Mining

• Get HotM 10 (without it, many upgrades/setups aren’t worth it).
• Powder is the biggest multiplier for rates (speed/fortune/procs).
• Upgrade gear step-by-step (armor + tool + pet), instead of trying to buy everything at once.
• Pick a method: Crystal Hollows (gems) vs. Glacite Tunnels vs. Dwarven Mines diamonds, etc.

After you give Rhys 15× any enchanted mining item, you unlock the Dwarven Mines — including Heart of the Mountain. For serious profit/hour, plan to push HotM to Tier 10 long-term.

• Tier 1–7: Commissions in the Dwarven Mines (simple and straightforward). Crystal Hollows also works if you enjoy it more.
• Tier 7–10: Commissions in the Glacite Tunnels.

The best skill tree path depends on your method (gems, mithril, glacite, etc.). While you’re mainly farming HotM XP, solid all-round perks are usually enough.

• Pickobulus
• Efficient Miner
• Titanium Insanium
• Mining Speed / Mining Fortune plus perks that give extra powder

Every HotM perk level costs powder. You can start with less, but it noticeably lowers your rates. A commonly quoted target is around 10m / 20m / 20m (Mithril / Gemstone / Glacite) — and you only need Glacite Powderfor Glacite Tunnels perks.

Some permanent HotM upgrades (Core of the Mountain / Mining Master Perk) also require recurring powder investments. Typical ballparks are: 8m Glacite for the last Core/Master tiers (only relevant if you want to push that line), plus roughly 150k Mithril and 1.4m Gemstone for specific Core upgrades.

• Mithril Powder: Mine mithril and do events.
• Gemstone Powder: Get a Jungle Pickaxe, then farm Hard Stone in the Crystal Hollows Jungle. Chests give powder/rewards; Sludge sells well.
• Glacite Powder: Mostly from even more commissions.

Tip: If you’re doing chest gameplay, it’s worth leveling Great Explorer.

Powder gain buffs: the Powder Buff perk + a Spicy Goblin Omelette are a great baseline (together up to ~70% more powder). Some drills also give powder bonuses.

Early Game

• Armor: Glacite Armor (drops from Glacite Walkers in the Dwarven Mines).
• Tool: Fractured Mithril Pickaxe (from Bubu, 10k) → keep upgrading at Bubu until Refined Mithril Pickaxe.
• Pet: Mithril Golem (any rarity) or Legendary Silverfish.

Mid Game

• Armor: Yog Armor (Hard Stone Collection) — has gem slots. Slots/gems are optional, but help progression.
• Tool: Keep the Jungle Pickaxe or start moving toward a Drill. A solid starter Drill is Titanium Drill DR-X355 (buy/forge) — its upgrade path stays relevant later.
• Pet: Legendary Bal with Bejeweled Collar.
• Extras: Titanium Equipment is often a good step here.

Late Game

• Armor: Divan’s Armor (Gemstone Chambers are expensive; upgrade gradually). Usually paired with Jaded as the reforge.
• Tool: Upgrade toward Titanium Drill DR-X655 (eventually Divan’s Drill).
• Pet: Bal stays great in Magma Fields; Scatha is strong in many other areas; Glacite Golemis mainly for Glacite Mineshafts.
• Equipment: e.g. Dwarven Handwarmers.

End Game

This is where fine-tuning starts: all Divan slots + Perfect Gems, Divan’s Powder Coatings, Ice Cold V, and a fully built-out drill (e.g. Polished Engine, Fuel Tank, Omelette, etc.). The best reforge depends on your method; Lustrous is a good default.

Pets: Quick Claw is a common endgame standard. Equipment: often 2× Gemstone Equipment + Pendant of Divan.

Mining has a ton of content. You can farm gems in the Crystal Hollows, play the Glacite Tunnels, or do diamonds/mithril in the Dwarven Mines. This page is intentionally a progression guide: it gets you to a setup where almost any method performs well.

Next step: pick a method you enjoy, then optimize your tree, gear, route, and party/server flow for it.