Miner
Miner is one of seven classes available to choose from in the CivLabs plugin.
A miner'Miner's main role is to mine ores that can be used by Blacksmiths to craft better tools, closely linking their abilities with those of Blacksmiths.Blacksmiths. Only high-level miners are able to mine better ores.
Unlocked Abilities
Apprentice (1)
- Mining Copper
- Mining Deepslate
- Mining Deepslate Coal
- Permanent Haste 1
Journeyman (2)
- Mining Iron
- Mining Deepslate Copper
- Mining Calcite
- Permanent Haste 3
Expert (3)
- Mining Gold, Lapis Lazuli, and Redstone
- Mining Deepslate Iron, Nether Quartz, and Nether Gold
- Permanent Haste 4
Master (4)
- Mining Diamond
- Mining Deepslate Gold, Deepslate Lapis, and Deepslate Redstone
- Permanent Haste 5
Grandmaster (5)
- Mining Netherite
- Mining Deepslate Diamond
- Permanent Haste 6
Unknown (?)
- Mining Obsidian - maybe 4, info on 3 not there yet
Mining a resource (e.g. Iron) is shorthand for breaking the ore block of that resource (e.g. Iron Ore) and collecting the resource item (e.g. Raw Iron).
Gaining Experience
Block Mined | XP Amount | Level Required to Collect |
Stone | 1 | Novice (0) |
Coal | 3 | Novice (0) |
Amethyst Crystal (Fully Grown) | 4 | Novice (0) |
Deepslate | 2 | Apprentice (1) |
Copper | 4 | Apprentice (1) |
Deepslate Copper | 6 | Journeyman (2) |
Iron | 8 | Journeyman (2) |
Deepslate Iron | 10 | Expert (3) |
Redstone | 7 | Expert (3) |
Deepslate Redstone | 9 | Master (4) |
Lapis Lazuli | 7 | Expert (3) |
Deepslate Lapis Lazuli | 9 | Master (4) |
Gold | 12 | Expert (3) |
Deepslate Gold | 14 | Master (4) |
Diamond | 18 | Master (4) |
Deepslate Diamond | 20 | Grandmaster (5) |
Deepslate variants of ores take one higher level to collect to successfully mine than is stated in this table.
Items with * may not be up to date
Class Interactions
The Miner is the first step in the process of improving gear. They mine ores of increasing value in tandem with their increasing level. The next step is the Blacksmith, who can turn the ores into tools and armor. The miner in turn requires improved pickaxes, which can be supplied by the Blacksmith in quantity. Therefore, the two classes often work hand in hand to benefit both.
Miner's lives become much easier once the civilization they are in gains access to a Healer as well due to being able to take more risks.
Depending on your play style, you may also want a Guardsman to join you in caving expeditions.
Guide
There are three main strategies for being a miner and each have their own positives and negatives.
1. The most efficient way to gain XP is to mine Deepslate just above bedrock. This is the most boring and mind numbing strategy. The reason this works is because, even if you can't mine Deepslate, it still gives 2XP which lets you level up very fast. The XP gain can vary at 1600XP an hour with a wooden pickaxe and no haste to 7680XP with an iron pickaxe and haste 3. However, you get very little iron in return for more diamonds. (Which you can't mine until level 5). Be aware of mobs in your strip mine as well. This leaves some risk if you don't know what you are doing as, during the night, mobs can dig through walls. Be prepared to run.
2. The second most effective and arguably safest method to gain XP actually gets the most ores. The method is water mining. Using a boat over an ocean, scout out large caves and, using a door to breathe underwater, mine every type of ore you see. This type of mining is most likely the best method for mining early game before you shift to Deepslate mining at level 4 once you have enough iron and copper. It yields from 4000 to 6000 XP an hour depending on luck and skill. Beware of drowneds especially when you rise to the surface.
3. Caving is the most enjoyable method and, if you know what you are doing, are in the late game and have a guardsman,Guardsman, might be the most efficient method to gain diamonds. The problem is the countless number of mobs. This can be lowered by only mining during the day but is still dangerous if you don't pay attention.
Nevertheless, the number one piece of advice to give is to avoid mining diamonds until you have some form of fortune.
*Note: If a miner attempts to mine a block of a higher-level requirement, the block will drop with a roughly 1/6 - 1/7 chance. Most likely due to an issue with the server plugin