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A '''tool''' is an [[Minecraft:item]] used by the [[Minecraft:player]] while held to perform actions faster and more efficiently, to gather materials not obtainable by hand, or to perform completely new actions. Tools don't stack in the inventory, and can also be repaired; see [[Minecraft:Item repair]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
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Some tools can be obtained by killing mobs that carry the equipment.

=== Generated loot ===
{{main|Chest loot}}
Many tools can be found in loot containers in various [[Minecraft:structure]]s. For [[Minecraft:elytra]], this is the only way to obtain the item.

=== Trading ===
{{Main|Trading}}
Stone, iron, and diamond tools, as well as shears and fishing rods, can be [[Minecraft:Trading|bought]] from [[Minecraft:villager]]s.

=== Villager gifts ===
{{Exclusive|Java|section=1}}
{{IN|java}}, toolsmith [[Minecraft:villager]]s throw stone tools at players under the [[Minecraft:Hero of the Village]] effect, while weaponsmith villagers throw stone, iron and golden axes.

=== Fishing ===
Fishing rods can be obtained from [[Minecraft:fishing]].

=== Crafting ===
Most tools can be obtained through crafting.
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=== Upgrading ===
[[Minecraft:Netherite]] tools can be obtained only through upgrading.

{{Smithing
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|ingredients=[[Minecraft:Netherite Upgrade]] +<br>Diamond Pickaxe +<br>[[Minecraft:Netherite Ingot]]
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Pickaxe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Pickaxe
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{{Smithing
|ingredients=[[Minecraft:Netherite Upgrade]] +<br>Diamond Axe +<br>[[Minecraft:Netherite Ingot]]
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Axe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Axe
}}
{{Smithing
|ingredients=[[Minecraft:Netherite Upgrade]] +<br>Diamond Shovel +<br>[[Minecraft:Netherite Ingot]]
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Shovel
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Shovel
}}
{{Smithing
|ingredients=[[Minecraft:Netherite Upgrade]] +<br>Diamond Hoe +<br>[[Minecraft:Netherite Ingot]]
|Netherite Upgrade
|Diamond Hoe
|Netherite Ingot
|Netherite Hoe
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}}

== Usage ==
=== Best tools ===
{{main|Breaking#Best tools|title1=Breaking}}

Many blocks have a preferred tool to break them with: this preferred tool can be a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]], [[Minecraft:shovel]], [[Minecraft:axe]], [[Minecraft:hoe]], or [[Minecraft:shears]]. Some blocks can be obtained only by breaking them with certain tools. The tool's material also affects how fast a block is mined and what it drops. Materials from worst to best in terms of mining speed are: wooden, stone, copper, iron, diamond, netherite, gold; also see [[Minecraft:Tiers]].

=== Item durability ===
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Different tools have different amounts of durability. Some uses require more durability to be used than others. A tool's durability is also affected by its material. Materials from worst to best in terms of durability are: gold, wooden, stone, iron, diamond, netherite.

Some tools are not block-breaking tools: this includes a [[Minecraft:fishing rod]], [[Minecraft:carrot on a stick]], [[Minecraft:warped fungus on a stick]], [[Minecraft:flint and steel]], [[Minecraft:brush]] and [[Minecraft:elytra]]. Such tools are no better than bare fists at breaking blocks, but they do not take damage from doing so; they take damage from being used in their own intended manners. All block-breaking tools, excluding pickaxes, also have other uses than just breaking blocks: for example, shovels can create [[Minecraft:dirt path]]s, axes can be used to strip [[Minecraft:log]]s and [[Minecraft:wood]], hoes can till soil and create [[Minecraft:farmland]], and shears can be used to shear [[Minecraft:sheep]]. All of these actions also consume a tool's durability.

=== Item enchantability ===
Some tools can be [[Minecraft:enchanted]] using an [[Minecraft:enchanting table]]: these include pickaxes, shovels, axes, hoes and the fishing rod. Other tools can receive enchantments only through the use of an [[Minecraft:anvil]] and [[Minecraft:enchanted book]]s. Materials from worst to best in terms of [[Minecraft:enchantability]] are: [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:diamond]], [[Minecraft:iron]], [[Minecraft:Wood (disambiguation)|wooden]]/[[Minecraft:netherite]], [[Minecraft:gold]].

=== Smelting ===
{{main|Smelting}}

Tools made from ingots (excluding [[Minecraft:netherite]]) can be smelted into their respective [[Minecraft:nugget]]s.
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; Fuel
* Wooden tools can be used as a fuel in [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, smelting 1 item per tool.
* A [[Minecraft:fishing rod]] can be used as fuel in [[Minecraft:furnace]]s, smelting 1.5{{only|java|short=1}}/1{{only|bedrock|short=1}} items per fishing rod.

== Videos ==
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== History ==
=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||July 1, 2025|link=https://x.com/Minecraft/status/1940079816335585724|Copper tools are announced.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20091231-2147|Added iron shovels.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100110|Added iron axes and pickaxes, as well as flint and steel.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100128-2200|Added wooden, stone, and diamond tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129-1447|Added crafting recipes for wooden, stone, iron, and diamond tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|Added golden tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100131-2156|A [[Minecraft:Tiers|tier system]] for wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and gold tools is added. Each tier has a different mining speed multiplier and durability.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|Tools are now required to break blocks and ores.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|Added hoes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.1|Added fishing rods. They currently have no function.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|Fishing rods have been updated to be able to catch fish from any body of water.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Added shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=RC1|Tools now make a breaking sound and have a breaking animation.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=RC2|Tools no longer break quickly after loading a world that was saved in RC1.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w17a|Tools now have infinite [[Minecraft:durability]] in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w18a|Wooden tools can now be used as [[Minecraft:fuel]] in [[Minecraft:furnaces]] to smell one item.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w24a|Breaking a block that can be [[Minecraft:instant mining|instantly mined]] by hand ([[Minecraft:tall grass]], [[Minecraft:torch]], etc.) while holding a block-breaking tool no longer reduces the tool's [[Minecraft:durability]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w36a|Added carrot on a stick.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded damage ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes, shovels and axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w41a|Added elytra.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w48a|Tools cannot be repaired by crafting.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.3|dev=pre3|Tools can be once again be repaired by crafting.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Added netherite tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w13a|Added warped fungus on a stick.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w29a|Tools have a new arrangement in the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w04a|Upgrading diamond tools to netherite tools now requires the netherite upgrade [[Minecraft:smithing template]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w07a|Added [[Minecraft:brush]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w31a|Added copper tools.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|Added stone tools and shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Added wooden tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Added iron, diamond, and golden tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Added flint and steel and all hoe types.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.4|Flint and steel now ignite creepers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|Added flint and steel to the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 3|Added shears to the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Added fishing rod.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Added carrot on a stick.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|dev=Preview 1.21.100.23|experiment=Drop 3 2025|Added copper tools.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.111|dev=Preview 1.21.110.20|Hostile [[Minecraft:monster]]s can pick up and use copper weapons.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.27|Tools now lose [[Minecraft:durability]] when used to attack [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s, just like they do when damaging other entities such as [[Minecraft:minecart]]s, [[Minecraft:painting]]s, [[Minecraft:boat]]s, or [[Minecraft:leash knot]]s..}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|ps4=1.00|psvita=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added axes, pickaxes, shovels, hoes, and fishing rods.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|Added shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU6|Tools now have infinite [[Minecraft:durability]] in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|Added carrot on a stick.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Instead of replacing the barehanded damage ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes, shovels and axes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|ps4=1.38|psvita=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Added elytra.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Golden and iron tools now smelt down into one of their respective nuggets.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Gold tools are actually ranked as superior to diamond tools on the [[Minecraft:Legacy Console Edition]]'s crafting screen.
* Wooden tools can be burned in a furnace regardless of their durability; this means the player can burn a wooden tool that has only 1 use left.

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Item repair]]
* [[Minecraft:Breaking]]
* [[Minecraft:Weapon]]

== Navigation ==
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