Rarity

For rarity in other games, see Earth:Rarity and Dungeons:Rarity.
"Rarity" redirects here. For the Character Creator, see Character Creator § Rarity.

Rarity is a statistic applied to items and blocks to signify their value and ease in obtaining. It has no effect on gameplay whatsoever.

There are four rarity tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Epic. The rarity of the items depends on the difficulty of getting an item, the time it takes to obtain the item and the ingredients of crafting the item.

Rarity of an item can be increased through enchantments, bringing its rarity from Common or Uncommon to Rare, or from Rare to Epic. The rarity of an item does not necessarily reflect on the actual practical difficulty of obtainment: the rare wither skeleton head is simply a rare drop (1 in 40), while the other heads, especially the piglin head, are uncommon but require very specific setup and a rare charged creeper. The uncommon netherite upgrade is required to convert common diamond equipment into common netherite equipment.

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Rarity is intended to display anywhere the item name does.

In Java Edition, it is shown in the following situations:

  • Item tooltips in the inventory
  • Item tooltips above the hotbar
  • Death messages or /give command in chat

In Java Edition, rarity colors do not display in the following cases:

Tiers

According to Mojang, the rarity tier of an item is determined based on the following guidelines:[6][7]

“
  • Items and blocks become more rare depending on the following factors:
    • The chance of finding it in a loot table, including mob drops
    • The amount of travelling required to obtain it
    • The difficulty of any obstacle which must be overcome to obtain it
    • The possible amount of that item or block which exists in the world
  • Any item or block which can be crafted must inherit the highest rarity of its crafting ingredients
    • For example, a Mace has an Epic rarity because one of its ingredients (the Heavy Core) has an Epic rarity
    • Likewise, any crafted item which has only Common crafting ingredients must also be Common
 „

Common

This rarity applies to all items that don't have a dedicated rarity tier.

Uncommon

This tier mostly contains easier-to-obtain treasure items and materials, as well as some useful equipment.

Rare

This tier mostly contains rare treasures, materials, and equipment that require more effort to obtain.

Epic

This tier is mostly reserved for extremely difficult-to-obtain treasures and powerful equipment. In Java Edition, most administrative items also belong here.

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History

See also: Rarity/Before 1.21.2 & 1.21.30
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Music discs and enchanted items now have an aqua tooltip signifying that they are "Rare" and golden apples have a magenta tooltip signifying that they are "Epic".
1.3.112w21aGolden apples had their rarity changed from "Epic" to "Rare". A new enchanted golden apple has been added which has the "Epic" rarity.
1.4.612w49aAdded enchanted books which now have a yellow tooltip signifying that they are "Uncommon".
1.1318w21aFixed previously broken name colors for enchanted golden apples, enchanted items, golden apples, and music discs.
Chain command blocks, command blocks, dragon eggs, repeating command blocks, and structure blocks now have the "Epic" rarity.
Beacons, conduits, and End crystals now have the "Rare" rarity.
Creeper heads, dragon heads, dragon's breath, elytra, enchanted books, bottles o' enchanting, hearts of the sea, Nether stars, player heads, skeleton skulls, totems of undying, wither skeleton skulls, and zombie heads now have the "Uncommon" rarity.
When an item is enchanted, its rarity tier is now increased from its base rarity. "Common" and "uncommon" items become "rare", "rare" items become "epic", and "epic" items remain the same.
pre2Rarity colors now display over the hotbar.[8]
1.1721w20aBarriers, debug sticks, knowledge books, lights, minecarts with command block, monster spawners, and structure voids now have the "Epic" rarity.[9]
1.19.322w43aMonster spawners now have the "Common" rarity instead of "Epic".
1.21pre2Heavy cores, maces, and tridents now have the "Epic" rarity.
"Flow" and "Guster" banner patterns now have the "Rare" rarity.
"Snout" banner patterns now have the "Uncommon" rarity.
1.21.224w33aRarity has been reworked.
Numerous blocks and items have had their rarities added and changed.
Ominous banners now use the rarity system for their name color instead of a gold colored text component.[10]
1.21.625w17aThe rarity of dried ghasts has been changed from "Uncommon" to "Common" to match its ingredients.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1The tooltip for enchanted books is yellow, while enchanted items are aqua, making these items the first items to have a tooltip with a color other than white.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0?Music discs now have an aqua tooltip.
1.12.0beta 1.12.0.9Golden apples now have an aqua tooltip, while enchanted golden apples have a magenta tooltip.
1.21.20Preview 1.21.10.22Heavy cores, maces, tridents, and thing banner patterns now have the "Epic" rarity.
Flow and guster banner patterns now have the "Rare" rarity.
Creeper charge, skull charge, and snout banner patterns now have the "Uncommon" rarity.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.21Rarity has been reworked.
Numerous blocks and items have had their rarities added and changed.
When an item is enchanted, its rarity tier is now increased from its base rarity. "Common" and "uncommon" items become "rare", "rare" items become "epic", and "epic" items remain the same.
1.21.90Preview 1.21.90.20The rarity of dried ghasts has been changed from "Uncommon" to "Common" to match its ingredients.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU7CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1The tooltip of the golden apple is now magenta, making it the first item to have a tooltip with a color other than white.
Music discs now have an aqua tooltip.
TU141.04Golden apples now have an aqua tooltip, when the original golden apple, as a separate item is added to the game. The original golden apple, now the enchanted golden apple still have the same magenta tooltip color as the golden apples previously did.
TU36CU251.281.281.28Patch 7Rarity colors now display over the hotbar.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • In April Fools' snapshot 24w14potato, the Potato rarity was added, displaying green text: Potato
  • No Epic rarity items are renewable, aside from the heavy core and mace, which are only renewable via vaults forgetting which players have opened them.

References

  1. ↑ MC-132199
  2. ↑ MC-132201
  3. ↑ MC-139386
  4. ↑ MC-227915 — resolved as "Invalid".
  5. ↑ MC-227928 — resolved as "Invalid".
  6. ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 24w33a" – Minecraft.net, August 15, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.30.21" – Minecraft Feedback, August 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ MC-130145
  9. ↑ MC-191338, MC-192591, MC-220694, MC-221566, MC-197324 (refer to history and comments)
  10. ↑ MC-274657

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