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Slimeball

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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A slimeball is a crafting ingredient commonly dropped by slimes, and can be sneezed out by pandas.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Slimes

If a slime's size is 1, it drops 0–2 slimeballs when killed. The maximum number of slimeballs is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 5 slimeballs with Looting III.

Source	Roll Chance	Quantity (Roll Chance)
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
Slime	100%	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–5
Slime	100%	1	1	1	1

Pandas

Baby pandas have a ¹⁄₇₀₀ chance of dropping one slimeball when sneezing.

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Slime Block	9

Trading

Wandering traders sometimes offer to sell a slimeball for 4 emeralds.

Usage

Breeding

Slimeballs can be used to breed frogs and reduce the remaining growth duration of tadpoles by 10%. Both also follow a player holding a slimeball.

Video

Note: This video is outdated, as slimeballs can now also be used to craft leads and slime blocks, breed frogs, and can now be obtained from baby pandas and wandering traders.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Slimeball	slime_ball	Item	item.minecraft.slime_ball

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Slimeball	slime_ball	388	Item	item.slime_ball.name

History

[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11							Added slimeballs, which are dropped from slimes. At the time, they serve no purpose.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.7							Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2				Slimeballs are used to craft magma cream.
1.6.1			13w18a				Leads, which were originally implemented in the 13w16a snapshot, now have a crafting recipe that includes slimeballs.
1.8			14w02a				Nine slimeballs are now used to craft a slime block. Slime blocks also act as storage blocks, being able to craft back into 9 slimeballs.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
							Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes.
			19w05a				Slimeballs can now be bought from wandering traders.
1.19			22w11a				Slimeballs can now be used to breed frogs.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0							Added slimeballs. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.
v0.12.1			build 1				Added slimeballs to the creative inventory.
							Slimeballs can now be obtained by killing slimes.
							Slimeballs are now used to craft magma cream.
v0.14.0			build 1				Slimeballs are now used to craft slime blocks.
v0.15.0			build 1				Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons and leads.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.8.0			beta 1.8.0.8				Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
							Slimeballs can now be obtained via trading with wandering traders.
[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 slimeballs.
TU3							Slimeballs are now used to craft sticky pistons.
TU5							Slimeballs are found in the Miscellaneous tab in the Creative inventory.
TU7							Slimeballs are used to craft magma cream.
TU9							Moved slimeballs to the Materials tab in the Creative inventory.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Slime balls are now used to craft lead.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Nine slimeballs are now used to craft a slime block. Slime blocks also act as storage blocks, being able to craft back into 9 slimeballs.
			1.83				Slimeballs can now be obtained when a baby panda sneezes.
			1.90				The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
			1.91				Slimeballs can now be bought from wandering traders.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added slimeballs.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 341.

Issues

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

Java Edition

• No open issues found.

Bedrock Edition

• No open issues found.

Gallery

In other media

• 

  Slimeball on a plain background.

External links

• Taking Inventory: Slimeball – Minecraft.net on June 24, 2021