Minecraft Items

178 key items: where to find them, what they do and how to farm them.

D

DiamondMaterial

Get: Mine diamond ore or deepslate diamond ore with an iron pickaxe or better

NI

Netherite IngotMaterial

Get: Craft from 4 netherite scraps + 4 gold ingots (shapeless recipe)

II

Iron IngotMaterial

Get: Smelt iron ore or raw iron

EP

Ender PearlMaterial

Get: Kill endermen

BR

Blaze RodMaterial

Get: Kill blazes in Nether fortresses

TO

Totem of UndyingCombat

Get: Kill an evoker (woodland mansions and raid waves)

E

ElytraUtility

Get: Found in the item frame of end ships, which generate with some end cities on the outer End islands

T

TridentWeapon

Get: Dropped only by drowned holding a trident

NS

Nether StarMaterial

Get: Dropped by the Wither

S

SlimeballMaterial

Get: Kill tiny slimes

E

EmeraldMaterial

Get: Trade with villagers

GI

Gold IngotMaterial

Get: Smelt gold ore or deepslate gold ore (Overworld, most common below Y=32 and in badlands where it generates up to Y=256)

RD

Redstone DustMaterial

Get: Mine redstone ore or deepslate redstone ore with an iron pickaxe or better

O

ObsidianBlock

Get: Pour water over lava source blocks

AD

Ancient DebrisMaterial

Get: Mine in the Nether with a diamond or netherite pickaxe

SS

Shulker ShellMaterial

Get: Kill shulkers in End cities

HO

Heart of the SeaMaterial

Get: Find buried treasure

BR

Breeze RodMaterial

Get: Kill breezes in Trial Chambers

G

GunpowderMaterial

Get: Kill creepers (0-2, up to 5 with Looting III) before they explode

GD

Golden DandelionUtility

Get: Craft it

S

SulfurBlock

Get: Mine it in sulfur caves, the cave biome added in 26.2

C

CinnabarBlock

Get: Mine it in sulfur caves alongside sulfur

SB

Straw BedUtility

Get: Craft 4 straw beds at once from 3 hay bales in a row

PL

Poplar LogBlock

Get: Chop poplar trees in the dappled forest biome (26.3)

S

SpearWeapon

Get: Craft any of the 6 base tiers diagonally

C

CushionDecoration

Get: Craft 3 matching wool slabs in a row for 1 cushion (16 colors; wool slabs are 3 wool for 6)

WS

Wool StairsBlock

Get: Craft 4 stairs from 6 matching wool blocks in the classic stair shape (all 16 colors)

CS

Concrete StairsBlock

Get: Craft 4 stairs from 6 matching concrete blocks in the stair shape (all 16 colors)

WS

Wool SlabBlock

Get: Craft 6 slabs from 3 matching wool blocks in a row (all 16 colors)

CS

Concrete SlabBlock

Get: Craft 6 slabs from 3 matching concrete blocks in a row (all 16 colors)

S

SaddleUtility

Get: Craft it

NT

Name TagUtility

Get: Craft it

TS

Turtle ScuteMaterial

Get: The only source

DG

Dried GhastBlock

Get: Found in soul sand valleys

WS

Wither Skeleton SkullMaterial

Get: Kill wither skeletons in Nether fortresses

ES

Echo ShardMaterial

Get: Only found in ancient city chests in the deep dark

NS

Nautilus ShellMaterial

Get: Drowned spawn holding one in their off-hand (3% Java, 8% Bedrock) and always drop it

DE

Dragon EggBlock

Get: Defeat the ender dragon

S

ShieldTool

Get: Craft it

S

SpyglassTool

Get: Craft it

TK

Trial KeyMaterial

Get: Ejected by trial spawners in trial chambers after you defeat their mob waves

WC

Wind ChargeCombat

Get: Craft it

H

HarnessUtility

Get: Craft it

CB

Copper BarsDecoration

Get: Craft them

S

ShelfDecoration

Get: Craft it

CC

Copper ChestUtility

Get: Craft it

NA

Nautilus ArmorCombat

Get: Cannot be crafted

CL

Copper LanternDecoration

Get: Craft it

MD

Music DiscUtility

Get: The classic farm

EG

Enchanted Golden AppleCombat

Get: Cannot be crafted since 1.9

AS

Amethyst ShardMaterial

Get: Mine fully grown amethyst clusters inside amethyst geodes

C

CoalMaterial

Get: Mine coal ore or deepslate coal ore with any pickaxe

S

StickMaterial

Get: Craft 4 sticks from 2 planks of any wood stacked vertically

BF

Blast FurnaceUtility block

Get: Craft it

M

MaceWeapon

Get: Craft it

HC

Heavy CoreBlock

Get: Ominous vaults inside trial chambers

B

BundleUtility

Get: Craft it

ST

Smithing TemplateMaterial

Get: Netherite Upgrade

RC

Recovery CompassUtility

Get: Craft it

L

LeadUtility

Get: Craft it

FR

Firework RocketUtility

Get: Craft it

TS

Torchflower SeedsMaterial

Get: Sniffers dig them up

PP

Pitcher PodMaterial

Get: Sniffers dig them up

SE

Sniffer EggBlock

Get: Brush suspicious sand at warm ocean ruins

AS

Armor StandDecoration

Get: Craft it

H

HoneycombMaterial

Get: Shear a bee nest or beehive at honey level 5 (full, dripping)

OT

Ominous Trial KeyUtility

Get: Drink an ominous bottle to gain Bad Omen, then walk into a trial chamber

AS

Armadillo ScuteMaterial

Get: Armadillos drop one scute naturally every 5-10 minutes

WA

Wolf ArmorCombat

Get: Craft it from 6 armadillo scutes (helmet pattern

DF

Disc Fragment 5Material

Get: Loot chests inside ancient cities in the deep dark

DB

Dragon's BreathMaterial

Get: Use empty glass bottles on the purple cloud left by the ender dragon's breath attack while she perches on the exit portal

GT

Ghast TearMaterial

Get: Kill ghasts in the Nether

PM

Phantom MembraneMaterial

Get: Kill phantoms

OB

Ominous BottleMaterial

Get: Kill a pillager raid captain (the one wearing the ominous banner) outside of a raid

NS

Netherite ScrapMaterial

Get: Smelt ancient debris in a furnace or blast furnace

GC

Golden CarrotMaterial

Get: Craft 1 carrot surrounded by 8 gold nuggets on a crafting table

RF

Rabbit's FootMaterial

Get: Kill rabbits

MC

Magma CreamMaterial

Get: Craft blaze powder + slimeball (shapeless recipe)

GA

Golden AppleMaterial

Get: Craft 1 apple surrounded by 8 gold ingots on a crafting table

C

CakeMaterial

Get: Craft 3 milk buckets on top, 2 sugar + 1 egg in the middle, 3 wheat on the bottom

SS

Suspicious StewMaterial

Get: Craft shapeless

S

SteakMaterial

Get: Cook raw beef in a furnace, smoker or campfire

B

BreadMaterial

Get: Craft 3 wheat in a row on a crafting table

CP

Cooked PorkchopMaterial

Get: Cook raw porkchop in a furnace, smoker or campfire

C

CarrotMaterial

Get: Harvest fully grown carrot crops

P

PotatoMaterial

Get: Harvest fully grown potato crops

PP

Pumpkin PieMaterial

Get: Craft shapeless

MS

Melon SliceMaterial

Get: Break a melon block

S

SugarMaterial

Get: Craft 1 sugar cane into 1 sugar

W

WheatMaterial

Get: Harvest fully grown wheat crops

CC

Cooked ChickenMaterial

Get: Cook raw chicken in a furnace, smoker or campfire

CM

Cooked MuttonMaterial

Get: Cook raw mutton in a furnace, smoker or campfire

BP

Baked PotatoMaterial

Get: Bake a potato in a furnace, smoker or campfire

CS

Cooked SalmonMaterial

Get: Cook raw salmon in a furnace, smoker or campfire

CC

Cooked CodMaterial

Get: Cook raw cod in a furnace, smoker or campfire

DK

Dried KelpMaterial

Get: Smelt kelp in a furnace, smoker or campfire

C

CookieMaterial

Get: Craft 2 wheat + 1 cocoa bean in a row

MS

Mushroom StewMaterial

Get: Craft shapeless

RS

Rabbit StewMaterial

Get: Craft shapeless

A

AppleMaterial

Get: Break or let decay oak and dark oak leaves

CF

Chorus FruitMaterial

Get: Break chorus plant blocks on the outer End islands

HB

Honey BottleMaterial

Get: Use a glass bottle on a beehive or bee nest at honey level 5

SB

Sweet BerriesMaterial

Get: Harvest mature sweet berry bushes

GB

Glow BerriesMaterial

Get: Harvest cave vines in lush caves

B

BeetrootMaterial

Get: Harvest fully grown beetroot crops

GM

Glistering Melon SliceMaterial

Get: Craft 1 melon slice surrounded by 8 gold nuggets on a crafting table

FS

Fermented Spider EyeMaterial

Get: Craft shapeless

SE

Spider EyeMaterial

Get: Kill spiders and cave spiders

NW

Nether WartMaterial

Get: Harvest it in nether fortress soul sand gardens around stairwells, or in bastion remnant courtyards

BP

Blaze PowderMaterial

Get: Craft 1 blaze rod into 2 blaze powder

GD

Glowstone DustMaterial

Get: Mine glowstone in the Nether

NQ

Nether QuartzMaterial

Get: Mine nether quartz ore

LL

Lapis LazuliMaterial

Get: Mine lapis ore with a stone pickaxe or better

PS

Prismarine ShardMaterial

Get: Kill guardians at ocean monuments

P

PaperMaterial

Get: Craft 3 sugar cane in a row into 3 paper

SC

Sugar CaneMaterial

Get: Find it growing on dirt, sand, moss or mud next to water along riverbanks and ocean shores

BM

Bone MealMaterial

Get: Craft 1 bone into 3 bone meal, or a bone block into 9

L

LeatherMaterial

Get: Kill cows, mooshrooms, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas or hoglins

S

StringMaterial

Get: Kill spiders, cave spiders, striders or cats

CI

Copper IngotMaterial

Get: Smelt raw copper in a furnace or blast furnace (0.7 XP each), or smelt the ore directly with Silk Touch

B

BoneMaterial

Get: Kill skeletons, strays and wither skeletons

E

EggMaterial

Get: Adult chickens lay one every 5-10 minutes

F

FlintMaterial

Get: Mine gravel

F

FeatherMaterial

Get: Kill chickens and parrots

IS

Ink SacMaterial

Get: Kill squids in rivers and oceans

CB

Clay BallMaterial

Get: Mine clay blocks in shallow rivers, swamps and lush caves

PC

Prismarine CrystalsMaterial

Get: Kill guardians and elder guardians at ocean monuments

B

BambooMaterial

Get: Find it in jungle and bamboo jungle biomes

B

BrickMaterial

Get: Smelt clay balls in a furnace

GI

Glow Ink SacMaterial

Get: Kill glow squids in dark underwater caves and aquifers

C

CharcoalMaterial

Get: Smelt any log or wood block in a furnace

NB

Nether BrickMaterial

Get: Smelt netherrack in a furnace

GN

Gold NuggetMaterial

Get: Craft a gold ingot into 9 nuggets, or smelt golden tools and armor down to nuggets (0.25 XP)

C

CompassMaterial

Get: Craft 4 iron ingots around 1 redstone dust

B

BookMaterial

Get: Craft 3 paper + 1 leather

RI

Raw IronMaterial

Get: Mine iron ore or deepslate iron ore with a stone pickaxe or better

RG

Raw GoldMaterial

Get: Mine gold ore or deepslate gold ore with an iron pickaxe or better

RC

Raw CopperMaterial

Get: Mine copper ore or deepslate copper ore with a stone pickaxe or better

IN

Iron NuggetMaterial

Get: Craft an iron ingot into 9 nuggets, or smelt iron tools, weapons and armor down to nuggets (0.1 XP)

GB

Glass BottleMaterial

Get: Craft 3 glass in a V shape into 3 bottles

B

BowlMaterial

Get: Craft 3 planks in a V shape into 4 bowls

B

BucketMaterial

Get: Craft 3 iron ingots in a V shape

C

ClockMaterial

Get: Craft 4 gold ingots around 1 redstone dust

EB

Enchanted BookMaterial

Get: Enchant a plain book on an enchanting table

BO

Bottle o' EnchantingMaterial

Get: Buy from master-level cleric villagers for 3 emeralds each

FC

Fire ChargeMaterial

Get: Craft blaze powder + coal or charcoal + gunpowder for 3 fire charges

S

SnowballMaterial

Get: Shovel snow layers for 1-8 snowballs, or break snow blocks for 4

RF

Rotten FleshMaterial

Get: Kill zombies, zombie villagers, husks, drowned and zombified piglins

WR

Wither RoseMaterial

Get: Any mob killed by the wither drops a wither rose

GH

Goat HornMaterial

Get: Make an adult goat ram a tree, stone, ore or packed ice

WB

Water BucketMaterial

Get: Use an empty bucket on any water source block or waterlogged block

LB

Lava BucketMaterial

Get: Use an empty bucket on a lava source block

BA

Book and QuillMaterial

Get: Craft 1 book + 1 ink sac + 1 feather

MB

Milk BucketMaterial

Get: Use an empty bucket on a cow, mooshroom or goat

PS

Powder Snow BucketMaterial

Get: Use an empty bucket on a powder snow block in snowy slopes and grove biomes

EO

Eye of EnderMaterial

Get: Craft blaze powder + ender pearl

EC

End CrystalMaterial

Get: Craft 7 glass + 1 eye of ender + 1 ghast tear

B

BeaconMaterial

Get: Craft 5 glass + 1 nether star + 3 obsidian

C

ConduitMaterial

Get: Craft 8 nautilus shells around 1 heart of the sea

SB

Shulker BoxMaterial

Get: Craft 2 shulker shells + 1 chest

T

TorchMaterial

Get: Craft 1 coal or charcoal + 1 stick for 4 torches

CT

Crafting TableMaterial

Get: Craft 4 planks of any wood in a 2x2 square

F

FurnaceMaterial

Get: Craft 8 cobblestone in a ring

C

ChestMaterial

Get: Craft 8 planks in a ring for 27 slots of storage

K

KelpMaterial

Get: Harvest it in any ocean biome except frozen, deep frozen and warm oceans

S

SpongeMaterial

Get: Raid ocean monuments

ER

End RodMaterial

Get: Craft 1 blaze rod + 1 popped chorus fruit for 4 end rods

NU

Netherite UpgradeMaterial

Get: Find it in bastion remnant chests

AT

Armor TrimMaterial

Get: Loot structure chests

PS

Pottery SherdMaterial

Get: Brush suspicious sand and suspicious gravel in trail ruins, ocean ruins, desert pyramids and desert wells

B

BrushTool

Get: Craft it

BO

Block of NetheriteMaterial

Get: Craft 9 netherite ingots into one block (36 ancient debris worth of mining)

PC

Popped Chorus FruitMaterial

Get: Smelt chorus fruit in any furnace

SP

Sea PickleDecoration

Get: Dive warm oceans

S

SeagrassDecoration

Get: Harvest it with shears only

PB

Purpur BlockBlock

Get: Craft 4 popped chorus fruit in a 2x2 square to get 4 purpur blocks

WS

Wet SpongeBlock

Get: Raid an ocean monument

CG

Copper Golem Spawn EggUtility

Get: Creative mode only