining EXP from Ultra Deep Crying Crystal |
| 80 | Gain Mining EXP from Evolution Stone Ores (Thunder, Leaf, Water, Fire, etc.) |
| 85 | Gain Mining EXP from End Stone |
| 86 | Gain Mining EXP from Purpur Block |
| 87 | Gain Mining EXP from Platinum Ore |
| 90 | Gain Mining EXP from Platinum Block |
Stone variants also have a small chance (about 1 in 1,000) to turn up a Chest after mining. Beyond the menu text, the code adds a 5% chance for a Silver Block when mining Silver Ore (level 40) and a 5% chance for an extra Evolution Stone from the stone ores (level 80). The XP multiplier ladder at the top of this page (1.05x at 20 up to 1.25x at 99) is also gated by level but is not listed as a menu perk.
Prestige Perks¶
At level 99 you can prestige Mining up to 10 times, earning one permanent perk per prestige. See the Mining prestige table for context.
| Prestige | Perk |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mystery Keys found while mining are Shiny 5% of the time |
| 2 | Mining stone variants has a 1% chance to drop 1 Minecraft XP |
| 3 | Chests appear from stone variants twice as often (1 in 500) |
| 4 | Unown Blocks have a 4% chance to spawn a random Shiny instead (no Legendaries) |
| 5 | Mystery Keys found while mining are Shiny 10% of the time |
| 6 | Mining stone variants has a 2% chance to drop 1 to 3 Minecraft XP |
| 7 | Chests can appear from every Mining XP block, not just stone variants |
| 8 | Unown Blocks have a 5% chance to spawn a random Shiny instead (including Legendaries) |
| 9 | Mystery Keys found while mining are Shiny 20% of the time |
| 10 | Every Mining XP block has a 2% chance to drop 1 to 3 Minecraft XP |
Quests, jobs, and lamps¶
- Skill quests include one-time, timed, collection, and milestone Mining challenges.
- The Mining job pays you for the blocks you break on top of the XP.
- Experience lamps can be spent to grant a chunk of Mining XP directly.
Highscores¶
The Mining highscore board, ranking players by total Mining experience, stands in the city plaza and refreshes automatically.