Excavators

Excavators are shovel-like tools that can dig 9 blocks at once.

Obtaining

Crafting

Result(s)	Ingredients	Note
Wooden Excavator	Stick + any Wood Planks	Disabled by default.
Stone Excavator	Stick + Cobblestone	Disabled by default.
Iron Excavator	Stick + Iron Ingot
Gold Excavator	Stick + Gold Ingot
Diamond Excavator	Stick + Diamond

Usage

Excavators can be used to dig the same blocks as with shovels. When a block is broken using an excavator, any blocks surrounding it in a 3x3 area will be broken as well if possible. This can be temporarily disabled by sneaking.

Excavators use 1 durability for every individual block broken.

Comparison

Material	Uses	Mining speed	Attack speed	Attack damage	Enchantability
Wood	118	2	1	2	15
Stone	262	4	1	3	5
Iron	500	6	1	4	14
Gold	64	12	1	2	22
Diamond	3,122	8	1	5	10

Enchantments

Excavators can receive the same enchantments that shovels can.

Vanilla+ Tools (Minecraft 1.12)
Hammers ∙ Excavators ∙ Sickles ∙ Fishing Rods ∙ Shears ∙ Reinforced Bows ∙ Shields