Gold Ingot

This article is about the item. For the ore, see Gold Ore. For the mineral block, see Block of Gold. For the nugget, see Gold Nugget.

Gold Ingot

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

Gold ingots are metal ingots used to craft various items and used as currency for bartering with piglins.

Obtaining

Gold Ingots are mainly obtained by smelting gold ore and nether gold ore, or just mining nether gold ore, dropping gold nuggets. See the Natural Generation section below for more ways to find the ingots. Gold generates more frequently in the Badlands biome.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Gold	9
Gold Nugget

Smelting

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe	Description
Gold Ingot	Gold Ore + Any fuel	1
Gold Ingot	Nether Gold Ore + Any fuel	1
Gold Ingot	Deepslate Gold Ore + Any fuel	1	‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]

Mob loot

Zombified piglins

Zombified piglins have a 2.5% (¹⁄₄₀) chance of dropping a gold ingot if killed by a player or tamed wolf. The chance is increased by 1% per level of Looting, for a maximum of 5.5% with Looting III.

Drowned

In Java Edition, drowned have a 5% (¹⁄₂₀) chance of dropping a gold ingot, 6% (³⁄₅₀) with Looting I, 7% (⁷⁄₁₀₀) with Looting II, and 8% (²⁄₂₅) with Looting III.‌^{[until JE 1.17]}

In Bedrock Edition, drowned have a 11% (¹¹⁄₁₀₀) chance of dropping a gold ingot, 13% (¹³⁄₁₀₀) with Looting I, 15% (³⁄₂₀) with Looting II, and 17% (¹⁷⁄₁₀₀) with Looting III.‌^{[until BE 1.17]}

Natural generation

See also: Gold Ore § Natural generation

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Gold Ingot	Dungeon	Chest	1–4	9.6%
	Mineshaft	Chest	1–3	16.9%
	Bastion remnant	Treasure chest	3–9	33.7%
		Generic chest	1–6	19%
		Bridge chest	4–9	11.2%
	Buried treasure	Chest	1–4	88%
	Desert temple	Chest	2–7	18%
	End city	Chest	2–7	52.3%
	Jungle temple	Chest	2–7	51%
	Nether fortress	Chest	1–3	49%
	Ruined portal	Chest	2–8	7.3%
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1–5	26.5%
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1–3	12.1%
		Storeroom chest	1–3	18.6%
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1–3	25.6%
		Toolsmith's chest	1–3	9.9%
		Temple chest	1–4	25.4%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1–4	9.6%
Bedrock Edition
Gold Ingot	Dungeon	Chest	1–4	9.6%
	Mineshaft	Chest	1–3	16.9%
	Bastion remnant	Treasure chest	3–9	29.4%
		Generic chest	1–6	16%
		Bridge chest	2–8	12.2%
	Buried treasure	Chest	1–5	34.3%
	Desert temple	Chest	2–7	18%
	End city	Chest	2–7	52.3%
	Jungle temple	Chest	2–7	50.9%
	Nether fortress	Chest	1–3	49%
	Ruined portal	Chest	2–8	7.3%
	Stronghold	Storeroom chest	1–3	15.2%
		Altar chest	1–3	11.8%
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1–3	25.6%
		Temple chest	1–4	25.4%
		Toolsmith's chest	1–3	9.9%
	Woodland mansion	Chest	1–4	9.6%

Usage

Crafting ingredient

As a material for weapons, tools, and armor, gold is not a straight upgrade from iron (except in the case of horse armor). Gold has a higher mining speed and enchantability than any other material, but attack power and durability tends to be low.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Block of Gold	Gold Ingot
Clock	Gold Ingot + Redstone Dust
Gold Nugget	Gold Ingot	9
Golden Apple	Gold Ingot + Apple
Golden Axe	Gold Ingot + Stick
Golden Boots	Gold Ingot
Golden Chestplate	Gold Ingot
Golden Helmet	Gold Ingot
Golden Hoe	Gold Ingot + Stick
Golden Leggings	Gold Ingot
Golden Pickaxe	Gold Ingot + Stick
Golden Shovel	Gold Ingot + Stick
Golden Sword	Gold Ingot + Stick
Light Weighted Pressure Plate	Gold Ingot
Netherite Ingot	Netherite Scrap + Gold Ingot
Powered Rail	Gold Ingot + Stick + Redstone Dust	6

Trading

Apprentice-level cleric villagers buy 3 gold ingots for an emerald as part of their trade.

Repairing

Golden helmets, chestplates, leggings, boots, swords, pickaxes, axes, hoes and shovels can be repaired with gold ingots in an anvil.

Bartering

Main article: Bartering

Piglins throw the player item(s) if the player throws or uses a gold ingot on them.

Beacons

Gold ingots can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers, and then insert an ingot in the item slot.

A gold ingot can be substituted for an iron ingot or netherite ingot, an emerald, or a diamond.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold.	Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.	30G	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Nether	Give a piglin one of these 22 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag while not wearing any golden armor: Bell Block of Gold Clock Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore If this advancement is attempted while the player is wearing golden armor but piglin(s) are still aggressive toward them, the advancement does not trigger. Other gold-related items, if any, may be used, but are ignored for this advancement and by the piglin.	nether/distract_piglin

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Item tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Gold Ingot	gold_ingot	beacon_payment_items piglin_loved	Item	item.minecraft.gold_ingot

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Gold Ingot	gold_ingot	266	Item	item.gold_ingot.name

History

Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100128			Added gold ingots.
		20100129			The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
					Gold ingots can be smelted from gold ore with flint and steel and drop 3-5 gold ingots.
					Gold ingots can be used to craft gold blocks and gold swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes.
20100206					Gold ingots are now used to craft gold hoes.
?					Smelting gold ore now drops 1 gold ingot (down from 3-5) and crafting gold blocks is now significantly more expensive, requiring 9 gold ingots (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2).
20100218					Gold ingots are now used to craft gold helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			Gold ingots are now used to craft clocks.
Java Edition Beta
1.5					Gold ingots are now used to craft powered rails.
1.8		Pre-release			Gold ingots can now be found in the new stronghold storerooms and mineshaft chests.
					Gold ingots can be crafted from gold nuggets, which are dropped by zombie pigman, making gold a renewable resource.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Gold ingots are now used to craft gold nuggets.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Gold ingots can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
1.1		12w01a			Gold ingots can now be found in village blacksmith chests.
1.3.1		12w21a			Added desert temples, with a hidden chest room and loot containing gold ingots.
					All types of villagers now buy 8–9 gold ingots for 1 emerald, as a fallback trade in case no trades were generated for that villager.
		12w22a			Added jungle temples, which contain loot chests with gold ingots.
1.5		13w01a			Gold ingots are now used to craft light weighted pressure plates.
1.6.1		13w18a			Gold ingots are now found in nether fortress chests.
		13w23a			Gold ingots are now used to craft normal golden apples.
1.8		14w02a			Trading has been changed: only cleric villagers now buy 8–10 gold ingots for 1 emerald, as a legitimate trade.
1.9		15w31a			Gold ingots can now be found in end city ship chests.
		15w43a			The average yield of gold ingots in nether fortress chest has been decreased.
		15w44a			The average yield of gold ingots in mineshaft and desert temple chests has been decreased.
					Gold ingots have been added to dungeon chests.
1.11		16w39a			Gold ingots are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 266.
		18w10a			Gold ingots now generate in buried treasure chests.
		18w11a			Gold ingots can now be obtained as a drop from drowned.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
		18w44a			The texture of gold ingots has been changed, once again.
1.16		20w06a			Gold ingots are now used to craft netherite ingots.
		20w07a			Gold ingots can now be used to barter with piglins.
		20w11a			Gold ingots can now be smelted from nether gold ore.
		20w16a			Gold ingots now generate in bastion remnants and ruined portal chests.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w05a			Gold ingots can no longer be obtained as a drop from drowned.
		21w08a			Gold ingots can now be smelted from deepslate gold ore.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.2					Added gold ingots.
					Gold ingots can be used to craft blocks of gold, gold pickaxes, axes, swords and shovels.
v0.4.0					Gold ingots are now used to craft gold hoes.
v0.6.0					Gold ingots are now used to craft gold armor.
v0.8.0		build 2			Gold ingots are now used to craft powered rails and clocks.
v0.9.0		build 1			Gold ingots can now be found in blacksmith chests in villages, stronghold altar chests and dungeon chests.
v0.12.1		build 1			Gold ingots are now used to craft gold nuggets and golden apples.
					Gold ingots are now found in nether fortress chests.
v0.13.0		build 1			Gold ingots are now used to craft light weighted pressure plates.
					Gold ingots now generate inside of hidden chest rooms in desert temples.
v0.14.0		build 1			Gold ingots are now found in minecart with chests that generate in mineshafts.
v0.15.0		build 1			Gold ingots can now be found in jungle temple chests.
v0.16.0		build 4			Gold ingots can now be used to power beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Gold ingots can now be found in end city ship chests and stronghold storerooms.
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Added trading, cleric villagers now buy 8–10 gold ingots for 1 emerald.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Gold ingots are now found in woodland mansion chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.13.8			Added drowned, which rarely drop gold ingots.
		beta 1.2.14.2			Gold ingots can now be found inside buried treasure chests and shipwrecks.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Gold ingots can now be found in plains village weaponsmith chests.
					The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Gold ingots can now be found in desert village temple chests and village toolsmith chests.
					Gold ingots can now be found in savanna, taiga, snowy taiga, snowy tundra and desert village weaponsmith chests.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Cleric villagers now buy 3 gold ingots for one emerald.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Gold ingots are now used to craft netherite ingots.
					Gold ingots can now be used to barter with piglins.
		beta 1.16.0.57			Gold ingots can now be smelted from nether gold ore.
					Gold ingots now be found in ruined portal and bastion remnants chests.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.210		beta 1.16.210.57			Gold ingots can no longer be obtained as a drop from drowned.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added gold ingots.
		1.90			The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added gold ingots.

Issues

Issues relating to "Gold Ingot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Gold ingots are the only ingots in the game used alongside another item to craft another type of ingot; in this case, it is used with netherite scrap to craft a netherite ingot.
• Due to gold being soft in reality, gold tools have the least durability.

See also

• Block of Gold
• Gold Armor
• Gold Nugget
• Gold Ore
• Ores

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