Excavation

Excavation
Tool	Shovels
Super Ability	Giga Drill Breaker
Active Subskills	Archaeology
Passive Subskills	N/A
Interacts With	Clay Block Dirt Grass Mycelium Gravel Sand Soul Sand Snow

Excavation is the act of digging and is required to be done with a shovel of some kind.

• Wooden
• Stone / Cobblestone
• Iron
• Diamond

As the skill levels up, you get a higher chance of receiving treasures from what you dig.

• (Remember that it will not work if the server has a plugin that spawns the drops in your inventory)

Increasing skill level

You level up by digging materials that are mined with a shovel.

If you really want a high level in Excavation, just go far from your home and dig everything in sight that's listed to the right.

Another good way is to stock up on shovels and make a trapped snowman. This will allow you to dig the snow underneath it which is constantly refreshed. As the snow is fast to break, it will wear out your tools very quickly, but it will also help you to level very quickly in the comfort of your own home without having to worry about finding stuff to excavate. Keep an iron block nearby and use an iron shovel to clear the snow. When you are running low on durability, just repair the shovel and keep on digging. This method trains up Excavation and Repair at the same time.

Super Ability

You can also use Giga Drill Breaker in bursts to speed up digging, at the expense of extra durability wear on your shovel. To counteract this, use diamond shovels. Often when you are past level 350, you'll get at least 1 diamond from a single Giga Drill Breaker, allowing you to repair the shovel whenever durability starts to drop.

Active Ability

Excavation only has one 'Active Ability' currently.

That ability is Archaeology.

Drops	Block	Skill Req.	XP Rewarded	Chance
Dirt	Grass	0	40	100%
Dirt	Mycelium	0	40	100%
Dirt	Dirt	0	40	100%
Snow	Snow Layer	0	20	100%
Gravel	Gravel	0	40	90%
Flint	Gravel	0	40	10%
Sand	Sand	0	40	100%
Soul Sand	Soul Sand	0	40	100%
Clay (x4)	Clay Block	0	40	100%
Empty Map	Clay Block	25	200	2%
Glowstone Dust	Grass	25	80	5%
Glowstone Dust	Mycelium	25	80	5%
Glowstone Dust	Dirt	25	80	5%
Glowstone Dust	Sand	25	80	5%
Gunpowder	Gravel	75	30	10%
Slimeball	Clay block	150	10	1%
Bone	Gravel	175	30	10%
Egg	Grass	250	100	1%
Music Disc (13)	Any	250	3000	0.05%
Apple	Grass|250	100	0.1%
Apple	Mycelium	250	100	0.1%
String	Clay Block	250	200	5%
Music Disc (Cat)	Any	250	3000	0.05%
Name Tag	Any	250	3000	1%
Cocoa Bean(s)	Grass	350	80	1.33%
Cocoa Bean(s)	Mycelium	350	80	1.33%
Cocoa Bean(s)	Dirt	350	100	1.33%
Diamond	Any	350	1000	0.01%
Mushroom, Brown OR Red	Sand	500	80	0.5%
Mushroom, Brown OR Red	Mycelium	500	80	0.5%
Mushroom, Brown OR Red	Dirt	500	80	0.5%
Bucket (Empty)	Clay block	500	100	0.1%
Clock	Clay block	500	100	0.1%
Soul Sand	Sand	650	80	0.5%
Spider web	Clay block	750	150	5%
Cake	Any	750	3000	0.05%
Netherrack	Gravel	850	3000	0.5%
Nether Quartz	Any	850	3000	0.5%%

Block	Average XP/block
Dirt	80.33
Gravel	95.6
Grass	80.764
Mycelium	80.164
Sand	79.4
Clay	96.4

*Calculated with assuming you can receive every drop and your excavation level is over 900. XP/block can vary between servers as it's configurable by server admins.

Leveling Table (Theoretical Time)

Level	Total Blocks*	Total XP	Total Time (seconds)
1	107.5	4300
10	695	27800	500
25	1970	78800	900
50	4290	171600	1400
75	7500	300000	1900
100	11422.5	456900	3000
150	21392.5	855700	3500
175	27445	1097800	9300
250	49860	1994400	16300
350	80537.5	3221500	28100
500	149355	5974200	36100
650	187812.5	7512500	45600
750	224747.5	8989900	78886
850	293855	15260000	64100
1000	350245	19731200	71900

*It's calculated without receiving drops other than dirt from it.  Times may vary depending on the shovel used or other variables.

Trivia

• The 'Giga Drill Breaker' ability is a reference to the move 'Giga Drill Breaker' from the anime "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann".

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