Excavation

Excavation
Steve in the dirt
Tool Used	Shovel
Interacts With	Clay Block Dirt Grass Mycelium Gravel Sand Soul Sand Snow
Abilities	Giga Drill Breaker (Active) Treasure Hunt (Passive)

is an ability in McMMO. As it levels up, you get a higher chance of receiving treasures from what you dig.

Increasing skill level

A level is by using a diamond shovel with at least efficiency 3 in a desert since sand breaks faster than dirt or grass.

If you really want a high level in Excavation, just go far from your home and dig everything in sight that's listed to the right.

Another good way is to stock up on shovels and make a trapped snowman. This will allow you to dig the snow underneath it which is constantly refreshed. As the snow is fast to break, it will wear out your tools very quickly, but it will also help you to level very quickly in the comfort of your own home without having to worry about finding stuff to excavate. Also, keep an iron block nearby and use an iron shovel to clear the snow. When you are running low on durability, just repair the spade and keep on digging. This method trains up Excavation and Repair at the same time.

Drops	Block	Skill Req.	XP Rewarded	Chance
Dirt	Grass	0	40	10000100%.00
Dirt	Mycelium	0	40	10000100%.00
Dirt	Dirt	0	40	10000100%.00
Gravel	Gravel	0	40	09000090%.00
Flint	Gravel	0	40	01000010%.00
Sand	Sand	0	40	10000100%.00
Soul Sand	Soul Sand	0	40	10000100%.00
Clay (x4)	Clay Block	0	40	10000100%.00
Empty Map	Clay Block	25	200	00200002%.00
Glowstone Dust	Grass	25	80	00500005%.00
Glowstone Dust	Mycelium	25	80	00500005%.00
Glowstone Dust	Dirt	25	80	00500005%.00
Glowstone Dust	Sand	25	80	00500005%.00
Gunpowder	Gravel	75	30	01000010%.00
Slimeball	Clay block	150	10	00100001%.00
Bone	Gravel	175	30	01000010%.00
Egg	Grass	250	100	00100001%.00
Music Disc (13)	Any	250	3000	00005000.05%
Apple	Grass	250	100	00010000.1%0
Apple	Mycelium	250	100	00010000.1%0
String	Clay Block	250	200	00500005%.00
Music Disc (Cat)	Any	250	3000	00005000.05%
Name Tag	Any	250	3000	00100001%.00
Cocoa Bean(s)	Grass	350	80	00133001.33%
Cocoa Bean(s)	Mycelium	350	80	00133001.33%
Cocoa Bean(s)	Dirt	350	100	00133001.33%
Diamond	Any	350	1000	0.01%
Mushroom, Brown OR Red	Sand	500	80	00050000.5%0
Mushroom, Brown OR Red	Mycelium	500	80	00050000.5%0
Mushroom, Brown OR Red	Dirt	500	80	00050000.5%0
Bucket (Empty)	Clay block	500	100	00010000.1%0
Clock	Clay block	500	100	00010000.1%0
Soul Sand	Sand	650	80	00050000.5%0
Spider web	Clay block	750	150	00500005%.00
Cake	Any	750	3000	00005000.05%
Netherrack	Gravel	900	3000	00050000.5%0
Nether Quartz	Any	850	3000	0.5%

Block	Average XP/block
Dirt	80.33
Gravel	95.6
Grass	80.764
Mycelium	80.164
Sand	79.4
Clay	96.4

*Calculated with assuming you can receive every drop and your excavation level is over 900. XP/block can vary between servers as it's configurable by server admins.

Leveling Table (Theoretical Time)

Level	Total Blocks*	Total XP	Total Time (seconds)
1	107.5	4300
10	695	27800	500
25	1970	78800	900
50	4290	171600	1400
75	7500	300000	1900
100	11422.5	456900	3000
150	21392.5	855700	3500
175	27445	1097800	9300
250	49860	1994400	16300
350	80537.5	3221500	28100
500	149355	5974200	36100
650	187812.5	7512500	45600
750	224747.5	8989900	78886
850	293855	15260000	64100
1000	350245	19731200	71900

*It's calculated without receiving drops other than dirt from it.  Times may vary depending on the shovel used or other variables.

Trivia

• The 'Giga Drill Breaker' ability is a reference to the move 'Giga Drill Breaker' from the anime "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann".