MorePickaxes
by TheDrixx
MorePickaxes is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 that adds a set of pickaxes with special mining abilities and a progression system built on harvesting and fusing souls.
What it does
MorePickaxes is built to sit alongside vanilla play rather than replace it. Its tools are meant to offer an alternative in the late game, and their recipes follow the standard crafting grid, with anvil repairs so that the tools fit into normal progression.
The mod's central idea is a progression path: gathered souls are purified and fused to open tools with distinct abilities. Those tools bring elemental effects, wide area-mining modes and built-in storage utilities, which change how resources are gathered compared with a plain pickaxe.
The mod is published for Forge and 1.12.2 only. Installation covers the server and each player's game. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Area-mining modes
Several tools clear a larger area than a standard pickaxe, speeding up the collection of ore and stone.
Soul-based progression
Souls gathered by harvesting are purified and fused to open new pickaxes in a stepped path.
Elemental tool effects
Some pickaxes carry elemental effects that apply while the tool is used for mining.
Built-in storage utilities
Certain tools include storage functions, so collected items can be held without a separate chest.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Late-game mining
Players who have finished the early stages of a 1.12.2 world can use the tools as a faster route to resources.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners add the mod on both sides, so every player on the server uses the same tools and progression.
Who it’s for: Players of 1.12.2 Forge who want mining tools with abilities beyond the vanilla pickaxe, and server owners who run a progression built around resource gathering.
Questions
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In the catalog
MorePickaxes is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
More Pickaxes completely transforms the mining experience in Minecraft by introducing an advanced ecosystem of tools designed to take resource gathering to the next level. The mod implements a mystical progression system based on harvesting, purifying, and fusing souls, allowing players to unlock tools with unique…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/morepickaxes
- Owner
- TheDrixx
- Published
- 2026-07-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15