Gold Ingot

Gold ingots are a metal that is used to craft various items.

Zombie pigmen
Zombie pigmen have a 2.5% chance of dropping a gold ingot, 3.5% with Looting I, 4.5% with Looting II and 5.5% with Looting III.

Drowned
Drowned have a 11% chance of dropping a gold ingot, 13% with Looting I, 15% with looting II, and 17% with looting III.

Crafting ingredient
As a material for weapons, tools, and armor, gold is not a straight upgrade from iron (except in the case of horse armor). Gold has a higher mining speed and enchantability than any other material, but attack power and durability tends to be low. The golden pickaxe can only harvest blocks that are harvestable by a wooden pickaxe.

Trading
Cleric villagers will buy 8-10 gold ingots for an emerald.

Apprentice-level cleric villager buy 3 gold ingots for an emerald as part of their trade.

Repairing
Golden helmets, chestplates, leggings, boots, swords, pickaxes, axes, hoes and shovels can be repaired with gold ingots in an anvil.

Beacons
Gold ingots can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers, and then insert an ingot in the item slot.

A gold ingot can be substituted for an iron ingot, an emerald, or a diamond.