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Lapis lazuli is a mineral used for enchanting or as a dye[until Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).].
Obtaining
Mining
When mined with a stone pickaxe or better, a block of lapis lazuli ore will drop 4–8 pieces of lapis lazuli. With the Fortune III enchantment, a single block has a chance of dropping up to 32 pieces.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli Block |
Smelting
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli Ore + Any fuel |
Trading
Cleric villagers sell 1–2 lapis lazuli for an emerald as part of their second tier of trades.
Natural generation
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Lapis Lazuli | Mineshaft | Chest | 4–9 | 14.5% |
| Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 1–10 | 61.5% | |
| Village | Temple chest | 1–4 | 25.4% | |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Lapis Lazuli | Mineshaft | Chest | 4–9 | 14.5% |
| Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 1–10 | 61.5% | |
| Village | Temple chest | 1–4 | 25.4% | |
Usage
Dye [until Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).]
In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, lapis lazuli can be:
- Applied to sheep to dye their wool, which can then be sheared for 1–3 blocks of blue wool.
- Applied to tamed wolves to dye their collars.
- Applied to tamed cats to dye their collars.
- Used to dye or stain wool, leather armor, beds, glass, terracotta and shulker boxes.
- Combined with gunpowder to make a firework star.
- Combined with a firework star to create a fade-to-color effect.
- Used to add patterns to banners.
- Used to dye shulkers in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
- Used to dye water contained in cauldrons in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
- Combined with sand and gravel to craft concrete powder.
- Combined with compounds to craft balloons or glow sticks in Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.
- Used to change the color of text on signs or hanging signs.
Enchanting
1–3 pieces of lapis lazuli are used to enchant items in an enchantment table.
Crafting ingredient
Data values
ID
Lapis Lazuli/ID
In bedrock edition lapis lazuli has the ID name dye, with a data value of 4.
Template:Dyes
Any number larger than 15 will result in bonemeal.
Video
- Note: This video is outdated, as it does not mention that lapis lazuli can be used for enchanting.
Lapis Lazuli/video
History
| beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Added lapis lazuli. | ||||
| 1.2_02 | Lapis lazuli ore can now be found at bedrock level and will now drop 4–8 lapis lazuli per block mined (increased from 1) on singleplayer only (Minecraft beta servers have not been affected yet). | ||||
| 1.8 | ? | Lapis lazuli can now be found in mineshaft chests. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w34a | Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye leather armor and wolf collars. | |||
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Lapis lazuli can now be crafted with gunpowder to create a firework star. | |||
| 1.6.1 | 13w19a | Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue stained clay. | |||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | With the addition of new flowers, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes. | |||
| 13w41a | Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue stained glass. | ||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Enchanting will now require lapis lazuli. Different enchantments require different amounts of levels and different amounts of levels will now require different amounts of lapis lazuli (between 1-3). | |||
| Cleric villagers will now sell 1–2 lapis lazuli for 1 emerald, making it a renewable resource. | |||||
| 14w30a | Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye banners. | ||||
| 1.9 | 15w44a | The average yield of lapis lazuli in mineshaft chests has now been decreased. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The different data values for the dye ID have been split up into their own IDs.
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| Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 351. | |||||
| 18w11a | Lapis lazuli will now generate in shipwreck chests. | ||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue dye. | |||
| Lapis lazuli can no longer be used as a dye. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.4.0 | Added lapis lazuli. | ||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Lapis lazuli can now used in enchanting. | |||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | Lapis lazuli can now be found inside minecart with chests in abandoned mineshafts. | |||
| Lapis lazuli can be used to color water in cauldron. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Cleric villagers will now sell 1–2 lapis lazuli for 1 emerald. | |||
| Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye shulker shells. | |||||
| 1.1 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye shulker boxes and beds. | |||
| Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue concrete powder. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye banners, firework stars and glass. | |||
| 1.4 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Lapis lazuli can now be found in shipwreck treasure chests. | |||
| beta 1.2.20.1 | Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft balloons and glow sticks. | ||||
| 1.8 | beta 1.8.0.10 | Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue dyes. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added lapis lazuli. | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Lapis can now be used in enchanting. | |
Issues
Issues relating to "Lapis Lazuli" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- In real life, lapis lazuli is a blue gem that may be ground and processed into ultramarine pigment. Lapis lazuli pigment has been famously used in the production of illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, and cave paintings. It was also used by Egyptians for their jewelry and other valuable items (see Wikipedia page).
References
- ↑ "Block of the Week: Lapis Lazuli" – Minecraft.net
- ↑ MC-150278