What you get
Everything below comes on a successful try; a failed try gives nothing.
Coal every time
With 1,800 humanity there is a 5% chance to get twice this. Servers with a raised gather rate hand out more.
Bonus finds
| Bonus | How often |
|---|---|
| a roll on the table below | 100% of successes |
| a roll on the table below, 160 Mining xp | 1% at Mining 25, plus 1% for every 8 levels above |
Bonus table (100% of successes)
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 in 1.192% | |
| 1 | 1 in 333% | |
| 1 | 1 in 402.5% | |
| 1 | 1 in 402.5% |
Bonus table (1% of successes)
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 in 1430.7% | |
| 1 | 1 in 4010.25% | |
| 1 | 1 in 1,9800.05% |
Odds and speed
Each tier of pickaxe above the first adds 5 points to the chance of a success.
| Tool | Success per try |
|---|---|
| 65% | |
| 70% | |
| 75% |
A try gets quicker the further your level is above the requirement, and stops getting quicker at ten levels over. These are the server's times. Your game client sends each repeat on its own timer, and the server skips a repeat that arrives before it has finished the last try, so the pace you see can be slower.
| Your level | Try takes | Successes a minute |
|---|---|---|
| Mining 25 | 2.8s | 14.2 |
| Mining 30 | 2.6s | 15.2 |
| Mining 35 | 2.4s | 16.3 |
| Mining 45 | 2.4s | 16.3 |
| Mining 55 | 2.4s | 16.3 |
| Mining 75 | 2.4s | 16.3 |
A tool above the required tier also gives free successes: each tier over the requirement gives one success that does not count toward emptying the spot.
You can also hit it with a pickaxe as your weapon. Every 41 damage counts as one success, with no chance to fail. A hit with the lowest tier does 35 damage (53 with a heavy attack), and up to 57 with a much better tool and 10 levels to spare.
Rules in full: how gathering works.
Where to find it
| Place | Area | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Abyss | Kirrin Moorne | 15 spots |
| Overworld | Badongerst | 9 spots |
| Overworld | Shimmering Kal | 6 spots |
| Indoors | Cave near Quarry Office | 5 spots |
| Overworld | Kirrin Moorne | 5 spots |
| Swamp | Southern Swamp | 5 spots |
| Hidden Tunnels | Badongerst | 3 spots |
| Overworld | Southern Swamp | 3 spots |
| Overworld | Kal Crossing | 2 spots |
Open on the mapAreas on the overworld are the wiki's best guess from nearby landmarks.
