Iron ingots are versatile metal ingots used extensively in crafting.
Obtaining[]
Chest loot[]
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
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Java Edition | ||||
Iron Ingot | Dungeon | Chest | 1–4 | 18.5% |
Mineshaft | Chest | 1–5 | 27.3% | |
Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 4–9 | 11.2% | |
Treasure chest | 3–9 | 33.7% | ||
Generic chest | 1–6 | 19% | ||
Buried treasure | Chest | 1–4 | 99.4% | |
Desert temple | Chest | 1–5 | 18% | |
End city | Chest | 4–8 | 38.4% | |
Jungle temple | Chest | 1–5 | 37.4% | |
Nether fortress | Chest | 1–5 | 19% | |
Pillager Outpost | Chest | 1–3 | 30.5% | |
Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 1–5 | 97.4% | |
Stronghold | Storeroom chest | 1–5 | 34.3% | |
Altar chest | 1–5 | 23% | ||
Village | Armorer's chest | 1–3 | 54.2% | |
Weaponsmith's chest | 1–5 | 45.1% | ||
Toolsmith's chest | 1–5 | 41.2% | ||
Woodland mansion | Chest | 1–4 | 18.5% | |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Iron Ingot | Dungeon | Chest | 1–4 | 18.5% |
Mineshaft | Chest | 1–5 | 27.3% | |
Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 4–9 | 11.2% | |
Treasure chest | 3–9 | 33.7% | ||
Generic chest | 1–6 | 19% | ||
Buried treasure | Chest | 3–5 | 57.2% | |
Desert temple | Chest | 1–5 | 18% | |
End city | Chest | 4–8 | 38.4% | |
Jungle temple | Chest | 1–5 | 37.3% | |
Nether fortress | Chest | 1–5 | 19% | |
Pillager Outpost | Chest | 1–3 | 30.5% | |
Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 1–5 | 97.4% | |
Stronghold | Altar chest | 1–5 | 22.4% | |
Storeroom chest | 1–5 | 28.5% | ||
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1–5 | 45.1% | |
Toolsmith's chest | 1–5 | 41.2% | ||
Armorer's chest | 1–3 | 54.2% | ||
Woodland mansion | Chest | 1–4 | 18.5% |
Crafting[]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Block of Iron | |
Iron Nugget |
Smelting[]
Smelting raw iron in a furnace or blast furnace is the most common way to obtain iron ingots.
Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
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Iron Ingot | Iron Ore + Any fuel |
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Iron Ingot | Deepslate Iron Ore + Any fuel |
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Iron Ingot | Raw Iron + Any fuel |
Compound creation[]
Iron Ingot can be created from its base elements, using the compound creator.[Bedrock and Education editions only]
Name | Elements | Example recipe |
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Iron Ingot | Iron |
Mob Loot[]
Iron golems drop 3-5 iron ingots upon death, regardless of the way they die. The looting enchantment does not increase the amount of iron ingots dropped.
Zombies, husks, and zombie villagers have a 2.5% chance of dropping either an iron ingot, carrot, or potato when killed by a player or tamed wolf. This is increased by 1% per level of looting. This gives iron ingots the following chances of dropping:
- 1⁄120 (about 0.83%)
- 11⁄600 (about 1.83%) with Looting I
- 17⁄600 (about 2.83%) with Looting II
- 23⁄600 (about 3.83%) with Looting III
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Activator Rail | Iron Ingot + Stick + Redstone Torch |
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Anvil | Block of Iron + Iron Ingot |
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Blast Furnace | Iron Ingot + Furnace + Smooth Stone |
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Block of Iron | Iron Ingot | ||
Bucket | Iron Ingot | ||
Cauldron | Iron Ingot | ||
Chain | Iron Nugget + Iron Ingot |
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Compass | Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust |
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Crossbow | Stick + Iron Ingot + String + Tripwire Hook |
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Detector Rail | Iron Ingot + Stone Pressure Plate + Redstone Dust |
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Flint and Steel | Iron Ingot + Flint |
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Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate | Iron Ingot | ||
Hopper | Iron Ingot + Chest |
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Iron Trapdoor | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Axe | Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Iron Bars | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Boots | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Chestplate | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Door | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Helmet | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Hoe | Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Iron Leggings | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Nugget | Iron Ingot | ||
Iron Pickaxe | Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Iron Shovel | Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Iron Sword | Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Minecart | Iron Ingot | ||
Piston | Any Planks + Cobblestone + Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust |
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Rail | Iron Ingot + Stick |
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Shears | Iron Ingot | ||
Shield | Any Planks + Iron Ingot |
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Smithing Table | Iron Ingot + Any Planks |
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Stonecutter | Iron Ingot + Any Stone |
Can use stone and its three other variants interchangeably.[Bedrock Edition only] | |
Stonecutter | Iron Ingot + Stone |
Can use stone only, no variants.[Java Edition only] | |
Tripwire Hook | Iron Ingot + Stick + Any Planks |
Trading[]
Apprentice-level Armorer, Toolsmith, and Weaponsmith villagers buy 4 iron ingots for an emerald as their third trade.[Bedrock Edition only]
Apprentice-level Armorer villagers have a 50% chance to buy 4 iron ingots for one emerald, and apprentice-level Toolsmith and Weaponsmith villagers always offer to buy 4 iron ingots for one emerald.[Java Edition only]
Repairing[]
Iron ingots are the repair items for the iron tier and chainmail and iron armor materials, and thus can be used to repair the following items in an anvil:
- Chainmail Helmet
- Chainmail Chestplate
- Chainmail Leggings
- Chainmail Boots
- Iron Helmet
- Iron Chestplate
- Iron Leggings
- Iron Boots
- Iron Sword
- Iron Axe
- Iron Pickaxe
- Iron Shovel
- Iron Hoe
Healing iron golems[]
Using an iron ingot on an iron golem restores its health by 25 × 12.5.
Beacons[]
Iron ingots can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers, and then insert an iron ingot in the item slot.
An iron ingot can be substituted for an emerald, a gold ingot, a diamond, or a netherite ingot.
Achievements[]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
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PS4 | Other platforms | |||||
Acquire Hardware | Smelt iron ore in the furnace. | Pick up an iron ingot from a furnace output. | 15G | Bronze |
Advancements[]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
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![]() | Acquire Hardware | Smelt an iron ingot | Getting an Upgrade | Have an iron ingot in your inventory. | story/smelt_iron
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Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
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Iron Ingot | iron_ingot | Item | beacon_payment_items | item.minecraft.iron_ingot |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
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Iron Ingot | iron_ingot | 305 | Item | item.iron_ingot.name |
History[]
Java Edition Indev | |||||
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0.31 | 20100128 | ![]() | |||
20100129 | ![]() | ||||
Iron ingots can be smelted from iron ore and drop 3–5 iron ingots. | |||||
Iron ingots can be used to craft iron blocks, flint and steel and iron swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes. | |||||
20100130 | Iron ingots are now used to craft arrows. | ||||
20100206 | Iron ingots can now be used to craft iron hoes. | ||||
? | Smelting now drops only 1 iron ingot (down from 3–5). | ||||
Iron blocks now require 9 iron ingots (3x3) instead 4 (2x2) to be crafted, making them much more expensive. | |||||
20100218 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots. | ||||
Java Edition Infdev | |||||
20100615 | Iron ingots are now used to craft buckets. | ||||
20100618 | Iron ingots are now used to craft rails and minecarts. | ||||
20100625-2 | Iron ingots can be found in dungeon chests. | ||||
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
v1.0.1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron doors. | ||||
v1.0.14 | Iron ingots are no longer used to craft arrows. | ||||
v1.1.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft compasses. | ||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
1.5 | Iron ingots are now used to craft detector rails. | ||||
1.7 | Iron ingots are now used to craft pistons and shears. | ||||
1.8 | Pre-release | Iron ingots are found in the new stronghold storeroom and mineshaft chests. | |||
Iron ingots are now used to craft iron bars. | |||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Iron ingots are now used to craft cauldrons. | |||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Iron ingots are now found in the new stronghold altar chests. | ||||
1.1 | 12w01a | Iron ingots are now found in village blacksmith chests. | |||
1.2.1 | 12w06a | Zombies now rarely drop iron ingots, making it a renewable resource. | |||
12w08a | Iron golems now drop 3–5 iron ingots. | ||||
1.3.1 | 12w21a | Added desert temples, with a hidden chest room and loot containing iron ingots. | |||
Blacksmith villagers now buy 8–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||||
12w22a | Added jungle temples, which contain loot chests with iron ingots. | ||||
Iron ingots are now used to craft tripwire hooks. | |||||
1.4.2 | 12w32a | Iron ingots can be used to activate beacons. | |||
12w41a | Iron ingots are now used to craft anvils. | ||||
1.5 | 13w01a | Iron ingots are now used to craft heavy weighted pressure plates. | |||
13w02a | Iron ingots are now used to craft hoppers and activator rails. | ||||
1.6.1 | 13w18a | Iron ingots are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||
1.8 | 14w02a | Trading for iron ingots has been changed: armorer, weapon smith and tool smith villagers now buy 7–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||
14w07a | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron trapdoors. | ||||
1.9 | 15w31a | Iron ingots are now found in end city ship chests. | |||
15w33c | Iron ingots are now used to craft shields. | ||||
15w44a | The average yield from dungeon and desert temple chests has been substantially decreased. | ||||
The average yield from mineshaft and nether fortress chests has been slightly decreased. | |||||
1.11 | 16w39a | Iron ingots are now found in the new woodland mansion chests. | |||
1.11.1 | 16w50a | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron nuggets. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 265. | |||
18w10a | Iron ingots now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||||
18w11a | Iron ingots can now be found in the chests of shipwrecks. | ||||
1.14 | 18w43a | Iron ingots can now be used to craft crossbows. | |||
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18w47a | Iron ingots can now be found inside of loot chests on top of pillager outposts. | ||||
18w50a | Iron ingots can now be found in chests in village toolsmith houses. | ||||
Iron ingots can now be used to craft a blast furnace. | |||||
19w04a | Iron ingots can now be used to craft stonecutters. | ||||
1.15 | 19w41a | Iron ingots can now be used to heal iron golems. | |||
1.16 | 20w16a | Iron ingots now generate in bastion remnants chests. | |||
Iron ingots are now used to craft chains. | |||||
1.16.2 | 20w30a | The average yield of iron ingots from bastion remnant chests has been slightly increased. | |||
1.17 | 21w08a | Iron ingots can now be smelted from deepslate iron ore. | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
v0.2.0 | ![]() | ||||
v0.3.2 | Iron ingots are now obtainable by smelting iron ore in a furnace. | ||||
Iron ingots can be used to craft shears, blocks of iron and iron pickaxes, axes, swords and shovels. | |||||
v0.4.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft flint and steel and iron hoes. | ||||
v0.5.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft nether reactor cores. | ||||
v0.6.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron armor. | ||||
v0.7.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft buckets. | ||||
v0.8.0 | build 2 | Iron ingots are now used to craft compasses, minecarts, iron bars and rails. | |||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots can now be found in village blacksmith chests, stronghold altar chests and dungeon chests. | |||
Zombies now rarely drop iron ingots. | |||||
v0.12.1 | build 1 | Iron ingots are no longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are instead dropped by it. | |||
Iron ingots are now used to craft anvils. | |||||
Iron ingots are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||||
Added iron golems, which drop iron ingots. | |||||
Iron ingots can now be used to repair iron tools, armor and weapons in anvils. | |||||
Added zombie villagers, which rarely drop iron ingots. | |||||
v0.13.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft tripwire hooks, detector rails, iron trapdoors and heavy weighted pressure plates. | |||
Added desert temples, which have hidden chest rooms and loot containing iron ingots. | |||||
v0.14.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft hoppers and cauldrons. | |||
Iron ingots can now be found in minecart chests generated in mineshafts. | |||||
v0.15.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft pistons. | |||
Added jungle temples, which have hidden chest rooms and main treasure rooms that have loot containing iron ingots. | |||||
Added husks, which rarely drop iron ingots. | |||||
v0.16.0 | build 4 | Iron ingots can now be used to activate beacons. | |||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Iron ingots can now be found in end city ship chests. | |||
Iron ingots can now be found in stronghold storeroom chests. | |||||
1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Added trading—armorer, weaponsmith and toolsmith villagers now buy 7–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||
1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Iron ingots can now be crafted using iron nuggets. | |||
Iron ingots can now be used to craft iron nuggets. | |||||
Iron ingots can now be found in woodland mansion chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Iron ingots now generate in buried treasure chests. | |||
Iron ingots can now be found in shipwreck treasure chests. | |||||
1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.10 | Iron ingots can now be used to craft crossbows. | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Iron ingots can now be found inside pillager outposts and plains villages' weaponsmith chests. | |||
Iron ingots can now be used to craft blast furnaces, stonecutters and shields. | |||||
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1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Iron ingots can now be found in village armorer and toolsmith chests. | |||
Iron ingots can now be found in savanna, taiga, desert and snowy taiga village weaponsmiths. | |||||
beta 1.11.0.4 | Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers now buy 4 iron ingots for an emerald. | ||||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Iron ingots now generate in bastion remnants chests. | |||
1.18.10 | beta 1.18.10.26 | Iron ingots can now be used to heal iron golems. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Iron Ingot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- The iron ingot is used in 34 crafting recipes, more than any other item in the game. Planks take the second place with 33 recipes.
- To craft each recipe once, a player would need 153 iron ingots, including 27 for the iron blocks in an anvil, and one for the tripwire hook in a crossbow.
See also[]
External links[]
- "Taking Inventory: Iron Ingot" – Minecraft.net