Minecraft has grown from a small game created in six days[1] 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 more than 100 tool name ideas below (broken down by tool type).
Scroll past the list to find our tips for choosing the best tool names!
Axes
Splinter
Night's Edge
Chop Chop
Earthsplitter
Midnight
Knightfall
Woodpecker
Treefeller
Sentinel
Lumberjack
Rusty Chopper
The Warden
Forestbane
The Oracle
Piece Maker
Wicked Chopper
Bows
Air Strike
Pew Pew
Unbowlievable
Shooting Star
American Sniper
David Bowie
Tempest
Bowzerk
Skyblast
Backbiter
Sticks and Strings
The Skewer
Whirlwind
Longshot
Drawback
Doomsday
Whisperwind
Blazing Redemption
Bow Exotic
a play on Joe Exotic from “Tiger King”
Fishing Rods
Finding Nemo
Captain Hook
Fish Stick
Reel Deal
Quick Catch
Reeler
BassMaster 3000
Lucky Catch
Roddy
Lady Luck
Shellraiser
Tangled Angler
Luck of the Sea
Catcher
Lure I
Big Reel
a play on “big deal”
Pickaxes
Fortunate Son
Le Pick
Ancient Shatterer
Lil Digger
Toothpick
Fool's Fortune
Ore Obliterator
Don't Mine Me
a play on “don’t mind me”
Velvet Miner
Ol' Rusty
Fakeaxe
Stonebreaker
Miner
Smooth Operator
Fortune
Earthmover
Stone Slicer
Maxaxe
Shovels
Ace of Spades
Gravedigger
Big Spoon
Scoop Dogg
a reference to Snoop Dogg
Excavator
Darth Spader
Scoopie
Super Spoon
Groundbreaker
Graveyard
Pooper Scooper
Digs McGee
Unearther
Burrows
Super Scoop
Swords
Rather Sharp Stick
Pointy Stick
Reaper
Stormbringer
Valkyrie
The Big Knife
The Amputator
Honedge
named after the “Pokemon” character
Firebrand
Excalibur
King Arthur’s sword
Wrath
Fate
Severance
Darkness
Slicer
Shadowsteel
Reckoning
Ghostwalker
Limb's End
Lament
Guillotine
The Stake
Demon Edge
Ragespike
Godsend
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.