How do you get Glistering Melon Slice in Minecraft?

Craft 1 melon slice surrounded by 8 gold nuggets on a crafting table Buy 3 for 4 emeralds from master-level farmer villagers Loot ruined portal and bastion remnant chests

What is Glistering Melon Slice used for?

Brew Potions of Healing: awkward potion + glistering melon slice - instant health for boss fights You cannot eat it, unlike golden apples or golden carrots - it is a pure brewing ingredient Piglins run to inspect dropped glistering melon slices, a handy distraction in the Nether

Glistering Melon Slice

Material Stack: 64 Since 1.0.0

Quick answer: Craft 1 melon slice surrounded by 8 gold nuggets on a crafting table.

How to get it

Craft 1 melon slice surrounded by 8 gold nuggets on a crafting table
Buy 3 for 4 emeralds from master-level farmer villagers
Loot ruined portal and bastion remnant chests

Uses

Brew Potions of Healing: awkward potion + glistering melon slice - instant health for boss fights
You cannot eat it, unlike golden apples or golden carrots - it is a pure brewing ingredient
Piglins run to inspect dropped glistering melon slices, a handy distraction in the Nether

Renewability

Renewable: melon farms plus zombified piglin gold farms cover the recipe.

Java vs Bedrock

Identical in Java and Bedrock - only the piglin inspection time differs slightly (6s vs 8s).

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