Elytra (pronunciation: [ˈɛl ɪ trə] el-i-trə)[1] are an item that allows the player to glide. Elytra are grey in color unless the player is wearing a cape, in which case the elytra will adopt the cape's design.
Obtaining
Natural generation
Elytra are found in end cities. One pair of elytra is found within an item frame in each end ship.
Repairing
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Damaged Elytra | The durability of the two elytra is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. |
Usage
Flight
Elytra are equipped in the chestplate slot. They can either be placed directly in the slot, or be equipped using a dispenser.
To initiate flying, the player must jump in midair. From there, direction is controlled by looking left or right, and the flying speed and rate of descent is controlled by looking up or down. Looking upwards while gliding temporarily increases the player's altitude, however doing this for too long stalls the player, causing it to descend at a faster rate (indicated by the player moving their limbs).
Elytra allow the player to travel 10 blocks horizontally for each block fallen when flying at a constant 0° pitch, not including the initial fall, resulting in a best constant glide angle of about 5.7°. The maximum flight time is obtained with a pitch of about 14° up. The maximum terminal horizontal velocity is approximately 67.5 m/s and is obtained with a pitch of about 52° down.[2]
Durability decreases by one point each second when flying. Elytra have 431 durability, resulting in 7 minutes and 11 seconds of flight. It is possible to apply the Unbreaking enchantment using an anvil and an enchanted book, which affects the Elytra in the same way that enchantment affects tools, increasing flight time to about 10 seconds of flight per point of durability for an unbreaking 3 elytra. Low server tick will also increase this if the chunks are being created too fast for the computer to keep up.
The player will not take fall damage while the elytra are equipped unless hitting the ground or a wall at an excessive velocity, which can be caused by nose-diving or stalling. Fall damage will then be a result of the height fallen during the nose-dive or stall.
A player gliding with elytra has a shorter hitbox than usual: 0.6 blocks in height rather than 1.8 blocks.
Repair
When durability reaches 1, elytra will no longer work until they are repaired, and cannot lose more durability. These “broken” elytra have a different, tattered item texture, though they do not appear differently on the player. They may be repaired either by crafting two together or in an anvil, using leather: each piece of leather will repair the elytra by 108 durability, therefore requiring 4 leather to fully repair.
Enchantments
Elytra can receive the following enchantments in survival, but only through an anvil:
History
| r | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.9{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Emerald|Emerald]]<br/>{{About|the item|the currency in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Emerald|the skin|MCD:Emerald (skin)|the ore|Emerald Ore|the mineral block|Block of Emerald}}
{{Item
| image = Emerald.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Common}}
'''Emeralds''' are rare minerals that are used primarily as the currency for [[trading]] with [[villager]]s and [[wandering trader]]s. Naturally-occurring emeralds are rarer than [[diamond]]s.
== Obtaining ==
=== Trading ===
{{main|Trading}}
Emeralds can be obtained by trading with [[villager]]s, since they are the currency that villagers use for trading. Villagers either buy or sell specific goods for emeralds.
=== Mining ===
[[Emerald ore]] drops one emerald when mined using an iron or better [[pickaxe]]. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it may drop an extra emerald per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 emeralds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops itself in ore form instead of an emerald.
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Block of Emerald
|Output= Emerald,9
|type= Material
}}
=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|Emerald Ore; Deepslate Emerald Ore
|Emerald
|1
}}
=== Natural generation ===
{{see also|Emerald Ore#Natural generation}}
Emeralds can generate in [[chest]]s in some [[village]] houses or other generated [[Generated structures|structures]].
{{needs update|inaccurate=1|section=1}}
{{LootChestItem|emerald}}
=== Drops ===
[[Vindicator]]s and [[evoker]]s drop 0–1 emeralds upon death. [[Looting]] increases the maximum emerald drop by one per level, for a maximum of 4 emeralds with Looting III.
[[Fox]]es that are holding emeralds also have a chance of 100% to drop the emerald they are holding upon death. Alternatively, the player can drop a food item to entice the fox to drop the emerald without killing it.
{{IN|bedrock}}, vindicators and [[pillager]]s spawned from [[raids]] can drop 0–1 emeralds. Depending on difficulty, vindicators and pillagers spawned from raids also have a chance of dropping additional emeralds. There is a 65% chance of dropping on easy and normal, and an 80% chance of dropping on hard. If this additional drop condition is met, different emerald counts can drop with different chances. There is a {{frac|10|39}} chance to drop an additional 0–1 emeralds, a {{frac|5|39}} chance to drop an additional 2–3, and a {{frac|2|39}} chance to drop an additional 4–5.
{{IN|bedrock}}, with Looting III, it is possible for a vindicator in a raid to drop up to 16 emeralds upon death (vindicator drops + raid drops + an additional drop<!-- emerald from 2/39 chance-->).
== Usage ==
=== Trading ===
{{main|Trading}}
Emeralds are primarily used as currency for [[trading]] with villagers and wandering traders. Trading is typically a faster way to obtain emeralds than by mining, as an emerald ore is rarer than a diamond ore.
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}
===Beacons===
Emeralds can be used to select powers from a [[beacon]]. The player must select one of the available powers and then insert an emerald into the item slot.
An emerald can be substituted for an [[iron ingot]], a [[gold ingot]], a [[diamond]] or a [[netherite ingot]] in a beacon.
=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Emerald
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Emerald
|Emerald Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.
|tail=1
}}
;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|emerald}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Haggler;Buy Low;Master Trader}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|What a Deal!}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Emerald
|spritetype=item
|nameid=emerald
|itemtags=beacon_payment_items
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Emerald
|spritetype=item
|nameid=emerald
|id=512
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== History ==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100129|Added [[diamond]]s, referred to as emeralds in the code.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||May 21, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb_|204619936616808451}}|[[File:Ruby pJE20120521.png|32px]] [[Jens Bergensten|Jeb]] released a screenshot of himself testing the [[trading]] system. At this time, what would become emeralds were [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|rubies]].<ref>http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1621716-15-new-blocksitems/#entry19977082</ref>}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds and [[emerald ore]].
|Emeralds can be [[trading|traded]] with [[villager]]s in exchange for different [[item]]s.
|Added [[desert temple]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing emeralds.
|[[File:Ruby JE1 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|rubies]] can be found in the (at this time unused) file {{cd|items.png}}.<ref name="en_US 12w21">Snapshot 12w21a/b ''lang/en_US.lang'': '''item.ruby.name=Ruby'''</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|[[Block of emerald]] has now been added, which is [[crafting|crafted]] from nine emeralds and can be placed as a decorative [[block]].
|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with emeralds.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|As [[zombie villager]]s can now spawn and be cured, emeralds can now still be obtained in [[trading|trades]] even if [[generated structures]] are disabled.}}
{{history||1.9|snap=15w31a|Emeralds now generate in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.}}
{{history|||snap=15w43a|Emeralds now generate in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{history|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of emeralds in [[desert temple]] chests has now been increased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added [[vindicator]]s and [[evoker]]s, which drop emeralds if killed by a player.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 388.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Emeralds can now generate in the loot [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Emeralds can now generate in [[buried treasure]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Emeralds can now generate in the chests of [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Emerald JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed.
|Added [[pillager]]s, which can [[drops|drop]] emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=18w46a|Pillagers no longer drop emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Emeralds now generate in chests in [[village]] tanneries, fisher cottages and plains village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Emeralds now generate in chests in [[village]] shepherd houses, mason houses, butcher shops, and savanna and snowy village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Emeralds now generate in chests in [[village]] fletcher houses, temples, and desert and taiga village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with emeralds in their mouths.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Emerald JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed, once again and it looks smaller.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|The unused [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|rubies]] texture was removed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Emeralds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|||snap=23w07a|Emeralds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s or [[desert well]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|The probability for the emerald to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert temple]] and in [[desert well]] has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8.|Emerald can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Emerald 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]]; emerald now is in the common loot.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=build 5|Emeralds can now be used to craft [[blocks of emerald]].}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Emeralds can now be found inside [[desert temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot chests with emeralds.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Emeralds can now be used to power [[beacon]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Emeralds can now be found in [[end city]] ship [[chest]]s.
|Emeralds can now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Emeralds are now used as "currency" for [[villager]] [[trading]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Added [[evoker]]s and [[vindicator]]s, which [[drops|drop]] emeralds when killed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Emeralds can now be found in some [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Emeralds can now be found inside [[underwater ruins]] chests.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Emeralds can now be used to [[trading|buy]] items from [[wandering trader]]s.
|Emeralds can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] house and tannery [[chest]]s.
|[[File:Emerald JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Emeralds can now be found in [[village]] [[chest]]s other than [[plains]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn from [[raid]]s can now [[drops|drop]] bonus emeralds.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Emerald JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed, once again.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] emeralds.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|Emeralds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s or [[desert well]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Emeralds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps=1.04|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds.}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Emerald JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of emeralds has now been changed.}}
{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added emeralds.}}
{{History|foot}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Villager trading preview.png|The first image of the trading system released by [[Jeb]]. What would become emeralds can be seen in the [[inventory]] space.
Emerald Ore 12w21a.png|A wall of [[emerald ore]] utilizing a previous texture in snapshot [[12w21a]].
Room of Emeralds.png|All forms of emeralds in one photo: emerald (in the form of [[emerald block|block]], [[emerald ore|ore]] and the emerald itself).
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*The [[History_of_textures/Unused_textures#Ruby|ruby]] was going to be the [[villager]] currency but was changed to emeralds before the update's release.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Items}}
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[cs:Smaragd]]
[[de:Smaragd]]
[[es:Esmeralda]]
[[fr:Émeraude]]
[[hu:Smaragd]]
[[it:Smeraldo]]
[[ja:エメラルド]]
[[ko:에메랄드]]
[[nl:Smaragd]]
[[pl:Szmaragd]]
[[pt:Esmeralda]]
[[ru:Изумруд]]
[[th:มรกต]]
[[tr:Zümrüt]]
[[uk:Смарагд]]
[[zh:绿宝石]]</li><li>[[:Category:Food|Category:Food]]<br/>Foods in Minecraft.
[[Category:Items]]
[[cs:Kategorie:Potraviny]]
[[fr:Catégorie:Nourriture]]
[[hu:Kategória:Ételek]]
[[zh:Category:食物]]</li></ul> | October 5, 2015 | Tommaso Checchi tweets that Jeb is working on a secret feature for Minecraft PC, saying that "it's like Mario 64." | |||
| October 6, 2015 | Jeb tweets an animated gif revealing a player gliding around an end city. Elytra have a dragon-wing texture. | ||||
| Jeb tweets an image of folded wings, which replace the cape the player is wearing. | |||||
| Jeb tweets another animated gif of his character with Mojang-themed elytra, gliding along a river through a taiga forest. | |||||
| 15w41a | Added elytra. | ||||
| 15w42a | Elytra now spread slightly when the player crouches. | ||||
| The player can now take damage from gliding into walls, and crashing into a wall now has its own death message. | |||||
| The player can now fit through 1-block gaps while gliding. | |||||
| The player is no longer able to go higher than the starting point of the glide. | |||||
| 15w43a | The player's point of view now gets shifted while gliding. | ||||
| 16w06a | Elytra now recognize the player's cape and adopt a different elytra cape design for every official cape (see Gallery). In addition, Jeb is working on a feature that will allow players to change the elytra design like regular player skins. | ||||
| 16w07a | Elytra are now activated by jumping mid-air. The player no longer glides automatically when falling. | ||||
| The cape option in the options menu now also disables custom elytra textures. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Elytra" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
Trivia
- In real life, elytra are the tough forewings of beetles and earwigs that cover the wings they actually use for flight. Elytra are not actually used for flight in real life.
- It is possible to jump 1.5 blocks while wearing elytra. If the player sprints at the wall and rapidly presses jump, the player activates the elytra, and swoops up to land on top of the wall, even though the player cannot normally jump it.
- If you fly into deep water with an elytra equipped the flying animation will not stop, making it look as if there's better swimming animations. Once you touch ground, though, the flying animation will stop.
- Elytra can be equipped onto mobs using commands, although for some it doesn't work. Most mobs will follow one of three different flight paths (which they cannot control) before landing, at which they will regain their AI.
- Exceptions to this are squids and chickens, as the squid's AI will cause it to try and "swim" in midair, making it fall straight down because it conflicts with the elytra mechanics. Since chickens fall slowly, they will only move so far.
- Tamed wolves and ocelots which are not sitting will not teleport until they hit the ground. This also goes for Endermen.







