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This article is about the item. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the mineral block, see Block of Diamond.
"Diamonds" redirects here. For the achievement, see Achievements § DIAMONDS!. For the advancement, see Advancements § Diamonds!.

Alex Wiltshire Mojang avatar

Diamonds are a miner’s best friend, a blue gleam in the darkness that you can use to craft the best stuff. The best stuff. Pickaxes that can hack through obsidian, swords that can hack through wither skeletons, armour that can withstand the force of 1000 spiders. Diamond is the best!
Or is it?

Alex Wiltshire[1]

Diamonds are a rare mineral obtained from diamond ore or loot chests. They are mainly used to craft the highest tier of tools and armor, and the enchantment table.

Obtaining

Mining

Diamond ore mined using an iron or golden or diamond pickaxe will drop a single diamond. If mined by any other tool, it will drop nothing. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it can drop an extra diamond per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 10 with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it will drop an ore block rather than a diamond. The ore is found at level 16 or lower, most commonly between 5 and 12.

Natural generation


Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Diamond Mineshaft Chest 1–2 8.9%
Bastion remnant Treasure chest 2–6 15.8%
Buried treasure Chest 1–2 59.9%
Desert temple Suspicious sand 1 12.5%
Chest 1–3 6.3%
End city Chest 2–7 21.2%
Jungle temple Chest 1–3 12.9%
Nether fortress Chest 1–3 19%
Shipwreck Treasure chest 1 14.1%
Stronghold Altar chest 1–3 7.3%
Village Toolsmith's chest 1–3 9.9%
Weaponsmith's chest 1–3 16.2%
Bedrock Edition
Diamond Mineshaft Chest 1–2 8.9%
Bastion remnant Treasure chest 2–6 15.8%
Buried treasure Chest 1 46.9%
Desert temple Suspicious sand 1 12.5%
Chest 1–3 6.3%
End city Chest 2–7 21.2%
Jungle temple Chest 1–3 12.8%
Nether fortress Chest 1–3 19%
Shipwreck Treasure chest 1 14.1%
Stronghold Altar chest 1–3 7.1%
Village Toolsmith's chest 1–3 9.9%
Weaponsmith's chest 1–3 16.2%

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Block of Diamond

9

Smelting

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Diamond Ore +
Any fuel


Usage

Diamonds are used to craft the most durable tier of tools and armor.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Block of Diamond Diamond

Diamond Axe Diamond +
Stick

Diamond Boots Diamond

Diamond Chestplate Diamond

Diamond Helmet Diamond

Diamond Hoe Diamond +
Stick

Diamond Leggings Diamond

Diamond Pickaxe Diamond +
Stick

Diamond Shovel Diamond +
Stick

Diamond Sword Diamond +
Stick

Enchanting Table Book +
Diamond +
Obsidian

Firework Star Gunpowder +
Matching Dye +
Head or
Gold Nugget or
Feather or
Fire Charge +
Glowstone Dust +
Diamond


Up to eight dyes can be added.
One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added.
Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Jukebox Any Planks +
Diamond

Smithing Template Diamond +
Matching Smithing Template +
Netherrack or
Cobblestone or
Sandstone or
End Stone or
Terracotta or
Cobbled Deepslate or
Blackstone or
Purpur Block or
Prismarine or
Mossy Cobblestone
White Firework Star or
Blue Firework Star or
Brown Firework Star or
Black Firework Star
Gunpowder +
Bone Meal or
Lapis Lazuli or
Cocoa Beans or
Ink Sac +
Head or
Gold Nugget or
Feather or
Fire Charge +
Glowstone Dust +
Diamond


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Up to eight dyes can be added.
One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added.
Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.

Trading

Villager armorers, toolsmiths and weaponsmiths buy 3-4 diamonds for one emerald as part of their third tier trades.‌[Legacy Console Edition only]

Expert-level armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their trades.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Journeyman-level Armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level Toolsmith villagers have 23 chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level Weaponsmith villagers will always buy one diamond for one emerald.‌[Java Edition only]

Repairing

Diamond helmets, chestplates, leggings, boots, swords, pickaxes, axes, hoes and shovels can be repaired with diamonds in an anvil.

Beacons

Diamonds can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers then insert a diamond into the item slot.

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

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
DIAMONDS!Acquire diamonds with your iron tools.Pick up a diamond from the ground.20GBronze
EnchanterConstruct an Enchantment Table.Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output.20GBronze
Diamonds to you!Throw diamonds at another player.Drop a diamond. Another player or a mob must then pick up this diamond.15GBronze

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawDiamonds!
Acquire diamonds Isn't It Iron PickHave a diamond in your inventory.story/mine_diamond
Advancement-plain-rawCover Me with Diamonds
Diamond armor saves lives Diamonds!Have any type of diamond armor in your inventory.story/shiny_gear
Advancement-plain-rawInvicon Enchanted BookEnchanter
Enchant an item at an Enchanting Table Diamonds!Insert an item in an enchanting table, then apply an enchantment.story/enchant_item
Advancement-fancy-rawSerious Dedication
Use a Netherite Ingot to upgrade a Hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices A Seedy PlaceHave a netherite hoe in your inventory.husbandry/obtain_netherite_hoe

History

indev
0.3120100129File:Diamond Revision 1.png Added diamonds. Initially, they were referred to as "emeralds".
Diamond can be used to craft diamond blocks and diamond swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes.
A stack of 100 diamonds can be found inside the Indev House chests.
20100130Emeralds from the previous version are now referred to as "diamonds".
Diamonds can no longer be found inside the Indev House due to the removal of the chests.
20100206Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes.
20100218Diamonds are now used to craft diamond helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots.
alpha
v1.0.14Diamonds are now used to craft jukeboxes.
beta
1.8Pre-releaseDiamonds are now found in the new mineshaft chests.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Diamond ore can now be smelted into diamond gems, even though there isn't any way to pick up the ore without using mods.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Diamonds are now used to craft enchantment tables.
Diamonds are now found in the new stronghold altar chests.
1.112w01aDiamonds are now found in village blacksmith chests.
1.3.112w21aDiamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers in quantities of 3–5 for 1 emerald.
Added desert temples, with a hidden chest room and loot containing diamonds.
12w21bDiamonds have now been changed in the game code from "emerald" to "diamond", due to actual emeralds being added. Diamond's original name during Indev, as stated above, was emerald in the code, and was kept this way until this snapshot.
12w22aAdded jungle temples, which contain loot chests with diamonds.
1.4.612w49aDiamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail.
1.6.113w18aDiamonds are now found in the new nether fortress chests.
1.814w02aDiamonds can now be traded to any black apron villager in quantities of 3–4 for 1 emerald, as their tier III trade.
1.915w31aDiamonds will now generate in end city chests.
15w43aThe average yield of diamonds have now been slightly decreased in nether fortress chests.
15w44aThe average yield of diamonds in desert temple and mineshaft chests have now been decreased.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 264.
18w10aDiamonds will now generate in buried treasure chests.
18w11aDiamonds will now generate in shipwreck treasure chests.
1.1418w43aDiamond The texture of diamonds has now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.2File:Diamond Revision 1.png Added diamonds.
Diamonds can be collected and used to craft blocks of diamond and diamond axes, pickaxes, swords and shovels.
0.4.0Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes.
0.5.0Diamonds are now used to craft nether reactor cores.
0.6.0Diamonds are now used to craft diamond armor.
0.12.1build 1Diamonds are now used to craft enchanting tables.
Diamonds are now no longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are now instead dropped by it.
Diamonds will now generate in nether fortress chests.
0.13.0build 1Diamonds will now have a chance to generate in desert temple chests.
0.14.0build 1Diamonds are now found in minecart with chests in abandoned mineshafts.
0.15.0build 1Diamonds can now be found in jungle temple chests.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Diamonds can now be found in altar chests in strongholds, dungeon chests and end city chests.
alpha 1.0.0.0Diamonds can now be found in blacksmith chests in villages.
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.03-4 diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers for an emerald as part of their third tier trades.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail.
Diamonds can now be used to craft jukeboxes.
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Diamonds can now be found inside buried treasure chests and shipwrecks.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Diamonds can now be found in plains village weaponsmith chests.
Diamond The texture of diamonds has now been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Diamonds can now be found in village toolsmith chests and in savanna, desert, taiga, and snowy taiga village weaponsmith chests.
beta 1.11.0.4Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers now buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their fourth tier trades.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 1File:Diamond Revision 1.png Added diamonds.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90Diamond The texture of diamonds has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0File:Diamond Revision 1.png Added diamonds.

Issues

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Trivia

  • In real life, diamond is commonly used for industrial purposes, generally as diamond-tipped drill bits and saw blades. They are usually used for cutting stone and other hard materials. Diamonds used for this purpose are typically not of gemstone quality.

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