Talk:Bronze Pickaxe/@comment-37996428-20190202091442/@comment-74.134.222.98-20190228113805

While the stamina cost does go up, so does the effectiveness. For example, the small rocks in the fields will take 2-3 hits from the first pickaxe(4-6 stamina), while this one does it in one,rarely 2 (3-6 stamina). Same in the ruins, they clear a larger area, and thus you get more resources per swing. This also saves on time, so you can do more in the same amount of time.

Also, i don't bother specifically hunting relics until i get the 2nd level on the relic finder. The range on the first on is just too low, only 20 meters. I'll activate it while i'm harvesting a copper node, but only to see if there are any nearby that I can grab while I'm getting the copper anyway.