Excavation Skill Guide

Excavation is the ability related to using a shovel to dig anything on the soil chart, including exotic materials like Soul Sand. High-level Excavators can produce diamonds from dirt easily.
These skill guides are organized in a list showing what level a skill or perk is unlocked, with drop down descriptions and other important information about the skill. Click the + symbol to open the drop down.
Below this list is an experience table detailing how much exp is granted by the block type mined.
Level 1 | Archaeology - Rank 1
- Find treasures when digging!
Level 5 | Giga Drill Breaker
- To activate: right click with shovel in hand.
- Cooldown time: 240 seconds.
- Lasts 2 seconds (+1 sec per 5 levels).
- Instantly break excavation materials.
- 3x your chance of finding treasures.
- 3x experience gained per block excavated.
Level 25 | Archaeology - Rank 2
- Find more treasures when digging!
Level 35 | Archaeology - Rank 3
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Level 50 | Archaeology - Rank 4
- Find more treasures when digging!
Level 65 | Archaeology - Rank 5
- Find more treasures when digging!
Level 75 | Archaeology - Rank 6
- Find more treasures when digging!
Level 85 | Archaeology - Rank 7
- Find more treasures when digging!
Level 99 | Archaeology - Rank 8
- Find more treasures when digging!
Experience Table
Block | Exp |
---|---|
Clay | 40 |
Dirt | 40 |
Rooted Dirt | 60 |
Coarse Dirt | 40 |
Podzol | 40 |
Grass Block | 40 |
Gravel | 40 |
Mycelium | 40 |
Sand | 40 |
Red Sand | 40 |
Snow | 20 |
Snow Block | 40 |
Soul Sand | 40 |
Soul Soil | 40 |
Mud | 80 |
Muddy Mangrove Roots | 90 |