There are tools in minecraft also. Shovels, pics, and hoes are all different kinds of tools. A sword is not a tool, it is a weapon. Hoes are used to get seeds and plant things. Pics are used to mine cobblestone, coal, iron, stone, butter, and diamond. But there are some limits. Wooden pics can mine only cobblestone, stone, and coal. Stone pics can mine cobblestone, stone, coal, and iron. Iron pics are used to mine cobblestone, stone,