Diamond

Diamond

Type	Raw materials
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
First appearances	See History
Data value	dec: 264 hex: 108 bin: 100001000
Name	diamond

This article is about the gem. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the block, see Block of Diamond. For other uses, see Diamond (disambiguation).

"Diamonds" redirects here. For the achievement, see Achievements § DIAMONDS!. For the advancement, see Advancements § Diamonds!.

	“	Diamonds are a miner’s best friend, a blue gleam in the darkness that you can use to craft the best stuff. The best stuff. Pickaxes that can hack through obsidian, swords that can hack through wither skeletons, armour that can withstand the force of 1000 spiders. Diamond is the best! Or is it?	„
		— Alex Wiltshire

Diamonds are an uncommon material. They are mainly used to craft the highest tier of tools and armor, and the enchantment table.

Obtaining

Mining

See also: Tutorials/Diamonds

Diamond ore mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe will drop a single diamond. 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 will drop an ore block rather than a diamond. The ore is found at level 16 or lower, most commonly between 5 and 12.

Natural generation

Diamonds can be found in 14.1% of shipwreck treasure chests in stacks of 1; in 7.4% of stronghold altar chests, 19.0% of nether fortress chests, 16.2% of village blacksmith chests, 6.3% of desert temple chests, and 15.3% of jungle temple chests, all in stacks of 1–3; in 10.4% of chest minecarts in abandoned mineshafts and 53.1% of buried treasure chests in stacks of 1–2; and in 21.2% of End city chests in stacks of 2–7. In 1.14^[upcoming] they can be found in 12.9% of jungle temple chests in stacks of 1–3.

In Bedrock Edition they can be found in 46.9% of buried treasure chests in stacks of 1, and in 7.2% of stronghold altar chests and 15.3% of jungle temple chests in stacks of 1–3. In Bedrock Edition 1.8^[upcoming] they can be found in 12.8% of jungle temple chests in stacks of 1–3.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Diamond	9

Smelting

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Diamond Ore + Any fuel

Usage

Diamonds are used to craft the most durable tier of tools and armor.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Block of Diamond	Diamond
Diamond Axe	Diamond + Stick
Diamond Boots	Diamond
Diamond Chestplate	Diamond
Diamond Helmet	Diamond
Diamond Hoe	Diamond + Stick
Diamond Leggings	Diamond
Diamond Pickaxe	Diamond + Stick
Diamond Shovel	Diamond + Stick
Diamond Sword	Diamond + Stick
Enchantment Table	Book + Diamond + Obsidian
Firework Star	Gunpowder + Matching Dye + Head or Gold Nugget or Feather or Fire Charge + Glowstone Dust + Diamond		Up to eight dyes can be added. Up to one of any head, a gold nugget, a feather, or a 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

Trading

Villager armorers, tool smiths and weapon smiths buy 3-4 diamonds for one emerald as part of their third tier trades.

Repairing

Diamond helmets, chestplates, leggings, boots, swords, pickaxes, axes, hoes and shovels can be repaired with diamonds in an anvil.

Beacons

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, or an emerald.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo
	DIAMONDS!	Acquire diamonds with your iron tools	Pick up a diamond from the ground.	Yes	PS3	Yes	Wii U, Switch	20G	Gold
					PS4, PSVita				Bronze
	Enchanter	Use a book, obsidian and diamonds to construct an enchantment table	Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20G	Silver
	Diamonds to you!	Throw diamonds at another player	Drop a diamond. Another player or a mob must then pick up this diamond.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	15G	Bronze

Advancements

Main article: Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID
	Diamonds!	Acquire diamonds	Isn't It Iron Pick	Get a diamond in your inventory.	minecraft:story/mine_diamond
	Cover Me With Diamonds	Diamond armor saves lives	Diamonds!	Get any type of diamond armor in your inventory.	minecraft:story/shiny_gear
	Enchanter	Enchant an item at an Enchanting Table	Diamonds!	—	minecraft:story/enchant_item
	Serious Dedication	Completely use up a diamond hoe, and then reevaluate your life choices	A Seedy Place	Unobtainable due to a bug	minecraft:husbandry/break_diamond_hoe

Easter Egg: The 'Cover Me With Diamonds' advancement is coded as 'shiny_gear'.

Video

Note: The video does not show all uses for diamonds in crafting.

History

Java Edition Indev
0.31			0.31 (January 29, 2010)		Added diamonds. Initially, they were referred to as "emeralds".
					Diamond can be used to craft diamond blocks and diamond swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes.
			0.31 (January 30, 2010)		Emeralds from the previous version are now referred to as "diamonds".
February 6, 2010					Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes.
February 18, 2010					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		Diamond 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.
1.4.6			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		Diamond will 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 will now generate in buried treasure chests.
			18w11a		Diamonds will now generate in shipwreck treasure chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.2					Diamonds can now be collected and used to craft blocks of diamond and diamond axes, pickaxes, swords and shovels.
0.4.0					Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes.
0.5.0					Diamonds are now used to craft nether reactor cores.
0.6.0					Diamonds are now used to craft diamond armor.
0.12.1			build 1		Diamonds are now used to craft enchanting tables.
					Diamonds are now no longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are now instead dropped by it.
					Diamonds will now generate in nether fortress chests.
0.13.0			build 1		Diamonds will now have a chance to generate in desert temple chests.
0.14.0			build 1		Diamonds are now found in minecart with chests in abandoned mineshafts.
0.15.0			build 1		Diamonds can now be found in jungle temple chests.
Pocket Edition
1.0			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		Diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers for an emerald.
Bedrock Edition
1.2			beta 1.2.0.2		Diamonds can be used to craft a firework star with a trail.
					Diamonds can now be used to craft jukeboxes.
1.4			beta 1.2.14.2		Diamonds can now be found inside buried treasure chests and shipwrecks.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added diamonds.

Issues

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Trivia

• 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.

See also

Wikipedia's article about diamonds

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