Iron Ingot
For the resource in Minecraft Legends, see MCL:Iron.
For other uses, see Iron.
Iron Ingot
| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
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An iron ingot is a common, yet versatile metal ingot. It can be smelted from raw iron and is used to craft many items and tools.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Block of Iron |  9 |
| Iron Nugget |  |
Smelting
See also: Iron Ore § Natural generation
Smelting raw iron in a furnace or blast furnace is the most common way to obtain iron ingots.
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore or Deepslate Iron Ore + Any fuel |
        0.7 | |
| Raw Iron + Any fuel |
 0.7 |
Mob loot
See also: Tutorials/Iron golem farming
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
 | Husk[A] | 0–1 | 0.83% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.17% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.50% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.83% | 0.02 |
 | Iron Golem | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 |
 | Zombie Villager[A] | 0–1 | 0.83% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.17% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.50% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.83% | 0.02 |
 | Zombie[A] | 0–1 | 0.83% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.17% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.50% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.83% | 0.02 |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Husk[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄120 | 1⁄120 | 0–1 | 7⁄600 | 7⁄600 | 0–1 | 3⁄200 | 3⁄200 | 0–1 | 11⁄600 | 11⁄600 |
| Iron Golem | 3–5 | 1 | 4 | 3–5 | 1 | 4 | 3–5 | 1 | 4 | 3–5 | 1 | 4 |
| Zombie Villager[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄120 | 1⁄120 | 0–1 | 7⁄600 | 7⁄600 | 0–1 | 3⁄200 | 3⁄200 | 0–1 | 11⁄600 | 11⁄600 |
| Zombie[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄120 | 1⁄120 | 0–1 | 7⁄600 | 7⁄600 | 0–1 | 3⁄200 | 3⁄200 | 0–1 | 11⁄600 | 11⁄600 |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Husk[A] | 0 | 119⁄120 (99.17%) | 593⁄600 (98.83%) | 197⁄200 (98.50%) | 589⁄600 (98.17%) |
| 1 | 1⁄120 (0.83%) | 7⁄600 (1.17%) | 3⁄200 (1.50%) | 11⁄600 (1.83%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄120 (0.01) | 7⁄600 (0.01) | 3⁄200 (0.01) | 11⁄600 (0.02) | ||
| Iron Golem | 3 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) |
| 4 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | ||
| Average | 4 (4.00) | 4 (4.00) | 4 (4.00) | 4 (4.00) | ||
| Zombie Villager[A] | 0 | 119⁄120 (99.17%) | 593⁄600 (98.83%) | 197⁄200 (98.50%) | 589⁄600 (98.17%) |
| 1 | 1⁄120 (0.83%) | 7⁄600 (1.17%) | 3⁄200 (1.50%) | 11⁄600 (1.83%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄120 (0.01) | 7⁄600 (0.01) | 3⁄200 (0.01) | 11⁄600 (0.02) | ||
| Zombie[A] | 0 | 119⁄120 (99.17%) | 593⁄600 (98.83%) | 197⁄200 (98.50%) | 589⁄600 (98.17%) |
| 1 | 1⁄120 (0.83%) | 7⁄600 (1.17%) | 3⁄200 (1.50%) | 11⁄600 (1.83%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄120 (0.01) | 7⁄600 (0.01) | 3⁄200 (0.01) | 11⁄600 (0.02) | ||
| Drops | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob | Expected Number of Kill | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Husk[A] | 120.00 | 85.71 | 66.67 | 54.55 |
| Iron Golem | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Zombie Villager[A] | 120.00 | 85.71 | 66.67 | 54.55 |
| Zombie[A] | 120.00 | 85.71 | 66.67 | 54.55 |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Husk[A] | 0–1 | 0.83% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.17% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.50% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.83% | 0.02 |
| Iron Golem | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 | 3–5 | 100.00% | 4.00 |
| Zombie Villager[A] | 0–1 | 0.83% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.17% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.50% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.83% | 0.02 |
| Zombie[A] | 0–1 | 0.83% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.17% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.50% | 0.01 | 0–1 | 1.83% | 0.02 |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Husk[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄120 | 1⁄120 | 0–1 | 7⁄600 | 7⁄600 | 0–1 | 3⁄200 | 3⁄200 | 0–1 | 11⁄600 | 11⁄600 |
| Iron Golem | 3–5 | 1 | 4 | 3–5 | 1 | 4 | 3–5 | 1 | 4 | 3–5 | 1 | 4 |
| Zombie Villager[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄120 | 1⁄120 | 0–1 | 7⁄600 | 7⁄600 | 0–1 | 3⁄200 | 3⁄200 | 0–1 | 11⁄600 | 11⁄600 |
| Zombie[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄120 | 1⁄120 | 0–1 | 7⁄600 | 7⁄600 | 0–1 | 3⁄200 | 3⁄200 | 0–1 | 11⁄600 | 11⁄600 |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Husk[A] | 0 | 119⁄120 (99.17%) | 593⁄600 (98.83%) | 197⁄200 (98.50%) | 589⁄600 (98.17%) |
| 1 | 1⁄120 (0.83%) | 7⁄600 (1.17%) | 3⁄200 (1.50%) | 11⁄600 (1.83%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄120 (0.01) | 7⁄600 (0.01) | 3⁄200 (0.01) | 11⁄600 (0.02) | ||
| Iron Golem | 3 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) |
| 4 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | ||
| Average | 4 (4.00) | 4 (4.00) | 4 (4.00) | 4 (4.00) | ||
| Zombie Villager[A] | 0 | 119⁄120 (99.17%) | 593⁄600 (98.83%) | 197⁄200 (98.50%) | 589⁄600 (98.17%) |
| 1 | 1⁄120 (0.83%) | 7⁄600 (1.17%) | 3⁄200 (1.50%) | 11⁄600 (1.83%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄120 (0.01) | 7⁄600 (0.01) | 3⁄200 (0.01) | 11⁄600 (0.02) | ||
| Zombie[A] | 0 | 119⁄120 (99.17%) | 593⁄600 (98.83%) | 197⁄200 (98.50%) | 589⁄600 (98.17%) |
| 1 | 1⁄120 (0.83%) | 7⁄600 (1.17%) | 3⁄200 (1.50%) | 11⁄600 (1.83%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄120 (0.01) | 7⁄600 (0.01) | 3⁄200 (0.01) | 11⁄600 (0.02) | ||
| Drops | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob | Expected Number of Kill | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Husk[A] | 120.00 | 85.71 | 66.67 | 54.55 |
| Iron Golem | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Zombie Villager[A] | 120.00 | 85.71 | 66.67 | 54.55 |
| Zombie[A] | 120.00 | 85.71 | 66.67 | 54.55 |
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
|
 Monster Room
|
Chest | 1–4 | 18.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.1846297600000001, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
|
 Mineshaft
|
Chest | 1–5 | 27.3%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.27314935357988357, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Bastion Remnant
|
Bridge chest | 4–9 | 11.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
| |
| Treasure chest | 3–9 | 33.7%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "3–9", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| ||
| Generic chest | 1–6 | 19%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–6", "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
 Buried Treasure
|
Chest | 1–4 | 99.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.9938879069719839, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Desert Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–5 | 18%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.18047585032339075, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 End City
|
Chest | 4–8 | 38.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "4–8", "chance": 0.3843271872159123, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Jungle Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–5 | 37.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.3737505169732285, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Nether Fortress
|
Chest | 1–5 | 19%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Pillager Outpost
|
Chest | 1–3 | 30.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.3049868519909842, "structure": "Pillager Outpost", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Shipwreck
|
Treasure chest | 1–5 | 97.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.974016, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| |
 Stronghold
|
Storeroom chest | 1–5 | 34.3%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.34326506922961153, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
| |
| Altar chest | 1–5 | 23%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.23049999999999993, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| ||
 Trial Chambers
|
Corridor pot | 1–2 | 28.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.28490028490028485, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
| |
| Vault and reward chest | 1–4 | 24%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.24006297600000004, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
| ||
 Village
|
Toolsmith's chest | 1–5 | 41.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.4118208436710489, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
| |
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1–5 | 45.1%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.45132585369707257, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| ||
| Armorer's chest | 1–3 | 54.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.5423828124999999, "structure": "Village", "container": "Armorer's chest" }
| ||
 Woodland Mansion
|
Chest | 1–4 | 10.6%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.10628160341411363, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
|
|
Monster Room
|
Chest | 1–4 | 18.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.1846297600000001, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
|
| Mineshaft
|
Chest | 1–5 | 27.3%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.27314935357988357, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Bastion Remnant
|
Bridge chest | 4–9 | 11.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
| |
| Generic chest | 1–6 | 19%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–6", "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
| ||
| Treasure chest | 3–9 | 33.7%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "3–9", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| ||
| Buried Treasure
|
Chest | 3–5 | 57.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "3–5", "chance": 0.5722759899564946, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Desert Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–5 | 18%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.18047585032339075, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| End City
|
Chest | 4–8 | 38.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "4–8", "chance": 0.3843271872159123, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Jungle Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–5 | 37.3%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.37306559930881145, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Nether Fortress
|
Chest | 1–5 | 19%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Pillager Outpost
|
Chest | 1–3 | 30.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.3049868519909842, "structure": "Pillager Outpost", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Shipwreck
|
Treasure chest | 1–5 | 97.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.974016, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| |
| Stronghold
|
Altar chest | 1–5 | 22.4%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.22392405816585448, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| |
| Storeroom chest | 1–5 | 28.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.2845331813431661, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
| ||
| Trial Chambers
|
Vault and reward chest | 1–4 | 29.6%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.296123904, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
| |
| Corridor pot | 1–2 | 28.5%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.28490028490028485, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
| ||
| Village
|
Armorer's chest | 1–3 | 54.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.5423828124999999, "structure": "Village", "container": "Armorer's chest" }
| |
| Toolsmith's chest | 1–5 | 41.2%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.4118208436710489, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
| ||
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1–5 | 45.1%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.45132585369707257, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| ||
| Woodland Mansion
|
Chest | 1–4 | 16.1%{ "item": "Iron Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.160927552132745, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
| |
Compound creation
Iron ingot can be created from its base elements, using the compound creator.
| Name | Elements | Example recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Ingot | Iron |
 |
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activator Rail | + Stick + Redstone Torch |
||
| Anvil | Block of Iron + |
 |
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| Blast Furnace | + Furnace + Smooth Stone |
   |
|
| Block of Iron | |
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| Bucket |  |
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| Cauldron |  |
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| Chain | Iron Nugget + |
 |
|
| Compass | + Redstone Dust |
  |
|
| Crafter | + Crafting Table + Redstone Dust + Dropper |
   |
|
| Crossbow | Stick + + String + Tripwire Hook |
    |
|
| Detector Rail | + Stone Pressure Plate + Redstone Dust |
||
| Flint and Steel | + Flint |
  |
|
| Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate |  |
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| Hopper | + Chest |
  |
|
| Axe | + Stick |
 |
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| Iron Bars | |||
| Boots |  |
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| Chestplate |  |
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| Iron Door | |||
| Helmet |  |
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| Hoe | + Stick |
 |
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| Leggings |  |
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| Iron Nugget | |||
| Pickaxe | + Stick |
 |
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| Shovel | + Stick |
 |
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| Sword | + Stick |
 |
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| Iron Trapdoor |  |
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| Lodestone | Chiseled Stone Bricks + |
  |
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| Minecart |  |
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| Piston | Any Planks + Cobblestone + + Redstone Dust |
             |
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| Rail | + Stick |
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| Saddle | Leather + |
  |
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| Shears |  |
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| Shield | Any Planks + |
 |
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| Smithing Table | + Any Planks |
 |
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| Stonecutter | + Stone |
  |
Can use stone only, no variants. |
| Stonecutter | + Any Stone |
      |
Can use stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and their polished variants interchangeably. |
| Tripwire Hook | + Stick + Any Planks |
Trading
| Villager | Probability | Villager wants | Player receives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||
 Apprentice Toolsmith | 100% | 100% | 4 × |  Emerald |
 Apprentice Weaponsmith | 100% | 100% | 4 × | Emerald |
 Apprentice Armorer | 50% | 100% | 4 × | Emerald |
Repairing
Iron ingots are the repair items for the iron tier and chainmail and iron armor materials, and thus can be used to repair the following items in an anvil:
Chainmail Helmet
Chainmail Chestplate
Chainmail Leggings
Chainmail Boots
Iron Helmet
Iron Chestplate
Iron Leggings
Iron Boots
Iron Sword
Iron Axe
Iron Pickaxe
Iron Shovel
Iron Hoe
Healing iron golems
Using an iron ingot on an iron golem restores its health by 25HP
× 12.5.
Beacons
Iron ingots can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers, and then insert an iron ingot in the item slot.
An iron ingot can be substituted for an emerald, a gold ingot, a diamond, or a netherite ingot.
Smithing ingredient
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Iron Ingot |
                               |
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 an iron armor piece is trimmed using an iron ingot).
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
 |  | Acquire Hardware | Smelt an iron ingot | Pick up an iron ingot from a furnace output. | 15 | Bronze | |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Acquire Hardware | Smelt an Iron Ingot | Have an iron ingot in the inventory. |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ingot | iron_ingot | Item | beacon_payment_items | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ingot | iron_ingot | 305 | Item | item |
Video
History
| Java Edition Indev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100128-2200 |  Added iron ingots. | |||||
| 20100129-1447 |  The texture of iron ingots has been changed.
| ||||||
| Iron ingots can be smelted from iron ore and drop 3–5 iron ingots. | |||||||
| Iron ingots can be used to craft iron blocks and iron swords, shovels, pickaxes, and axes. | |||||||
| 20100130 | Iron ingots are now used to craft arrows. | ||||||
| 20100206-2034 | Iron ingots can now be used to craft iron hoes. | ||||||
| ? | Smelting now drops only 1 iron ingot (down from 3–5). | ||||||
| 20100212-1210 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron helmets, chestplates, leggings, and boots. | ||||||
| 20100219 | Iron ingots are now used to craft flint and steel. | ||||||
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||||
| 20100615 | Iron ingots are now used to craft buckets. | ||||||
| 20100618 | Iron ingots are now used to craft rails and minecarts. | ||||||
| 20100625-1917 | Iron ingots can be found in dungeon chests. | ||||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v1.0.1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron doors. | ||||||
| v1.0.14 | Iron ingots are no longer used to craft arrows. | ||||||
| v1.1.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft compasses. | ||||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.5 | Iron ingots are now used to craft detector rails. | ||||||
| 1.7 | Iron ingots are now used to craft pistons and shears. | ||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Iron ingots are found in the new stronghold storeroom and mineshaft chests. | |||||
| Iron ingots are now used to craft iron bars. | |||||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Iron ingots are now used to craft cauldrons. | |||||
| Iron ingots are now found in the new stronghold altar chests. | |||||||
| 1.1 | 12w01a | Iron ingots are now found in village blacksmith chests. | |||||
| 1.2.1 | 12w06a | Zombies now rarely drop iron ingots, making it a renewable resource. | |||||
| 12w08a | Iron golems now drop 3–5 iron ingots. | ||||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing iron ingots. | |||||
| Blacksmith villagers now buy 8–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||||||
| 12w22a | Added jungle pyramids, which contain loot chests with iron ingots. | ||||||
| Iron ingots are now used to craft tripwire hooks. | |||||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Iron ingots can be used to activate beacons. | |||||
| 12w41a | Iron ingots are now used to craft anvils. | ||||||
| 1.5 | 13w01a | Iron ingots are now used to craft heavy weighted pressure plates. | |||||
| 13w02a | Iron ingots are now used to craft hoppers and activator rails. | ||||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w16a | Iron ingot is now used to craft iron horse armor and horse saddle. | |||||
| 13w18a | Iron ingot is no longer used to craft iron horse armor and horse saddle. | ||||||
| Iron ingots are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Trading for iron ingots has been changed: armorer, weapon smith and tool smith villagers now buy 7–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||||
| 14w07a | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron trapdoors. | ||||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Iron ingots are now found in end city chests. | |||||
| 15w33c | Iron ingots are now used to craft shields. | ||||||
| 15w44a | The average yield from dungeon and desert pyramid chests has been substantially decreased. | ||||||
| The average yield from mineshaft and nether fortress chests has been slightly decreased. | |||||||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Iron ingots are now found in the new woodland mansion chests. | |||||
| 1.11.1 | 16w50a | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron nuggets. | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w10a | Iron ingots now generate in buried treasure chests. | |||||
| 18w11a | Iron ingots can now be found in the chests of shipwrecks. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of iron ingots has been changed.
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| Iron ingots can now be used to craft crossbows. | |||||||
| 18w47a | Iron ingots can now be found inside of loot chests on top of pillager outposts. | ||||||
| 18w50a | Iron ingots can now be found in chests in village toolsmith houses. | ||||||
| Iron ingots can now be used to craft a blast furnace. | |||||||
| 19w04a | Iron ingots can now be used to craft stonecutters. | ||||||
| 19w11a | Trading for iron ingots has been changed: armorer, weaponsmith, and toolsmith villagers now buy 4 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | ||||||
| 1.15 | 19w41a | Iron ingots can now be used to heal iron golems. | |||||
| 1.16 | 20w16a | Iron ingots now generate in bastion remnants chests. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be used to craft chains. | |||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | The average yield of iron ingots from bastion remnant chests has been slightly increased. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w08a | Iron ingots can now be smelted from deepslate iron ore. | |||||
| 21w14a | Iron ingots can now be smelted from raw iron. | ||||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w04a | Iron ingots can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||||
| 23w05a | Iron ingots can now be trimmed with iron armor. | ||||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w42a | Iron ingots can now be used to craft crafters. | |||||
| 23w45a | Iron ingots now generate in trial chambers in decorated pots and reward chests. | ||||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w05a | Iron ingots now generate as loot from vaults. | |||||
| 1.21.5 | 25w02a | Iron ingots are now used instead of netherite ingots to craft lodestones. | |||||
| 1.21.6 | 25w20a | Iron ingots can now be used to craft saddles. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.2.0 | Added iron ingots. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose. | ||||||
| v0.3.2 | Iron ingots are now obtainable by smelting iron ore in a furnace. | ||||||
| Iron ingots can be used to craft shears, blocks of iron, and iron pickaxes, axes, swords, and shovels. | |||||||
| v0.4.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft flint and steel and iron hoes. | ||||||
| v0.5.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft nether reactor cores. | ||||||
| v0.6.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron armor. | ||||||
| v0.7.0 | Iron ingots are now used to craft buckets. | ||||||
| v0.8.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft compasses and iron bars. | |||||
| build 2 | Iron ingots are now used to craft minecarts and rails. | ||||||
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots can now be found in village blacksmith chests, stronghold altar chests, and dungeon chests. | |||||
| Zombies now rarely drop iron ingots. | |||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Iron ingots are no longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are instead dropped by it. | |||||
| Iron ingots are now used to craft anvils. | |||||||
| Iron ingots are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||||||
| Added iron golems, which drop iron ingots. | |||||||
| Iron ingots can now be used to repair iron tools, armor, and weapons in anvils. | |||||||
| Added zombie villagers, which rarely drop iron ingots. | |||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft tripwire hooks, detector rails, iron trapdoors, and heavy weighted pressure plates. | |||||
| Added desert pyramids, which have hidden chest rooms and loot containing iron ingots. | |||||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft hoppers and cauldrons. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be found in minecarts with chests generated in mineshafts. | |||||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Iron ingots are now used to craft pistons. | |||||
| Added jungle pyramids, which have hidden chest rooms and main treasure rooms that have loot containing iron ingots. | |||||||
| Added husks, which rarely drop iron ingots. | |||||||
| v0.16.0 | build 4 | Iron ingots can now be used to activate beacons. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Iron ingots can now be found in end city ship chests. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be found in stronghold storeroom chests. | |||||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Added trading—armorer, weaponsmith and toolsmith villagers now buy 7–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Iron ingots can now be crafted using iron nuggets. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be used to craft iron nuggets. | |||||||
| Iron ingots can now be found in woodland mansion chests. | |||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Iron ingots now generate in buried treasure chests. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be found in shipwreck treasure chests. | |||||||
| 1.8.0 | beta 1.8.0.10 | Iron ingots can now be used to craft crossbows. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Iron ingots can now be found inside pillager outposts and plains villages' weaponsmith chests. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be used to craft blast furnaces, stonecutters, and shields. | |||||||
| The texture of iron ingots has been changed. | |||||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Iron ingots can now be found in village armorer and toolsmith chests. | |||||
| Iron ingots can now be found in savanna, taiga, desert, and snowy taiga village weaponsmiths. | |||||||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers now buy 4 iron ingots for an emerald. | ||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Iron ingots now generate in bastion remnants chests. | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.52 | Iron ingots can now be smelted from deepslate iron ore. | |||||
| beta 1.17.0.50 | Iron ingots can now be smelted from raw iron. | ||||||
| 1.18.10 | beta 1.18.10.26 | Iron ingots can now be used to heal iron golems. | |||||
| 1.19.80 Experiment | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Iron ingots can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||||
| 1.20.50 Experiment | Preview 1.20.50.21 | Iron ingots can now be used to craft crafters. | |||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Iron ingots now generate in trial chambers in decorated pots and reward chests. | |||||
| 1.20.70 Experiment | Preview 1.20.70.21 | Iron ingots now generate as loot from vaults. | |||||
| 1.21.60 Experiment | Preview 1.21.60.25 | Iron ingots are now used instead of netherite ingots to craft lodestones. | |||||
| 1.21.90 | Preview 1.21.90.25 | Iron ingots can now be used to craft saddles. | |||||
| 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 iron ingots. |
| TU3 | Iron ingots are now used to craft pistons and shears. | ||||||
| TU5 | Iron ingots are found in the new stronghold storeroom and mineshaft chests. | ||||||
| Iron ingots are now used to craft iron bars. | |||||||
| TU7 | Iron ingots are now used to craft cauldrons. | ||||||
| TU9 | Iron ingots are now found in village blacksmith chests. | ||||||
| TU12 | Zombies now rarely drop iron ingots, making it a renewable resource. | ||||||
| Added iron golems, which drop 3-5 iron ingots. | |||||||
| TU14 | 1.04 | Iron ingots are now used to craft tripwire hooks and anvils. | |||||
| Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing iron ingots. | |||||||
| Blacksmith villagers now buy 8–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |||||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Iron ingots can be used to activate beacons. | ||
| Iron ingots are now used to craft heavy weighted pressure plates, hopper, and activator rails. | |||||||
| Iron ingots are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Trading for iron ingots has been changed: armorer, weapon smith and tool smith villagers now buy 7–9 iron ingots for 1 emerald. | |
| TU25 | CU14 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron trapdoors. | ||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Iron ingots are now found in end city chests. | |
| TU53 | CU43 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.49 | Patch 23 | 1.0.3 | Iron ingots are now used to craft iron nuggets. |
| TU54 | CU44 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | Patch 24 | 1.0.4 | Iron ingots are now found in the new woodland mansion chests. |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Iron ingots now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||
| Iron ingots can now be found in shipwreck treasure chests. | |||||||
| 1.90 | The texture of iron ingots has been changed. | ||||||
| Iron ingots are now used to craft shields and crossbows. | |||||||
| 1.91 | Iron ingots can now be found inside of loot chests on top of pillager outposts. | ||||||
| Iron ingots can now be used to craft blast furnaces and stonecutters. | |||||||
| Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers now buy 4 iron ingots for an emerald. | |||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 0.1.0 | Added iron ingots. | ||||||
Data history
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| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 265. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Iron Ingot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- To craft each recipe once, a player would need 152 iron ingots, including 27 for the iron blocks in an anvil, while using the extra tripwire hook for the crossbow and the iron nuggets for the chain.
- The iron ingot is the only item that can produce something by itself when placed on a crafting table in any quantity. (1=iron nugget, 2=heavy weighted pressure plate/shears, 3=bucket, 4=iron boots/iron trapdoor, 5=iron helmet/minecart, 6=iron bars/iron door, 7=cauldron/iron leggings, 8=iron chestplate, 9=block of iron)
See also
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