This article is about the item. For the mob, see Slime. For the block constructed with slimeballs, see Slime Block. For other uses, see Slime (disambiguation).
A slimeball is a crafting ingredient commonly dropped by slimes, and can be sneezed out by pandas.
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 1⁄700 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
Slimeballs can be used to breed frogs and reduce the remaining growth duration of tadpoles by 10%. Both 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- Note: The video is outdated, as slimeballs can now also be used to craft leads and slime blocks, and they can now be obtained from baby pandas and wandering traders. And slimeballs can also use to breed frogs.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slimeball | slime_ball | Item | item.minecraft.slime_ball |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slimeball | slime_ball | 388 | 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.
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| Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes. | |||||
| 19w05a | Slimeballs can now be bought from wandering traders. | ||||
| 1.19 | 22w11a | Slimeballs can now be used to breed frogs. | |||
| 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.
