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A renewable resource is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches (as opposed to a non-renewable resource). While running out of resources isn't likely to be a factor due to theoretically infinite (and still quite vast in practice) map generation, this is a list of resources that can be produced over and over without having to explore for more. However, running out of resources can be a bigger issue on superflat worlds, where resources are less plentiful, or in PvP maps, where one would like to obtain resources without having to conquer more land.

The listed fully renewable craftable items are items which can be crafted, smelted, or brewed using only renewable resources. For example, cookies are renewable as they only require wheat and cocoa beans that can be regrown infinitely, while TNT isn't because it requires sand, which is not renewable. Anything that is dropped by a monster or animal, is renewable because more mobs of the same kind can spawn and be killed again for more loot. This is not the case for boss mobs (the Ender Dragon spawns only once per world, and the wither requires non renewable soul sand to spawn), nor the elder guardian, which spawns only three times per ocean monument.

Brief introduction to methods

There are some main methods to get renewable resources and some item-specific methods. Item-specific methods vary from building a cobblestone generator to harvesting obsidian from portals, so it's very important sometimes to choose non-renewable, but easier and/or safer ways to get them. The methods are listed in increasing difficulty order:

  • Farming - grow it on the dirt or farmland block, breed using renewable resources etc.
  • Craft it using only renewable resource(s)
  • Buy it from villagers
  • Get it as a guaranteed or very probable drop after mob's death
  • Get it as a rare drop after mob's death
  • Find it while fishing

The first three methods are the easiest. They are especially worth using when you want to avoid risk, such as while playing in hardcore mode. The fourth method is normally used to get something that is only possible to get by killing monsters, such as blaze rods, arrows or bones. The last two methods are worth using only when there is no other practical choice, as you will really spend a lot of time executing the method before getting what you need.

Renewable

Resource Renewable products Renewable sources

Fishing

Resource Renewable resources
Bone
Bowl
Bow
Clownfish
Enchanted Book
Fishing rod
Ink sac
Leather
Leather Boots
Lily Pad
Name Tag
Pufferfish
Raw Fish
Raw Salmon
Rotten Flesh
Saddle
Stick
FenceFence GateJack 'o' LanternSignWooden ButtonGold SwordGold PickaxeGold ShovelGold AxeGold Hoe
String
Bed
Tripwire hook
Water bottle

Rare drops

These items are only occasionally dropped by monsters, so getting them quickly or in quantity is normally done by mining, then smelting/crafting non-renewable resources (mob farms being an option).

Resource Renewable Products Renewable Method
Bows
Bows are rarely dropped by skeletons, and can be enchanted with Power I and with an even more rare chance a Power II Bow followed by secondary enchantments. Usually, one would rather craft a bow with renewable sticks and string.
Chainmail armor
Chain Armor HelmetChain Armor ChestplateChain Armor LeggingsChain Armor Boots
Can regularly be found equipped to zombies, and skeletons. Can also be found being sold by villagers.
Diamond armor
Can very, very rarely be found equipped to zombies, and skeletons. More commonly, diamond chestplates can be obtained by trading with villager blacksmiths.
Enchanted items
  • Equipped items rarely dropped by zombies, skeletons, or zombie pigmen will rarely have enchantments on them (chance increases with difficulty).
  • Enchanted items may be traded from villager Smiths
  • Enchanted books are renewable by trading with Villagers and Anvils may be made from renewable iron, and many unenchanted items are renewable.
  • A single enchantment table can also be used indefinitely to create enchanted items from renewable items, experience, and Lapis Lazuli, but creating the table itself requires two non-renewable diamonds.
Gold nuggets and gold ingots
Gold SwordGold PickaxeGold ShovelGold AxeGold HoeGold HelmetGold ChestplateGold LeggingsGold BootsWeighted Pressure Plate (Light) Nuggets are dropped by killed zombie pigmen, ingots as a rare drop.
Golden swords and golden armor
Gold SwordGold HelmetGold ChestplateGold LeggingsGold Boots
Sword is a rare drop of killed zombie pigmen. These swords can be enchanted with any level I and some level II or III sword enchantments. Armor can often be found equipped to zombies and skeletons.
Iron ingots
Weighted Pressure Plate (Heavy) Dropped by killed iron golems and rarely dropped by killed zombies.
Iron swords, iron shovels, and iron armor
Armor can very rarely be found equipped to zombies, and skeletons. Can be worn/held by zombies, zombie pigmen, and skeletons. Swords and shovels are equipped only to zombies.
Leather armor
Can often be found equipped to zombies, and skeletons. Can be worn/held by zombies, zombie pigmen, and skeletons.
Music disc
13 Disccat Discblocks Discchirp Discfar Discmall Discmellohi Discstal Discstrad Discward DiscWait Disc11 Disc
Dropped only when a skeleton kills a creeper. It doesn't matter who dealt most of the damage, as long as the final blow is dealt by the arrow of the skeleton.
Mob heads
Mob heads are dropped by their respective mobs when killed by charged creepers. Wither skeleton skulls are also dropped as a rare drop from wither skeletons.
Rabbit's foot
Rarely dropped upon death of a rabbit, if registered as a player kill

Tradable

Resources that in normal circumstances would be non-renewable, except that they can be obtained through trading with villagers.

Resource Renewable Products Renewable Method
Bottle o' enchanting
File:XP orb animation.gif Obtained by trading with villager Priests.
Diamond tools
Obtained by trading with villager Blacksmiths.
Emerald
Main articles: Trading and Villager

Obtained by trading renewable items to villagers, such as raw chicken. These can be used to buy other things from villagers, including resources that are otherwise non-renewable, like glass. Villagers never run out of stock (but their selling offers may vary), and they can be "bred", making villagers themselves renewable.

Enchanted books
Enchanted items Obtained by trading with villager Librarians. Enchanted Books can also be caught when fishing. A single enchantment table can also be used indefinitely to create enchanted books from renewable books, experience, and Lapis Lazuli, but creating the table itself requires two non-renewable diamonds.
Enchanted
Up to level 19
Obtained by trading with villager blacksmiths.
Glass
Obtained by trading with villager librarians. Glass bottles can be utilized to make potions. With redstone and glowstone bought from priests, extended potions and level II potions can also be brewed renewably. Glass bottles are also dropped by killed Witches.
Lapis lazuli
  • Obtained by trading with a cleric villager.
Name tags
Traded with librarian villagers.
Saddle
Obtained by trading with villager Butchers.

Pocket Edition

Renewable

Resource Renewable products Renewable method
Beetroot Seeds
  • Hoeing the ground will randomly produce a beetroot seeds.
  • Fully grown beetroot crops have a chance of dropping beetroot seeds.
Stonecutter
Stonecutter

Renewable, but requires non-renewable resources

These resources can be made infinitely, but require one use of non-renewable items/resources.

Resource Renewable Products Renewable Method
Netherrack

Video

Renewable resource/video

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