Diamond

Diamond
Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	No (except via vault)
Stackable	Yes (64)

A diamond is a mineral that can be obtained from diamond ore along with loot chests, vaults, ominous vaults, and suspicious sand. It is required to craft diamond tools, armor, and enchanting tables and is also used to duplicate smithing templates.

Obtaining

Mining

Diamond ore can be mined using an iron pickaxe or better. An ore drops a single diamond. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it has a chance of dropping an extra diamond per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 diamonds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops an ore block rather than a diamond. The ore is found at level 15 or lower, most commonly between -50 and -64; levels -58 and -59 are the preferred levels to mine at since they don't contain bedrock, as it starts spawning at -60.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
	Mineshaft	Chest	1–2	8.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08876055522124693, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	2–6	14.3% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–6", "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Buried Treasure	Chest	1–2	59.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.5987654320987654, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Desert Pyramid	Suspicious sand	1	12.5% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Suspicious sand" }
	Desert Pyramid	Chest	1–3	6.3% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.06312352825007994, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	End City	Chest	2–7	21.2% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.21244814670441758, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
	Jungle Pyramid	Chest	1–3	12.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.1285000378705884, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	Nether Fortress	Chest	1–3	19% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1	14.1% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14087321982167356, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1–3	7.3% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.07321350000000004, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Trial Chambers	Intersection chest	1–2	21.5% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
		Vault and reward chest	1–2	8.5% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08526489599999997, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
		Corridor pot	1–2	1.4% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.014245014245014231, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
		Intersection barrel	1–3	5.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
		Ominous Vault	2–3	26.4% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–3", "chance": 0.26391967078189305, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }
	Village	Toolsmith's chest	1–3	9.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.0989873657501581, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1–3	16.2% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.16210315157390187, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Bedrock Edition
	Mineshaft	Chest	1–2	8.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08876055522124693, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	2–6	14.3% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–6", "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	46.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.4694850955223546, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Desert Pyramid	Chest	1–3	6.3% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.06312352825007994, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	Desert Pyramid	Suspicious sand	1	12.5% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Suspicious sand" }
	End City	Chest	2–7	21.2% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.21244814670441758, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
	Jungle Pyramid	Chest	1–3	12.8% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.12822584452727093, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	Nether Fortress	Chest	1–3	19% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1	14.1% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14087321982167356, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1–3	7.1% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.07099659856993723, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Trial Chambers	Intersection chest	1–2	21.5% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
		Vault and reward chest	1–2	10.7% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.10739558399999999, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
		Corridor pot	1–2	1.4% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.014245014245014231, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
		Intersection barrel	1–3	5.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
		Ominous Vault	2–3	26.4% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–3", "chance": 0.26391967078189305, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }
	Village	Toolsmith's chest	1–3	9.9% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.0989873657501581, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1–3	16.2% { "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.16210315157390187, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }

A vault may eject a diamond when activated by a player, giving diamonds limited renewability if multiple players activate the vault.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Diamond	9

Smelting

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
	Diamond Ore or Deepslate Diamond Ore + Any fuel	1

Usage

Diamonds are mainly used to craft high-tier armor and equipment, which can be upgraded to netherite armor and equipment.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Block of Diamond
Bolt Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Bolt Armor Trim + Block of Copper or Waxed Block of Copper	2
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Coast Armor Trim + Cobblestone	2
Axe	+ Stick
Boots
Chestplate
Helmet
Hoe	+ Stick
Leggings
Pickaxe	+ Stick
Shovel	+ Stick
Sword	+ Stick
Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Dune Armor Trim + Sandstone	2
Enchanting Table	Book + + Obsidian
Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Eye Armor Trim + End Stone	2
Flow Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Flow Armor Trim + Breeze Rod	2
Host Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Host Armor Trim + Terracotta	2
Jukebox	Any Planks +
Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template	+ Netherite Upgrade + Netherrack	2
Raiser Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Raiser Armor Trim + Terracotta	2
Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Rib Armor Trim + Netherrack	2
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Sentry Armor Trim + Cobblestone	2
Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Shaper Armor Trim + Terracotta	2
Silence Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Silence Armor Trim + Cobbled Deepslate	2
Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Snout Armor Trim + Blackstone	2
Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Spire Armor Trim + Purpur Block	2
Tide Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Tide Armor Trim + Prismarine	2
Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Vex Armor Trim + Cobblestone	2
Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Ward Armor Trim + Cobbled Deepslate	2
Wayfinder Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Wayfinder Armor Trim + Terracotta	2
White Firework Star or Brown Firework Star	Gunpowder + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust +		‌ Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
White Firework Star or Gray Firework Star	Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Extra ingredients (optional)		Up to eight dyes can be added. One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added. Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template	+ Wild Armor Trim + Mossy Cobblestone	2

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
Villager	JE	BE	Villager wants	Player receives
Expert Toolsmith	67%	100%		Emerald
Expert Weaponsmith	100%	100%		Emerald
Journeyman Armorer	40%	100%		Emerald

Repairing

Diamonds are the repair items for the diamond tier and armor material, and thus can be used to repair the following items in an anvil or grindstone:

Beacons

Diamonds can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers then insert a diamond into the item slot.

A diamond can be substituted for an iron ingot, a gold ingot, an emerald or a netherite ingot.

Smithing ingredient

Ingredients	Smithing recipe	Description
Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Diamond		All armor types can be used in this recipe, a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.

Trim color palette

The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:

(a darker color palette is used when a diamond armor piece is trimmed using a diamond).

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Diamond	`diamond`	Item	`beacon_payment_items`	`item.minecraft.diamond`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Diamond	`diamond`	`304`	Item	`item.diamond.name`

Achievements


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		DIAMONDS!	Acquire diamonds with your iron tools.	Pick up a from the ground.	20	Bronze
		Diamonds to you!	Throw diamonds at another player.	Drop a diamond. Another player must then pick up this diamond.	15	Bronze
		Enchanter	Construct an Enchantment Table.	Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output.	20	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Diamonds!	Acquire diamonds	Have a in the inventory.

Video

History

Java Edition Classic
May 21, 2009							Notch shows interest in adding some sort of crystals, which had no planned use.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Added emeralds. They are not related to the modern emeralds.
			20100128-2200				A stack of 100 emeralds can be found inside the Indev house chests.
			20100129-1447				Emeralds can be used to craft emerald blocks and emerald swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes.
							Emeralds can no longer be found inside the Indev house due to all items having been removed from its chests.
							Emeralds can be obtained by smelting emerald blocks.
			20100130				Emeralds are now known as "diamonds", though this has no actual effect as item names are not yet displayed in-game.
			20100130				Diamond blocks now require 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2) to be crafted, making them much more expensive.
20100206-2034							Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes.
20100212-1210							Diamonds are now used to craft diamond helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.14							Diamonds are now used to craft jukeboxes.
Java Edition Beta
1.8			Pre-release				Diamonds are now found in mineshaft chests.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2				Diamond ore can now be smelted into diamonds.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Diamonds are now used to craft enchantment tables.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Diamonds are now found in stronghold altar chests.
1.1			12w01a				Diamonds are now found in village blacksmith chests.
1.3.1			12w21a				Diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers in quantities of 3–5 for 1 emerald.
			12w21a				Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing diamonds.
			12w21b				Diamonds have been changed in the game code from "emerald" to "diamond", due to actual emeralds being added. Diamond's original name during Indev, as stated above, was emerald in the code, and was kept this way until this snapshot.
			12w22a				Added jungle pyramids, which contain loot chests with diamonds.
			1.3				The texture of diamonds has been changed.
1.4.2			12w32a				Diamonds can be used to activate beacons.
1.4.6			12w49a				Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail.
1.6.1			13w16a				Diamond is now used to craft diamond horse armor.
			13w18a				Diamond is no longer used to craft diamond horse armor.
			13w18a				Diamonds are now found in nether fortress chests.
1.8			14w02a				Diamonds can now be traded to any black apron villager in quantities of 3–4 for 1 emerald, as their tier III trade.
1.9			15w31a				Diamonds now generate in end city chests.
			15w43a				The average yield of diamonds have been slightly decreased in nether fortress chests.
			15w44a				The average yield of diamonds in desert pyramid and mineshaft chests have been decreased.
1.13			18w10a				Diamonds now generate in buried treasure chests.
1.13			18w11a				Diamonds now generate in shipwreck treasure chests.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of diamonds has been changed.
			18w50a				Diamonds can now be found in chests in village toolsmith houses.
			19w11a				Armorer, toolsmith and weaponsmith villagers now buy 1 diamond for 1 emerald.
1.16			20w16a				Diamonds now generate in bastion remnants chests.
1.16.2			20w30a				The chance of finding diamonds in bastion remnant chests is increased from 8.6% to 15.8%.
1.17			21w08a				Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from deepslate diamond ore.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Diamonds can now be used to craft smithing templates.
			23w04a				Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material.
			23w07a				Diamonds now drop when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids.
1.20			23w12a				The probability for the diamond to generate in the suspicious sand in desert pyramid has been changed from ¹⁄₇ to ¹⁄₈.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Diamonds now generate in trial chambers in decorated pots, barrels, and intersection chests.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w05a				Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from vaults.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w13a				Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from ominous vaults.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							Added diamonds. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.
v0.3.2							Diamonds can be collected and used to craft blocks of diamond and diamond axes, pickaxes, swords and shovels.
v0.4.0							Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes.
v0.5.0							Diamonds are now used to craft nether reactor cores.
v0.6.0							Diamonds are now used to craft diamond armor.
v0.8.0			build 1				The texture of diamonds has been changed.
v0.12.1			build 1				Diamonds are now used to craft enchanting tables.
							Diamonds are no longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are now instead dropped by it.
							Diamonds now generate in nether fortress chests.
v0.13.0			build 1				Diamonds now have a chance to generate in desert pyramid chests.
v0.14.0			build 1				Diamonds are now found in minecart with chests in mineshafts.
v0.15.0			build 1				Diamonds can now be found in jungle pyramid chests.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Diamonds can now be found in altar chests in strongholds, dungeon chests and end city chests.
1.0.0			alpha 1.0.0.0				Diamonds can now be found in blacksmith chests in villages.
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				3-4 diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers for an emerald as part of their third tier trades.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail.
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Diamonds can now be used to craft jukeboxes.
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Diamonds can now be found inside buried treasure chests and shipwrecks.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Diamonds can now be found in plains village weaponsmith chests.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of diamonds has been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Diamonds can now be found in village toolsmith chests and in savanna, desert, taiga, and snowy taiga village weaponsmith chests.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers now buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their fourth tier trades.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Diamonds can now be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.52				Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from deepslate diamond ore.
1.19.70 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.70.23				Diamonds now drop when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Diamonds can now be used to craft smithing templates.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Diamonds now generate in trial chambers in barrels and intersection chests.
1.20.70 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.70.21				Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from vaults.
1.21.0 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.21.0.20				Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from ominous vaults.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added diamonds.
TU5							Diamonds are now found in the new mineshaft chests.
TU7							Diamonds are now used to craft enchantment tables.
TU9							Diamonds are now found in village blacksmith chests.
TU9							The texture of diamonds has been changed.
TU14		1.04					Diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers in quantities of 3–5 for 1 emerald.
							Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing diamonds.
							Added jungle pyramids, which contain loot chests with diamonds.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail.
							Diamonds are now found in the new nether fortress chests.
							Diamonds can be used to activate beacons.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Diamonds can now be traded to any black apron villager in quantities of 3–4 for 1 emerald, as their tier III trade.
TU46	CU36	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 15		Diamonds now generate in end city chests.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Diamonds now generate in buried treasure chests.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Diamonds now generate in shipwreck treasure chests.
			1.90				The texture of diamonds has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added diamonds.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 264.

Issues

Issues relating to "Diamond" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

Unlike in Minecraft, newly mined diamonds in real life are rough, cloudy stones. The largest, purest ones are polished into crystal-clear gemstones, while the rest are used in industry for cutting and grinding.