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This article is about the item. For the mob, see Slime. For other uses, see Slime (disambiguation).
A slimeball is a crafting ingredient commonly dropped by slimes, and can be sneezed out by pandas.
Contents
Obtaining[]
Mob loot[]
Slimes[]
See also: Tutorials/Slime farming
If a slime's size is 1, it drops 0–2 slimeballs when killed. The maximum number of slimeballs is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 5 slimeballs with Looting III.
Pandas[]
Baby pandas have a chance of dropping one slimeball when sneezing.
Crafting[]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|
Slime Block |
Trading[]
Wandering traders sometimes offer to sell a slimeball for 4 emeralds.
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Lead | String + Slimeball |
|
Magma Cream | Blaze Powder + Slimeball |
|
Slime Block | Slimeball | |
Sticky Piston | Slimeball + Piston |
Breeding[]
This section describes content that may be included in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
This content has appeared in Java Edition 1.19 and Bedrock Edition 1.19.0 development versions, but the full update containing it has not been released yet.
Slimeballs can be used to breed frogs and reduce the remaining growth duration of tadpoles by 10%. Frogs also follow a player holding a slimeball.
Video[]
- Note: The video is outdated, as slimeballs can now also be used to craft leads and slime blocks, and they can now be obtained from baby pandas.
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
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Slimeball | slime_ball | Item | item.minecraft.slime_ball |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
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Slimeball | slime_ball | 388 | Item | item.slime_ball.name |
History[]
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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v1.0.11 | ![]() | ||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
1.7 | Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons. | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Slimeballs are used to craft magma cream. | |||
1.6.1 | 13w18a | Leads, which were originally implemented in the 13w16a snapshot, now have a crafting recipe that includes slimeballs. | |||
1.8 | 14w02a | Nine slimeballs are now used to craft a slime block. Slime blocks also act as storage blocks, being able to craft back into 9 slimeballs. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 341. | |||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() | |||
Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes. | |||||
19w05a | Slimeballs can now be bought from wandering traders. | ||||
Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.19 | 22w11a | Slimeball can now used to breed frog. | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | ![]() | |||
v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added slimeballs to the creative inventory. | |||
Slimeballs can now be obtained by killing slimes. | |||||
Slimeballs are now used to craft magma cream. | |||||
v0.14.0 | build 1 | Slimeballs are now used to craft slime blocks. | |||
v0.15.0 | build 1 | Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons and leads. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.8 | Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes. | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
Slimeballs can now be obtained via trading with wandering traders. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
TU3 | Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons. | ||||
1.83 | Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes. | ||||
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Slimeball" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.