Metal Ore Node
1 harvest tools
Best way to gather
Fastest tools
Jackhammer 166.7/sfastest
Salvaged Icepick 40/s
Prototype Pickaxe 20/s
Abyss Metal Pickaxe 20/s
Pickaxe 20/s
Salvaged Hammer 20/s+7 more in the table below
Jackhammer 166.7/sfastestSalvaged Icepick 40/sPrototype Pickaxe 20/sAbyss Metal Pickaxe 20/sPickaxe 20/sSalvaged Hammer 20/s+7 more in the table belowPer tool — time to break & Metal Ore yield (× Pure Ore Tea)
| Tool | Hits | Time | Yield | +Pure Tea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackhammerauto hot-spot | 20 | 3.0s | 665 | 998 |
| Salvaged Icepick | 10 | 12.5s | 500 | 750 |
| Prototype Pickaxe | 17 | 25.5s | 500 | 750 |
| Abyss Metal Pickaxe | 17 | 25.5s | 500 | 750 |
| Pickaxe | 17 | 25.5s | 500 | 750 |
| Salvaged Hammer | 25 | 25.0s | 500 | 750 |
 Concrete Pickaxe | 32 | 28.8s | 500 | 750 |
 Stone Pickaxe | 32 | 28.8s | 500 | 750 |
 Bone Club | 125 | 87.7s | 500 | 750 |
 Candy Cane Club | 125 | 125.0s | 500 | 750 |
 Skull | 100 | 131.6s | 500 | 750 |
 Rock | 100 | 131.6s | 500 | 750 |
 Jungle Rock | 100 | 131.6s | 500 | 750 |
Same node, same base yield — a faster tool just breaks it quicker. Auto-fire tools (Jackhammer/Chainsaw) hit the hot-spot mini-game every swing for ~+33% bonus; manual tools get the base unless you nail every marker. Ore Tea boosts the total — Basic +20% · Advanced +35% · Pure +50% · Super Serum +400% (event-only, the strongest). see Teas →
Yield with tea (Metal Ore)
| No tea | 500 | — |
| Basic Ore Tea | 600 | +20% |
| Advanced Ore Tea | 675 | +35% |
| Pure Ore Tea | 750 | +50% |
Tea % applies to whatever you gather, so it stacks on top of the hot-spot bonus (drink before mining). No pie boosts ore — Bear Pie is a digestion buff; the Survivor's Pie only boosts animal harvest.
Harvesting — yield by tool
| Tool | Resources | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pickaxe | 500 Metal Ore | — |