Get ahead in Roblox Prospecting with our guide to the best prospecting pan. Stats and locations help optimize your gameplay.

Pans are the main piece of equipment you need while playing Prospecting on Roblox. Its stats are what primarily determine what kind of minerals and ores you collect while shifting through the sands. High-tier pans can massively boost the size and other stats of the minerals, giving you a huge advantage in your Prospecting journey.
In this article, we will be giving you a tier list of all of the pans in Prospecting, and give brief explanations about where you can get them.
Prospecting: Pan Tier List
Before getting into the tier list, let us break down the stats for the Pans and how they affect your gameplay in Prospecting.
- Luck: This stat determines the chances of finding rare and big minerals.
- Capacity: Indicates how many minerals you can find at once.
- Shake Strength and Shake Speed: Both determine how fast you can sift through sand and mud during each ‘click’.
- Special Buffs: Certain Pans will give you passive buffs, such as boosting the size of the minerals you find.
S Tier

These are the best Pans in the game. You will need to play Prospecting for a fair bit to unlock them.
Pan | Cost | Luck | Capacity | Shake Strength | Shake Speed | Special Buffs | Where To Buy |
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Worldshaker | $125 million | 70 | 150 | 5 | 100% | Size Boost: 25% | Secret Cave Room in Crystal Caverns |
Aurora Pan | $35 million | 50 | 130 | 3 | 125% | Modifier Boost: 25% | Crystal Cavern Shopkeeper |
A Tier
These are comparatively cheaper pans. But they have amazing stats.
Pan | Cost | Luck | Capacity | Shake Strength | Shake Speed | Special Buffs | Where To Buy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diamond Pan | $10 million | 35 | 100 | 3 | 100% | Modifier Boost: 25% Size Boost: 10% | Rubble Creek Deposits Shopkeeper |
Meteoric Pan | $3.5 million | 22 | 70 | 2 | 100% | Modifier Boost: 25% | Rubble Creek Deposits Shopkeeper |
B Tier

This is our list of the best starting Pans to use. The top ones from this list will get you through most of the midgame.
Pan | Cost | Luck | Capacity | Shake Strength | Shake Speed | Special Buffs | Where To Buy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnetic Pan | $1 million | 15 | 50 | 1 | 75% | Size Boost: 10% | Rubble Creek Deposits Shopkeeper |
Golden Pan | $333K | 10 | 35 | 1 | 80% | NA | Rubble Creek Deposits Shopkeeper |
Silver Pan | $55K | 4 | 30 | 0.8 | 90% | NA | Rubble Creek Sands Shopkeeper |
C Tier
These pans are not worth it. However, you get two of them during the starting quest.
Pan | Cost | Luck | Capacity | Shake Strength | Shake Speed | Special Buffs | Where To Buy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metal Pan | $12K | 2 | 20 | 0.5 | 80% | NA | Rubble Creek Sands Shopkeeper |
Plastic Pan | $500 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.4 | 80% | NA | Rubble Creek Sands Shopkeeper |
Rusty Pan (Default) | Free | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 80% | NA | Default |

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