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 |
Video[]
- Note: The video is outdated, as slimeballs can now also be used to craft leads and slime blocks, plus they can now be obtained from baby pandas.
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Resource location | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slimeball | slime_ball | Item | item.minecraft.slime_ball |
| Name | Resource location | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slimeball | slime_ball | 341 | Item | item.slime_ball.name |
History[]
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.11 |  Added slimeballs, which are dropped from slimes. At the moment, they serve no purpose. | ||||
| 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 |  The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
| |||
| Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes. | |||||
| 19w05a | Slimeballs can now be bought from wandering traders. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Added slimeballs. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose. | |||
| 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 | The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
| |||
| Slimeballs can now be obtained via trading with wandering traders. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added slimeballs. |
| TU3 | Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons. | ||||
| 1.83 | Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes. | ||||
| 1.90 | The texture of slimeballs has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added slimeballs. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Slimeball" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
