diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/ToolSet.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/ToolSet.java
index 4d286bbfb..a6bcb36c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/ToolSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/ToolSet.java
@@ -20,13 +20,17 @@
 import baritone.Baritone;
 import net.minecraft.client.player.LocalPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
-import net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponents;
+import net.minecraft.tags.ItemTags;
+import net.minecraft.tags.TagKey;
 import net.minecraft.world.effect.MobEffects;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.ai.attributes.Attributes;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.SwordItem;
-import net.minecraft.world.item.component.Tool;
-import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.*;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.Enchantment;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.EnchantmentEffectComponents;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.Enchantments;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.ItemEnchantments;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.enchantment.effects.EnchantmentAttributeEffect;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
@@ -56,6 +60,20 @@ public class ToolSet {
 
     private final LocalPlayer player;
 
+    /**
+     * Used for evaluating the material cost of a tool.
+     * see {@link #getMaterialCost(ItemStack)}
+     * Prefer tools with lower material cost (lower index in this list).
+     */
+    private static final List<TagKey<Item>> materialTagsPriorityList = List.of(
+        ItemTags.WOODEN_TOOL_MATERIALS,
+        ItemTags.STONE_TOOL_MATERIALS,
+        ItemTags.IRON_TOOL_MATERIALS,
+        ItemTags.GOLD_TOOL_MATERIALS,
+        ItemTags.DIAMOND_TOOL_MATERIALS,
+        ItemTags.NETHERITE_TOOL_MATERIALS
+    );
+
     public ToolSet(LocalPlayer player) {
         breakStrengthCache = new HashMap<>();
         this.player = player;
@@ -80,17 +98,18 @@ public double getStrVsBlock(BlockState state) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Evaluate the material cost of a possible tool. The priority matches the
-     * harvest level order; there is a chance for multiple at the same with modded tools
-     * but in that case we don't really care.
-     *
+     * Evaluate the material cost of a possible tool.
+     * If all else is equal, we want to prefer the tool with the lowest material cost.
+     * i.e. we want to prefer a wooden pickaxe over a stone pickaxe, if all else is equal.
      * @param itemStack a possibly empty ItemStack
      * @return values from 0 up
      */
     private int getMaterialCost(ItemStack itemStack) {
-        Tool toolComponent = itemStack.get(DataComponents.TOOL);
-        if (toolComponent == null) return -1;
-        return toolComponent.damagePerBlock(); // todo: i have no idea what "material cost" means anymore
+        for (int i = 0; i < materialTagsPriorityList.size(); i++) {
+            final TagKey<Item> tag = materialTagsPriorityList.get(i);
+            if (itemStack.is(tag)) return i;
+        }
+        return -1;
     }
 
     public boolean hasSilkTouch(ItemStack stack) {