Gold Ingot

Gold Ingot

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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A gold ingot is a metal ingot used to craft various items, and also used as currency for bartering with piglins.

Obtaining

Gold ingots are mainly obtained by smelting raw gold, gold ore and nether gold ore, or just mining nether gold ore, dropping gold nuggets. Gold generates more frequently in badlands biomes.

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Block of Gold	9
Gold Nugget

Smelting

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Smelting recipe
Gold Ingot	Gold Ore or Nether Gold Ore or Deepslate Gold Ore + Any fuel	1
Gold Ingot	Raw Gold + Any fuel	1

Mob loot

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.

Source	Roll Chance	Quantity (Roll Chance)
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
Zombified Piglin	2.5%–5.5%	1 (2.5%)	1 (3.5%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (5.5%)

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Gold Ingot	Monster Room	Chest	1–4	9.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.09607936000000006, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
	Mineshaft	Chest	1–3	14.5% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.14460337616164032, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1–6	19% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–6", "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
		Bridge chest	4–9	11.2% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
		Treasure chest	3–9	33.7% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "3–9", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Buried Treasure	Chest	1–4	88% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.8796575978945327, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Desert Pyramid	Chest	2–7	18% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.18047585032339075, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	End City	Chest	2–7	52.3% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.5225189744667328, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
	Jungle Pyramid	Chest	2–7	51% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.5097535152939056, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	Nether Fortress	Chest	1–3	49% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.48956430083116764, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	2–8	7.3% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–8", "chance": 0.0729006411312747, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1–5	26.5% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.26471339368998625, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1–3	12% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.12006249999999996, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
		Storeroom chest	1–3	18.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.18599883286357333, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
	Village	Toolsmith's chest	1–3	9.9% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.0989873657501581, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
		Temple chest	1–4	25.4% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Temple chest" }
		Weaponsmith's chest	1–3	25.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1–4	9.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.09607936000000006, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Java Edition 1.21.5
Gold Ingot	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1–4	5.4% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.05433464410912969, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Gold Ingot	Monster Room	Chest	1–4	9.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.09607936000000006, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
	Mineshaft	Chest	1–3	14.5% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.14460337616164032, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest" }
	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	4–9	11.2% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "4–9", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
		Generic chest	1–6	19% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–6", "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
		Treasure chest	3–9	33.7% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "3–9", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Buried Treasure	Chest	1–5	34.3% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.3433494144021395, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Desert Pyramid	Chest	2–7	18% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.18047585032339075, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	End City	Chest	2–7	52.3% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.5225189744667328, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
	Jungle Pyramid	Chest	2–7	50.9% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.5089233125982084, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
	Nether Fortress	Chest	1–3	49% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.48956430083116764, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	2–8	7.3% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "2–8", "chance": 0.0729006411312747, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
	Shipwreck	Treasure chest	1–5	26.5% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.26471339368998625, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Stronghold	Altar chest	1–3	11.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.11648616558453506, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
		Storeroom chest	1–3	15.2% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.15176544111650658, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Storeroom chest" }
	Village	Toolsmith's chest	1–3	9.9% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.0989873657501581, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
		Temple chest	1–4	25.4% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Temple chest" }
		Weaponsmith's chest	1–3	25.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1–4	9.6% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.09607936000000006, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition 1.21.70
Gold Ingot	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1–4	8.3% { "item": "Gold Ingot", "stacksize": "1–4", "chance": 0.08328514409407295, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }

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 low attack power and durability.

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Apprentice Cleric	100%	100%	3 × Gold Ingot	Emerald

Repairing

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

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.

Smithing ingredient

Ingredients	Smithing recipe	[hide]Description
Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Gold Ingot		All armor types can be used in this recipe, a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.

Trim color palette

The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:

• (a darker color palette is used when a golden armor piece is trimmed using a gold ingot).

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold	Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.	30	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:[hide] The player must not be wearing any gold armor. Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Gold Ingot	gold_ingot	Item	beacon_payment_items piglin_loved	item.minecraft.gold_ingot

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Gold Ingot	gold_ingot	306	Item	item.gold_ingot.name

History

[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Added gold ingots.
			20100129-1447				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.
							Gold blocks now require 9 gold ingots (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2) to be crafted, making them much more expensive.
			20100130				Gold ingots can now be used to craft gold swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes.
20100206-2034							Gold ingots are now used to craft gold hoes.
?							Smelting gold ore now drops 1 gold ingot (down from 3-5).
20100212-1210							Gold ingots are now used to craft gold helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0			?				Gold ingots are now used to craft clocks.
[hide]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.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease				Gold ingots can be crafted from gold nuggets, which are dropped by zombie pigmen, making gold a renewable resource.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Gold ingots can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Gold ingots are now used to craft gold nuggets.
1.1			12w01a				Gold ingots can now be found in village blacksmith chests.
1.2.1			12w06a				Zombie pigmen now rarely drop gold ingots.
1.3.1			12w21a				Added desert pyramids, 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.
1.4.2			12w32a				Gold ingots can be used to activate beacons.
			12w22a				Added jungle pyramids, which contain loot chests with gold ingots.
1.5			13w01a				Gold ingots are now used to craft light weighted pressure plates.
1.6.1			13w16a				Gold ingot is now used to craft golden horse armor.
			13w18a				Gold ingot is no longer used to craft golden horse armor.
							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 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 pyramid 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			18w10a				Gold ingots now generate in buried treasure chests.
			18w11a				Gold ingots can now be obtained as a drop from drowned.
							Gold ingots now generate in shipwreck chests.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
			18w44a				The texture of gold ingots has been changed, once again.
			18w50a				Gold ingots now generate in chests in village toolsmith houses and temples.
			19w11a				Cleric villagers now buy 3 gold ingots for 1 emerald.
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.
1.16.2			20w30a				The average yield of gold ingots from bastion remnant chests has been slightly increased.
1.17			21w05a				Drowneds no longer drop gold ingots, and instead drop copper ingots.
			21w08a				Gold ingots can now be smelted from deepslate gold ore.
			21w14a				Gold ingots can now be smelted from raw gold.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Gold ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.
			23w05a				Gold ingots can now be trimmed with gold armor.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Gold ingots now generate in trial chambers in decorated pots.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							Added gold ingots. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.
v0.3.2							Gold ingots are now obtainable by smelting gold ore in a furnace.
							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 1				Gold ingots are now used to craft clocks.
			build 2				Gold ingots are now used to craft powered rails.
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 pyramids.
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 pyramid chests.
v0.16.0			build 4				Gold ingots can now be used to power beacons.
[hide]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.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.2.13			beta 1.2.13.8				Added drowned, which rarely drop gold ingots.
1.4.0			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.
1.16.210			beta 1.16.210.57				Gold ingots can no longer be obtained as a drop from drowned.
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.52				Gold ingots can now be smelted from deepslate gold ore.
			beta 1.17.0.50				Gold ingots can now be smelted from raw gold.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Gold ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added gold ingots.
TU6							Gold ingots can now be used to craft golden apples.
TU7							Gold ingots can be crafted from gold nuggets, which are dropped by zombie pigmen, making gold a renewable resource.
							Gold nuggets are now used to craft golden apples instead of gold ingots.
TU12							Zombie pigmen now rarely drop gold ingots.
TU14		1.04					Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing gold ingots.
							Priest villagers now buy 8–9 gold ingots for 1 emerald.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Gold ingots can be used to activate beacons.
							Gold ingots are now used to craft light weighted pressure plates.
							Gold ingots are now found in nether fortress chests.
							Gold nuggets are now used to craft golden apples again.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Trading has been changed: only cleric villagers now buy 8–10 gold ingots for 1 emerald
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Gold ingots can now be found in end city chests.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Gold ingots are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Gold ingots can now be obtained as a drop from drowned.
							Gold ingots can now be found inside buried treasure chests and shipwrecks.
			1.90				The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
			1.91				Cleric villagers now buy 3 gold ingots for one emerald.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added gold ingots.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 266.

Issues

Issues relating to "Gold Ingot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

See also

• Ores