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Iron ingots are versatile metal crafting ingredients. They are most commonly obtained by smelting iron ore.

Obtaining

Mining

Mining a Nether Reactor core (Pocket Edition exclusive) will drop 6 iron ingots.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Block of Iron

9

Smelting

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Iron Ore +
Any fuel


Natural generation

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
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%

Iron golems

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

Zombies have a 8.5% chance of dropping 1 iron ingot, 9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II, and 11.5% with Looting III.

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Activator Rail Iron Ingot +
Stick +
Redstone Torch
Anvil Block of Iron +
Iron Ingot

Blast Furnace Iron Ingot +
Furnace +
Smooth Stone

Block of Iron Iron Ingot

Bucket Iron Ingot

Cauldron Iron Ingot

Chain Iron Nugget +
Iron Ingot

Compass Iron Ingot +
Redstone Dust

Compass
Crossbow Stick +
Iron Ingot +
String +
Tripwire Hook

Detector Rail Iron Ingot +
Stone Pressure Plate +
Redstone Dust
Flint and Steel Iron Ingot +
Flint


Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate Iron Ingot

Hopper Iron Ingot +
Chest

Iron Trapdoor Iron Ingot

Iron Axe Iron Ingot +
Stick

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

Iron Leggings Iron Ingot

Iron Nugget Iron Ingot
Iron Pickaxe Iron Ingot +
Stick

Iron Shovel Iron Ingot +
Stick

Iron Sword Iron Ingot +
Stick

Minecart Iron Ingot

Piston Any Planks +
Cobblestone +
Iron Ingot +
Redstone Dust

Rail Iron Ingot +
Stick
Shears Iron Ingot

Shield Any Planks +
Iron Ingot

Smithing Table Iron Ingot +
Any Planks

Stonecutter Iron Ingot +
Stone

Stonecutter
Can use stone only, no variants.‌[Java Edition only]
Stonecutter Iron Ingot +
Any Stone

Stonecutter
Can use stone and its three other variants interchangeably.‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Tripwire Hook Iron Ingot +
Stick +
Any Planks

Trading

Villager armorers, tool smiths, and weapon smiths buy 7-9 iron ingots for one emerald as their second tier trades.

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Acquire HardwareSmelt an iron ingotPick up an iron ingot from a furnace output.15GBronze

History

indev
0.31January 29, 2010Added iron ingots.
release
1.2.112w06aZombies now rarely drop iron ingots, making it a renewable resource.
12w08aIron golems now drop 3-5 iron ingots.
1.3.112w21aAdded desert temples, with a hidden chest room and loot containing iron ingots.
12w22aAdded Jungle temples, which contain loot chests with iron ingots.
1.4.212w32aIron ingots can be used to activate a beacon.
12w41aIron ingots are used to craft an anvil.
1.513w01aWeighted Pressure Plates can be crafted using gold ingots or iron ingots.
1.814w07aAdded iron trapdoors, which can be crafted using iron ingots.
pocketa
0.3.2Iron ingots were added.
0.12.1No longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are instead dropped by it.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1Added iron ingots.

Issues

Issues relating to "Iron Ingot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Iron Ingots are the most versatile item in the game, being used in 27 crafting recipes (28 as of 15w33c). The second most versatile item is Wood Planks with 23 recipes.
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