Lava Bucket

Lava Bucket

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

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A lava bucket is a bucket filled with lava.

Obtaining

Interacting

To fill an empty bucket with lava, it needs to be used on a lava source block or lava in a cauldron. The block is consumed in the process. Flowing lava does not fill a bucket.

If there is a lava source above the pointed dripstone stalactite, there is a ¹⁵⁄₂₅₆ (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with lava after a random tick. This lava can then be scooped with a bucket, making it a renewable resource.

Usage

A lava bucket can be used to place down lava sources with the Use Item button. Doing so gives the player the bucket back. Lava buckets can be used to replace some transparent, non-full blocks such as short grass and water, both flowing and sources.

In Java Edition, lava buckets can be used to break Nether portal blocks by placing the lava on the side of a block next to the portal block.

Fuel

A lava bucket can be used as an efficient fuel. It has the longest burning value of 1000 seconds, compared to 800 seconds for a coal block (a lava bucket smelts 100 items, and a coal block smelts 80). After smelting starts, the lava bucket turns into an empty bucket.

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Journeyman Armorer	40%	100%		Emerald

Cauldrons

A lava bucket can be used to fill a cauldron with lava. The lava damages any entity standing inside the cauldron, unless the entity is immune to fire damage. Flowing water or waterlogging does not affect the lava in the cauldron.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Lava Bucket	lava_bucket	Item	item.minecraft.lava_bucket

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Lava Bucket	lava_bucket	bucket / 10	363	Item	item.bucketLava.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Super Fuel	Power a Furnace with Lava	Smelt an item using a lava bucket on a furnace, blast furnace or smoker and pick up the resulting item from the output slot.	20	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Hot Stuff	Fill a Bucket with lava	Have a lava bucket in the inventory.

Video

History

Java Edition Infdev
20100615							Added lava buckets.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.0							Buckets of lava can now be used to fuel a furnace for 100 smelts, consuming the lava and the bucket. This is the highest number of smelts of any single item in the game.
v1.2.6							Using a lava bucket on blocks with GUIs (chests, furnaces, etc.) no longer places the lava.
Java Edition
1.2.1			1.2				Changed name from "Lava bucket" to "Lava Bucket".
1.3.1			12w22a				Smelting in a furnace with a lava bucket now leaves an empty bucket for the player to retrieve.
1.8			14w25a				A lava bucket is now shown as the icon when lava is used as a layer in Superflat.
1.9			15w50a				Added sounds for filling and pouring lava buckets.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of lava buckets has been changed.
			19w11a				Armorer villagers now buy a lava bucket for 1 emerald.
1.17			20w45a				Lava buckets can now be used to fill a cauldron with lava.
			21w13a				The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as pointed dripstone can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.7.0							Added lava buckets.
v0.7.4							Lava buckets can now be used as fuel in a furnace.
							Lava buckets no longer stack to 64.
v0.14.0			build 1				Added dispensers, which can dispense lava from lava buckets.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Moved all bucket items, including lava buckets, from the Equipment tab to the Items tab in the Creative inventory.​
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.2				Lava bucket can now be used to fill a cauldron.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of lava buckets has been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Lava buckets can now be sold to armorer villagers.
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.54				The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as pointed dripstone can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation.
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 lava buckets.
TU9							Dispensers have now been given the ability to shoot out the liquids inside lava buckets. They can also suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the buckets with the liquid dropped due to a bug.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added sounds for filling and pouring lava buckets.
			1.88				Lava buckets can now be used to fill a cauldron with lava.
			1.90				The texture of lava buckets has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added lava buckets.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• A lava bucket is used as Steve's Down-Smash attack in the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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