⛏️ Mining

Chip ore from tide-washed cliffs and sunken veins.

Type: Gathering skill · Levels: 1–99 (XP table) · Ledger area: Ledger Trench

Actions

Base time and XP, before tools, Expertise and other bonuses. XP/h assumes no bonuses.

Action	Level	Time	XP	XP/h	Needs	Makes
Tidecopper	1	3 s	7	8,400	—	1 × 🟤 Tidecopper Ore
Saltiron	15	4 s	20	18,000	—	1 × ⚫ Saltiron Ore
Coralsilver	30	5.5 s	40	26,182	—	1 × ⚪ Coralsilver Ore
Duskiron	45	6.5 s	66	36,554	—	1 × 🪨 Duskiron Ore
Abyssal Vein 💠 Ledger	45	6.5 s	70	38,769	—	1 × 🟣 Abyssal Ore
Stormglass	60	7.5 s	58	27,840	—	1 × 🔹 Stormglass Shard
Moonsteel	70	8 s	62	27,900	—	1 × 🌑 Moonsteel Ore
Deepbone	80	8.5 s	66	27,953	—	1 × 🦴 Deepbone Ore
Tidesteel	90	9.5 s	73	27,663	—	1 × 🌊 Tidesteel Ore

Rare drops and finds

Odds are per action, before rare-find bonuses (Lucky Currents, Expertise, tonics, bait, trinkets), which multiply them.

Drop	Chance	On
💠 Tide Shard	1 in 2,500	Every action except Abyssal Vein
💠 Tide Shard	1 in 1,250	Abyssal Vein

Gems: 1% chance per action to roll a find (every action).

Find	Rarity	Amount	Per action
🟢 Seaglass	Uncommon	1	1 in 143
🌕 Moonstone	Rare	1	1 in 400
⚡ Stormheart	Epic	1	1 in 2,222
👁️ Leviathan's Eye	Legendary	1	1 in 20,000

Tools

One tool slot. Tools are smithed from bars and a Carpentry handle (see tools); the tier 1 tool is also sold in the shop for 150 gold.

Tier	Tool	Level	Speed	Sell value
1	⛏️ Tidecopper Pickaxe	1	+5%	30
2	⛏️ Saltiron Pickaxe	15	+10%	80
3	⛏️ Coralsilver Pickaxe	30	+15%	170
4	⛏️ Duskiron Pickaxe	45	+20%	260
5	⛏️ Stormglass Pickaxe	60	+25%	420
6	⛏️ Moonsteel Pickaxe	70	+30%	650
7	⛏️ Deepbone Pickaxe	80	+35%	1,000
8	⛏️ Tidesteel Pickaxe	90	+40%	1,600

Ledger area: Ledger Trench

Exposed veins that split cleanly under the pick.

Applies automatically for Ledger Pass holders: +10% XP, 10% chance of double output.

Ledger exclusives (never needed by free players): Abyssal Vein (level 45).

Expertise

Every action earns its own Expertise level (1–50) as you repeat it. Milestones for Mining:

Expertise	Completions	Perk
10	1,300	+5% speed
20	5,379	+5% double yield
30	12,011	+50% rare finds
40	21,089	+10% XP
50	32,539	Expert title

Full curve: Expertise.

Curios

Mining can turn up curios from the ⛏️ Miner's Oddities set: 1 in 3,000 per action, before rare-find bonuses. Only curios you are still missing can drop.