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Ancient debris is a rare ore found in the Nether, and is the only source of netherite scrap. It floats on lava and it cannot be burned.

Natural generation

Mineral veins

Ancient Debris Spawn Rate Per Layer

Ancient debris spawn rate per layer.

Ancient debris generate in the Nether in the form of mineral veins. Two veins generate per chunk: one vein of 1–3 ancient debris generates with a periodic Gaussian distribution (similarly to lapis lazuli ore) between levels 8–22, and an additional vein of 1–2 ancient debris generates randomly between levels 7–119. There are up to 5 ancient debris blocks per chunk.

Obtaining

Ancient debris drops as an item if mined by a diamond pickaxe or better. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.

Block Ancient Debris
Hardness 30
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 150
Wooden 75
Stone 37.5
Iron 25
Diamond 5.65
Netherite 5
Golden 12.5
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Netherite Scrap Ancient Debris +
Any fuel


Sounds

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History

Upcoming Java Edition
1.16
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[:Category:Combat|Category:Combat]]<br/>[[Category:Items]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Combat]]
[[zh:Category:武器]]</li><li>[[Coal|Coal]]<br/>{{About|the fuel item that can be mined|the ore|Coal Ore|the block|Block of Coal|the smelted wood|Charcoal}}
{{Item
| image = Coal.png
|type=
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Coal''' is a mineral [[item]] mainly obtained from [[Coal Ore|coal ore]]. It is primarily used for crafting [[torches]] and [[Campfire|campfires]], as well as [[fuel]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Chest loot ===
{{see also|Coal Ore#Natural generation}}
{{LootChestItem|coal}}

=== Mining ===

[[Coal ore]] are mined using a [[pickaxe]] and drops 1 piece of coal. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it may drop an extra piece per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 with Fortune III.

=== Mob loot ===

[[Wither skeleton]]s have a {{Frac|1|3}} chance of dropping a single coal upon death. The maximum amount of coal is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]]. The chance of a wither skeleton ''not'' dropping any coal can be found using the formula <code>2 / (Looting Level + 3)</code>. For example, Looting III gives a {{frac|1|3}} chance of not dropping any coal. All other amounts have an equal chance of occurring.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
 |showname=1
 |Block of Coal
 |Output=Coal,9
 |type=Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
 |head=1
 |Coal Ore

 |Coal
 |0,1
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Coal}}

=== Fuel ===

When used in a [[furnace]] as a fuel, a piece of coal lasts 80 seconds (smelting up to 8 items), like [[charcoal]]. Coal used as fuel lasts more than 5 times longer than [[wood planks]] or [[wood]] logs used as fuel, being more efficient than any other use of wood for smelting {{in|je}}, but outstripped by [[wooden slabs]] {{in|be}}. 

Coal and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by [[Minecart with Furnace|furnace minecart]]s. They provide approximately four minutes of transit each.

=== Trading ===

Novice-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to buy 10 coal for one [[emerald]].

{{IN|java}}, novice-level armorer and toolsmith villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy 15 coal for one emerald. Novice-level weaponsmith villagers and apprentice-level butcher villagers have {{frac|2|3}} chance of offering to buy 15 coal for one emerald.

{{IN|bedrock}}, novice-level armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers and apprentice-level butcher villagers buy 15 coal for one emerald.

[[trading|Trade]]s that involve coal cannot be substituted by [[charcoal]].

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Coal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=coal
|itemtags=coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Coal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=coal
|aliasid=coal / 0
|id=302
|itemtags=minecraft:coals
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java classic}}
{{History||May 21, 2009|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/110762705/my-list-on-tile-types-so-far|[[Notch]] shows interest in adding coal, commenting that it might be combined with [[iron ore]] to make steel.}}
{{History|java indev}} 
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Coal JE1.png|32px]] Added coal. 
|Mining [[coal ore]] blocks [[drops]] 2-5 pieces of coal.}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Coal can be used to craft [[torch]]es.}}
{{History||?|Mining [[coal ore]] now drops 1 piece of coal (down from 2-5).}}
{{History||20100219|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed. It is now more centered.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Coal can now be found in the new [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s and [[stronghold]] storeroom chests.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|Coal can be now obtained by [[smelting]] [[coal ore]].}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Coal can now be used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Blacksmith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–23 of either coal or charcoal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|Coal is now dropped by [[wither skeleton]]s, making it [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Coal can now be used to craft [[block of coal|coal block]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Fisherman, armorer, tool smith, weapon smith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–24 coal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Coal may now be found in [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of coal from [[mineshaft]] chests has been decreased, and added to [[dungeon]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Coal can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>coal</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 263.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Coal can now be found in the loot [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Coal now generates in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fishing cottages.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] butcher shops and [[snowy tundra|snowy]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Coal can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Coal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Coal can now be used to craft [[torch|soul torches]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Coal may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Coal can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Coal no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; coal now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal.
|Coal can be used to craft [[torch]]es.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.
|Coal can now be crafted to make a [[block of coal]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Coal is now [[drops|dropped]] by [[wither skeleton]]s.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Coal can now be found inside [[minecart with chest|chest minecarts]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Coal is now used to craft [[fire charge]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Coal can now be found in the [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s.
|Coal may now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Fisherman, armorer, toolsmith, weaponsmith and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 16–24 coal for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Coal is now found in [[woodland mansion]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Coal can now be found inside [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Coal can now be found inside [[underwater ruins]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Coal can now be used to craft [[campfire]]s. Destroying a campfire returns 2 charcoal.
|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Coal can now be found in [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] house [[chest]]s and in village butcher and toolsmith chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Armorer, weaponsmith, toolsmith, and butcher [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 15 coal for an [[emerald]].
|Fishermen villagers now have a 50% chance to buy 10 coal for an emerald as part of their first tier [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Coal can now used to craft [[soul torch]]es.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Coal JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal.}}
{{History||?|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Coal JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Coal JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Added coal.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Coal}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Uhlí]]
[[de:Kohle]]
[[es:Carbón]]
[[fr:Charbon]]
[[hu:Szén]]
[[it:Carbone]]
[[ja:石炭]]
[[ko:석탄]]
[[nl:Steenkool]]
[[pl:Węgiel]]
[[pt:Carvão]]
[[ru:Уголь]]
[[th:ถ่าน]]
[[tr:Kömür]]
[[uk:Вугілля]]
[[zh:煤炭]]</li></ul>
20w06aAncient Debris JE1 Added ancient debris.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ancient Debris" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Ancient debris and blocks of netherite are the only blast-resistant blocks that are also moveable by pistons.
    • These two blocks are also two of only three blocks that require at least a diamond pickaxe to mine, the other being obsidian.
  • Ancient debris, along with nether quartz, are the only two ores that can only be found in the Nether.
  • It is the most blast-resistant of all the ores in the game and the only ore that can only be mined with a diamond pickaxe.
  • It is also the only ore in which its name is not based on a real-life mineral.
  • It is one of the 3 ores that drops itself when mined with a non-Silk Touch pickaxe, the others being iron ore and gold ore.

See also

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