Gold

Gold is a metal found in the Overworld and the Nether. It generates naturally as gold ore, and nether gold ore, which can be smelted into gold ingots. The gold ingots can be crafted into blocks, items, tools, and armor. Gold can also be used to barter with piglins and craft golden carrots, one of the most nourishing foods in the game.
Minecraft
Items
Raw Gold - an item that drops from gold ore when mined; it can be smelted into gold ingots.
Gold Ingot - an item created by smelting gold ore, nether gold ore, raw gold, or crafting using gold nuggets; it is used for crafting items such as netherite ingots, dropped by zombified piglins.
Gold Nugget - an item that can be crafted into a gold ingot. Obtained by killing zombified piglins, smelting gold equipment (see § Gear and tools) in a furnace, or mining nether gold ore or gilded blackstone.
Golden Apple - a food item, crafted from gold ingots and an apple that gives the player Absorption and Regeneration.
Enchanted Golden Apple - a powerful food item that cannot be crafted, and can only be found as loot. It gives the player Absorption, Regeneration, Resistance, and Fire Resistance.
Golden Carrot - a very nourishing food item, crafted from gold nuggets and a carrot together. It that is used for brewing.
Glistering Melon Slice - an food item, crafted from gold nuggets and a melon slice together. It is used for brewing.
Clock - an item that displays the current time in-game.
Blocks
Gold Ore - an uncommon ore found deep underground. It is more common underneath Badlands.
Deepslate Gold Ore - a variant of gold ore found in the deepslate layer of the world.
Nether Gold Ore - a variant of gold ore that drops only nuggets when mined without Silk Touch.
Gilded Blackstone - a variant of blackstone that usually drops as itself, but occasionally drops as gold nuggets.
Block of Raw Gold - a block used for compact raw gold storage.
Block of Gold - a block used for compact gold storage.
Bell - a block that produces sound when used. Can be purchased by trading with an armorer, toolsmith, or weaponsmith.
Powered Rail - a type of rail made with gold ingots.
Light Weighted Pressure Plate - a pressure plate made of gold. Useful for measuring how many entities are in a given space.
Gold - an element included in Minecraft Education.
Gear and tools
Golden Axe
Golden Hoe
Golden Pickaxe
Golden Shovel
Golden Sword
Golden Helmet
Golden Chestplate
Golden Leggings
Golden Boots
Golden Horse Armor
Structures
Gameplay
- Gold tier
- Gold armor material
- Bartering
April Fools
Blocks and items that appeared only in April Fools' Day joke versions containing gold textures, but not necessarily made of gold. They are:
Golden Chest - a joke chest added in the 23w13a_or_b snapshot.
Golden Poisonous Potato, a variant of potato added in 24w14potato.
Enchanted Golden Poisonous Potato, a variant of the golden poisonous potato.
Potone Gold Ore, a variant of gold ore added in the same snapshot.
Minecraft: Story Mode
Minecraft Dungeons
Gold — A currency that can be used at the piglin merchant or enchantsmith. Can be found during mission Ancient Hunt via piglin chests and mob drops.
Golden Piglin Armor — A unique golden version of the Piglin Armor.
Golden Sword — A golden version of the sword used by Piglins and Zombified Piglins.
Golden Axe — A golden version of the axe used by tier 1 Armored Piglins and tier 1 Zombified Armored Piglins.
Locations
Gold Room — An optional sub dungeon accessed via hunt doors during the mission Ancient Hunt.
Minecraft Legends
A Minecraft Movie
Gold, a metal sought after by piglins.