2×2 crafting grid
3×3 crafting grid
Crafting is a major method by which blocks, tools, and other resources are created in Minecraft. It is a function only available in Indev, Infdev, and Alpha modes. In order to craft something, the player must move items from their inventory into the crafting grid, then arrange them into the correct pattern for the item they wish to create. As long as the proper pattern of resources is placed, it will not matter where in the grid it is.
The player has access to a 2×2 crafting grid in their inventory screen which can be used at any time. Crafting recipes that are at least 2×2 materials wide and tall can be crafted there, like wood planks, sticks and workbenches. To craft with a 3×3 grid, a Workbench must be right-clicked. This allows the player to assemble any crafting recipe in the game, as the maximum size for a recipe is 3×3.
Item Durability
Several Tools, Swords, and Armor can be crafted from different materials. Better materials give a higher number of uses prior to the item breaking, as well as increased speed or power. Once an item has been used the number of uses below, the damage meter on the item will reach maximum resulting in the item breaking and disappearing from the inventory.
The formula for the number of uses for Tools and Swords is 2(n+5)+1, where n is the durability of the material being used (for the corresponding values, see the listing below). Regardless of what item is being used, a use counts as either the complete de-construction of a block or a single strike at an enemy, but incomplete attempts (stopping in the middle) to de-construct a block do not qualify as a use. If a tool is used inappropriately, such as using a pickaxe to attack mobs, each use will have the equivalent of 2 proper uses.
- Each de-construction of a block with an appropriate tool counts as 1 use. (This determines how many Wood-related blocks an Axe can chop, how many Stone-related blocks a Pick can mine, etc.)
- Each de-construction of a block with an inappropriate tool counts as 2 uses. (Breaking a Stone-related block with a shovel, a Dirt block with an axe, etc.)
- Each strike of a Sword to hit a Mob counts as 1 use.
- Each time armor protects against minimal damage counts as 1 use for each of the pieces worn.
Tools and Swords chart:
- Wood: 33 uses, n = 0
- Gold: 33 uses, n = 0
- Stone: 65 uses, n = 1
- Iron: 129 uses, n = 2
- Diamond: 1025 uses, n = 5
Armor chart:
Complete Recipe List
Currently, there are 95 recipes; this includes each recipe in the animations below and the two methods of making Mushroom Soup. Chainmail armor is also included in this count.
Basic Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | Log | File:CraftingPlanksIO.png | Used as a building material; can be crafted into many things. |
| Sticks | Wood | File:CraftingSticksIO.png | Used for torches, arrows, signs, ladders, fences and as handles for tools. |
| Torches | Stick + Coal | File:CraftingTorchIO.png | Used to generate light. Torches also melt snow. |
| Workbench | Wood | File:CraftingWorkbenchIO.png | Allows use of the 3×3 crafting grid. |
| Furnace | Cobblestone | File:CraftingFurnaceIO.png | Allows the player to smelt. |
| Chest | Wood | File:CraftingChestIO.png | Stores stacks of blocks and items inside. Two chests make a large chest when you put one next to another. |
Block Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Blocks | Gold Ingots or Iron Ingots or Diamond Gems |
File:CraftingBlocksIOanim.gif | Allows ingots or gems to be crafted into placeable blocks (useful for compact storage). |
| Cloth Block | String | File:CraftingClothIO.png | Used as a building material. Cloth can also be obtained from Sheep. |
| TNT Block | Gunpowder + Sand | File:CraftingTNTIO.png | Used to cause explosions. |
| Steps | Cobblestone | File:CraftingStepsIO.png | Used for half-block steps. Two half-blocks on top of each other create a full-height block. |
| Stairs | Wood or Cobblestone | File:CraftingStairsIOanim.gif | Used for full-block stairs. |
| Snow Block | Snowballs | File:CraftingSnowBlockIO.png | Used for storing snowballs, or as a building material. |
| Clay Block | Clay | File:CraftingClayBlockIO.png | Used to store clay, or as a building material |
| Brick Block | Clay Bricks | File:CraftingBrickBlockIO.png | Used as a building material. |
| Bookshelf | Wood + Books | File:CraftingBookcaseIO.png | Used as decoration. |
| Jukebox | Wood + Diamond Gem | File:CraftingJukebox.png | Plays a song when you use a record on it. |
Tool Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axe | Any Planks or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick |
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| Stone Axe | Any stone-tier block + Stick |
Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably. | |
| Axe | Damaged Matching Axe | The durability of the two axes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Brush | Feather + Copper Ingot + Stick |
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| Brush | Damaged Brush | The durability of the two brushes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Bundle | String + Rabbit Hide |
[only experimental "bundle"] | |
| Clock | Gold Ingot + Redstone Dust |
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| Compass | Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust |
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| Fishing Rod | Stick + String |
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| Fishing Rod | Damaged Fishing Rod | The durability of the two fishing rods is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Flint and Steel | Iron Ingot + Flint |
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| Flint and Steel | Damaged Flint and Steel | The durability of the two tools is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Hoe | Any Planks or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick |
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| Stone Hoe | Any stone-tier block + Stick |
Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably. | |
| Hoe | Damaged Matching Hoe | The durability of the two hoes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Lead | String + Slimeball |
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| Pickaxe | Any Planks or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick |
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| Stone Pickaxe | Any stone-tier block + Stick |
Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably. | |
| Pickaxe | Matching Damaged Pickaxes | The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability. | |
| Recovery Compass | Echo Shard + Compass |
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| Shears | Iron Ingot | ||
| Shears | Damaged Shears | The durability of the two shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Shovels | Any Planks or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Stick |
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| Stone Shovel | Any stone-tier block + Stick |
Can use any variant of cobblestone | |
| Shovel | Damaged Matching Shovel | The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. | |
| Spyglass | Amethyst Shard + Copper Ingot |
Weapon Recipes
Template:Weapon Crafting
Armor Recipes
Template:Armor Crafting
Transportation Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minecart | Iron Ingots | File:CraftingMinecartIO.png | Used to transport the player or a Mob along Minecart tracks. |
| Powered Minecart | Furnace + Minecart | File:PoweredMinecartCraft.png | Used to push other Minecarts along Minecart tracks using fuel. |
| Storage Minecart | Chest + Minecart | File:StorageMinecartCraft.png | Used to transport goods along Minecart tracks. |
| Minecart Tracks | Sticks + Iron Ingots | File:CraftingMinecartTracksIO.png | Used to direct Minecarts. |
| Boat | Wood | File:CraftingBoatIO.png | Used to travel in water more quickly than swimming. When crashed, it drops 3 planks and 2 sticks. |
Mechanism Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doors | Wood or Iron Ingots | File:CraftingDoorsIOanim.gif | Wooden doors are activated by right-clicking or with Buttons, Levers, Pressure Plates, or Redstone Torches. Iron doors are similar but cannot be opened manually. |
| Pressure Plates | Stone or Wood | File:CraftingPressurePlatesIOanim.gif | Used to activate objects while walking on them or having a Mob walk on them. Wooden Pressure Plates can also be activated by having something drop on them. |
| Stone Button | Stone | File:CraftingStoneButtonIO.png | Used to activate objects by being pressed. Activates for approximately 1 second before shutting off again. |
| Redstone Torch | Redstone Dust + Stick | File:CraftingRedTorchIO.png | Used to activate objects and power Redstone Wires. Is always on. Can also be used for low-level lighting. |
| Lever | Cobblestone + Stick | File:CraftingLeverIO.png | Used to activate and deactivate objects. |
Food Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Wood | File:CraftingBowlsIO.png | Used to hold Mushroom Stew. The player keeps the bowl when they eat the stew. |
| Mushroom Stew | Red Mushroom + Brown Mushroom + Bowl |
File:CraftingMushroomStewIO.png | Heals 5 hearts. The ordering of the red and brown mushrooms does not matter. |
| Bread | Wheat | File:CraftingBreadIO.png | Heals 2.5 hearts. |
| Golden Apple | Gold Blocks + Apple | File:CraftingGoldenAppleIO.png | Heals all 10 hearts. |
Miscellaneous Recipes
| Name | Ingredients | Input » Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ore | Iron or Gold or Diamond | File:CraftingOreIOanim.gif | Used to reclaim ore from blocks. |
| Painting | Sticks + Cloth | File:CraftingPaintingIO.png | Used as decoration. |
| Sign | Wood + Stick | File:CraftingSignIO.png | Shows text entered by the player. |
| Ladder | Sticks | File:CraftingLadderIO.png | Used to climb vertically, or along walls otherwise unclimbable. |
| Paper | Reeds | File:CraftingPaperIO.png | Used to create books. |
| Book | Paper | File:CraftingBookIO.png | Used to create a bookshelf. |
| Fences | Sticks | File:CraftingFence.png | Used as a barrier that cannot be jumped over. It counts as 1½ block high for mobs/players, but only 1 for other blocks. |