Iron Ingot

For a list of iron-related objects in Minecraft, see Iron (Disambiguation).

Iron ingots are ingots obtained by smelting iron ore, or by finding them in underground dungeons, woodland mansion, minecart with chest, strongholds, villages, buried treasure chests, jungle temple, desert temple, and shipwrecks.

Obtaining

Iron ingots can be primarily obtained by smelting iron ore in a furnace or blast furnace. However, they can also be found in temples, dungeons, and stronghold chests. Rarely, zombies and husks will drop items made of iron, due to them wearing iron armor or holding an iron tool, or just the iron ingot itself. Iron golems drop 3 to 5 iron ingots when they die.

Natural generation

Chest type	Chance of finding	Stack size
Village armorer	54.2%	1-3
Pillager outpost	30.5%	1-3
Stronghold altar	23.3%	1-5
Stronghold altar ^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	22.6%	1-5
Village toolsmith	41.2%	1-5
Shipwreck treasure	97.4%	1-5
Stronghold storeroom	34.3%	1-5
Stronghold storeroom ^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	28.5%	1-5
Village weaponsmith	45.1%	1-5
Nether fortress	19.0%	1-5
Jungle temple	37.4%	1-5
Jungle temple ^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	37.3%	1-5
Desert temple	18.0%	1-5
Chest minecarts in Mineshafts	31.6%	1-5
End city	38.4%	4-8
Dungeon	18.5%	1-4
Woodland mansion	18.5%	1-4
Buried treasure	99.4%	1-4
Buried treasure ^{[Bedrock Edition only]}	57.2%	3-5

Crafting

Minecart			Iron Door x3
None	None	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None

Block of Iron			Iron Bars x16
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	None	None
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot

Bucket			Iron Chestplate
None	None	None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot
None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot

Iron Helmet			Iron Leggings
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot
None	None	None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot

Iron Boots			Shears
None	None	None	None	None	None
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	None
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	None	None	Iron Ingot

Iron Sword			Iron Pickaxe
None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot
None	Iron Ingot	None	None	Stick	None
None	Stick	None	None	Stick	None

Iron Shovel			Iron Axe
None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None
None	Stick	None	Iron Ingot	Stick	None
None	Stick	None	None	Stick	None

Iron Hoe			Pressure Plates
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	None	None	None
None	Stick	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None
None	Stick	None	None	None	None

Rail x16			Detector Rail x6
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	Stick	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Pressure Plate	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Redstone	Iron Ingot

Activator Rail x6			Cauldron
Iron Ingot	Stick	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	Redstone Torch	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot	Stick	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot

Flint and Steel (Shapeless recipe)			Compass
None	None	None	None	Iron Ingot	None
None	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot	Redstone	Iron Ingot
None	None	Flint	None	Iron Ingot	None

Piston			Hopper
Wood Planks	Wood Planks	Wood Planks	Iron Ingot	None	Iron Ingot
Cobblestone	Iron Ingot	Cobblestone	Iron Ingot	Chest	Iron Ingot
Cobblestone	Redstone	Cobblestone	None	Iron Ingot	None

Anvil			Shield
Block of Iron	Block of Iron	Block of Iron	Wood Planks	Iron Ingot	Wood Planks
None	Iron Ingot	None	Wood Planks	Wood Planks	Wood Planks
Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	Iron Ingot	None	Wood Planks	None

Iron Nugget x9 (Shapeless recipe)			Tripwire Hook
None	None	None	None	Iron Ingot	None
None	Iron Ingot	None	None	Stick	None
None	None	None	None	Wood Planks	None

Iron Ingot			Iron Ingot x9 (Shapeless recipe)
Iron Nugget	Iron Nugget	Iron Nugget	None	None	None
Iron Nugget	Iron Nugget	Iron Nugget	None	Block of Iron	None
Iron Nugget	Iron Nugget	Iron Nugget	None	None	None

Crossbow
Stick	Iron Ingot	Stick
String	Tripwire Hook	String
None	Stick	None

Trivia

Iron is one of the most useful items in-game, as it creates tools that are capable of mining all ores and anything but obsidian (which can only be mined with a diamond pickaxe), ancient debris, and bedrock. It also creates the third strongest armor, with diamond armor being the second strongest, and netherite armor being the strongest. This makes it perhaps one of the most-used materials in Minecraft.
Iron is used in the most amount of crafting recipes which are about 29 total.
- Iron is also incredibly versatile. It fills all 3 categories where it is efficient in building, attacking, and mining.
Because it's a rare drop by zombies, iron ingots are considered a renewable resource.
Weaponsmith, armorer, and toolsmith villagers will buy iron ingots in exchange for emeralds.
Like emeralds, gold ingots, and diamonds, iron ingots can be used to select powers in a beacon.
As of 1.15, iron golems can be healed using iron ingots, healing a quarter of their health per ingot.
The iron ingot is a recolored gold ingot.

Gallery

Video

Iron - Minecraft Micro Guide

Items
Raw Materials	Blaze Rod • Bone • Clay • Coal ( Charcoal) • Diamond • Ender Pearl • Feather • Flint • Ghast Tear • Glowstone Dust • Gold Ingot ( Nugget) • Gunpowder • Iron Ingot • ( Nugget) • Leather • Nether Wart • Nether Star • Prismarine Shard • Prismarine Crystal • Redstone Dust • Slimeball • String • Emerald • Firework Star • Rabbit Hide • Rabbit's Foot • Shulker Shell • Nautilus Shell • Phantom Membrane • Heart of the Sea • Scute • Honeycomb • Netherite Scrap • Netherite Ingot
Manufactured	Blaze Powder • Book • Bowl • Brick ( Nether) • Eye of Ender • Fermented Spider Eye • Glass Bottle ( Water Bottle) • Glistering Melon • Magma Cream • Paper • Popped Chorus Fruit • Potions ( Splash • Lingering) • Stick • Sugar
Food	Beetroot • ( Beetroot Soup) • Bread • Cake • Carrot ( Golden Carrot) • Chorus Fruit • Cookie • Egg • Melon Slice • Milk • Mushroom Stew • Potato ( Baked • Poisonous) • Sweet Berries • Pumpkin Pie • Raw Beef ( Steak) • Raw Chicken ( Cooked) • Raw Cod ( Cooked) • Raw Porkchop ( Cooked) • Apple ( Golden • Notch) • Rotten Flesh • Spider Eye • Raw Rabbit ( Cooked) • Raw Mutton ( Cooked) • Rabbit Stew • Tropical Fish • Raw Salmon ( Cooked Salmon) • Pufferfish • Dried Kelp • Suspicious Stew • Honey Bottle • Honey
Plants	Seeds ( Beetroot • Wheat • Pumpkin • Melon) • Sugar Cane • Wheat • Kelp • Bamboo • Pink Dye • Orange Dye • Yellow Dye • Green Dye • Lime Dye • Light Blue Dye • Cyan Dye • Lapis Lazuli • Magenta Dye • Purple Dye • Gray Dye • Light Gray Dye • White Dye • Black Dye • Brown Dye • Blue Dye
Tools	Axe • Bucket ( Water • Lava) • Fishing Rod • Flint and Steel • Hoe • Pickaxe • Shears • Shovel • Book and Quill • Lead • Shield • Carrot on a Stick • Warped Fungus on a Stick
Informative	Clock • Compass • Map • Exploration Map
Weapons	Bow ( Arrow) • Fire Charge • Snowball • Sword • Trident • Crossbow
Armor	Boots • Chestplate • Helmet • Leggings • Horse Armor • Turtle Shell
Vehicles	Boat • Minecart ( with Furnace • with Chest • with TNT • With Hopper • with Command Block)
Utility	Saddle • Totem of Undying • Name Tag
Decoration	Music Discs
Creative only	Spawn Egg • Debug Stick
Unimplemented	Quiver • Ruby • Skis • Crystallized Honey