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Ancient debris is an extremely rare ore found in the Nether, and is the main source of netherite scraps. Its high blast resistance makes it immune to normal explosions. In item form, it floats on lava and cannot be burned by any form of fire.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Ancient Debris Spawn Rate Per Layer

Ancient debris spawn rate per layer; Y=15 has the most ancient debris. Average only.

Ancient debris generates in the Nether in the form of mineral veins. Up to two veins may generate per chunk: one vein of 1–3 ancient debris attempts to generate with a periodic normal distribution (similarly to lapis lazuli ore) from levels 8 to 22, and an additional vein of 1–2 ancient debris attempts to generate randomly from levels 8 to 119. On average, Y-level 15 has the most ancient debris.

There is an average of 1.65 ancient debris blocks per chunk[needs testing], with a normal maximum of 5. However, it is technically possible for up to 11 ancient debris to be found in a single chunk; adjacent chunks can generate veins on the border with up to 2 blocks spawning in an adjacent chunk. As of Java Edition 1.16.4, on average they generate 1.56 ores per chunk. Given this number, and that there are 4096 blocks in a chunk (163), there is approximately a 0.038% chance that any randomly selected block will be an ancient debris block.

Ancient debris never generates naturally exposed to air and can replace only netherrack, basalt, and blackstone.[note 1] It may also generate alongside smaller pockets of lava.

Breaking

Ancient debris drops as an item if mined by a diamond or netherite pickaxe. 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.

Chest loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Ancient Debris Bastion remnant Generic chest 1 13.5%
Hoglin stable chest 2 5.7%
Treasure chest 2 12.7%
Bedrock Edition
Ancient Debris Bastion remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 5.7%
Generic chest 1 13.5%
Treasure chest 2 12.7%

Usage

Smelting ingredient

Ancient Debris can be smelted using a furnace or blast furnace. If a player takes out the netherite scrap, they are rewarded with 2 experience points.

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Netherite Scrap Ancient Debris +
Any fuel


2

If you use a lava bucket as fuel, you get a full ingot

Sounds

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.ancient_debris.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.0?16
None[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.ancient_debris.fallNone[sound 1]0.5?16
Block breakingBlocksMining the blockblock.ancient_debris.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.25?16
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.ancient_debris.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.0?16
FootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.ancient_debris.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.15?16
  1. a b MC-177082

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Ancient Debrisancient_debrisblock.minecraft.ancient_debris

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Ancient Debrisancient_debris526tile.ancient_debris.name

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawHidden in the Depths
Obtain Ancient Debris NetherHave an ancient debris in your inventory.nether/obtain_ancient_debris

History

Java Edition
1.16
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Golden Carrot|Golden Carrot]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Golden Carrot
| image = Golden Carrot.png
| heals = {{hunger|6}}
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''golden carrot''' is a valuable [[food]] item and [[brewing]] ingredient. It provides the second most saturation in the game, behind [[suspicious stew]] crafted with either a [[Flower|dandelion]] or [[Flower|blue orchid]].

==Obtaining==
=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|golden-carrot}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Gold Nugget
|B1= Gold Nugget
|C1= Gold Nugget
|A2= Gold Nugget
|B2= Carrot
|C2= Gold Nugget
|A3= Gold Nugget
|B3= Gold Nugget
|C3= Gold Nugget
|Output= Golden Carrot
|type= Foodstuff
}}

=== Trading ===
Master-level farmer [[villager]]s have a 50% chance to sell 3 golden carrots for 3 [[emerald]]s {{in|bedrock}}, and always offer the same trade {{in|java}}.

== Usage ==
=== Food ===
To eat a golden carrot, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|6}} and 14.4 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation points]]. 

=== Animal food ===
Golden carrots are used to tame, [[breed]], lead, grow, and heal [[horse]]s, [[donkey]]s, and [[mule]]s, and to breed, lead, and grow [[rabbit]]s.

=== Brewing ingredient ===
{{Brewing
  |showname=1
  |Golden Carrot
  |Potion of Night Vision
}}

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Carrot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_carrot
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Carrot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_carrot
|id=283
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Artificial Selection;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny;Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== Video ==
{{Video note|this video is outdated; it does not mention that golden carrots can be used as animal food.}}

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|HJUaKroydLQ}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Golden Carrot JE1.png|32px]] Added golden carrots.
|The new [[Potion of Night Vision]] is brewed by adding a golden carrot to an [[Awkward Potion]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|[[File:Golden Carrot JE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden carrots has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Golden Carrot JE3 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden carrots has been changed in order to match the new [[carrot]] texture. The [[item]] sprite no longer has a dark outline.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=?|Golden carrots can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=?|Golden carrots can now be used to breed rabbits.}}
{{History|||snap=14w32a|Moved golden carrots from the Foodstuffs tab to the Brewing tab in the [[Creative inventory]].<ref name="gold carrot inventory">https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-3664</ref>}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Rabbits now follow players holding golden carrots.<ref>{{bug|MC-70054|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 396.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Golden Carrot JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden carrots has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] golden carrots.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Golden carrots can now be found in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Golden carrots can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=experimental snapshot 6|Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding golden carrots.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Golden carrots may now be found in [[ancient city]] ice box [[chest]]s.
|A single golden carrot now generates in the [[chest]] in <code>ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2</code>.}}
{{History|||snap=22w14a|The golden carrot in the chest in <code>ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2</code> has been replaced with a [[golden apple]].}}


{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Golden Carrot JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden carrots.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1| Golden carrots can now be used to feed [[rabbit]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Golden carrots can now be used to feed [[horse]]s and [[donkey]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Golden Carrot JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden carrots has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Golden carrots can now be [[trading|bought]] from farmer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.9|Trading has been changed, master-level farmer now has {{frac|1|3}} chance to sell golden carrots.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Golden carrots now generate in [[ruined portal]] chests.
|Golden carrots trade offering chance changed to 50%.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Golden Carrot JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden carrots.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Golden Carrot JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of golden carrots has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Golden Carrot JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden carrots.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== See also ==
* [[Carrot]]
* [[Golden Apple]]

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--golden-carrot Taking Inventory: Golden Carrot] – Minecraft.net on September 6, 2022

{{items}}

[[cs:Zlatá mrkev]]
[[de:Goldene Karotte]]
[[es:Zanahoria dorada]]
[[fr:Carotte dorée]]
[[hu:Aranyrépa]]
[[ja:金のニンジン]]
[[ko:황금 당근]]
[[nl:Gouden wortel]]
[[pl:Złota marchewka]]
[[pt:Cenoura dourada]]
[[ru:Золотая морковь]]
[[uk:Золота морква]]
[[zh:金胡萝卜]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Brewing recipe]]</li><li>[[Banner Pattern|Banner Pattern]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Banner Pattern.png
| rarity = 
* '''Flower Charge, Field Masoned, Bordure Indented, Globe, Snout'''
* Common
* '''Creeper Charge, Skull Charge'''
* Uncommon
* '''Thing'''
* Epic
| renewable = 
* '''Snout, Thing''': No
* '''All others''': Yes
| stackable = No
}}
'''Banner patterns''' are [[item]]s used to customize [[banner]]s inside [[loom]]s.
There are six patterns {{in|java}} and eight {{in|bedrock}}.

== Obtaining ==
[[File:Banner Patterns 20w15a.png|thumb|All six banner patterns {{in|java}} with their various sources.]]

=== Crafting ===
{{see also|Banner/Patterns|title1=List of patterned banners}}
4 out of 6 banner patterns {{only|JE}} and 2 more {{only|BE}} can be obtained by crafting. They are crafted by combining one [[paper]] along with a certain material.
{{Crafting
|head=1
|Paper
|Creeper Head
|Output=Banner Pattern Creeper
|type=Miscellaneous
|description=Creeper face
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Wither Skeleton Skull
|Output=Banner Pattern Skull
|type=Miscellaneous
|description=Skeleton skull and crossbones
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Oxeye Daisy
|Output=Banner Pattern Flower
|type=Miscellaneous
|description=Daisy
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Enchanted Golden Apple
|Output=Banner Pattern Thing
|type=Miscellaneous
|showdescription=true
|description=Former [[Mojang Studios]] logo
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Bricks
|Output=Banner Pattern Field Masoned
|type=Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}
}}
{{Crafting
|Paper
|Vines
|Output=Banner Pattern Bordure Indented
|type=Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
'''Globe banner pattern''' is obtained by trading with a master-level [[Trading#Cartographer|cartographer villager]] for a price of 8 emeralds.

=== Chest loot ===
'''Snout banner pattern''' is obtained in the [[Bastion Remnant]] as loot.
{{LootChestItem|snout-banner-pattern}}

== Usage ==
=== Loom ingredient ===
Banner patterns are used in [[loom]]s to add customization to [[banner]]s. The pattern must be combined with 1 banner and 1 [[dye]]. Upon usage in the loom, the banner pattern is not consumed.

{{Looming
|head=1
|showdescription=1
|name=[[Banner|Flower Charge Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Flower Charge
|Flower Charge
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Flower Charge}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a flower charge (flower icon)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Creeper Charge Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Creeper Charge
|Creeper Charge
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Creeper Charge}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a creeper charge (creeper face)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Skull Charge Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Skull Charge
|Skull Charge
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Skull Charge}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a skull charge (skull and crossbones)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Thing Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Thing
|Thing
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Thing}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a thing (old Mojang logo)}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Snout Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Snout
|Snout
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Snout}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a piglin snout
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Globe Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Globe
|Globe
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Globe}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a globe (cube shaped earth)
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Bordure Indented Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Bordure Indented
|Bordure Indented
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Bordure Indented}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a bordure indented (fancy border){{only|bedrock}}
}}

{{Looming
|name=[[Banner|Field Masoned Banner]]
|ingredients={{:Banner/recipe|ingredients}}
|{{:Banner/recipe|banner}}
|Matching Dye
|Banner Pattern Field Masoned
|Field Masoned
|{{:Banner/recipe|output|Field Masoned}}
|Blink=Banner
|Olink=Banner
|description=Emblazons a field masoned (brick pattern)‌{{only|bedrock}}
|foot=1
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Banner Pattern
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Flower Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=flower_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Creeper Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=creeper_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Thing
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mojang_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Globe
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=globe_banner_pattern
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snout
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=piglin_banner_pattern
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Banner Pattern
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Creeper Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=creeper_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 0
|id=582
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.creeper}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Skull Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=skull_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 1
|id=583
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.skull}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Flower Charge
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=flower_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 2
|id=581
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.flower}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Thing
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mojang_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 3
|id=584
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.thing}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Field Masoned
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=field_masoned_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 4
|id=585
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.bricks}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bordure Indented
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bordure_indented_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 5
|id=586
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.vines}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Snout
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=piglin_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 6
|id=587
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.piglin}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Globe
|spritename=banner-pattern
|spritetype=item
|nameid=globe_banner_pattern
|aliasid=banner_pattern / 7
|id=588
|form=item
|translationkey=item.banner_pattern.name, item.banner_pattern.globe
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Fruit on the Loom}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner patterns for flower charge, creeper charge, skull charge and thing patterns.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner pattern for globe.
|The banner pattern for globe can be [[trading|bought]] from master-level cartographer [[villager]]s for 8 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w15a|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the piglin banner pattern.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|The piglin banner pattern can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[bastion remnants]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|The piglin pattern has now been renamed to "Snout".}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The chance of finding the "Snout" banner pattern in bastion remnant chests has been increased from 5.5% to 10.1%.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner patterns for creeper charge, skull charge, flower charge, thing, field masoned and bordure indented patterns.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|The banner patterns flower charge, field masoned and bordure indented can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the piglin banner pattern.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.59|The piglin pattern has now been renamed to "Snout".}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.55|The "Thing" banner pattern can now be crafted at the [[loom]].}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of banner patterns have been changed from <code>banner_pattern</code> to <code><type>_banner_pattern</code>.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.24|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner pattern for globe. It is currently unobtainable in survival.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.10.26|The banner pattern for globe are now obtainable in survival and can be [[trading|bought]] from master-level cartographer [[villager]]s for 8 [[emerald]]s.
|Removed flower charge, field masoned and bordure indented banner pattern from villager trading.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Banner Pattern JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added banner patterns for creeper charge, skull charge, flower charge, thing, field masoned and bordure indented patterns.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[de:Bannervorlage]]
[[es:Diseño de estandarte]]
[[fr:Motif de bannière]]
[[ja:旗の模様]]
[[ko:현수막 무늬]]
[[pl:Wzór sztandaru]]
[[pt:Desenho para estandarte]]
[[ru:Узор флага]]
[[th:ลวดลายธง]]
[[zh:旗帜图案]]</li></ul>
20w06aAncient Debris JE1 BE1 Added ancient debris.
20w16aAncient debris now generates in bastion remnants chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[End Crystal|End Crystal]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=End Crystal.gif
|imagesize=150px
|invimage=End Crystal
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|rarity=Rare
|drops=None
|size=
Height: 2 Blocks<br>Width: 2 Blocks
}}
An '''end crystal''' is an [[entity]] that can be [[Crafting|crafted]] or found on [[the End]]'s main island, where it heals the [[Ender Dragon|ender dragon]]. It can only be placed on [[obsidian]] or [[bedrock]] and [[Explosion|explodes]] instantly when attacked or damaged in most ways.

== Spawning ==

=== Natural generation ===

An end crystal is found atop each [[obsidian pillar]] on the central island of the End, each on top of a piece of [[bedrock]]. There are 10 end crystals in total, of which two are protected in "cages" of [[iron bars]]. All end crystals respawn one after another as the respawning process of the [[ender dragon]] starts.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
  |A1=Glass
  |B1=Glass
  |C1=Glass
  |A2=Glass
  |B2=Eye of Ender
  |C2=Glass
  |A3=Glass
  |B3=Ghast Tear
  |C3=Glass
  |Output= End Crystal
  |type= Decoration block
}}

== Usage ==

=== Healing the ender dragon ===

Their primary purpose is to recharge the health of the ender dragon, who gains a charge from the nearest crystal within a cuboid extending 32 blocks from the dragon in all directions. The dragon is healed {{hp|1}} each half-second. If multiple ender dragons are spawned, an end crystal can affect multiple dragons at the same time. The healing beam is neither obstructed nor is its power diminished by entities or blocks.

=== Respawning the ender dragon ===
[[File:End Crystals on the Exit portal.png|right|thumb|How to arrange end crystals on the exit portal to respawn the ender dragon.]]

As items, end crystals may be placed on bedrock and [[obsidian]], if the two blocks above the bedrock or obsidian block are air or replaceable blocks and no other entities intersect the area. When an end crystal is placed in [[the End]], a [[fire]] block is created at the end crystal location. If four are placed on the end [[exit portal]], one on each of the flat sides, the crystals respawn the original end crystals on the obsidian pillars, as well as resurrect the dragon itself, before exploding. The top of each pillar also explodes, destroying any player-placed blocks. This happens even if TNT explosions are turned off in settings.

If the exit portal is ever broken for any reason, end crystals can still be placed on obsidian blocks with the same location as the exit portal.

=== Explosions ===

End crystals explode when attacked or damaged in most ways, even by attacks that normally do zero damage. They are not affected by exploding fireworks, and if damaged by an explosion, they disappear instead of exploding.{{Only|Java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-118429||End crystals don't explode when destroyed by nearby explosions}}</ref> The end crystal's [[explosion]] has an [[Explosion#Explosion strength|explosion strength]] of 6, the same as a [[charged creeper]]. The end crystal's fire often remains after the crystal explodes. Any ender dragon charging from the crystal when it is destroyed takes {{hp|10}} damage.

{{IN|java}}, an end crystal's explosion can be [[blocking|blocked]] by a [[shield]].

Although an ender dragon damages most blocks and entities in its path, it cannot destroy end crystals simply by going near them.

Placing [[water]] on the end crystal will neutralize the blast effect, but not the [[damage]] or knockback.

End crystals with obsidian or bedrock below them will not damage blocks below them when they explode.

{{IN|bedrock}}, having the game rule {{cd|mobGriefing}} to {{cd|false}} will prevent the End Crystal from destroying any blocks. While {{in|java}} the same game rule will not prevent the End Crystal from destroying any blocks.

=== Beams ===
The end crystal naturally shoots a beam at the ender dragon and heals it when the dragon is within range. This beam can be manually created using the command {{cmd|data merge entity @e[type{{=}}end_crystal,limit{{=}}1] {BeamTarget:{X:0, Y:0, Z:0<nowiki>}}}}. The beam can be pointed in any direction, allowing it to mark locations or objects.

=== Properties ===
[[File:End Crystal (Slateless).gif|thumb|A base-less end crystal.]]  

End crystals are of two kinds: the ones with a base beneath them are created either by game mechanism or by the {{cmd|summon}} command; while the base-less ones are created by players by manually placing the crystal items on top of [[obsidian]] or [[bedrock]].

The base appears to be made of bedrock, with a crystal hovering over it. While in the End, a crystal continually generates fire at its current position, one block above the base (directly on top of the block the base is embedded in), replacing any other block at that location. This fire is capable of spreading.

The end crystal entity is not solid and can be walked through freely. End crystals can be pushed by [[piston]]s, but they explode if moved while on fire. Because fire is checked only when an entity moves, end crystals do not normally take damage from their own fire unless moved.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Explosion1.ogg
|sound2=Explosion2.ogg
|sound3=Explosion3.ogg
|sound4=Explosion4.ogg
|subtitle=Explosion
|source=block
|description=When an end crystal explodes
|id=entity.generic.explode
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.explode
|volume=4.0
|pitch=0.56-0.84
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Explosion1.ogg
|sound2=Explosion2.ogg
|sound3=Explosion3.ogg
|sound4=Explosion4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an end crystal explodes
|id=random.explode
|volume=4.0
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=end_crystal
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=end_crystal
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=item
|nameid=end_crystal
|id=637
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=End Crystal
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=ender_crystal
|id=71
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===

End crystals have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The End... Again...}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|The End... Again...}}

== History ==
[[File:End Crystal 19w38a.gif|thumb|Java Edition 19w38a]]
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender crystals.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w04a|Previously, ender crystals could be spawned using [[spawn egg]]s with ID 200 (in a [[server]], these were created using {{cmd|give 383 1 200}}). The spawned crystal would be positioned where a natural crystal would be if there was a bedrock block at the location. It was still possible until 1.9 to obtain an end crystal spawn egg, but it would not spawn anything.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Ender crystals can now be spawned with the {{cmd|summon}} command.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|Ender crystals now generate one [[block]] lower. The fire they generate destroys the [[bedrock]] block that is supposed to be underneath (see {{bug|MC-47526}}).}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Ender crystals generate at the correct Y-level again.}}
{{History|||snap=15w33c|Respawning the ender dragon now also respawns the ender crystals on the obsidian pillars.
|Ender crystals now have a compound BeamTarget tag that hold the X, Y, Z block location the beam points to.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|"Ender crystals" have been renamed to "end crystals".
|[[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] End crystals can now be obtained as an item.
|End crystals now drop from [[skeleton trap]] horses and can be placed only on [[obsidian]] or bedrock. Placing several of them atop the end exit portal respawns the ender dragon.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44b|End crystals are no longer dropped by [[skeleton horse]]s.
|Added crafting recipe for end crystals, making end crystals [[renewable]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|End crystals now require [[air]]/replaceable [[block]]s and lack of [[entity|entities]] for placement.}}
{{History|||snap=15w51a|End crystals can no longer be placed in [[Adventure mode]].}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from <code>EnderCrystal</code> to <code>ender_crystal</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 426.}}
{{History|||snap=18w20b|Renamed to "End Crystal".}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|Entity ID has been changed to <code>end_crystal</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:End Crystal JE2.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of end crystals and the end crystal [[item]] have been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w43a|End crystal explosions can now be [[blocking|blocked]] by [[shield]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-188247|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added end crystals.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.6.0|snap=?|[[File:End Crystal BE2.png|32px]] [[File:End Crystal BE2.gif|32px]] The model of the end crystals has been changed. It has now two cubes instead of three.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:End Crystal BE3.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of end crystals and the end crystal item have been changed.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:End Crystal JE2.png|32px]] The model of the end crystals has been changed to have three cubes again, and to match ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History||1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.20|Increased end crystal collision box size to match ''Java Edition''.|End crystals with obsidian or bedrock below them now will not damage blocks below them when they explode.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added ender crystals.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Ender crystals now generate one block lower. The fire they generate destroys the [[bedrock]] block that is supposed to be underneath.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|"Ender crystals" have been renamed to "end crystals".
|[[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] End crystals can now be obtained as an [[item]]. 
|End crystals now drop from [[skeleton trap]] horses and can be placed only on [[obsidian]] or bedrock. Placing several of them atop the [[end portal|end exit portal]] respawns the ender dragon.
|Added a crafting recipe for end crystals.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:End Crystal JE2.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of end crystals and the end crystal item have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:End Crystal JE1 BE1.png|32px]][[File:End Crystal (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added end crystals.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* According to [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]], the reason behind the current crafting recipe using glass as opposed to [[Chorus Fruit|chorus fruit]] or any materials introduced in [[Java Edition 1.9|1.9]] is as a means for players to craft end crystals in older worlds that the dragon has already been killed in.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|667000226524372992|The problem is that you need to be able to craft the crystals on worlds in which the dragon has been destroyed already|November 18, 2015}}</ref>
* A historical rendition of the [[beacon]] block featured an animated entity within it, which resembled a yellow miniaturized end crystal. The bedrock platform of the end crystal entity would also render below the beacon, though this would normally be hidden within the block below.
* Using a [[piston]] to push an end crystal's fire into an end portal block deletes the end portal block. However, natural portal blocks regenerate if the end crystal is moved.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
End Crystal Usage.png|Using end crystals to respawn the ender dragon.
Crystal Link.png|An ender dragon being hit with the "healing beam" of an end crystal.
Ender Crystal.png|An end crystal.
EnderCrystalOverworld.png|An end crystal in the Overworld spawned using {{cmd|summon}} {{code|end_crystal}}.
Ender Dragon Revival.png|End crystals respawning the ender dragon.
CagedEnderCrystal.png|A caged end crystal.
Respawn ender dragon.png|A [[player]] trying to respawn the ender dragon.
End Crystal (item).gif|An animation of the item of the end crystal.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Entities}}
{{Items}}

[[de:Enderkristall]]
[[el:Κρύσταλλος του Ender]]
[[es:Cristal del End]]
[[fr:Cristal de l'End]]
[[ja:エンドクリスタル]]
[[ko:엔드 수정]]
[[nl:Endkristal]]
[[pl:Kryształ Endu]]
[[pt:Cristal do End]]
[[ru:Кристалл Края]]
[[th:คริสตัลเอนด์]]
[[uk:Кристал Енду]]
[[zh:末影水晶]]</li><li>[[Lava|Lava]]<br/>{{About|the fluid|the [[bucket]]|Lava Bucket}}
{{Fluid
| image = Lava.gif
| image2 = Lava BE.gif
| invimage = Lava Bucket
| invimage2 = Lava
| renewable = Yes
| transparent = Yes
| light = Yes (15)
| tool = Bucket
| infinite = No
| flowrate = 30 [[tick]]s/block (Overworld, End)<br> 10 [[tick]]s/block (Nether)
| flowdistance = 4 blocks (Overworld, End)<br>8 blocks (Nether)
}}
'''Lava''' is a light-emitting [[fluid]] that causes fire [[damage]], mostly found in the [[altitude|lower reaches]] of the [[Overworld]] and [[the Nether]].

== Obtaining ==
Lava blocks do not exist as items (at least {{in|java}}), but can be retrieved with a [[Lava Bucket|bucket]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, they may be obtained as an item via glitches (in old versions), add-ons or inventory editing.

Lava may be obtained [[renewable resource|renewably]] from [[cauldron]]s, as [[pointed dripstone]] with a lava source above it can slowly fill a cauldron with lava.

=== Natural generation ===
During world generation, lava replaces [[air]] blocks generated in [[cave]]s and [[canyon]]s between Y=-55 and Y=-63. [[Aquifer]]s are sometimes filled with lava below Y=0. Lava does not replace air blocks inside [[mineshaft]]s, [[monster room]]s, [[amethyst geode]]s, or [[stronghold]]s.

Lava can also occur as lava flows from a single [[spring]] block, pouring down walls into pools. The spring block can be on the side of a cave, ravine, mineshaft, or stone cliff above ground.

Lava also generates as small [[lava lake]]s, which can be found above Y=0 within any [[biome]].

Two blocks of lava can also be found in plains, snowy plains, and desert [[village]] weaponsmith buildings, or one source in savanna village weaponsmith buildings.

Fifteen blocks of lava can be found in the [[end portal]] room of a [[stronghold]]: 3 along each side wall, and 9 below the portal frame.

Lava also generates in [[woodland mansion]]s: two blocks of lava generate in the "blacksmith room", and 25 blocks of lava generate in a secret "lava room".

In [[the Nether]], lava is more common than [[water]] in the [[Overworld]]. [[Terrain features#Lava sea|Seas of lava]] occur, with sea level at y-level 32, about a quarter of the total height of the Nether (as the usable space in the Nether is 128 blocks tall). They can extend down to about y-level 19-22. Lava also randomly appears [[Spring#Hidden lava|in single blocks]] inside [[netherrack]] formations. Lava is also generated as a single source in well rooms in [[nether fortress]]es. There are also large pockets of lava generated under y-19 and can reach all the way down to bedrock level. These pockets are generally over 12 blocks in height and often connect to a large lava lake on y-32; the size of these pockets in 1.18 can range from the size of a singular pre-1.18 ravine to multiple ravines combined.

Lava generates as [[delta]] shapes, which can be found commonly in the [[basalt deltas]] biome. Lava also generates in [[ruined portal]]s and [[bastion remnant]]s.

=== Post-generation ===
Unlike [[Water#Source blocks|water source blocks]], new lava source blocks cannot be created in a space by two or more adjacent source blocks. However {{in|Java}}, if the [[game rule]] {{cd|lavaSourceConversion}} is set to {{cd|true}}, new lava source blocks can form in a similar way to water source blocks.

== Usage ==
=== Fuel ===
When used in a [[furnace]], a bucket of lava lasts 1000 seconds (100 items).

=== Burning ===
[[File:Inside Lava.png|thumb|What it looks like inside lava.]]
[[File:Under lava fire resistance.png|thumb|What it looks like inside lava using Fire Resistance {{in|java}}.]]

Most [[entity|entities]] take {{hp|4}} damage every half-second while in contact with lava, and are set on [[fire]]. An entity/player in lava will also have its {{code|remainingFireTicks}} set to 300, setting it on fire for 15 seconds. This timer is reset to 300 every tick that the victim spends in lava, so it will only start counting down once the victim leaves the lava. Once the victim does exit the lava source, it will burn for just under 15 seconds, taking fire damage 14 times. This is due to the fact that for the first tick outside of lava, its {{code|remainingFireTicks}} decrease to 299, and entities take fire damage when {{code|remainingFireTicks}} is a multiple of 20 and greater than 0. If the victim touches water or [[rain]] falls on it, the fire is extinguished, but the lava continues to damage them directly.

In addition, a dense [[fog]] effect will be applied for players under lava to obscure vision. This can be slightly mitigated via the [[Fire Resistance]] effect.

An entity/player moving in lava has their horizontal movement speed reduced by 50% and their vertical movement speed reduced by 20%.

{{IN|bedrock}}, a player with the Fire Resistance effect or a total [[Fire Protection]] of 7 or higher does not catch fire. 

[[Vex]]es, [[zoglin]]s, Nether [[mob]]s (excluding [[piglin]]s and [[hoglin]]s), [[Wither|withers]], [[Warden|wardens]], and players or mobs affected by the [[Fire Resistance]] effect are not damaged when touching lava. 

The embers or fireballs that fly out of lava are purely decorative and do not cause fires or damage to entities. When rain falls on lava, the black ember particles appear more frequently.

A player in lava lasts a few seconds before dying:

==== ''Java Edition'' ====
* 2.5 seconds with no armor
* 3.5 seconds with full leather armor, no enchantments
* 4 seconds with full gold armor, no enchantments
* 4.5 seconds with full chain armor, no enchantments
* 5.5 seconds with full iron armor, no enchantments
* 10.5 seconds with full diamond armor, no enchantments
* 11 seconds with full netherite armor, no enchantments

==== Bedrock Edition====
* 2.5 seconds with no armor
* 3.5 seconds with full leather armor, no enchantments
* 4.5 seconds with full gold armor, no enchantments
* 5 seconds with full chain armor, no enchantments
* 6.5 seconds with full iron armor, no enchantments
* 12.5 seconds with full diamond armor, no enchantments
* 12.5 seconds with full netherite armor, no enchantments
If the player is wearing armor enchanted with [[Fire Protection]], they can last even longer. With the maximum bonus, the damage is small enough that the natural healing from a full hunger bar can outpace it {{only|JE|short=1}}, so a player could survive indefinitely as long as they have food and their armor holds up (non-netherite armor is damaged by lava). This maximum bonus can be obtained by wearing 2 pieces of armor with [[Fire Protection|Fire Protection IV]] and 1 with [[Protection|Protection IV]], or 1 piece of armor with [[Fire Protection|Fire Protection IV]] and 3 with [[Protection|Protection IV]].

==== Fire spread ====
Lava can cause fires by turning air blocks to fire blocks.

In order for air above lava to turn to fire, a block adjacent to the air has to be [[Fire#Burning blocks|flammable]], or one of the wood-constructed [[Fire#Non-flammable blocks|non-flammable]] blocks. Since catching fire depends on air blocks, even torches or lava itself can prevent a flammable block from catching fire.  Additionally, not all flammable or wood-constructed blocks can be ignited by lava.

The lava of any depth can start fires this way, whether or not it appears to have a current.

Additional conditions must be met, depending on the edition of Minecraft.

===== Java Edition =====
{{FakeImage|align=right|{{BlockGrid|scale=2|L=lava|w=Oak Planks|p=Orange Stained Glass|s=Light Gray Stained Glass|wwwwwwwww|wwsssssww|wspppppsw|wwspppsww|wwwsLswww|wwwwwwwww}}|Example for JE. The orange area represents areas<br>where air could catch flame if the<br>gray and orange areas contain<br>flammable blocks. The wood<br>is all at a safe distance.
}}

Air block must be in a 3×1×3 area right above the lava or in a 5×1×5 2 blocks above the lava.

Note that an air block in the 5x1x5 area will not catch on fire if the 3x1x3 area is completely filled, even if the latter is filled with flammable blocks.

===== Bedrock Edition =====
The block to be set on fire must be in a 3×3×3 cube centered on a lava block, above which there must be either air or an ignitable block.

=== Flow ===
{{See also|Fluid}}

Lava flows from "source blocks". Most streams or "lava-falls" come from a single source block, but lava lakes (including the "flood lava" in the bottom 10 layers) are composed entirely of source blocks. A source block can be captured only with a [[lava bucket|bucket]].

In the [[Overworld]] and [[the End]], lava travels 3 blocks in any horizontal direction from a source block. Lava flows far more slowly than water (1 block every 30 game ticks, or 1.5 seconds), and sourceless lava flows linger for a short time more. In [[the Nether]], lava travels 7 blocks horizontally and spreads 1 block every 10 game ticks, or 2 blocks per second, which is half the speed as water in the Overworld. In all dimensions, lava spreading uses the same mechanic as water: for every adjacent block it can flow into it tries to find a way down that is reachable in four or fewer blocks from the block it wants to flow to. When found, the flow weight for that direction is set to the shortest path distance to the way down. (This can result in lava flows turning toward dropoffs that they cannot reach in the Overworld and the End.)

Flowing lava destroys the following in its path: [[sapling]]s, [[cobweb]], [[tall grass]], [[dead bush]], [[wheat]], [[flower]]s, [[mushroom]]s, [[snow]] on ground (but snow blocks are immune), [[lily pad]]s, [[vines]], [[lever]]s, [[button]]s, all three types of [[torch]]es, [[redstone]], [[redstone repeater|repeaters]], [[end rod]]s, and [[rail]]s. [[Sugar cane]]s hold back lava, but disappear if the sugar cane's water source is destroyed by the lava. Lava also slows down entities, including those that are normally immune to lava damage.

Using redstone wire, a one-block lava flow can be redirected by supplying power to the source block, which causes it to reset the flow toward the now-nearest terrain depression. It cannot, however, be reversed. This re-calculation is made because of the redstone wire when toggled changes the block from redstone (on) to redstone (off). Whenever a block updates on any side of the lava, the lava re-calculates where to flow, but does not cut off its current direction of flow. In Bedrock Edition using the /setblock command can be used to create stationary lava without the use of barriers. 

Flowing lava can push entities.

==== Flow arrangement tables ====

===== Overworld and the End =====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|
|
|
!4
|
|
|
|-
|
|
!4
!3
!4
|
|
|-
|
!4
!3
!2
!3
!4
|
|-
!4
!3
!2
!1
!2
!3
!4
|-
|
!4
!3
!2
!3
!4
|
|-
|
|
!4
!3
!4
|
|
|-
|
|
|
!4
|
|
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Range
!Height in blocks
|-
!1
|block
|1
|-
!2
|blocks
|0.75-1
|-
!3
|blocks
|0.5-0.75
|-
!4
|blocks
|0.25-0.5
|}

===== The Nether =====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|
|
|
|
|
|
!7
|
|
|
|
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|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
!7
!6
!7
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
!7
!6
!5
!6
!7
|
|
|
|
|-
|
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!7
!6
!5
!4
!5
!6
!7
|
|
|
|-
|
|
!7
!6
!5
!4
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|
|
|-
|
!7
!6
!5
!4
!3
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|
|-
!7
!6
!5
!4
!3
!2
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|-
|
!7
!6
!5
!4
!3
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|
|-
|
|
!7
!6
!5
!4
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
|
|
|-
|
|
|
!7
!6
!5
!4
!5
!6
!7
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
!7
!6
!5
!6
!7
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
!7
!6
!7
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
!7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Range
!Height in blocks
|-
!1
|block
|1
|-
!2
|blocks
|0.75-1
|-
!3
|blocks
|0.625-0.75
|-
!4
|blocks
|0.5-0.625
|-
!5
|blocks
|0.375-0.5
|-
!6
|blocks
|0.25-0.375
|-
!7
|blocks
|0.125-0.25
|}

=== Lava and water ===
{{Main|Fluid#Mixing}}

Water and lava can produce [[stone]], [[cobblestone]], or [[obsidian]] based on how they interact. Lava can also generate basalt when above soul soil and touching blue ice.

=== Light source ===

Lava blocks emit a [[light]] level of 15.

=== Other ===
[[File:LavaDropletsExample.png|thumb|If there is lava flowing above a [[block]], the lava seeps through.]]

Lava above a non-transparent block (does ''not'' include stairs, fences, and slabs) produces dripping particles on the underside of that block. These droplets do not do anything other than warn the player that a deluge of lava lies above that block. The particles function identically to their water counterparts, except that they drip slower.

Flowing lava can set off tripwires because it breaks placed string. Lava triggers a tripwire only once.

Any [[item (entity)|item]] dropped into lava is immediately destroyed, except for [[netherite]]-related items. [[Lodestone|Lodestones]], however, can be destroyed by lava despite containing netherite.<ref>{{bug|MC-176618|||WAI}}</ref>

Lava can be placed in an empty [[cauldron]].

If lava is above a non-transparent block supporting [[pointed dripstone]], dripping particles are created on the end. These can fill cauldrons with lava.

== Farming ==
{{main|Tutorials/Lava farming}}
Lava farms can be created by placing a lava source block on top of a solid block and a [[pointed dripstone]] and a [[cauldron]] underneath.

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Lava.ogg
|subtitle=Lava pops
|source=block
|description=Randomly
|id=block.lava.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.block.lava.ambient
|volume=0.2-0.4
|pitch=0.9-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|subtitle=Lava hisses
|source=block
|description=When lava mixes with water, making a block
|id=block.lava.extinguish
|translationkey=subtitles.block.lava.extinguish
|volume=0.5
|pitch=1.8-3.4
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Lava pop.ogg
|subtitle=Lava pops
|source=block
|description=When a lava bubble particle spawns
|id=block.lava.pop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.lava.ambient
|volume=0.2-0.4
|pitch=0.9-1.05
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket empties
|source=block
|description=When lava is placed with a bucket
|id=item.bucket.empty_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.empty
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg
|subtitle=Bucket fills
|source=player
|description=When lava is collected with a bucket
|id=item.bucket.fill_lava
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bucket.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|subtitle=Fire extinguishes
|description=When something [[freezing]] is dunked into lava
|source=block
|id=entity.generic.extinguish_fire
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.extinguish_fire
|volume=0.7
|pitch=1.2-2.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Lava.ogg
|source=block
|description=Randomly
|id=liquid.lava
|volume=0.4-0.6
|pitch=0.9-1.05}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|source=block
|description=When lava mixes with water, making a block
|id=random.fizz
|volume=0.5
|pitch=1.8-2.4}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Lava pop.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a lava bubble particle spawns
|id=liquid.lavapop
|volume=0.4-0.6
|pitch=0.9-1.05}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Empty lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Empty lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Empty lava bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When lava is placed with a bucket
|id=bucket.empty_lava
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fill lava bucket1.ogg
|sound2=Fill lava bucket2.ogg
|sound3=Fill lava bucket3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When lava is collected with a bucket
|id=bucket.fill_lava
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Fizz.ogg
|source=block
|description=When something freezing is dunked into lava
|id=random.fizz
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Lava
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block
|spritename=lava
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lava
|blocktags=strider_warm_blocks
|form=block
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|firstcolumnname=Lava
|showfluidtags=y
|displayname=Fluid
|spritename=lava
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lava
|fluidtags=lava}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Flowing Fluid
|spritetype=block
|spritename=lava
|nameid=flowing_lava
|fluidtags=lava
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Lava
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Flowing
|spritename=lava
|spritetype=block
|nameid=flowing_lava
|id=10
|form=block}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stationary
|spritename=lava
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lava
|id=11
|form=block
|foot=1}}

Lava spends most of its time as stationary, rather than 'flowing' – regardless of its level, or whether it contains a current downward or to the side.  When specifically triggered by a block update, lava changes to 'flowing', update its level, then change back to stationary.  Lava springs are generated as flowing, and lava lakes are generated as stationary.

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

=== Fluid states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/FS}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Stayin' Frosty;Super Fuel;Feels Like Home}}

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Hot Stuff;Feels Like Home}}

== History ==
{{main|/History}}
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||0.0.12a|snap=May 19, 2009|slink=Java Edition Classic 0.0.12a/Development#Lava test (May 19, 2009)|Lava is shown.}}
{{History|||snap=release|slink=Java Edition Classic 0.0.12a|[[File:Lava JE1.png|32px]] Added lava.
|The texture is transparent.
|Lava spreads by duplicating itself to open horizontal and downward squares.
|Lava is slower than [[water]] and can be easily outrun.
|Model has z-fighting with blocks below lava.}}
{{History||0.0.13a|[[File:Lava JE2.png|32px]] The texture has changed to be opaque.}}
{{History||0.0.13a_03|Lava lakes no longer generate.}}
{{History||0.0.15a|link=Java Edition Classic 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)|[[File:Lava JE3.png|32px]] The model is no longer shaded.}}
{{History||0.0.19a|[[File:Lava JE4.png|32px]] Added a [[Procedural animated texture generation|procedural animated texture]] to lava. Old texture is still retained for use as a [[animation placeholder texture|placeholder]].|Upscaled model 2% to fix z-fighting with blocks below lava. It's created lava or water models overlapping and z-fighting with each other.|Added lava layer to the bottom of the map.<!--as it traps the [[player]] and prevents the player from leaving unless [[water]] is let in and collides with it or if the player places a [[sand]] or [[gravel]] block, letting it [[drops|drop]] into the lava. If water is let into the area where the lava is, the lava becomes [[stone]], allowing the stone block to be removed to expose bedrock underneath.-->}}
{{History||0.0.20a_02|[[File:Lava JE5.png|32px]] Changed model scale back to normal with 1% offset on all coordinates.}}
{{History||0.0.22a|[[File:Lava JE6.png|32px]] Lava's generated texture has changed - it now appears brighter overall.}}
{{History||August 25, 2009|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/170887079/survival-mode-status-update-video-with-plenty-of|Lava has been shown to deal [[damage]].}}
{{History||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Lava now deals damage.}}
{{History||0.26  SURVIVAL TEST|[[File:Lava JE7.png|32px]] UV mapping on side faces now has 11% v offset up.}}
{{History||0.28|[[File:Lava JE6.png|32px]] Fixed UV mapping.}}
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20091223-2|Lava is now luminous.}}
{{History|||snap=20100110|Lava now sets [[fire]] to flammable materials.}}
{{History|||snap=20100122|Added [[lava spawner]]s that spawn lava on sides and bottom.|It appears in the player's inventory in a stack of 5.
|Lava now flows, but more slowly than water.<ref>[[wordofnotch:347976621]]</ref>
|Dropped [[item]]s now burn in lava.
|Shot [[arrow]]s catch [[fire]] and not burn in lava.}}
{{History|||snap=20100124|Lava spawner can no longer be found in the player's inventory. Instead, a full stack (99) can be found inside the [[Indev house]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20100125-1|Lava now has [[particles|particle]] effects.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Re-added the infinite lava sea to the bottom of the map.}}
{{History||20100219|[[File:Lava JE8.png|32px]] The model is shaded again.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100227-1|Lava no longer flows due to changes in chunk handling for infinite worlds.}}
{{History||20100607|[[File:Lava JE9.png|32px]] UV mapping now has 1% uv offset on top and bottom faces and 1% u, 11% v offset on side faces.}}
{{History||20100608|[[File:Lava JE8.png|32px]] Fixed UV mapping, once again.}}
{{History||20100615|[[File:Lava JE10.png|32px]] The model has been changed.
|Added flowing lava.
|Lava now creates flowing lava for a total distance of 7 blocks "away" from the source block.
|Flowing lava flows in a single line toward the nearest terrain depression within four blocks.}}
{{History||20100616-1|[[File:Lava JE11.png|32px]] Added flowing lava texture for sides and vertex offset.
|Lava and flowing lava now have visual connection to blocks.|A large lava flow is now visible in the dark from a long distance.}}
{{History||20100617-2|[[File:Lava JE12.png|32px]] Removed vertex offset.
|Lava now flows 3 blocks horizontally instead of 7.
|Lava and flowing lava touching water, flowing water, water spawner, or lava spawner now replaces with [[obsidian]].
|Removed the infinite lava sea at the bottom of the map.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.2_02|Flowing of lava has been tweaked.}}
{{History||v1.0.4|Added [[ice]] and [[snow]], which lava can melt.}}
{{History||v1.0.15|Lava now sets nearby [[block]]s on [[fire]].}}
{{History||v1.2.0|snap=preview|Added [[the Nether]], which contains lava.}}
{{History||v1.2.2|Lava now flows further in the Nether.}}
{{History||v1.2.6|Added [[lava lake]]s, which can generate at any [[altitude]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Lava JE13.png|32px]] Changed [[lighting]].
|When lava is touched by [[rain]], it emits smoke [[particles]].
|Lava now generates in the blacksmiths of the newly added [[village]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Added lava dripping.
|Lava blocks now form [[stone]] when falling directly onto [[water]] source blocks.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Lava now generates in the newly added [[end portal]] rooms of [[stronghold]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Only in this version, it is possible to create an infinite lava source using a plus-sign shaped arrangement of [[block]]s with four lava source blocks flowing into a central empty block.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|[[File:Lava JE14.png|32px]] Faces on model now 0.1% moved to center to fix z-fighting on inner faces.}}
{{History||1.2.1|snap=12w05a|Lava (as well as the embers that pop out of it) now makes [[sound]]s. These sounds were in the game files for a long time, but they had not played in-game.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Lava can now be collected and dispensed by [[dispenser]]s containing buckets.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w38a|Flowing lava now has a constant [[sound]].}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|[[File:Lava JE15.png|32px]] The model of lava now uses animated texture files.
|There is now "hidden lava" in [[the Nether]].
|Lava now flows much more quickly in the Nether.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|Lava no longer lingers after the source is removed.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w37a|Flowing lava, which previously could be destroyed by a few [[block]]s of [[TNT]], can no longer be destroyed by [[explosion]]s.}}
{{History||1.10|snap=16w21a|[[File:Lava JE16.png|32px]] [[File:Lava (bottom view) 16w21a.png|32px]] Lava is now [[color]]ed red ({{color|#ff0000}}) except for the bottom face.<ref>{{bug|MC-102511}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=16w21b|[[File:Lava JE15.png|32px]] Lava is no longer colored.
|Added 2 [[splash]]es referencing colored lava: "Rule #1: it's never my fault", "Replaced molten cheese with blood?".}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Lava can now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w15a|[[File:Lava JE17.png|32px]] [[File:Swamp Lava 18w15a.png|32px]] [[File:Swamp Hills Lava 18w15a.png|32px]] [[File:Warm Ocean Lava 18w15a.png|32px]] [[File:Lukewarm Ocean Lava 18w15a.png|32px]] [[File:Cold Ocean Lava 18w15a.png|32px]] [[File:Frozen Ocean Lava 18w15a.png|32px]] Lava is now biome colored except for the bottom face. This is linked to new biome coloring for water.<ref>{{bug|MC-128233}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=18w16a|[[File:Lava JE15.png|32px]] Lava is no longer biome colored.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w09a|Lava now pushes [[Entity|entities]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w13a|Added [[strider]]s, which can be [[saddle]]d and ridden across lava.
|When lava flows over [[soul soil]] next to [[blue ice]], it now turns into [[basalt]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Lava now generates as part of [[bastion remnants]] and [[ruined portal]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 3|Visibility under lava is now slightly better when under the effect of [[Fire Resistance]].}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[Cauldron]]s can now be filled with lava.}}
{{History|||snap=20w48a|Added a [[renewable]] way of obtaining lava through cauldrons and [[pointed dripstone]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w06a|Lava no longer replaces air below Y{{=}}11.}}
{{History|||snap=21w08a|Lava now replaces air below Y{{=}}-53.
|Lava [[spring]]s are able to generate below Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|[[Spectator]] mode players can now see through lava.<ref>{{bug|MC-71530|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|Lava is now fully renewable, as pointed dripstone can be obtained in Survival without custom generation.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|The changes to lava generation in 21w06a and 21w08a have been reverted.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|The changes to lava generation in the 1.17 snapshots have been reintroduced.
|[[Aquifer]]s below Y{{=}}0 sometimes generate with lava instead of water.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w44a|Added [[game rule]] {{cd|lavaSourceConversion}}, which allows the formation of new lava source blocks when set to {{cd|true}}.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.1.0|[[File:Lava BE1.png|32px]] Added lava.}}
{{History||v0.3.3|Lava no longer creates [[fire]], due to a game breaking spreading bug.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Lava now lights flammable [[block]]s around it on fire.
|[[File:Lava BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Lava BE2.gif|32px]] Lava now has a flowing animation.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 5|Lava flowing directly into [[water]] now actually spreads out over it.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Underground ponds of lava can now be found, making lava much more easy to obtain.
|Lava dripping [[particles]] have been added.
|Lava now generates in [[village]] blacksmiths and [[stronghold]] end portal rooms.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[Player]]s are now able to [[swimming|swim]] in lava.
|Lava now generates in [[the Nether]].}}
{{History|||snap=build 6|[[File:Lava BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Lava BE3.gif|32px]] Lava is now brighter shaded.}}
{{History|||snap=build 8|Lava now cancels all fall [[damage]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Lava now generates in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Lava BE4.png|32px]] The texture for lava has been changed to match ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Lava can now push entities.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Lava now generates as a [[delta]] that can be found in [[basalt deltas]].
|Lava now generates as part of [[bastion remnants]] and [[ruined portal]]s.
|When lava flows over [[soul soil]] next to [[blue ice]], it now turns into [[basalt]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.59|Lava can no longer push entities.}}
{{History||1.17.30|snap=beta 1.17.20.22|Lava can now push entities, once again.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-75124}}</ref>}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Lava JE12.png|32px]] Added lava.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|[[File:Lava JE15.png|32px]] The texture for lava has been changed.
|Lava (as well as the embers that pop out of it) now makes [[sound]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU25|xbone=CU14|ps=1.17|Lava can be used in custom superflats. It appears as a 3D block in the block selection screen of the custom superflat interface.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Lava BE3.png|32px]] Added lava.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Data history ===
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these blocks' numeral IDs were 10 and 11.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* A player with [[Fire Resistance]] can swim in lava without taking damage, although the swimming speed does not become faster.
* A player cannot sprint-swim in lava.
* An arrow catches fire when shot into flowing lava, but not still lava.
* [[Water]] flows into lava-occupied blocks as though it were empty space, and vice versa.
* Although lava is a fluid, it is not possible to drown in lava. This applies to all mobs. However, it is still possible to suffocate in lava. This applies to almost every mob.{{only|bedrock}}<ref>{{bug|MCPE-17073}}</ref>
* A player sleeping in a bed cannot be damaged by lava.
* If the lava is changed to be transparent via a [[resource pack]], it does not become transparent.
* {{IN|bedrock}}, lava does not deactivate [[elytra]] like [[water]] does.
* Despite flowing identically to water while in [[the Nether]], it was not possible to create an infinite spring of lava before [[Java Edition 1.19.3|1.19.3]].
** Before Lava source conversion was implemented, the ''Minecraft: Combat Handbook'' (2014) stated the possibility to create infinite sources of lava by simply creating a cross shape with 4 nether bricks and placing lava in the middle. As expected, this turned out to be false, as confirmed by [[Nathan Adams|Dinnerbone]].<ref>[[bugtracker:MC-71088|MC-71088]]</ref>
* Geologically, lava in the Overworld is consistent with [[wikipedia:Felsic lava|felsic lava]], and lava in the Nether is consistent with [[wikipedia:mafic lava|mafic lava]]. Felsic lava is slow, sticky, and does not run as far as mafic lava, which is relatively thin and runny.
* When lava source conversion was implemented, any text where lava was supposed to be said "lave" instead.
** A splash text now says "Made with 'lave'".

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Lavameltpattern1.png|Lava's melting pattern for snow and ice.
Water and lava springs.png|A natural lava spring near a waterfall.
Cave Lava.png|The lava "ocean" layer of [[cave]]s.
Lavastreamwithores.png|A naturally-occurring stream of lava next to diamond and iron ore.
Spawn Point Lava Warning.png|The warning in [[Legacy Console Edition]] when trying to place lava near the spawn point.
Lave found close under the dessert.png|A running lava source (origin not seen) uncovered six blocks below the surface of desert terrain.
Lava with Night vision potion.png|The inside view of lava with the night vision effect.
Ladders Blocking Lava.png|Ladders can stop lava from flowing.
Lava flowing off cliff.png|A lava [[spring]].
Minecraft Surface LavaFall.png|Lava spreading into dirt.
Exposed Cavern Lava.png|Lava in a ravine.
Lava in Ravine.png|Lava found in a snowy [[ravine]].
BedrockLava.png|Lava generates on bedrock. 
BedrockPostLavaRemoval.png| Lava being extinguished near bedrock. 
LavaRiver.png| Lava pool and water pool meeting each other naturally. 
Lavafall.png| Two lava springs meeting water in a savannah plateau.
Lava spring.png| Lava spreading in the Overworld. 
Minecraft lavalake.png| A lava spring spreading into a lava lake. 
Lava cane.png|Sugar cane growing with lava flowing around it.
TallLavafall.png|Tall lavafall flowing into ravine.
RavineandStornghold.png|Ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and stronghold bridge over it.
Underground Lava Lake.png|Another example of underground lava lake.
Lwava.png|Lava pouring from a cliff.
Extreme Hills Falls.png|Lava and water pouring from a cliff.
Lavalake.png|Lava and ores in a cave underground.
Cavern2.png|Lava texture in Classic [[0.0.21a_01]].
Lavaspring.png|Lava setting fire to [[grass]].
File:Mobbo Destroyed Village.jpeg|A [[village]] ravaged by lava.
File:Lava Moodlight.jpg|An officially licensed lava block moodlight.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-lava Block of the Week: Lava] – Minecraft.net on September 29, 2017
*[[wikipedia:Lava|Real-life lava on Wikipedia]]
*[[wikipedia:Magma|Real-life magma on Wikipedia]]

{{Blocks|natural}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Fluids]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Light sources]]

[[cs:Láva]]
[[de:Lava]]
[[es:Lava]]
[[fr:Lave]]
[[hu:Láva]]
[[it:Lava]]
[[ja:溶岩]]
[[ko:용암]]
[[nl:Lava]]
[[pl:Lawa]]
[[pt:Lava]]
[[ru:Лава]]
[[th:ลาวา]]
[[tr:Lav]]
[[uk:Лава]]
[[zh:熔岩]]</li></ul></nowiki>
beta 1.16.0.51Ancient Debris JE1 BE1 Added ancient debris.
beta 1.16.0.57Ancient debris now generates in bastion remnants chests.
beta 1.16.0.59Smelting ancient debris now gives experience.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • Despite ancient debris' rarity, emerald ore is actually rarer; emerald ore has a lower spawn chance per chunk, and while ancient debris can appear in veins as large as five in any Nether biome, emerald ore generates only as individual ore blocks in mountain biomes.
  • The texture of the ancient debris is supposed to look like pressed metal plates.[1]
  • Ancient debris yields the most experience of any item when smelted.
  • Ancient debris is actually what remains of the mining activity of the piglins, who extracted all the original netherite ore.[2]
  • Ancient debris does not generate exposed to air, but can sometimes be seen on the surface when it generates adjacent to a fungus or twisting vines.
  • Ancient debris is the only ore that does not use the same texture on all six sides.
  • It is possible to find veins of up to 20 contiguous ancient debris - up to five debris can generate in a chunk, so if a vein of five generates in adjacent corners of four different chunks, a vein of 20 debris would be created.

See also

Notes

  1. The generation system explicitly attempts to place ancient debris where it is not exposed to air. Rarely, ancient debris can be exposed by later generation processes. It can also be exposed to fungi.

References

  1. "ok so the ancient debris is supposed to be packed metal plates in a block"@JasperBoerstra (Jasper Boerstra) on X, March 12, 2020
  2. "Minecraft Nether Update" – Minecraft.net, June 23rd, 2020.
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