Excavators can dig and harvest the same blocks as shovels can. When a block is broken, any other appropriate blocks in a 3x3 plane around it will be instantly broken as well. This can be useful for digging out large areas at the expense of durability, as each block takes away 1 durability point.
Stats[]
Excavators have exactly the same stats as their shovel counterparts, except they have twice as much durability:
Material
Mining Level
Durability
Mining speed
Attack speed
Attack damage
Enchantability
Wood
0
118
2
1
2
15
Stone
1
262
4
1
3
5
Iron
2
500
6
1
4
14
Gold
0
64
12
1
2
22
Diamond
3
3122
8
1
5
20
Copper
1
350
4
1
3
7
Tin
1
300
4.5
1
3
7
Silver
1
150
6
1
3
25
Lead
1
200
5
1
3
9
Aluminum
1
550
10
1
3
14
Nickel
2
600
6.5
1
4.5
18
Platinum
4
2800
9
1
5.5
16
Steel
2
800
6.5
1
4.5
10
Electrum
0
200
14
1
2.5
30
Invar
2
850
6.5
1
4.5
12
Bronze
2
650
6
1
4
10
Constantan
2
550
6
1
3.5
12
Recovering materials[]
Just like with other tools, it is possible to recover some of the materials used in the crafting process by using Thermal Expansion machines:
