139 Best Minecraft Tool Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator

Lindsey Desmet
Updated June 5th, 2022
Young boy playing Minecraft on a PC

Minecraft has grown from a small game created in six days1 to one of the most popular games worldwide, with over 100 million active players.2

Tools allow Minecraft players to gather materials more efficiently and complete tasks like fishing, farming, mining, and crafting within the game.3

Throughout the game, you can obtain tools by crafting — mixing certain “ingredients” (like steel, planks, and iron ingots) to create new tools.4

You aren’t required to name your tools in Minecraft, but creating cool names can add more fun to the game and make your experience more unique.

We list ready-to-use tool name ideas below (broken down by tool type). Scroll past the list to find our name generator, or use our tips for choosing the best tool names!

Axes

  1. Up
    154
    Down
    ::

    Chop Chop

  2. Up
    74
    Down
    ::

    Woodpecker

  3. Up
    63
    Down
    ::

    Night's Edge

  4. Up
    71
    Down
    ::

    Splinter

  5. Up
    10
    Down
    ::

    Lumberjack

  6. Up
    9
    Down
    ::

    Treefeller

  7. Up
    9
    Down
    ::

    Forestbane

  8. Up
    8
    Down
    ::

    Earthsplitter

  9. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Midnight

  10. Up
    -4
    Down
    ::

    Sentinel

  11. Up
    -6
    Down
    ::

    Rusty Chopper

  12. Up
    -7
    Down
    ::

    Knightfall

  13. Up
    -16
    Down
    ::

    Piece Maker

  14. Up
    -25
    Down
    ::

    The Oracle

  15. Up
    -36
    Down
    ::

    The Warden

  16. Up
    -53
    Down
    ::

    Wicked Chopper

Bows

  1. Up
    68
    Down
    ::

    Air Strike

  2. Up
    109
    Down
    ::

    Pew Pew

  3. Up
    55
    Down
    ::

    Shooting Star

  4. Up
    41
    Down
    ::

    Unbowlievable

  5. Up
    36
    Down
    ::

    David Bowie

  6. Up
    25
    Down
    ::

    American Sniper

  7. Up
    13
    Down
    ::

    Longshot

  8. Up
    14
    Down
    ::

    Tempest

  9. Up
    12
    Down
    ::

    Whisperwind

  10. Up
    9
    Down
    ::

    Skyblast

  11. Up
    9
    Down
    ::

    Bowzerk

  12. Up
    6
    Down
    ::

    Sticks and Strings

  13. Up
    5
    Down
    ::

    Backbiter

  14. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    Drawback

  15. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    Doomsday

  16. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    The Skewer

  17. Up
    2
    Down
    ::

    Blazing Redemption

  18. Up
    -8
    Down
    ::

    Bow Exotic

    a play on Joe Exotic from “Tiger King”

  19. Up
    -2
    Down
    ::

    Whirlwind

Fishing Rods

  1. Up
    95
    Down
    ::

    Finding Nemo

  2. Up
    44
    Down
    ::

    Captain Hook

  3. Up
    23
    Down
    ::

    Reel Deal

  4. Up
    26
    Down
    ::

    Fish Stick

  5. Up
    17
    Down
    ::

    BassMaster 3000

  6. Up
    5
    Down
    ::

    Quick Catch

  7. Up
    1
    Down
    ::

    Shellraiser

  8. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Reeler

  9. Up
    -5
    Down
    ::

    Lady Luck

  10. Up
    -4
    Down
    ::

    Roddy

  11. Up
    -5
    Down
    ::

    Lucky Catch

  12. Up
    -6
    Down
    ::

    Tangled Angler

  13. Up
    -12
    Down
    ::

    Luck of the Sea

  14. Up
    -12
    Down
    ::

    Big Reel

    a play on “big deal”

  15. Up
    -8
    Down
    ::

    Catcher

  16. Up
    -32
    Down
    ::

    Lure I

Pickaxes

  1. Up
    95
    Down
    ::

    Toothpick

  2. Up
    48
    Down
    ::

    Fortunate Son

  3. Up
    43
    Down
    ::

    Lil Digger

  4. Up
    56
    Down
    ::

    Le Pick

  5. Up
    20
    Down
    ::

    Ancient Shatterer

  6. Up
    22
    Down
    ::

    Ore Obliterator

  7. Up
    21
    Down
    ::

    Smooth Operator

  8. Up
    27
    Down
    ::

    Don't Mine Me

    a play on “don’t mind me”

  9. Up
    20
    Down
    ::

    Fool's Fortune

  10. Up
    12
    Down
    ::

    Stonebreaker

  11. Up
    11
    Down
    ::

    Ol' Rusty

  12. Up
    5
    Down
    ::

    Fakeaxe

  13. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Earthmover

  14. Up
    -1
    Down
    ::

    Velvet Miner

  15. Up
    -7
    Down
    ::

    Miner

  16. Up
    -9
    Down
    ::

    Stone Slicer

  17. Up
    -10
    Down
    ::

    Maxaxe

  18. Up
    -36
    Down
    ::

    Fortune

Shovels

  1. Up
    83
    Down
    ::

    Gravedigger

  2. Up
    71
    Down
    ::

    Ace of Spades

  3. Up
    93
    Down
    ::

    Scoop Dogg

    a reference to Snoop Dogg

  4. Up
    57
    Down
    ::

    Darth Spader

  5. Up
    36
    Down
    ::

    Big Spoon

  6. Up
    10
    Down
    ::

    Groundbreaker

  7. Up
    12
    Down
    ::

    Excavator

  8. Up
    12
    Down
    ::

    Pooper Scooper

  9. Up
    7
    Down
    ::

    Super Spoon

  10. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    Graveyard

  11. Up
    -1
    Down
    ::

    Scoopie

  12. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Digs McGee

  13. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Unearther

  14. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Super Scoop

  15. Up
    -6
    Down
    ::

    Burrows

Swords

  1. Up
    37
    Down
    ::

    The Amputator

  2. Up
    102
    Down
    ::

    Rather Sharp Stick

  3. Up
    25
    Down
    ::

    Valkyrie

  4. Up
    35
    Down
    ::

    Pointy Stick

  5. Up
    20
    Down
    ::

    The Big Knife

  6. Up
    21
    Down
    ::

    Reaper

  7. Up
    43
    Down
    ::

    Excalibur

    King Arthur’s sword

  8. Up
    14
    Down
    ::

    Demon Edge

  9. Up
    14
    Down
    ::

    Stormbringer

  10. Up
    13
    Down
    ::

    Firebrand

  11. Up
    10
    Down
    ::

    Shadowsteel

  12. Up
    9
    Down
    ::

    Guillotine

  13. Up
    8
    Down
    ::

    Ghostwalker

  14. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    Slicer

  15. Up
    2
    Down
    ::

    Fate

  16. Up
    2
    Down
    ::

    Wrath

  17. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Godsend

  18. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Lament

  19. Up
    -2
    Down
    ::

    Ragespike

  20. Up
    -6
    Down
    ::

    Honedge

    named after the “Pokemon” character

  21. Up
    -4
    Down
    ::

    Darkness

  22. Up
    -2
    Down
    ::

    Reckoning

  23. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Limb's End

  24. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Severance

  25. Up
    -6
    Down
    ::

    The Stake

Hoes

  1. Up
    41
    Down
    ::

    Loyal

  2. Up
    11
    Down
    ::

    Ho Ho Ho

    inspired by Santa Claus

  3. Up
    15
    Down
    ::

    One-Sided Pickaxe

  4. Up
    13
    Down
    ::

    Waste of Diamonds

  5. Up
    12
    Down
    ::

    Say Wheat?

  6. Up
    7
    Down
    ::

    Dirt Diva

  7. Up
    11
    Down
    ::

    Reaper's Scythe

  8. Up
    6
    Down
    ::

    Hoetato Chip

  9. Up
    5
    Down
    ::

    Farmer's Wrath

  10. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    The Chosen One

  11. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    Serious Dedication

  12. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    Fo Sho

  13. Up
    3
    Down
    ::

    No U

  14. Up
    2
    Down
    ::

    Soil Snuggler

  15. Up
    2
    Down
    ::

    Hoedown Throwdown

  16. Up
    2
    Down
    ::

    Worth It

  17. Up
    1
    Down
    ::

    Potato

  18. Up
    1
    Down
    ::

    Agrarian Artisan

  19. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Hoey McHoeface

  20. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Soil Sculptor

  21. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Dirt Dancer

  22. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Uno Reverse

  23. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Baleful Harvester

  24. Up
    -1
    Down
    ::

    Field Flourisher

  25. Up
    -2
    Down
    ::

    Crop Crasher

  26. Up
    -3
    Down
    ::

    Trowel Trouble

  27. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Pro

  28. Up
    0
    Down
    ::

    Terra Tiller

  29. Up
    -4
    Down
    ::

    Master of the Wheat

  30. Up
    -1
    Down
    ::

    CropCraft

Minecraft Tool Name Generator

How to Choose the Best Minecraft Tool Names

Keep the following tips in mind when choosing names for your Minecraft tools:

  • Choose a theme. Sticking with one theme for all of your tools can make it easier to choose names. For example, you might select silly, literal names for all of your tools — “Pointy Stick” for a sword, “Groundbreaker” for a shovel, etc.
  • Tap into your sense of humor. Choosing light-hearted names that make you laugh can make Minecraft even more fun. Depending on what you find funny, you can choose a name that’s quirky, sarcastic, ironic, or punny.
  • Think of the tool’s features. Minecraft has various tools and upgrades, each of which serves a different purpose within the game. The tool’s use and features can give you a starting point for the perfect name. For example, different pickaxes can mine materials at different speeds, so you might want a name that reflects the speed if you have an ultra-fast pickaxe.
  1. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63119/15-fun-facts-about-minecraft[↩]
  2. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680139/minecraft-active-players-worldwide/[↩]
  3. https://apexminecrafthosting.com/the-complete-guide-to-minecraft/tools/[↩]
  4. https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tool[↩]

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