Excavation
"Excavation is the act of digging up dirt to find treasures. By excavating the land you will find treasures. The more you do this the more treasures you can find."
XP Gain
To gain XP in this skill you must dig with a shovel in hand. Only certain materials can be dug up for treasures and XP.
Info
To look up stats in game type the following command in chat
/excavation
To bring up in game help type the following command in chat
/excavation ? [0-9]
Compatible Materials
Grass, Dirt, Sand, Clay, Gravel, Mycelium, Soul Sand, Snow
Giga Drill Breaker
Active skill, unlocked at Excavation level 10. Giga Drill Breaker is an ability with a cooldown tied to Excavation skill. It triples your chance of finding treasures and enables instant break on Excavation materials.
Usage
With a shovel in hand right click to ready your tool. Once in this state you have about 4 seconds to make contact with Excavation Compatible Materials this will activate Giga Drill Breaker.
Archaeology
A passive skill, unlocked at level 15. Once unlocked, you may earn treasures as you excavate Compatible Materials, as well as earn Experience Orbs.
Run the command "/excavation" to see your current Archaeology Rank and Experience Orb chances.
Quote from the in-game help:
Every possible treasure for Excavation has its own skill level requirement for it to drop, as a result it's difficult to say how much it is helping you. Just keep in mind that the higher your Excavation skill is, the more treasures that can be found. And also keep in mind that each type of Excavation compatible material has its own unique list of treasures. In other words you will find different treasures in Dirt than you would in Gravel. Notes about Excavation:
Excavation drops are completely customizable so results vary server to server.
| Archaeology Rank | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | TBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required Excavation Level | Level 15 | Level 25 | Level 35 | Level 50 | TBA |
Archaeology Drops
This section is an anecdotal list of drops you get from the following materials:
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank ??? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass | Glowstone Dust | ??? | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Dirt | Glowstone Dust | ??? | Cocoa Beans
Diamond |
TBA | TBA |
| Sand | Glowstone Dust | Music Disc - Cat
Name Tag |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Clay | Slime Ball | String | Blaze Powder
Diamond |
TBA | TBA |
| Gravel | Bone | Amethyst Shard
Copper Bar |
Diamond | TBA | TBA |
| Podzol | Glowstone Dust | ??? | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Mycelium | ??? | ??? | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Soul Sand | ??? | Blaze Powder | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Snow | ??? | ??? | TBA | TBA | TBA |