Gold Ingot
Gold ingots are metal ingots used to craft various items and used as currency for bartering with piglins.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
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[edit]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Block of Gold | |
Gold Nugget |
Smelting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
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Gold Ingot | Gold Ore + Any fuel |
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Gold Ingot | Nether Gold Ore + Any fuel |
Zombified piglins[edit]
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[edit]
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.
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.
Natural generation[edit]
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
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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[edit]
Crafting ingredient[edit]
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 |
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Block of Gold | Gold Ingot | |
Clock | Gold Ingot + Redstone Dust |
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Gold Nugget | Gold Ingot | |
Golden Apple | Gold Ingot + Apple |
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Golden Axe | Gold Ingot + Stick |
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Golden Boots | Gold Ingot | |
Golden Chestplate | Gold Ingot | |
Golden Helmet | Gold Ingot | |
Golden Hoe | Gold Ingot + Stick |
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Golden Leggings | Gold Ingot | |
Golden Pickaxe | Gold Ingot + Stick |
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Golden Shovel | Gold Ingot + Stick |
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Golden Sword | Gold Ingot + Stick |
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Light Weighted Pressure Plate | Gold Ingot | |
Netherite Ingot | Netherite Scrap + Gold Ingot |
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Powered Rail | Gold Ingot + Stick + Redstone Dust |
Trading[edit]
Apprentice-level cleric villagers buy 3 gold ingots for an emerald as part of their trade.
Repairing[edit]
Golden helmets, chestplates, leggings, boots, swords, pickaxes, axes, hoes and shovels can be repaired with gold ingots in an anvil.
Bartering[edit]
Piglins throw the player item(s) if the player throws or uses a gold ingot on them.
Beacons[edit]
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[edit]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
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![]() | Oooh, shiny! | Distract a Piglin using gold. | Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player. | 30G | Silver |
Advancements[edit]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Namespaced ID |
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![]() | Oh Shiny | Distract Piglins with gold | Nether | Give a piglin one of these 22 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag.[note 1] while not wearing any golden armor. 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
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- ↑
- 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
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Item tags (JE) | Translation key |
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Gold Ingot | gold_ingot | beacon_payment_items piglin_loved | item.minecraft.gold_ingot |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
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Gold Ingot | gold_ingot | 266 | item.gold_ingot.name |
History[edit]
Java Edition Indev | |||||
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0.31 | 20100128 | ![]() | |||
20100129 | ![]() | ||||
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 | ![]() | |||
18w44a | ![]() | ||||
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. | ||||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.3.2 | ![]() | ||||
Gold ingots can be used to craft blocks of gold, gold pickaxes, axes, swords and shovels. | |||||
0.4.0 | Gold ingots are now used to craft gold hoes. | ||||
0.6.0 | Gold ingots are now used to craft gold armor. | ||||
0.8.0 | build 2 | Gold ingots are now used to craft powered rails and clocks. | |||
0.9.0 | build 1 | Gold ingots can now be found in blacksmith chests in villages, stronghold altar chests and dungeon chests. | |||
0.12.1 | build 1 | Gold ingots are now used to craft gold nuggets and golden apples. | |||
Gold ingots are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||||
0.13.0 | 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. | |||||
0.14.0 | build 1 | Gold ingots are now found in minecart with chests that generate in mineshafts. | |||
0.15.0 | build 1 | Gold ingots can now be found in jungle temple chests. | |||
0.16.0 | 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. | |||
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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. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Gold Ingot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- 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.