Talk:Gems/@comment-25615884-20120927020456/@comment-174.53.241.240-20121012204407

In general? Gems are better, unless you're going specifically for obby. For one, they're 1/8th the cost of a D pickaxe. For another, it can be repaired by medium covalence dust, which is made from iron and redstone, much cheaper than a diamond pick, which repairs with high dust.