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So, what do you people think is the best tool to make first once you find Diamond?

Mine would have to be the sword, kills in 2 hits and I never use obsidian, so the pick is next to useless for me.

Pickaxe first, simply because it's the only thing you need as diamond to harvest anything (obsidian).

A shovel and sword usually come later, shovel if I do a lot of landscaping, or sword if I plan to explore a large cave system early on.

i usually do this situationally:
pickaxe if: i plan on getting a ton of ore ASAP/need obsidian to make a creeper proof bunker
shovel if: i really need to flatten some stuff out
Sword if: im having trouble surviving

Almost always a diamond pickaxe. However if I find only two, i'll just make a sword on the spot instead of waiting to find that last one.

Well, the way I play has the pickaxe as the most important. I mean, it saves you time. To quote some YouTube vid I saw forever ago: "The world is infinite. Your time is not."

Just my two cents.

Make diamond pick.
Use diamond pick for moar diamonds.
Make other diamond st00f.
DIAMOND PICK

If the diamond is found while spelunking i usualy make it to a sword to geve me even more of a edge in battle. pun intended.

however, i imagine that i would make a pickaxe first if it where found while branch mining or simular.

If we're talking about the very first diamonds you find, still presumably early in a world, then a sword is the best option. But...

If you play on peaceful, no real reason to have anything above a stone sword. Pickaxe becomes best option for first diamond tool.
If you are prone to non-violent death, a diamond sword (which would otherwise last you an incredibly long time) will probably be wasted. Pickaxe becomes best option.

hoe becauses its best gun

Pick axe, so you can mine obsidian and make a portal to the nether. Once you have access to the nether, you can collect super duper cool nether stuffs.

I wonder if diamond hoes will ever get any use, like the ability to get super rare seeds to make magic wheat or something?

Pick-axe, simply because I can use it to mine and find plenty more diamond in safe tunnels. Then I can make all diamond tools if so inclined.

Sword, then pick axe. IMO, shovel, axe, armor, and hoe are a waste of diamonds. Well... maybe an axe if you need a lot of wood. But shovel isn't THAT mich faster than iron, its only plus is durability. Armor doesn't protect you more, just lasts longer, plus you shouldn't be taking any damage with a diamond sword and a small bit of skill (except for fall damage when you are just too lazy to drop gravel, and maybe skeletons sometimes). And a hoe is just ridiculous. Has anyone here EVER made a legit diamond hoe?

The main reason I don't put the sword above the pickaxe is because getting 2 diamonds usually isn't easier than getting a bow and bunch of arrows, and bow and arrows is much better than a diamond sword.

Sword. I mine with stone picks, and the Nether holds no interest for me. Neither does farming obsidian for anything.

But a sword kills everything fast! Swish swish stab!

I would go for a diamond pick unless you are having trouble with combat.

I would go for either a pick or a sword.

I use obsidian as a building material in the late game, so a diamond pickaxe is useful.