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{{hatnote|This article is about item rarities in {{MC}}. For rarity in other games, see [[Minecraft:MCE:Rarity]] and [[Minecraft:MCD:Rarity]]. For item rarities in the [[Minecraft:Character Creator]], see [[Minecraft:Character Creator#Rarity]].}}

'''Rarity''' is a statistic applied to [[Minecraft:item]]s and [[Minecraft:block]]s to signify their value and ease in obtaining. Rarity only affects the displayed color of an item name and has no effect on gameplay whatsoever.

There are four rarity tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Epic. The rarity of an item is generally based on the difficulty of getting it, the time it takes to obtain it and the ingredients used to craft it.

The rarity of an item can be increased by giving it [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s. A Common or Uncommon becomes Rare, and a Rare item becomes Epic. Epic items stay Epic, since that is the maximum rarity. Adding enchantments multiple times does not increase the rarity of an item any further.

== Displaying ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Rarity !! In-game appearance !! Hex color
|-
|Common || {{Rarity|common}} || {{Color|#FFFFFF}}
|-
|Uncommon || {{Rarity|uncommon}} || {{Color|#FFFF55}}
|-
|Rare || {{Rarity|rare}} || {{Color|#55FFFF}}
|-
|Epic || {{Rarity|epic}} || {{Color|#FF55FF}}
|}

Rarity is intended to display anywhere the item name does.

It is shown in the following situations:
* Item tooltips in the inventory
* Item tooltips above the hotbar
* Death messages or {{cmd|give}} command in chat{{Only|je|short=1}}

Rarity colors do ''not'' display in the following cases:
* Item tooltips from an [[Minecraft:item frame]]<ref>{{bug|MC-132199}}</ref>
* Contents tooltips from a [[Minecraft:shulker box]]<ref>{{bug|MC-132201}}</ref>
* Item tooltips in the [[Minecraft:statistics]] screen{{Only|je|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MC-139386}}</ref>
* The CanPlaceOn/CanBreak tags of an item<ref>{{bug|MC-227915|||Invalid}}</ref>
* Item names in the [[Minecraft:Superflat]] customization screen{{Only|je|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MC-227928|||Invalid}}</ref>

== Tiers ==
According to Mojang, the rarity tier of an item is determined based on the following guidelines:<ref>{{snap|24w33a|August 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/28896769176845|title=Minecraft Beta & Preview - 1.21.30.21|website=Minecraft Feedback|date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>
{{quote|
* Items and blocks become more rare depending on the following factors:
** The chance of finding it in a loot table, including mob drops
** The amount of travelling required to obtain it
** The difficulty of any obstacle that must be overcome to obtain it
** The possible amount of that item or block existing in the world
* Any item or block that can be crafted must inherit the highest rarity of its crafting ingredients
** For example, a Mace has an Epic rarity because one of its ingredients (the Heavy Core) has an Epic rarity
** Likewise, any crafted item that has only Common crafting ingredients must also be Common
}}

The rarity of an item are manually and individually determined. They may not necessarily reflect on the actual practical difficulty of obtaining, as there are several inconsistencies. For example:
* All [[Minecraft:netherite]] equipment is considered Common, even though the required [[Minecraft:upgrade template]] is Uncommon<ref>{{bug|MC-275255}}</ref>
* [[Minecraft:Wither skeleton skull]]s are the easiest mob head to obtain, yet are considered Rare, despite all other heads being Uncommon<ref>{{bug|MC-277697}}</ref>
* [[Minecraft:Wither rose]]s are Common, despite requiring wither skeleton skulls to obtain, which are Rare<ref>{{bug|MC-277942}}</ref>

In addition, despite being unobtainable as items in Survival mode, blocks such as [[Minecraft:bedrock]], [[Minecraft:farmland]], [[Minecraft:dirt path]]s, [[Minecraft:budding amethyst]], [[Minecraft:chorus plant]]s, and [[Minecraft:end portal frame]]s are still considered Common.

=== Common ===
{{Redirect|Common|the cape|Common Cape}}
[[File:Rarity Common.png|class=pixel-image|thumb]]
This rarity applies to all items that don't have a dedicated rarity tier.

{{IN|Be}}, enchanted books are Common rarity.<ref name="books">{{bug|MCPE-184806||Books have the wrong rarity}}</ref>

=== Uncommon ===
[[File:Rarity Uncommon.png|class=pixel-image|thumb]]
This tier mostly contains easier-to-obtain treasure items and materials, as well as some useful equipment.

{{columns-list|colwidth=16em|
* {{ItemLink|Creeper Charge Banner Pattern}}
* {{ItemLink|Snout Banner Pattern}}
* {{ItemLink|Book}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}<ref name="books"/>
* {{BlockLink|Sniffer Egg}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Helmet}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Chestplate}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Leggings}}
* {{ItemLink|Chainmail Boots}}
* {{ItemLink|Recovery Compass}}
* {{ItemLink|Disc Fragment 5}}
* {{ItemLink|Nautilus Shell}}
* {{ItemLink|Echo Shard}}
* {{ItemLink|Goat Horn}}
* {{ItemLink|Pottery Sherd}}
* {{ItemLink|Ominous Bottle}}
* {{ItemLink|Ominous Banner}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Upgrade}}
* {{ItemLink|Sentry Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Dune Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Coast Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Wild Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Tide Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Snout Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Rib Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Wayfinder Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Shaper Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Raiser Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Host Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Flow Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Bolt Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc 13}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc cat}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc blocks}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc chirp}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc far}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc mall}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc mellohi}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc stal}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc strad}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc ward}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc 11}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc wait}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc 5}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Relic}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Creator (Music Box)|id=music-disc-creator-music-box}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Precipice}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Tears}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Lava Chicken}}{{only|BE|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|Totem of Undying}}
* {{ItemLink|Bottle o' Enchanting}}
* {{BlockLink|Conduit}}
* {{ItemLink|Heart of the Sea}}
* {{ItemLink|Dragon's Breath}}
* {{BlockLink|Player Head}}
* {{BlockLink|Zombie Head}}
* {{BlockLink|Creeper Head}}
* {{BlockLink|Skeleton Skull}}
* {{BlockLink|Piglin Head}}
}}

=== Rare ===
[[File:Rarity Rare.png|class=pixel-image|thumb]]
This tier mostly contains rare treasures, materials, and equipment that require more effort to obtain.
{{columns-list|colwidth=16em|
* {{ItemLink|Flow Banner Pattern}}
* {{ItemLink|Guster Banner Pattern}}
* {{ItemLink|Enchanted Book}}{{only|java|short=1}}
* {{ItemLink|Enchanted Golden Apple}}
* {{ItemLink|Trident}}
* {{ItemLink|Nether Star}}
* {{ItemLink|Ward Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Eye Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Vex Armor Trim}}
* {{ItemLink|Spire Armor Trim}}
* {{BlockLink|Wither Skeleton Skull}}
* {{ItemLink|Skull Charge Banner Pattern}}
* {{ItemLink|Thing Banner Pattern}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Pigstep}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc otherside}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Creator}}
* {{ItemLink|Music Disc Lava Chicken}}{{only|JE|short=1}}
* {{BlockLink|Beacon}}
}}

=== Epic ===
[[File:Rarity Epic.png|class=pixel-image|thumb]]
This tier is mostly reserved for extremely difficult-to-obtain treasures and powerful equipment. In {{el|JE}}, most administrative items also belong here.

All items of base (no [[Minecraft:enchantment]]s) Epic rarity are [[Minecraft:non-renewable]].{{note|The [[Minecraft:mace]] and [[Minecraft:heavy core]] are technically exceptions by virtue of being renewable in servers with 129 or more players [[Minecraft:Renewable resource#Vault|via vault]].}}

{{columns-list|colwidth=16em|
* {{ItemLink|Elytra}}
* {{BlockLink|Dragon Head}}
* {{BlockLink|Dragon Egg}}
* {{ItemLink|Silence Armor Trim}}
* {{BlockLink|Heavy Core}}
* {{ItemLink|Mace}}
}}

==== Administrative ====
{{Exclusive|section=1|Java}}
These items are Epic rarity {{in|JE}}, but are Common rarity (or do not exist) {{in|BE}}.
{{columns-list|colwidth=16em|
* {{BlockLink|Barrier}}
* {{BlockSprite|Chain Command Block}}{{BlockSprite|Impulse Command Block}}{{BlockSprite|Repeating Command Block}} [[Minecraft:Command Block]]s
* {{BlockLink|Jigsaw Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Light Block}}
* {{ItemLink|Minecart with Command Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Structure Block}}
* {{BlockLink|Structure Void}}
* {{ItemLink|Debug Stick}}
* {{ItemLink|Knowledge Book}}
* {{BlockSprite|Test Block}}{{BlockSprite|Test Block Log}}{{BlockSprite|Test Block Accept}}{{BlockSprite|Test Block Fail}} [[Minecraft:Test Block]]s
* {{BlockLink|Test Instance Block}}
}}

== History ==
{{see also|Rarity/Before 1.21.2 & 1.21.30}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Music discs and enchanted items now have an aqua tooltip signifying that they are "Rare" and golden apples have a magenta tooltip signifying that they are "Epic".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Golden apples had their rarity changed from "Epic" to "Rare". A new enchanted golden apple has been added, which has the "Epic" rarity.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w49a|Added enchanted books, which now have a yellow tooltip signifying that they are "Uncommon".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w21a|Fixed previously broken name colors for enchanted golden apples, enchanted items, golden apples, and music discs.
|Chain command blocks, command blocks, dragon eggs, repeating command blocks, and structure blocks now have the "Epic" rarity.
|Beacons, conduits, and [[Minecraft:End crystal]]s now have the "Rare" rarity.
|Creeper heads, dragon heads, dragon's breath, elytra, enchanted books, bottles o' enchanting, hearts of the sea, Nether stars, player heads, skeleton skulls, totems of undying, wither skeleton skulls, and zombie heads now have the "Uncommon" rarity.
|When an item is [[Minecraft:enchanted]], its rarity tier is now increased from its base rarity. "Common" and "uncommon" items become "rare", "rare" items become "epic", and "epic" items remain the same.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|Rarity colors now display over the hotbar.<ref>{{bug|MC-130145}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w20a|Barriers, debug sticks, knowledge books, lights, minecarts with command block, monster spawners, and structure voids now have the "Epic" rarity.<ref>{{bug|MC-191338}}, {{bug|MC-192591}}, {{bug|MC-220694}}, {{bug|MC-221566}}, {{bug|MC-197324}} (refer to history and comments)</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|[[Minecraft:Monster spawner]]s now have the "Common" rarity instead of "Epic".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=pre2|Heavy cores, maces, and tridents now have the "Epic" rarity.
|"Flow" and "Guster" banner patterns now have the "Rare" rarity.
|"Snout" banner patterns now have the "Uncommon" rarity.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|Rarity has been reworked.
|Numerous blocks and items have had their rarities added and changed.
|[[Minecraft:Ominous banner]]s now use the rarity system for their name color instead of a gold colored text component.<ref>{{bug|MC-274657}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w17a|The rarity of [[Minecraft:dried ghast]]s has been changed from "Uncommon" to "Common" to match its ingredients.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w34a|The rarity of [[Minecraft:enchanted book]]s has been changed from "Uncommon" to "Rare" to match other enchanted items.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|The tooltip for enchanted books is yellow signifying that they are "Uncommon", while enchanted items are aqua signifying that they are "Rare", making these items the first items to have a tooltip with a color other than white.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added music discs, which have have an aqua tooltip.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12.0|dev=beta 1.12.0.9|Golden apples now have an aqua tooltip, while enchanted golden apples have a magenta tooltip signifying that they are "Epic".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.10.22|Heavy cores, maces, tridents, and thing banner patterns now have the "Epic" rarity.
|Flow and guster banner patterns now have the "Rare" rarity.
|Creeper charge, skull charge, and snout banner patterns now have the "Uncommon" rarity.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.21|Rarity has been reworked.
|Numerous blocks and items have had their rarities added and changed.
|When an item is [[Minecraft:enchanted]], its rarity tier is now increased from its base rarity. "Common" and "uncommon" items become "rare", "rare" items become "epic", and "epic" items remain the same.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.20|The rarity of [[Minecraft:dried ghast]]s has been changed from "Uncommon" to "Common" to match its ingredients.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|The tooltip of the golden apple is now magenta, making it the first{{verify|is it really the first if music discs also changed colour in this version?}} item to have a tooltip with a color other than white.
|Music discs now have an aqua tooltip.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Golden apples now have an aqua tooltip, when the original golden apple, as a separate item is added to the game. The original golden apple, now the enchanted golden apple still have the same magenta tooltip color as the golden apples previously did.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU36|xbone=CU25|ps3=1.28|psvita=1.28|ps4=1.28|wiiu=Patch 7|switch=1.0.1|Rarity colors now display over the hotbar.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* In April Fools' snapshot [[Minecraft:24w14potato]], the "Potato" rarity was added, displaying green text: <span style="font-family: Minecraft; color:lime; ">Potato</span>.
** {{ItemLink|Poisonous Potato Plant}}
** {{ItemLink|Potatiesh, Greatstaff of the Peasant}}
** {{BlockLink|Big Brain}}
** {{ItemLink|Poisonous Polytra}}
** {{BlockLink|Powerful Potato}}
** {{BlockLink|Vicious Potato}}
** {{ItemLink|Mega Spud Spawn Egg}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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