Renewable resource

A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable resource, 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 is unlikely 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 accessible portion of the map 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, both of which can be regrown infinitely.

Most things dropped by animals or monsters are renewable because more mobs of the same kind can spawn and be killed again for more loot. The exceptions are drops of enemies that spawn just once with the generation of specific structures; elder guardians (three spawn with each ocean monument) and shulkers (in end cities). Drops of hostile mobs are not renewable on peaceful difficulty because the monsters do not spawn.

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 is not necessarily the easiest, fastest or safest, and may in some cases be highly impractical.

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

• Farming - grow it on the dirt or farmland, breed using renewable resources, etc.
• Crafting, smelting, or brewing using only renewable resource(s).
• Common drops from killing mobs.
• Fishing.
• Trading with villagers or wandering traders.
• Bartering with piglins.
• Rare mob drops.

The first three methods are often the most practical ways to obtain items that 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 is rarely practical unless there is no other option, as the player must kill many mobs to obtain the desired drops.

Renewable

Renewable items can be obtained through methods other than trading or rare drops.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Arrow		Dropped by skeletons. Obtained by trading with fletcher villagers. Crafted from renewable feathers, sticks and flint. Gifted by fletcher villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.‌[Java Edition only] Dropped by pillagers. ‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Bamboo		Grows over other bamboo. Dropped by pandas. Obtained by fishing.
Banners		Crafted from renewable wool and sticks. Obtained by trading with cartographer and shepherd villagers. Some banners can only be originally created using non-renewable banner patterns, but the patterns aren't consumed when used, and the banners can then be duplicated by crafting them together with empty banners of same base color.
Basalt		Formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice.
Bee Nest	—	Has a 5% chance to generate from a birch or oak sapling within 2 blocks of a flower.
Beetroot Seeds		Grown on farmland. Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Blaze Rod		Dropped by blazes when killed by a player or a tamed wolf.
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.
Crying Obsidian		Obtained by bartering with a piglin.
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 a villager.
Ender Pearl		Dropped by endermen. Obtained by trading with a cleric villager. Obtained by bartering with a piglin.
Enchanted Book		Obtained by enchanting a renewable book in an enchanting table. Obtained by trading. Obtained by fishing. Obtained by bartering.
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 bats, dolphins, golems, villagers, wandering traders, or baby animals. Obtained by smelting. Obtained by breeding. Obtained by fishing. Obtained by trading with villagers. 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.‌[Java Edition only]
Fungi		Using bone meal on either type of nylium creates both types of fungi.
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. Obtained by bartering with a piglin. [until JE 1.16.2]
Gold Ingot		Crafted with renewable gold nuggets. Rarely dropped by zombified piglins and drowned when killed by a player.
Gold Nugget		Dropped by zombified piglins. Crafted with renewable gold ingots. Obtained by smelting renewable gold armor or gold axes or swords.
Gravel		Obtained by bartering with a piglin.
Gunpowder		Dropped by creepers, ghasts and witches. Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Honeycomb		Collected from a full beehive or nest using shears.
Honey Bottle		Collected from a full beehive or nest using a bottle.
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 squid. 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, horses and hoglins. Dropped by foxes that spawn holding the item. Obtained by fishing. Obtained by bartering with a piglin. 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. Obtained by bartering with a piglin. [until JE 1.16.2] 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 Bucket		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 Brick		Obtained by bartering with a piglin. Smelting renewable netherrack.‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Nether Quartz		Obtained by bartering with a piglin.
Nether Sprouts	—	Obtained by using bone meal on warped nylium.
Nether Wart		Grown on soul sand.
Obsidian		Entering a nether portal for which there is no matching exit generates 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. Obtained by bartering with piglins.
Ominous Banner	—	Dropped by raid captains.
Phantom Membrane		Dropped by phantoms. Gifted by cats.
Polished Stone Blocks		Obtained by trading with a mason villager. Crafted using renewable cobblestone and nether quartz.
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 and hoglins.
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 Dust		Dropped by witches Obtained by trading with cleric villagers Gifted by cleric villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Roots	—	Obtained by using bone meal on the corresponding type of nylium.
Rotten Flesh	—	Dropped by zombies, zombified piglins, drowned and zoglins. Obtained by fishing. Gifted by cats.
Saddle	—	Dropped by ravagers. Obtained by fishing. Obtained by trading with a leatherworker villager. Dropped by strider jockeys.
Saplings		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.
Soul Sand		Obtained by bartering with a piglin.
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, cats and striders. Obtained by fishing. Obtained by bartering with piglins. 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. Crafted with renewable honey bottles.
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. Rarely dropped by guardians.
Turtle Egg		Obtained by collecting with Silk Touch after being created by turtles.
Twisting Vines	—	Naturally grows upward when planted on the top of a block. Obtained by using bone meal on other Twisting Vines.
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.
Weeping Vines	—	Naturally grows downward when planted on the bottom of a block. Obtained by using bone meal on other Weeping Vines. Generates on huge crimson fungus that is grown by using bone meal on renewable crimson fungus.
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 renewable through trading with villagers or the wandering trader, or as rare drops from mobs, and not by other methods.

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. Obtained by smelting renewable clay ball.‌[Java Edition only]
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.
Lapis Lazuli		Obtained by trading with a cleric villager. Gifted by cleric villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Podzol		Obtained by trading with a wandering trader. Using renewable gravel, the player can obtain dirt renewably by crafting and tilling coarse dirt. This can be converted to podzol by having grass spread to it, planting a 2x2 spruce tree, and collecting the new podzol with Silk Touch.
Sand		Obtained by trading with a wandering trader.
Stained Terracotta		Obtained by trading with a mason villager. Obtained by dying renewable terracotta.‌[Java Edition only]

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 obtain them; otherwise, this is the only renewable way to obtain them. Rare drops do not include any item the mob picked up after spawning. Mob farms are an option for obtaining rare drops more easily.

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 drops in each explosion.
Music Discs	—	Dropped by creepers when a skeleton or stray deals the final blow. Pigstep is not renewable.
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 Java Edition, as they are in 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. The product list include only renewable products that aren't renewable in other editions.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Banner Pattern	—	Obtained by trading with a cartographer villager.
Clay		Gifted by mason villagers once the player gains Hero of the Village.
Soul Soil	—	Dropped by soul campfires.

Upcoming Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Most resources are as renewable in Bedrock Edition as they are in Java Edition. The resources which are renewable in Bedrock Edition, but not 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
Blackstone	—	Obtained by bartering with a piglin.

Resource	Renewable products	Renewable sources
Arrow of Decay	—	Obtained by trading with fletcher villagers.
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 generates another platform, making the netherrack there renewable.

Trivia

• Using certain glitches, most non-renewable items can be obtained indefinitely; see Tutorials/Block and item duplication. However, the use of such glitches are not considered a renewable method.
• In addition to the items listed, experience and all status effects and enchantments that can be obtained in survival are also renewable.
• In Minecraft Earth, all items are renewable, since tappables and adventures regenerate indefinitely. Items that cannot be obtained directly through these means can be crafted, smelted, or otherwise obtained using only renewable resources.

Gameplay

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