Renewable resource

A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using cheat commands. While running completely out of resources isn't likely to be a factor in normal worlds due to the massive size of a Minecraft map, only some resources can be produced over and over without having to explore more terrain. Running out of resources can be a bigger issue on superflat worlds, where resources are less plentiful, in PvP maps, where one would like to obtain resources without having to conquer more land, or simply if the map size is limited.

The listed fully renewable craftable items are items that can be crafted, smelted, or brewed using only renewable resources. For example, cookies are renewable as they require only wheat and cocoa beans which can be regrown infinitely.

Anything that is dropped by an animal or most monsters, is renewable because more mobs of the same kind can spawn and be killed again for more loot. The exceptions are the wither, which requires non-renewable soul sand to spawn and certain enemies that spawn just once with the generation of specific structures; elder guardians (three spawn with each ocean monument) and shulkers (in end cities). Hostile monster drops are not renewable on peaceful difficulty, as the monsters won't spawn.

Introduction to methods of renewably obtaining items

Many resources are renewably obtainable using certain main methods, such as farming. Others are obtainable by unusual item-specific methods, which can vary from building a cobblestone generator to harvesting obsidian from portals to collecting dragon breath into a bottle. The renewable method to obtain an item isn't necessarily the easiest, fastest or safest.

The most common methods for renewably obtaining items, ordered by roughly increasing effort are:

• Farming - grow it on the dirt or farmland block, breed using renewable resources, etc.
• Crafting/Smelting/Brewing using only renewable resource(s)
• Common drops from dead mobs.
• Trading with villagers
• Fishing
• Rare mob drops.

The first three methods are often the most practical ways to obtain the items which can be obtained by using them.

Most items obtainable by the fourth and fifth methods are obtainable in some other way, which may be easier or of comparable difficulty, but may not be renewable, they are especially worth using when the player wants to avoid the risk of mining, such as while playing in hardcore mode.

Grinding for rare drops isn't feasible unless there is no other option, as the player will have to kill many mobs to obtain the desired drops.

Renewable

These are items which can be renewably obtained through methods other than trading or rare drops.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Arrow		Dropped by skeletons Obtained by trading with fletcher villagers Gifted by fletcher villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Bamboo		Grows over other bamboo Dropped by pandas Obtained by fishing
Banners		Crafted from renewable wool and sticks. Some patterns require non-renewable resources to make, but banners with them can be renewably duplicated by crafting them together with empty banners of same base color.
Beetroot Seeds		Grown on farmland Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Blaze Rod		Dropped by blazes when killed by a player
Bone		Dropped by skeletons, wither skeletons, strays and skeleton horses Obtained by fishing
Bucket of Fish		Obtained by using a water bucket on fish. Bucket of Cod obtained by trading with a fisherman villager. Bucket of Pufferfish and Tropical Fish obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Cactus		Grown on sand Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Carrot		Rarely dropped by zombies when registered as a player kill Grown on farmland
Chainmail Armor		Obtained by trading with an armorer villager. Rarely dropped by zombies and skeletons that are wearing the armor when killed by a player. Gifted by armorer villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Chorus Flower		Grown on End Stone
Coal and Charcoal		Coal is dropped by wither skeletons. Charcoal is obtained by smelting logs. Charcoal is also obtained from breaking campfires.
Cobblestone and Stone		Cobblestone or stone blocks are created when water and flowing lava meet, which may then be mined. Stone is obtained by smelting cobblestone.
Cocoa Beans		Grown on jungle wood
Coral and Coral Fans		Grown by using bonemeal underwater in warm ocean biomes
Dragon's Breath		Obtained by using a glass bottle on the ender dragon's breath
Egg		Dropped by chickens every 5 to 20 minutes Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item
Emerald		Dropped by evokers and vindicators. Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item. Obtained by trading certain renewable items, like coal, to any villager or a wandering trader.
Ender Pearl		Dropped by endermen Obtained by trading with a cleric villager
Enchanted Book		Obtained by enchanting a renewable book in an enchanting table. Obtained by trading. Obtained by fishing.
End Stone		16 blocks are generated under the edge of the exit portal when the ender dragon is respawned or killed
Experience Orb	See Enchanting and Repairing and renaming items	Dropped by mobs when killed by a player, except for villagers, golems, bats, or baby animals. Obtained by smelting Obtained by breeding Obtained by fishing Obtained by trading Obtained by using bottles o' enchanting Obtained by disenchanting renewably obtained enchanted gear
Feather		Dropped by chickens and parrots Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item. Gifted by cats
Ferns and Grass		Obtained by using shears to break ferns and grass and their tall variants, which may be created by using bone meal on them Ferns obtained by trading with a wandering trader
Flowers		All flowers (except wither rose) are obtained by trading with a wandering trader. All short flowers (except wither rose) are obtained by using bone meal on grass blocks. Certain short flowers grow only in certain biomes. Tall flowers are dropped when bone meal is used on them. Wither Roses are dropped by mobs when killed by a Wither. Poppies are dropped by iron golems. Poppies are gifted by baby villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Ghast Tear		Dropped by ghasts
Glass Bottle		Dropped by witches Obtained by drinking renewable potions Obtained by brewing lingering potions Crafted using renewable glass Obtained by fishing
Glowstone Dust		Dropped by witches Obtained by trading with a cleric villager. Obtained by mining glowstone obtained from trading with a wandering trader. Dropped by blazes when killed by the player.‌[Legacy Console Edition only]
Gold Ingot		Crafted with renewable gold nuggets Rarely dropped by zombie pigmen and drowned when killed by a player.
Gold Nugget		Dropped by zombie pigmen Crafted with renewable gold ingots Obtained by smelting renewable gold armor or gold swords
Gunpowder		Dropped by creepers, ghasts and witches Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Ice		Forms from water source blocks in cold biomes or at high altitudes that have air above them, obtained using a tool enchanted with Silk Touch
Ink Sac		Dropped by squids Obtained by fishing
Iron Ingot		Dropped by iron golems Rarely dropped by zombies when killed by a player Crafted from renewable iron nuggets
Iron Bars	—	Crafted from renewable iron ingots Generated as cages around the end crystals that are regenerated when the ender dragon is respawned
Kelp		Grows underwater Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Leather		Dropped by cows, mooshrooms, llamas, donkeys, mules and horses Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item. Obtained by fishing Craftable from renewable rabbit hide Gifted by leatherworker villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Lily Pad	—	Obtained by fishing Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Magma Cream		Dropped by magma cubes Crafted using renewable slimeballs and blaze powder
Melon Seeds		Obtained by breaking melon stems Crafted using renewable melon slices Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Milk		Obtained by using an empty bucket on cows or mooshrooms. Dropped by wandering traders if killed while holding the item.
Brown Mushroom		Can spread Obtained by shearing brown mooshrooms Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Red Mushroom		Can spread Obtained by shearing mooshrooms Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Name Tag	—	Obtained by fishing Obtained by trading with librarian villagers
Nautilus Shell	—	Obtained by fishing Dropped by drowned. Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Nether Wart		Grown on soul sand
Obsidian		Entering a nether portal for which there is no matching exit will generate a new portal of 14 obsidian blocks (18 if it generates in mid air), which may be mined. Traveling to the End regenerates the 5×5 platform, which may be mined. The pillars in the End are regenerated when the ender dragon is respawned.
Ominous Banner	—	Dropped by raid captains
Phantom Membrane		Dropped by phantoms. Gifted by cats.
Potato		Grown on farmland Rarely dropped by zombies when registered as a player kill
Prismarine Shard		Dropped by guardians
Prismarine Crystals		Dropped by guardians
Pufferfish		Dropped by pufferfish. Obtain by fishing.
Pumpkin Seeds		Obtained by breaking pumpkin stems Crafted using renewable pumpkins Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Rabbit Hide		Dropped by rabbits. Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item. Gifted by cats.
Rabbit's Foot		Dropped by rabbits. Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item. Gifted by cats.
Raw Beef		Dropped by cows and mooshrooms
Raw Chicken		Dropped by chickens Gifted by cats
Raw Cod		Dropped by cod, guardians, polar bears and dolphins. Obtained by fishing Gifted by fisherman villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Raw Mutton		Dropped by sheep.
Raw Porkchop		Dropped by pigs
Raw Rabbit		Dropped by rabbits
Raw Salmon		Dropped by salmon. Obtained by fishing. Gifted by fisherman villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Redstone		Dropped by witches Obtained by trading with cleric villagers Gifted by cleric villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Rotten Flesh	—	Dropped by zombies, zombie pigmen and drowned Obtained by fishing Gifted by cats
Saddle	—	Dropped by ravagers. Obtained by fishing. Obtained by trading with a leatherworker villager.
Saplings and trees		Saplings are occasionally dropped when leaves decay or are broken. Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Scute		Dropped by baby turtles when they grow into adults.
Seagrass	—	Obtained by using bone meal underwater. Dropped by turtles.
Sea Pickle		Obtained by using bone meal underwater on coral blocks. Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Slimeball		Dropped by slimes Dropped by baby pandas when they sneeze Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Snowball		Snow layers naturally form when it snows in snowy biomes or above a certain altitude in cold biomes, or when snow golems walk in certain biomes. These may be broken with a shovel to obtain snowballs.
Spider Eye		Dropped by witches Dropped by spiders and cave spiders when killed by a player
Stick		Dropped by witches and leaves blocks Obtained by fishing Crafted from renewable planks Crafted from renewable bamboo
String		Dropped by spiders, cave spiders or cats Obtained by fishing Gifted by cats
Sugar Cane		Grown on sand or dirt adjacent to water. Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Sugar		Dropped by witches Crafted with renewable sugar cane
Sweet Berries	—	Collected from sweet berry bushes
Totem of Undying	—	Dropped by evokers that spawn in raids.
Tropical Fish	—	Dropped by tropical fish. Obtained by fishing.
Turtle Egg		Obtained by collecting with Silk Touch after being created by turtles.
Vines		Obtained by shearing it after it has grown on the side of any block Obtained by shearing it after it generates on the sides of 2x2 jungle trees grown from renewable saplings Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Water Bucket		Created by having 2 water sources in the appropriate spots (See water for specifics), then obtained using an empty bucket. Reusable sponges may become wet from flowing water, then smelted to produce a bucket of water. Water can be collected from a renewable cauldron filled by rain.
Wheat Seeds		Obtained by breaking grass and their variants. Grown on farmland
Wool		Dropped by sheep. Obtained by shearing sheep. Crafted with renewable string. Obtained by trading with a shepherd villager. Gifted by shepherd villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.

Tradable

These items are either only renewable through trading with villagers or additionally as rare drops from mobs.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Bell	—	Obtained by trading with an armorer, toolsmith or weaponsmith villager.
Bottle o' Enchanting		Obtained by trading with a cleric villager.
Brick		Obtained by trading with a mason villager.
Coral Blocks		Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Diamond gear	—	Obtained by trading with an armorer, toolsmith or weaponsmith villager. Diamond armor can also be obtained as a rare drop from extremely rare zombies and skeletons, which spawn with them.
Glass		Obtained by trading with a librarian villager. Obtained by smelting renewable Sand.
Glazed Terracotta	—	Obtained by trading with a mason villager. Obtained by smelting renewable Terracotta.
Lapis Lazuli		Obtained by trading with a cleric villager. Gifted by cleric villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Large Fern		Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Podzol		Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Polished Stone Blocks		Obtained by trading with a mason villager.
Quartz Pillar		Obtained by trading with a mason villager.
Sand and Red Sand		Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.

Rare drops

These items are considered rare drops or are obtained by a mob dying in a unique way. For some of these items, this is the only way to even obtain them whatsoever, for the rest this is the only renewable way to obtain them. This does not include any item the mob picks up after spawning. Mob farms are a good option for obtaining these easily or in large quantities.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Mob Heads		Wither skeleton skulls are rarely dropped by wither skeletons when killed by a player. Dropped by wither skeletons, skeletons, zombies, or creepers when killed by a charged creeper, but at most one head will drop in each explosion.
Music Discs	—	Dropped by creepers when a skeleton or stray deals the final blow
Trident	—	Rarely dropped by drowned.

All status effects which can be legitimately obtained in Survival are also renewable.

Java Edition

Most resources are as renewable in the Java Edition, as they are in the Bedrock Edition. The resources, which are renewable in Java Edition, but aren't in Bedrock are listed here, for the ones which are non-renewable in Java Edition, but renewable in Bedrock, see the Non-renewable resource page.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Banner Pattern	—	Obtained by trading with a cartographer villager.
Block of Quartz		Obtained by trading with a mason villager.
Clay		Gifted by mason villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.

Bedrock Edition

Most resources are as renewable in the Bedrock Edition, as they are in the Java Edition. The resources, which are renewable in Bedrock Edition, but aren't in Java are listed here, for the ones which are non-renewable in Bedrock Edition, but renewable in Java, see the Non-renewable resource page.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Banner Patterns	—	Crafted from paper and bricks or vines Obtained by trading with a cartographer villager.
Grass Path	—	In Bedrock Edition, grass paths drop themselves when mined with Silk Touch.
Netherrack		The Platform generated when a nether portal is generated in the air contains netherrack in addition to the obsidian that would be there normally in the Bedrock edition. It is possible to break all the blocks of that portal, and go back through on the nether end, and it will generate another platform, making the netherrack there renewable.

Legacy Console Edition

Most resources are as renewable in the Legacy Console Edition, as they are in the Java Edition. The resources, which are renewable in Legacy Console Edition, but aren't in Java are listed here, for the ones which are non-renewable in Legacy Console Edition, but renewable in Java, see the Non-renewable resource page.

These resources are not renewable in the Java edition, but are renewable in the Legacy Console Edition.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Nether items		The Legacy Console Edition allows the Nether to be reset without restarting a world or modifying the game save files. With at least two dirt blocks available, coarse dirt can be crafted, tilled, then recrafted indefinitely. Grass or mycelium can then spread on it.
Nether fortress loot chests		Nether fortress loot chests from using the Nether reset option. Contents of the chests may vary on renewability based on world.
Enchanted Golden Apple	—	Enchanted golden apples can still be crafted with an apple and gold blocks.
Elytra, dragon heads, and End mob drops		Like with the Nether, the End can be reset using world options, and so the end city's structures (and loot) can be farmed. and shulkers and the original ender dragon will be regenerated.

Trivia

• Although wither roses are technically renewable, they are very dangerous to obtain renewably; the player would need to spawn the wither without killing it.

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