Excavation

Excavation is the ability in McMMO related to using a shovel to dig anything on the soil chart, including exotic materials like Soul Sand. High-level Excavators can produce diamonds from dirt easily. (Like most McMMO abilities, it will only work if McMMO drops can spawn on the blocks, and not if they are funnelled into the player's inventory like with some plugins.)

• The mcMMO Excavation Skill Level is maxed at level 1000 on United Factions.
  

Abilities

EXCAVATION HAS NEW ABILITIES. LIST THEM HERE!

Increasing skill level

You level up by digging materials that are mined faster with a shovel.

Scouring the entire surface, or at least large hills, is the fastest way to level Excavation.

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. Keep an iron block nearby and use an iron shovel to clear the snow. When you are running low on durability, just repair the shovel and keep on digging. This method trains up Excavation and Repair at the same time. Stone can also be used at the cost of maintanance and XP. With the right scripting tools and settings, this can be automated as a client-side bot. It can also be automated with dispensers and a timer, and shovels can be gained through a mob grinder if you're lucky, or in the newest update of Minecraft, automatically crafted from iron ore, coal, and wood through hoppers and recipe selection.

You can also use Giga Drill Breaker in bursts to speed up digging, at the expense of extra durability wear on your shovel. To counteract this, use diamond shovels. Past level 350, it is more common than not to get at least 1 diamond from a single Giga Drill Breaker, allowing you to repair the shovel whenever durability starts to drop.

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
Snow	Snow Layer	0	20	100%
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	Please add this back [The previous content broke the entire chart.]	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	850	3000	00050000.5%0
Nether Quartz	Any	850	3000	0.5%

*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)

This table does not account for earning bonus items or dirt, or for breaking blocks besides dirt for more XP or different drops. Times may also vary based on the player's focus and efficiency at aiming and mining new blocks continuously, what enchants are used, , on tick lag, block lag, and latency, the player's skill level, and whether Giga Drill Breaker is in use continuously.

*It's calculated without receiving drops other than dirt from it. Times may vary depending on the shovel used or other variables, such as accuracy. These variables can be negated using client-side bots.

Trivia

• The 'Giga Drill Breaker' ability is a reference to the move 'Giga Drill Breaker' from the anime "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann".
  • The original name of the move was "Giga Drill Break" but "Giga Drill Breaker" stuck with the public due to Japanese pronunciation of English. It also was not used to harvest materials, instead being relegated to combat.