miners chasing rare ores
Prospector 10–25% plays best here ; secondary rolls can add Mining Speed or Luck.
Miner Shard
rare B for pickaxes Luck
Socketed into a pickaxe: +10–25% mining luck.
Rune stats
- Primary
- Prospector
- Roll range
- 10–25%
- midpoint 17.5%
- Proc chance
- —
- passive effect
- Effect kind
- Luck
- Applies to
- Pickaxe
- Rarity
- rare
- B tier
Rare-drop luck gain at +17.5% (Dragon Pickaxe)
Rarest (lowest base-chance) drop on three representative rocks, before and after socketing a midpoint Miner Shard. Rare ores (≤5% base) scale with total luck — common drops barely move.
Who should socket Miner Shard
any pickaxe with a free rune slot
Prospector 10–25% plays best here ; secondary rolls can add Mining Speed or Luck.
Frequently asked questions
What does Miner Shard do in The Forge? ＋
Socketed into a pickaxe: +10–25% mining luck. It sockets into pickaxes and rolls 10–25% on the Prospector primary stat.
How much luck does Miner Shard add? ＋
At the midpoint roll (+17.5%), Miner Shard multiplies effective mining luck by 1.175x, lifting rare-ore drop chances on every rock the pickaxe can mine.
What are the best pickaxes for Miner Shard? ＋
Socket it on miners chasing rare ores — high-luck pickaxes multiply the bonus further.
Where do you get Miner Shard? ＋
Miner Shard is a rare rune (B tier). Secondary rolls can add Mining Speed, Luck, Mining Power — chase a high primary roll first, secondaries are gravy.