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{{Infobox item
| image = Gold Ingot.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
A '''gold ingot''' is a [[Minecraft:metal]] ingot used to craft armor, tools, and [[Minecraft:item]]s, and also used as currency for [[Minecraft:bartering]] with [[Minecraft:piglin]]s.

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

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|Block of Gold
|Output=Gold Ingot,9
|type=Material
}}

{{Crafting
|A1= Gold Nugget
|B1= Gold Nugget
|C1= Gold Nugget 
|A2= Gold Nugget
|B2= Gold Nugget
|C2= Gold Nugget 
|A3= Gold Nugget
|B3= Gold Nugget
|C3= Gold Nugget 
|Output= Gold Ingot
|type= Material
|foot=1
}}

=== Smelting ===
{{see also|Gold Ore#Natural generation}}

{{Smelting
|head=1
|Gold Ore;Nether Gold Ore;Deepslate Gold Ore
|Gold Ingot
|1
}}

{{Smelting
|foot=1
|Raw Gold
|Gold Ingot
|1
}}

=== Mob loot ===
{{Drop sources|Gold Ingot}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|gold-ingot}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient===
As a material for weapons, tools, and armor, gold is not a straight upgrade from iron (except in the case of [[Minecraft:horse armor]]). Gold has a higher mining speed and enchantability than any other material, but low attack power and durability.

{{crafting usage}}

=== Trading ===
{{Trade uses}}

=== Repairing ===
Gold ingots are the repair items for the gold [[Minecraft:tier]] and thus can be used to [[Minecraft:repair]] the following items in an [[Minecraft:anvil]]:

*{{ItemLink|Golden Helmet}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Chestplate}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Leggings}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Boots}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Sword}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Axe}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Shovel}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Hoe}}
*{{ItemLink|Golden Spear}}

=== Bartering ===
{{main|Bartering}}
[[Minecraft:Piglin]]s throw the player [[Minecraft:Bartering#Mechanics|item(s)]] if the player throws or {{ctrl|uses}} a gold ingot on them.

=== Beacons ===
Gold ingots can be used to select powers from a [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:iron ingot]] or [[Minecraft:netherite ingot]], an [[Minecraft:emerald]], or a [[Minecraft:diamond]].

=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Gold Ingot
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate; Copper Chestplate; Iron Chestplate; Diamond Chestplate; Chainmail Chestplate; Golden Chestplate; Leather Tunic
|Gold Ingot
|Gold Trim Netherite Chestplate; Gold Trim Copper Chestplate; Gold Trim Iron Chestplate; Gold Trim Diamond Chestplate; Gold Trim Chainmail Chestplate; Gold Trim Golden Chestplate; Gold Trim Leather Tunic
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}

;Trim color palette
The following color palettes are shown on the designs of trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|gold ingot}}
*{{TrimPalette|gold ingot|darker=1}} (a darker color palette is used when a golden armor piece is trimmed using a gold ingot).

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Gold Ingot
|spritetype=item
|nameid=gold_ingot
|itemtags=beacon_payment_items, piglin_loved
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Gold Ingot
|spritetype=item
|itemtags=minecraft:trim_materials
|nameid=gold_ingot
|id=306
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Videos ==
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== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100128-2200|[[File:Gold Ingot JE1.png|32px]] Added gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129-1447|[[File:Gold Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of gold ingots has been changed.
|Gold ingots can be [[Minecraft:smelt]]ed from [[Minecraft:gold ore]] with [[Minecraft:flint and steel]] and [[Minecraft:drop]] 3-5 gold ingots.
|Gold ingots can be used to craft [[Minecraft:gold block]]s.
|[[Minecraft:Gold block]]s now require 9 gold ingots (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2) to be [[Minecraft:crafting|crafted]], making them much more expensive.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|Gold ingots can now be used to craft gold [[Minecraft:sword]]s, [[Minecraft:shovel]]s, [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s and [[Minecraft:axe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|Gold ingots are now used to [[Minecraft:craft]] gold [[Minecraft:hoe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Smelting gold ore now drops 1 gold ingot (down from 3-5).}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100212-1210|Gold ingots are now used to craft gold [[Minecraft:helmet]]s, [[Minecraft:chestplate]]s, [[Minecraft:leggings]] and [[Minecraft:boots]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=<nowiki>?</nowiki>|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:clock]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:powered rail]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Gold ingots can now be found in the new [[Minecraft:stronghold]] storerooms and [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Gold ingots can be crafted from [[Minecraft:gold nuggets]], which are dropped by [[Minecraft:zombie pigmen]], making gold a [[Minecraft:renewable resource]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Gold ingots can now be found in the new [[Minecraft:stronghold]] altar [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:gold nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:village]] blacksmith chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w06a|[[Minecraft:Zombie pigmen]] now rarely drop gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Added [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, with a hidden [[Minecraft:chest]] room and loot containing gold ingots.
|All types of [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 8–9 gold ingots for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]], as a fallback trade in case no trades were generated for that villager.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w32a|Gold ingots can be used to activate [[Minecraft:beacon]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Added [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]]s, which contain loot chests with gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|Gold ingots are now used to craft light [[Minecraft:weighted pressure plate]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|Gold ingot is now used to craft golden [[Minecraft:horse armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18a|Gold ingot is no longer used to craft golden [[Minecraft:horse armor]].|Gold ingots are now found in [[Minecraft:nether fortress]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w23a|Gold ingots are now used to craft normal [[Minecraft:golden apple]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed: only cleric [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 8–10 gold ingots for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]], as a legitimate trade.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w43a|The average yield of gold ingots in [[Minecraft:nether fortress]] chest has been decreased.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|The average yield of gold ingots in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]] and [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]] chests has been decreased.
|Gold ingots have been added to [[Minecraft:dungeon]] [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Gold ingots are now found in the new [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w10a|Gold ingots now generate in [[Minecraft:buried treasure]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Gold ingots can now be obtained as a [[Minecraft:drop]] from [[Minecraft:drowned]].
|Gold ingots now generate in [[Minecraft:shipwreck]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Gold Ingot JE3.png|32px]] The texture of gold ingots has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w44a|[[File:Gold Ingot JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold ingots has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Gold ingots now generate in chests in [[Minecraft:village]] toolsmith houses and temples.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Cleric villagers now buy 3 gold ingots for 1 emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:netherite ingot]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w07a|Gold ingots can now be used to [[Minecraft:barter]] with [[Minecraft:piglin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w11a|Gold ingots can now be [[Minecraft:smelt]]ed from [[Minecraft:nether gold ore]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Gold ingots now generate in [[Minecraft:bastion remnants]] and [[Minecraft:ruined portal]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|The average yield of gold ingots from bastion remnant chests has been slightly increased.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w05a|Drowneds no longer drop gold ingots, and instead drop [[Minecraft:copper ingot]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w08a|Gold ingots can now be smelted from [[Minecraft:deepslate gold ore]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w14a|Gold ingots can now be smelted from [[Minecraft:raw gold]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w04a|Gold ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=23w05a|Gold ingots can now be trimmed with gold [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Gold ingots now generate in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] in [[Minecraft:decorated pot]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w41a|Gold ingots can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:spear]]s.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Gold Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold ingots. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Gold ingots are now obtainable by [[Minecraft:smelting]] gold ore in a [[Minecraft:furnace]].
|Gold ingots can be used to craft [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]], gold [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s, [[Minecraft:axe]]s, [[Minecraft:sword]]s and [[Minecraft:shovel]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Gold ingots are now used to [[Minecraft:craft]] gold [[Minecraft:hoe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|Gold ingots are now used to craft gold [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:clock]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:powered rail]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Gold ingots can now be found in blacksmith [[Minecraft:chest]]s in [[Minecraft:village]]s, [[Minecraft:stronghold]] altar chests and [[Minecraft:dungeon]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:gold nugget]]s and [[Minecraft:golden apple]]s.
|Gold ingots are now found in [[Minecraft:nether fortress]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Gold ingots are now used to [[Minecraft:craft]] light [[Minecraft:weighted pressure plate]]s.
|Gold ingots now generate inside of hidden chest rooms in [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Gold ingots are now found in [[Minecraft:minecart with chest]]s that generate in [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:jungle pyramid]] [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.16.0|dev=build 4|Gold ingots can now be used to power [[Minecraft:beacon]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:end city]] ship chests and [[Minecraft:stronghold]] storerooms.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Added [[Minecraft:trading]], cleric [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 8–10 gold ingots for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Gold ingots are now found in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.8|Added [[Minecraft:drowned]], which rarely [[Minecraft:drop]] gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Gold ingots can now be found inside [[Minecraft:buried treasure]] chests and [[Minecraft:shipwreck]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:plains]] [[Minecraft:village]] weaponsmith chests.
|[[File:Gold Ingot JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold ingots has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:desert]] village temple [[Minecraft:chest]]s and village toolsmith chests.
|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:savanna]], [[Minecraft:taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]], [[Minecraft:snowy tundra]] and desert village weaponsmith chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Cleric [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 3 gold ingots for one [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Gold ingots are now used to craft [[Minecraft:netherite ingot]]s.
|Gold ingots can now be used to [[Minecraft:barter]] with [[Minecraft:piglin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Gold ingots can now be [[Minecraft:smelt]]ed from [[Minecraft:nether gold ore]].
|Gold ingots now be found in [[Minecraft:ruined portal]] and [[Minecraft:bastion remnants]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|dev=beta 1.16.210.57|Gold ingots can no longer be obtained as a [[Minecraft:drop]] from [[Minecraft:drowned]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|Gold ingots can now be smelted from [[Minecraft:deepslate gold ore]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.17.0.50|Gold ingots can now be smelted from [[Minecraft:raw gold]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.21|Gold ingots can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.20|Gold ingots can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:spear]]s.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Gold Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU6|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Gold ingots can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:golden apple]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Gold ingots can be crafted from [[Minecraft:gold nuggets]], which are dropped by [[Minecraft:zombie pigmen]], making gold a [[Minecraft:renewable resource]].|Gold nuggets are now used to craft golden apples instead of gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|[[Minecraft:Zombie pigmen]] now rarely drop gold ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, with a hidden [[Minecraft:chest]] room and loot containing gold ingots.|Priest [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 8–9 gold ingots for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Gold ingots can be used to activate [[Minecraft:beacon]]s.|Gold ingots are now used to craft light [[Minecraft:weighted pressure plate]]s.|Gold ingots are now found in [[Minecraft:nether fortress]] chests.|Gold nuggets are now used to craft [[Minecraft:golden apple]]s again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed: only cleric [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 8–10 gold ingots for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]]}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Gold ingots can now be found in [[Minecraft:end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Gold ingots are now found in the new [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Gold ingots can now be obtained as a [[Minecraft:drop]] from [[Minecraft:drowned]].|Gold ingots can now be found inside [[Minecraft:buried treasure]] chests and [[Minecraft:shipwreck]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Gold Ingot JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold ingots has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Cleric [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 3 gold ingots for one [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Gold Ingot JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold ingots.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 266.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

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