Renewable resource

A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn't likely to be a factor due to massive size of an Minecraft map, this is a list of resources that can be produced over and over without having to explore more terrain. However, running out of resources can be a bigger issue on superflat worlds, where resources are less plentiful, in PvP maps, where one would like to obtain resources without having to conquer more land, or simply if the map size is limited.

The listed fully renewable craftable items are items that can be crafted, smelted, or brewed using only renewable resources. For example, cookies are renewable as they only require wheat and cocoa beans that can be regrown infinitely, while TNT isn't because it requires sand, which is not renewable.

Anything that is dropped by an animal or most monsters, is renewable because more mobs of the same kind can spawn and be killed again for more loot. The exceptions are the Wither (requires non renewable soul sand to spawn), nor several enemies that spawn only in specific places: Elder guardian, (spawns three per ocean monument) Illagers (only spawns as part of the woodland mansion), and the shulker, (only spawns as part of end cities). However, monster drops are not renewable in peaceful difficulty, because the monsters do not spawn.

Brief introduction to methods
There are some main methods to get renewable resources and some item-specific methods. Item-specific methods vary from building a cobblestone generator to harvesting obsidian from portals to collecting dragon breath into a bottle, so it's very important sometimes to choose non-renewable, but easier and/or safer ways to get them. The methods are listed in increasing difficulty order:


 * Farming - grow it on the dirt or farmland block, breed using renewable resources, etc.
 * Craft it using only renewable resource(s)
 * Get it as a normal drop after a mob's death
 * Buy it from villagers
 * Find it while fishing
 * Get it as a rare drop after a mob's death

The first three methods are often the most practical ways to obtain the items which can be obtained by using them.

Most items obtainable by the fourth and fifth methods are obtainable in some other way, which may be easier or of comparable difficulty, but may not be renewable, they are especially worth using when the player wants to avoid the risk of mining, etc. such as while playing in hardcore mode.

The last method is generally worth using only when there is no other option, as the player will generally have to kill a lot of mobs before getting what they need.

Renewable
These are renewable items which aren't only renewably obtainable trough fishing or trading and/or rare drops. {{/table| {{/row|Arrow }} {{/row|Beetroot Seeds Orange Wool, Magenta Wool, Pink Wool, Purple Wool, Red Wool, Orange Carpet, Magenta Carpet, Pink Carpet, Purple Carpet, Red Carpet, Orange Banner, Magenta Banner, Pink Banner, Purple Banner, Red Banner, Orange Shield, Magenta Shield, Pink Shield, Purple Shield, Red Shield, Orange Stained Glass, Magenta Stained Glass, Pink Stained Glass, Purple Stained Glass, Red Stained Glass, Orange Stained Glass Pane, Magenta Stained Glass Pane, Pink Stained Glass Pane, Purple Stained Glass Pane, Red Stained Glass Pane }} {{/row|Blaze Rod Mundane Potion, Potion of Fire Resistance, Potion of Slowness, Potion of Strength, Splash Mundane Potion, Splash Potion of Fire Resistance, Splash Potion of Slowness, Splash Potion of Strength, Mundane Lingering Potion, Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance, Lingering Potion of Slowness, Lingering Potion of Strength, Arrow of Fire Resistance, Arrow of Slowness, Arrow of Strength Dropped by blazes when killed by a player }} {{/row|Bone Magenta Wool, Light Blue Wool, Lime Wool, Pink Wool, Gray Wool, Light Gray Wool, Magenta Carpet, Light Blue Carpet, Lime Carpet, Pink Carpet, Gray Carpet, Light Gray Carpet, Magenta Banner, Light Blue Banner, Lime Banner, Pink Banner, Gray Banner, Light Gray Banner, Magenta Shield, Light Blue Shield, Lime Shield, Pink Shield, Gray Shield, Light Gray Shield, White Stained Glass, Magenta Stained Glass, Light Blue Stained Glass, Lime Stained Glass, Pink Stained Glass, Gray Stained Glass, Light Gray Stained Glass, White Stained Glass Pane, Magenta Stained Glass Pane, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane, Lime Stained Glass Pane, Pink Stained Glass Pane, Gray Stained Glass Pane, Light Gray Stained Glass Pane, Firework Rocket, Firework Star }} {{/row|Banner }} {{/row|Cactus }} {{/row|Carrot }} {{/row|Chorus Flower }} {{/row|Coal, Charcoal }} {{/row|Cobblestone, Stone }} {{/row|Cocoa Beans }} {{/row|Dragon's Breath Arrow of Splashing, Arrow of Night Vision, Arrow of Invisibility, Arrow of Leaping, Arrow of Fire Resistance, Arrow of Swiftness, Arrow of Slowness, Arrow of Water Breathing, Arrow of Healing, Arrow of Harming, Arrow of Poison, Arrow of Regeneration, Arrow of Strength, Arrow of Weakness Obtained by using a glass bottle on the ender dragon's breath }} {{/row|Egg Dropped by chickens every 5 to 20 minutes }} {{/row|Ender Pearl }} {{/row|End Stone }} {{/row||title=Experience Orb }} {{/row|Feather Dropped by chickens }} {{/row|Fern Obtained by using shears to break large ferns, which may be created by using bone meal on ferns }} {{/row|title=Flower Orange Wool, Magenta Wool, Light Blue Wool, Yellow Wool, Pink Wool, Light Gray Wool, Purple Wool, Red Wool, Orange Carpet, Magenta Carpet, Light Blue Carpet, Yellow Carpet, Pink Carpet, Light Gray Carpet, Purple Carpet, Red Carpet, Orange Banner, Magenta Banner, Light Blue Banner, Yellow Banner, Pink Banner, Light Gray Banner, Purple Banner, Red Banner, Orange Shield, Magenta Shield, Light Blue Shield, Yellow Shield, Pink Shield, Light Gray Shield, Purple Shield, Red Shield, Orange Stained Glass, Magenta Stained Glass, Light Blue Stained Glass, Yellow Stained Glass, Pink Stained Glass, Light Gray Stained Glass, Purple Stained Glass, Red Stained Glass, Orange Stained Glass Pane, Magenta Stained Glass Pane, Light Blue Stained Glass Pane, Yellow Stained Glass Pane, Pink Stained Glass Pane, Light Gray Stained Glass Pane, Purple Stained Glass Pane, Red Stained Glass Pane, Firework Star, Firework Rocket }} {{/row|Ghast Tear Dropped by ghasts }} {{/row|Glass Bottle Splash Water Bottle, Mundane Splash Potion, Thick Splash Potion, Awkward Splash Potion, Splash Potion of Night Vision, Splash Potion of Invisibility, Splash Potion of Leaping, Splash Potion of Fire Resistance, Splash Potion of Swiftness, Splash Potion of Slowness, Splash Potion of Water Breathing, Splash Potion of Healing, Splash Potion of Harming, Splash Potion of Poison, Splash Potion of Regeneration, Splash Potion of Strength, Splash Potion of Weakness, Lingering Water Bottle, Mundane Lingering Potion, Thick Lingering Potion, Awkward Lingering Potion, Lingering Potion of Night Vision, Lingering Potion of Invisibility, Lingering Potion of Leaping, Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance, Lingering Potion of Swiftness, Lingering Potion of Slowness, Lingering Potion of Water Breathing, Lingering Potion of Healing, Lingering Potion of Harming, Lingering Potion of Poison, Lingering Potion of Regeneration, Lingering Potion of Strength, Lingering Potion of Weakness, Arrow of Splashing, Arrow of Night Vision, Arrow of Invisibility, Arrow of Leaping, Arrow of Fire Resistance, Arrow of Swiftness, Arrow of Slowness, Arrow of Water Breathing, Arrow of Healing, Arrow of Harming, Arrow of Poison, Arrow of Regeneration, Arrow of Strength, Arrow of Weakness }} {{/row|Glowstone Dust Thick Potion, Potion of Leaping, Potion of Swiftness, Potion of Healing, Potion of Harming, Potion of Poison, Potion of Regeneration, Potion of Strength, Thick Splash Potion, Splash Potion of Leaping, Splash Potion of Swiftness, Splash Potion of Healing, Splash Potion of Harming, Splash Potion of Poison, Splash Potion of Regeneration, Splash Potion of Strength, Thick Lingering Potion, Lingering Potion of Leaping, Lingering Potion of Swiftness, Lingering Potion of Healing, Lingering Potion of Harming, Lingering Potion of Poison, Lingering Potion of Regeneration, Lingering Potion of Strength, Arrow of Leaping, Arrow of Swiftness, Arrow of Healing, Arrow of Harming, Arrow of Poison, Arrow of Regeneration, Arrow of Strength, Spectral Arrow }} }
 * Spectral Arrow, Arrow of Splashing, Arrow of Night Vision, Arrow of Invisibility, Arrow of Leaping, Arrow of Fire Resistance, Arrow of Swiftness, Arrow of Slowness, Arrow of Water Breathing, Arrow of Healing, Arrow of Harming, Arrow of Poison, Arrow of Regeneration, Arrow of Strength, Arrow of Weakness
 * Dropped by skeletons
 * Obtained by trading with fletcher villagers
 * Obtained by trading with fletcher villagers
 * Beetroot, Beetroot Soup, Orange Dye, Magenta Dye, Pink Dye, Purple Dye, Rose Red,
 * Grown on farmland
 * Grown on farmland
 * Brewing Stand, End Rod, Blaze Powder, Magma Cream, Magma Block, Eye of Ender, Ender Chest, End Crystal, Fire Charge, Firework Star, Firework Rocket,
 * Bone Meal, Bone Block, Magenta Dye, Light Blue Dye, Lime Dye, Pink Dye, Gray Dye, Light Gray Dye,
 * Dropped by skeletons and skeleton horses
 * Obtained by fishing
 * Obtained by fishing
 * Orange Banner, Magenta Banner, Light Blue Banner, Yellow Banner, Pink Banner, Light Gray Banner, Purple Banner, Red Banner, Blue Banner, Black Banner, Gray Banner, White Banner, Green Banner, Lime Banner, Purple Banner, Brown Banner
 * Crafted from renewable wool and sticks.
 * Some patterns require non-renewable resources to make, but banners with them can be renewably duplicated by crafting them together with empty banners of same base colour.
 * Some patterns require non-renewable resources to make, but banners with them can be renewably duplicated by crafting them together with empty banners of same base colour.
 * Lime Dye, Cyan Dye, Cactus Green, Lime Wool, Cyan Wool, Green Wool, Lime Carpet, Cyan Carpet, Green Carpet, Lime Banner, Cyan Banner, Green Banner, Lime Shield, Cyan Shield, Green Shield, Lime Stained Glass, Cyan Stained Glass, Green Stained Glass, Lime Stained Glass Pane, Cyan Stained Glass Pane, Green Stained Glass Pane, Firework Star, Firework Rocket
 * Grown on sand
 * Grown on sand
 * Carrot on a Stick, Rabbit Stew, Golden Carrot, Potion of Night Vision, Potion of Invisibility, Splash Potion of Night Vision, Splash Potion of Invisibility, Lingering Potion of Night Vision, Lingering Potion of Invisibility, Arrow of Night Vision, Arrow of Invisibility
 * Rarely dropped by zombies when registered as a player kill
 * Grown on farmland
 * Grown on farmland
 * Chorus Fruit, Popped Chorus Fruit, Purpur Block, Purpur Pillar, Purpur Stairs, Purpur Slab, End Rod
 * Grown on End Stone
 * Grown on End Stone
 * Block of Coal, Torch, Jack o'Lantern, Fire Charge, Firework Star, Firework Rocket
 * Coal is dropped by wither skeletons.
 * Charcoal is obtained by smelting logs.
 * Charcoal is obtained by smelting logs.
 * Cobblestone, Stone, Stone Sword, Stone Pickaxe, Stone Shovel, Stone Axe, Stone Hoe, Cobblestone Stairs, Cobblestone Slab, Cobblestone Wall, Brewing Stand, Button, Lever, Redstone Repeater, Dropper, Dispenser, Piston, Sticky Piston, Stone Pressure Plate, Detector Rail, Furnace, Minecart with Furnace, Moss Stone, Mossy Cobblestone Wall, Stone Slab, Armor Stand,Stone Bricks, Stone Brick Stairs, Stone Bricks Slab, Chiseled Stone Bricks, Mossy Stone Bricks, Cracked Stone Bricks
 * Cobblestone or stone blocks are created when water and flowing lava meet, which may then be mined.
 * Stone is obtained by smelting cobblestone
 * Stone is obtained by smelting cobblestone
 * Cookie, Brown Wool, Brown Carpet, Brown Banner, Brown Shield, Brown Stained Glass, Brown Stained Glass Pane, Firework Star, Firework Rocket,
 * Grown on jungle wood
 * Lingering Water Bottle, Mundane Lingering Potion, Thick Lingering Potion, Awkward Lingering Potion, Lingering Potion of Night Vision, Lingering Potion of Invisibility, Lingering Potion of Leaping, Lingering Potion of Fire Resistance, Lingering Potion of Swiftness, Lingering Potion of Slowness, Lingering Potion of Water Breathing, Lingering Potion of Healing, Lingering Potion of Harming, Lingering Potion of Poison, Lingering Potion of Regeneration, Lingering Potion of Strength, Lingering Potion of Weakness,
 * Cake, Pumpkin Pie
 * Eye of Ender, End Crystal, Ender Chest
 * Dropped by endermen
 * Obtained by trading with a cleric villager
 * Obtained by trading with a cleric villager
 * End Stone Bricks
 * 16 blocks are generated under the edge of the exit portal when the ender dragon is respawned or killed
 * 16 blocks are generated under the edge of the exit portal when the ender dragon is respawned or killed
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 * Dropped by mobs when killed by a player, except for villagers, golems, bats, or baby animals.
 * Obtained by smelting
 * Obtained by breeding
 * Obtained by fishing
 * Obtained by trading
 * Obtained by using bottles o' enchanting
 * Obtained by using bottles o' enchanting
 * Book and Quill, Written Book, Firework Star, Firework Rocket
 * Dandelion, Poppy, Blue Orchid, Allium, Azure Bluet, Red Tulip, Orange Tulip, White Tulip, Pink Tulip, Oxeye Daisy, Sunflower, Lilac, Rose Bush, Peony
 * Orange Dye, Magenta Dye, Light Blue Dye, Dandelion Yellow, Pink Dye, Light Gray Dye, Purple Dye, Rose Red,
 * All short flowers are obtained by using bone meal on grass blocks. Certain short flowers only grow in certain biomes.
 * Tall flowers are dropped when bone meal is used on them
 * Poppies are dropped by iron golems.
 * Poppies are dropped by iron golems.
 * End Crystal, Mundane Potion, Potion of Regeneration, Mundane Splash Potion, Splash Potion of Regeneration, Mundane Lingering Potion, Lingering Potion of Regeneration, Arrow of Regeneration
 * Dragon's Breath,Water Bottle, Mundane Potion, Thick Potion, Awkward Potion, Potion of Night Vision, Potion of Invisibility, Potion of Leaping, Potion of Fire Resistance, Potion of Swiftness, Potion of Slowness, Potion of Water Breathing, Potion of Healing, Potion of Harming, Potion of Poison, Potion of Regeneration, Potion of Strength, Potion of Weakness,
 * Dropped by witches
 * Obtained by drinking renewable potions
 * Obtained by brewing lingering potions
 * Crafted using renewable glass
 * Obtained by fishing
 * Obtained by fishing
 * Glowstone, Redstone Lamp, Firework Star, Firework Rocket,
 * Dropped by witches
 * Obtained by mining glowstone obtained from trading with priest villagers
 * Dropped by blazes when killed by the player.{{only|console}}
 * Dropped by blazes when killed by the player.{{only|console}}

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Fishing
The following items are only renewable by fishing.

Tradable
These items are only renewable through trading with villagers or as rare drops from mobs.

Rare drops
These items are considered rare drops or are obtained by a mob dying in a unique way. For some of these items, this is the only way to even obtain them whatsoever, for the rest this is the only renewable way to obtain them. This does not include any item the mob picks up after spawning. Mob farms are a good option for obtaining these easily or in large quantities.

Bedrock Edition
Generally, all resources are renewable in the same way in both the Bedrock Edition and the Java edition. The exceptions are noted in subsections here.

Renewable
These resources are not renewable in the Java edition but are renewable in the Bedrock Edition.

Legacy Console Edition
Generally, all resources are renewable in the same way in both the Legacy Console Edition and the Java edition. The exceptions are noted in subsections here.

Renewable
These resources are not renewable in the Java edition but are renewable in the Legacy Console Edition.

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