Pickaxe
LoL item, Basic, patch 26.20. Pickaxe costs 875 gold and gives 25 Attack damage. Here is what it does, what it is built from, how gold efficient it is and which champions build it most in Master+ games.
Stats, prices, the recipe and the passive and active text come from Riot's Data Dragon for the current patch. The champions table counts the final items of ranked Solo/Duo games of Master+ players on the same patch.
Updated October 2026 · By LOLValue Team
Pickaxe Stats and Cost
Pickaxe costs 875 gold on patch 26.20 and gives 25 Attack damage. Bought with its components, the last step costs 875 gold, and selling it gives back 613. Its stats are worth 875 gold at the prices of the basic items, which makes it 100% gold efficient before its passive.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack damage | 25 |
| Total cost (gold) | 875 |
| Combine cost (gold) | 875 |
| Sell value (gold) | 613 |
| Stat value (gold) | 875 |
| Gold efficiency | 100% |
| Tier | Basic |
| Maps | Summoner's Rift and ARAM |
What Pickaxe Does
Pickaxe has no passive or active: it gives only its stats.
The text is Riot's item description for the current patch. Numbers that change with level or with your stats show in game when you hover the item.
Pickaxe Build Path
Pickaxe is built from nothing (it is a basic item) and builds into Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, The Brutalizer, Endless Hunger, Statikk Shiv, Serpent's Fang, Hexoptics C44, Sterak's Gage, Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Hullbreaker, Mercurial Scimitar, Spear of Shojin, Immortal Shieldbow, The Collector, and Eclipse. Component prices are in brackets.
Built from
Pickaxe is a basic item: you buy it as it is.
Builds into
Black Cleaver (3,000)
Death's Dance (3,300)
Infinity Edge (3,500)
Blade of The Ruined King (3,200)
The Brutalizer (1,337)
Endless Hunger (3,100)
Statikk Shiv (3,000)
Serpent's Fang (2,500)
Hexoptics C44 (2,800)
Sterak's Gage (3,200)
Bloodthirster (3,400)
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3,000)
Hullbreaker (3,000)
Mercurial Scimitar (3,200)
Spear of Shojin (3,100)
Immortal Shieldbow (3,000)
The Collector (3,000)
Eclipse (2,900)
Champions That Build Pickaxe Most
166 of the 3,090 Master+ players sampled on patch 26.20 ended the game with Pickaxe, and they won 44.6% of those games.
| Champion | Games with it | Share of the champion's games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasuo | 10 | 16% | 50.0% |
| Jhin | 9 | 16% | 55.6% |
| Lee Sin | 8 | 20% | 37.5% |
| Yone | 7 | 16% | 28.6% |
| Tristana | 6 | 15% | 50.0% |
| Hecarim | 6 | 35% | 33.3% |
| Kai'Sa | 6 | 10% | 33.3% |
| Irelia | 5 | 18% | 80.0% |
| Wukong | 5 | 18% | 80.0% |
| Graves | 5 | 16% | 60.0% |
We read the ranked Solo/Duo match history of Master, Grandmaster and Challenger players through the Riot Games API and count the items each of the ten players ended the game with. Share is the part of a champion's games that ended with Pickaxe; follow a champion to see its whole build.
Is Pickaxe Gold Efficient?
Gold efficiency compares what an item's stats would cost if you bought them in basic items (Long Sword for attack damage, Amplifying Tome for ability power and so on) with the item's price. Pickaxe's stats are worth 875 gold for a price of 875: 100%. Above 100% the stats alone are worth more than the item costs; the passive and active come on top and are not priced. The LoL items list ranks every item this way.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Pickaxe cost in LoL?
875 gold on patch 26.20. The last step after its components costs 875 gold, and it sells for 613.
What stats does Pickaxe give?
25 Attack damage.
Is Pickaxe gold efficient?
Its stats are worth 875 gold for a price of 875, which is 100% gold efficient before its passive and active.
What is Pickaxe built from?
Pickaxe is built from nothing (it is a basic item), and builds into Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, The Brutalizer, Endless Hunger, Statikk Shiv, Serpent's Fang, Hexoptics C44, Sterak's Gage, Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Hullbreaker, Mercurial Scimitar, Spear of Shojin, Immortal Shieldbow, The Collector, and Eclipse.
Which champions build Pickaxe most?
In Master+ ranked games on patch 26.20, Yasuo, Jhin, and Lee Sin build Pickaxe most.
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