the wild picks
by idoadmoni01
The Wild Picks adds five pickaxes, each with its own chaotic ability, for players who want a different kind of mining tool on Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod introduces five new pickaxes, each carrying a distinct special ability that changes how it breaks blocks. They are meant to shake up ordinary mining rather than replace the vanilla tools. Crafting uses ordinary recipes, and the Enough Items (JEI) viewer lists them so players can look up how to make each one.
Wild Picks is built for Forge only, with a single build for Minecraft 1.20.1. It needs to be installed on both the client and the server, so every player on a multiplayer server runs it. The license is All rights reserved, which means the code is not open source. Snapshot builds are not part of the release.
The pickaxes are described as balanced for survival play, with abilities that add variety without trivializing the early and mid game. Specific numbers and drop rates are set by the author and are not listed in the release notes.
Key features
Five ability pickaxes
Five new pickaxes each have a custom ability that changes how the block under a swing is broken.
Simple crafting recipes
The pickaxes use plain crafting recipes that are viewable in JEI.
Survival-focused balance
The abilities are tuned for survival so they add variety without making mining trivial.
Destruction and XP options
Some pickaxes can offer block protection or extra experience, depending on the tool chosen.
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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.
How it compares
Flint Pickaxe is a Forge tool for 1.20.1 only, licensed All rights reserved and running on client and server. Ability Weapon is client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, published for 1.20.1, so it differs in environment and licensing from Wild Picks.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the wild picks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-30 |
| Flint Pickaxe | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-29 |
| Ability Weapon | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2024-07-07 |
Questions
Does The Wild Picks need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does The Wild Picks support?
How do players find the recipes for the pickaxes?
In the catalog
the wild picks is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The Wild Picks adds 5 powerful and chaotic pickaxes (and a hammer) to Minecraft — each with its own wild ability. Whether you want destruction, protection, or extra XP, there’s a tool here for every kind of miner. To see crafting recipes, make sure you also install: ➡️ Just Enough Items (JEI) on Modrinth
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-wild-picks
- Owner
- idoadmoni01
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15