Flint and Steel

The flint and steel is a tool used to light fires.

Flint and Steel

Rarity tier	Common
Durability	65
Renewable	No
Stackable	No

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        },
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            "label": "(link to Durability article, displayed as Durability)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
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            "field": "No",
            "label": "Stackable"
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    "invimages": [
        "Flint and Steel"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Flint and Steel.png"
    ]
}

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Iron Ingot + Flint
Damaged Flint and Steel		The durability of the two flint and steels is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Natural generation

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Flint and Steel	Nether Fortress	Chest	1	19% { "item": "Flint and Steel", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	46.4% { "item": "Flint and Steel", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.46437576826185156, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }

Usage

Igniting

When used on top of a solid, fully opaque block or on the sides of a flammable block, the flint and steel sets a fire on the surface on which it was used. Flint and steel has 65 uses. If used on a transparent block (such as glass) or a block which is underwater, it will not start a fire but still will consume durability. Durability is also consumed if it is used on an already existing fire.

It also can be used to light nether portals.

In both survival and creative, using flint and steel on TNT will set it off. Flint and steel can also be used to detonate creepers.

Enchantments

Flint and steel can receive the following enchantments, but only through an anvil:

• Unbreaking
• Mending
• Curse of Vanishing

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Into The Nether	Construct a Nether Portal.	Light a nether portal.	30	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	We Need to Go Deeper	Build, light and enter a Nether Portal	Enter the Nether dimension.

Video

Flint and Steel/video

History

[hide]indev
0.31 (December 31, 2009, 1)							Invicon Flint and Steel Revision 1.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel Revision 1 in Minecraft Added flint and steel, it has no functionality and cannot be obtained yet. {"type": "indev", "version": "0.31 (December 31, 2009, 1)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"height:32px;width:32px;--vertical-align:middle\">(link to File:Invicon Flint and Steel Revision 1.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=|alt=Invicon Flint and Steel Revision 1.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel Revision 1 in Minecraft|class=pixel-image|)</span> Added flint and steel, it has no functionality and cannot be obtained yet."}
0.31 (January 11, 2010, 1)							Flint and steel can now be obtained and is used to create fires. {"type": "indev", "version": "0.31 (January 11, 2010, 1)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now be obtained and is used to create (link to fire article, displayed as fires)."}
0.31 (January 29, 2010)							Invicon Flint and Steel Revision 2.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel Revision 2 in Minecraft The steel part of the texture has now been brightened. {"type": "indev", "version": "0.31 (January 29, 2010)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"height:32px;width:32px;--vertical-align:middle\">(link to File:Invicon Flint and Steel Revision 2.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=|alt=Invicon Flint and Steel Revision 2.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel Revision 2 in Minecraft|class=pixel-image|)</span> The steel part of the texture has now been brightened."}
							Flint and steel can be used alongside lava to smelt ores and cook food. {"type": "indev", "version": "0.31 (January 29, 2010)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can be used alongside (link to lava article, displayed as lava) to (link to smelting article, displayed as smelt) (link to ores article, displayed as ores) and cook (link to food article, displayed as food)."}
0.31 (February 1, 2010, 2)							Flint and steel can now sometimes be dropped as loot from killing mobs. {"type": "indev", "version": "0.31 (February 1, 2010, 2)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now sometimes be dropped as loot from killing (link to mobs article, displayed as mobs)."}
February 19, 2010							The texture of flint and steel has now been changed, due to it's new crafting recipe. {"type": "indev", "version": "(February 19, 2010)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"height:32px;width:32px;--vertical-align:middle\">(link to File:Invicon Flint and Steel.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=|alt=Invicon Flint and Steel.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel in Minecraft|class=pixel-image|)</span> The texture of flint and steel has now been changed, due to it's new crafting recipe."}
							Flint and steel can now no longer drop from mobs. {"type": "indev", "version": "(February 19, 2010)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now no longer drop from mobs."}
							Flint and steel can now to be crafted from an iron ingot and the newly added flint. {"type": "indev", "version": "(February 19, 2010)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now to be crafted from an (link to iron ingot article, displayed as iron ingot) and the newly added (link to flint article, displayed as flint)."}
							Furnaces have now been added to replace the cooking and smelting function of flint and steel. {"type": "indev", "version": "(February 19, 2010)", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Furnace article, displayed as Furnaces) have now been added to replace the cooking and (link to smelting article, displayed as smelting) function of flint and steel."}
[hide]beta
1.7							Flint and steel, along with fire itself, explosions and redstone are now the only ways to activate TNT. {"type": "beta", "version": "1.7", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel, along with (link to fire article, displayed as fire) itself, (link to explosion article, displayed as explosions) and (link to redstone (disambiguation) article, displayed as redstone) are now the only ways to activate (link to TNT article, displayed as TNT)."}
[hide]Java Edition
1.3.1							The player can now buy 1 flint and steel from farmer villagers for 3 emeralds. {"type": "java", "version": "1.3.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The (link to player article, displayed as player) can now (link to trading article, displayed as buy) 1 flint and steel from farmer (link to villager article, displayed as villagers) for 3 (link to emerald article, displayed as emeralds)."}
1.4.2							The sound when using flint and steel has now been changed. {"type": "java", "version": "1.4.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The (link to sound article, displayed as sound) when using flint and steel has now been changed."}
1.5							Dispensers are now able to use flint and steel on the block in front of them. {"type": "java", "version": "1.5", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Dispenser article, displayed as Dispensers) are now able to use flint and steel on the (link to block article, displayed as block) in front of them."}
1.6.1							Flint and steel can now found in the new chests in nether fortresses. {"type": "java", "version": "1.6.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now found in the new (link to chest article, displayed as chests) in (link to nether fortress article, displayed as nether fortresses)."}
							Flint and steel will now lose durability when igniting TNT. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel will now lose (link to durability article, displayed as durability) when igniting (link to TNT article, displayed as TNT)."}
1.7.2							Flint and steel now has- a shapeless crafting recipe. [show]Old recipe Ingredients [hide]Crafting recipe Iron Ingot + Flint {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)"}
							Using flint and steel on a creeper will now cause it to automatically explode. {"type": "java", "version": "1.7.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Using flint and steel on a (link to creeper article, displayed as creeper) will now cause it to automatically (link to explosion article, displayed as explode)."}
1.8							Villagers will now no longer sell flint and steel, making it no longer renewable. {"type": "java", "version": "1.8", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Villager article, displayed as Villagers) will now no longer sell flint and steel, making it no longer (link to renewable article, displayed as renewable)."}
1.9							The average yield of flint and steel in nether fortress chests has now been slightly reduced. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The average yield of flint and steel in (link to nether fortress article, displayed as nether fortress) (link to chest article, displayed as chests) has now been slightly reduced."}
1.13							Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 259. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Prior to (link to 1.13/Flattening article, displayed as ''The Flattening''), this item's numeral ID was 259."}
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
0.4.0							Added flint and steel. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.4.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"height:32px;width:32px;--vertical-align:middle\">(link to File:Invicon Flint and Steel.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=|alt=Invicon Flint and Steel.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel in Minecraft|class=pixel-image|)</span> Added flint and steel."}
0.7.4							Using flint and steel on a creeper will now cause it to automatically explode. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.7.4", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Using flint and steel on a (link to creeper article, displayed as creeper) will now cause it to automatically (link to explosion article, displayed as explode)."}
0.8.0							Added flint and steel to the creative inventory. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.8.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added flint and steel to the (link to creative article, displayed as creative) (link to inventory article, displayed as inventory)."}
0.12.1							Flint and steel can now be used to activate a nether portal. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now be used to activate a (link to nether portal article, displayed as nether portal)."}
							Flint and steel can now be found in nether fortresses. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now be found in (link to nether fortress article, displayed as nether fortresses)."}
							Flint and steel can now be enchanted in anvils. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now be (link to enchanting article, displayed as enchanted) in (link to anvil article, displayed as anvils)."}
0.14.0							Flint and steel can now be used inside dispensers when powered. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "0.14.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and steel can now be used inside (link to dispenser article, displayed as dispensers) when powered."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1				Patch 1		Added flint and steel. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU1", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "", "content": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" style=\"height:32px;width:32px;--vertical-align:middle\">(link to File:Invicon Flint and Steel.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=|alt=Invicon Flint and Steel.png: Sprite image for Flint and Steel in Minecraft|class=pixel-image|)</span> Added flint and steel."}
TU3							Flint and steel, along with fire itself, explosions and redstone are now the only ways to activate TNT. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU3", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "", "switch": "", "content": "Flint and steel, along with (link to fire article, displayed as fire) itself, (link to explosion article, displayed as explosions) and (link to redstone (disambiguation) article, displayed as redstone) are now the only ways to activate (link to TNT article, displayed as TNT)."}
TU31	CU19				Patch 3		Flint and steel will now make sounds when igniting blocks. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU31", "xbone": "CU19", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 3", "switch": "", "content": "Flint and steel will now make (link to sound article, displayed as sounds) when igniting (link to block article, displayed as blocks)."}
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added Flint and Steel. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "0.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added Flint and Steel."}
0.2.0							Flint and Steel Can Now Make Fire {"type": "new3ds", "version": "0.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Flint and Steel Can Now Make Fire"}

Issues

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

Trivia

• In Adventure mode, flint and steel cannot light fires, nor can it ignite nether portals (unless it has the tag {CanPlaceOn:obsidian}). However, it can still ignite TNT and creepers.
• The name "Flint and Steel" is inaccurate considering there is no steel in the game and it's made with iron instead.