Diamond
This article is about the item. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the mineral block, see Block of Diamond. For the tool tier, see Tiers. For the armor material, see Armor materials.
"Diamonds" redirects here. For the achievement, see Achievements § DIAMONDS!. For the advancement, see Advancements § Diamonds!.
A diamond is a rare mineral obtained from diamond ore or loot chests. They are mainly used to craft high-tier tools and armor, enchanting tables, blocks of diamond, and jukeboxes.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Mining[edit]
See also: Tutorials/Diamonds
Diamond ore mined using an iron pickaxe or stronger drops a single diamond. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it can drop an extra diamond per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 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 5 and 12. Levels 11-12 are the preferred levels to mine at as they contain less lava than levels 5-10.
Natural generation[edit]
See also: Diamond Ore § Natural generation
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Diamond | Mineshaft | Chest | 1–2 | 10.4% |
| Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 2–6 | 15.8% | |
| Buried treasure | Chest | 1–2 | 59.9% | |
| Desert temple | Chest | 1–3 | 6.3% | |
| End city | Chest | 2–7 | 21.2% | |
| Jungle temple | Chest | 1–3 | 12.9% | |
| Nether fortress | Chest | 1–3 | 19% | |
| Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 1 | 14.1% | |
| Stronghold | Altar chest | 1–3 | 7.4% | |
| Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1–3 | 16.2% | |
| Toolsmith's chest | 1–3 | 9.9% | ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Diamond | Mineshaft | Chest | 1–2 | 10.4% |
| Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1–3 | 8.6% | |
| Buried treasure | Chest | 1 | 46.9% | |
| Desert temple | Chest | 1–3 | 6.3% | |
| End city | Chest | 2–7 | 21.2% | |
| Jungle temple | Chest | 1–3 | 12.8% | |
| Nether fortress | Chest | 1–3 | 19% | |
| Stronghold | Altar chest | 1–3 | 7.2% | |
| Village | Toolsmith's chest | 1–3 | 9.9% | |
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1–3 | 16.2% | ||
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Block of Diamond |
Smelting[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | Diamond Ore + Any fuel |
Usage[edit]
Diamonds are mainly used to craft high-tier armor and equipment, which in turn are also used in making netherite armor and equipment.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Diamond | Diamond | ||
| Diamond Axe | Diamond + Stick |
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| Diamond Boots | Diamond | ||
| Diamond Chestplate | Diamond | ||
| Diamond Helmet | Diamond | ||
| Diamond Hoe | Diamond + Stick |
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| Diamond Leggings | Diamond | ||
| Diamond Pickaxe | Diamond + Stick |
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| Diamond Shovel | Diamond + Stick |
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| Diamond Sword | Diamond + Stick |
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| Enchanting Table | Book + Diamond + Obsidian |
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| Firework Star | Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond |
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. | |
| Jukebox | Any Planks + Diamond |
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| White Firework Star or Blue Firework Star or Brown Firework Star or Black 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 + Diamond |
[Bedrock and Education editions only] 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. |
Trading[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, expert-level armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their trades.
In Java Edition, journeyman-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level toolsmith villagers have 2⁄3 chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level weaponsmith villagers always offer to buy one diamond for one emerald.
Repairing[edit]
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:
- Diamond Helmet
- Diamond Chestplate
- Diamond Leggings
- Diamond Boots
- Diamond Sword
- Diamond Pickaxe
- Diamond Axe
- Diamond Shovel
- Diamond Hoe
Beacons[edit]
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.
Achievements[edit]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DIAMONDS! | Acquire diamonds with your iron tools. | Pick up a diamond from the ground. | 20G | Bronze | |
 | Enchanter | Construct an Enchantment Table. | Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output. | 20G | Bronze | |
 | Diamonds to you! | Throw diamonds at another player. | Drop a diamond. Another player or a mob must then pick up this diamond. | 15G | Bronze | |
Advancements[edit]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Namespaced ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Diamonds! | Acquire diamonds | Isn't It Iron Pick | Have a diamond in your inventory. | story/mine_diamond
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Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Item tags (JE) | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | diamond | beacon_payment_items | item.minecraft.diamond |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | diamond | 264 | item.diamond.name |
History[edit]
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
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| 0.31 | 20100128 |  Added diamonds. Initially, they were referred to as "emeralds".
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| A stack of 100 diamonds can be found inside the Indev House chests. | |||||
| 20100129 | Diamond can be used to craft diamond blocks and diamond swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes. | ||||
| Diamonds can no longer be found inside the Indev House due to all items having been removed from its chests. | |||||
| Diamond can be obtained by smelting Diamond blocks. | |||||
| 20100130 | Emeralds from the previous version are now officially known as "diamonds", though this has no actual effect as item names are not yet displayed in-game. | ||||
| Diamond blocks require 9 diamonds to craft now. | |||||
| Minecraft Indev | 20100206 | Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes. | |||
| 20100212-1 | 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 the new mineshaft chests. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Diamond ore can now be smelted into diamond gems, even though there isn't any way to pick up the ore without using mods. | |||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Diamonds are now used to craft enchantment tables. | ||||
| Diamonds are now found in the new 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. | |||
| Added desert temples, 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 temples, which contain loot chests with diamonds. | ||||
| 1.3 |  The texture of diamonds has been changed. | ||||
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail. | |||
| 1.6.1 | 13w18a | Diamonds are now found in the new 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 temple and mineshaft chests have been decreased. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 264. | |||
| 18w10a | Diamonds now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||||
| 18w11a | Diamonds now generate in shipwreck treasure chests. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of diamonds has been changed. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Netherite can now be used to upgrade diamond tools. | |||
| 20w10a | Smithing tables are now used to upgrade diamond tools with netherite. | ||||
| 20w16a | Diamonds now generate in bastion remnants chests. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.3.2 | Added diamonds.
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| 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 2 | 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 temple 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 temple 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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 | Diamond now found in bastion remnant chest. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added diamonds. |
| ? | The texture of diamonds has been changed. | ||||
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | The texture of diamonds has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added diamonds. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Diamond" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- In real life, diamond is commonly used for industrial purposes, generally as diamond-tipped drill bits and saw blades. They are usually used for cutting stone and other hard materials. Diamonds used for this purpose are typically not of gemstone quality.
Gallery[edit]
Naturally occurring diamonds.
Multiple ore veins.
Diamond ore near Lava.
Another Diamond ore vein near Lava.
