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'''Tiers''' refer to the different levels and materials of [[Minecraft:tool]]s and weapons.

== Tiers ==
There are currently seven tiers in the game: wood, gold, stone, copper, iron, diamond, and netherite. The tier of an item determines its mining level, durability, [[Minecraft:mining efficiency]], damage bonus, enchantability, and repair item.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Tiers"
! Tier name
! Mining level
! [[Minecraft:Durability]]
! [[Minecraft:Breaking#Mining_efficiency|Mining efficiency]]
! [[Minecraft:Damage]]bonus{{fn|The damage bonus is added to the base attack damage of 1. Most tiered items further modify their attack damage value. In ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition]]'' this does not apply to axes and hoes.}}
! [[Minecraft:Enchantability]]
! [[Minecraft:Unit repair|Repair item]]
|-
!Wood
| rowspan="2" |0
|59
|2
| rowspan="2" |0
|15
| style="text-align:left | {{BlockLink|Planks}}
|-
![[Minecraft:Gold]]
|32
|12
|22 (25 on armor)
| style="text-align:left " | {{ItemLink|Gold Ingot}}
|-
!Stone
| rowspan="2" |1
|131
|4
| rowspan="2" |1
|5
| style="text-align:left " |
{{BlockLink|Cobbled Deepslate}}<br>{{BlockLink|Cobblestone}}<br>{{BlockLink|Blackstone}}
|-
![[Minecraft:Copper]]
|191
|5
|13 (8 on armor)
| style="text-align:left " | {{ItemLink|Copper Ingot}}
|-
![[Minecraft:Iron]]
|2
|250
|6
|2
|14 (9 on armor)
| style="text-align:left " |{{ItemLink|Iron Ingot}}
|-
![[Minecraft:Diamond family|Diamond]]
|3
|1561
|8
|3
|10
| style="text-align:left " |{{ItemLink|Diamond}}
|-
![[Minecraft:Netherite]]
|4
|2031
|9
|4
|15
| style="text-align:left " |{{ItemLink|Netherite Ingot}}
|}
{{fnlist}}

== Mining level ==
Mining level is an internal numeric value used by [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s that represents an additional restriction to whether or not blocks drop anything when [[Minecraft:mined]], in addition to requiring the correct tool type. While it is used only by pickaxes, other tools have mining level values internally that match their tier.

A block with the [[Minecraft:tag]] <code>minecraft:needs_stone_tool</code><ref group=note name=mininglevel1>Includes [[Minecraft:iron ore]], [[Minecraft:copper ore]], [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate iron ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate copper ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate lapis lazuli ore]], [[Minecraft:blocks of copper]], [[Minecraft:blocks of raw copper]], [[Minecraft:blocks of iron]], [[Minecraft:blocks of raw iron]], [[Minecraft:blocks of lapis lazuli]], [[Minecraft:cut copper]] and its variants, and [[Minecraft:lightning rod]]s.</ref> requires a mining level of 1 or higher, a block with the tag <code>minecraft:needs_iron_tool</code><ref group=note name=mininglevel2>Includes [[Minecraft:diamond ore]], [[Minecraft:emerald ore]], [[Minecraft:gold ore]], [[Minecraft:redstone ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate diamond ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate emerald ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate gold ore]], [[Minecraft:deepslate redstone ore]], [[Minecraft:blocks of diamond]], [[Minecraft:blocks of emerald]], [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]], and [[Minecraft:block of raw gold]]</ref> requires a mining level of 2 or higher, and a block with the tag <code>minecraft:needs_diamond_tool</code><ref group=note name=mininglevel3>Includes [[Minecraft:ancient debris]], [[Minecraft:obsidian]], [[Minecraft:crying obsidian]], [[Minecraft:blocks of netherite]], [[Minecraft:respawn anchors]], and [[Minecraft:glowing obsidian]]{{only|BE|short=1}}.</ref> requires a tool with mining level 3 or higher. If a block has no mining level tags, it can be mined with a mining level of 0. There is an unused 4th mining level with the tag <code>minecraft:needs_netherite_tool</code>.

== Affected items ==
All of the [[Minecraft:sword]]s, [[Minecraft:axe]]s, [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s, [[Minecraft:shovel]]s, [[Minecraft:hoe]]s, and [[Minecraft:spear]]s use tiers.

== History ==
{{Info needed section|Legacy Console Edition}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100131|Tier system for wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and gold [[Minecraft:tool]]s added. Each tier has a different mining speed multiplier and durability. [[Minecraft:Sword]]s also have a different damage bonus.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|Added mining levels. Before this update, blocks and ores could be broken by hand.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100202-4|All tools can now be used to hit mobs. Damage bonuses apply to all tools instead of just swords.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|Added [[Minecraft:hoe]]s. Since they did not mine any block types faster, the only differences between each tier were their durability and their damage bonus.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100313|The durability of diamond-tier items has been increased from 257 to 513.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.3|The durability of diamond-tier items has been increased to 1025.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|The durability of wood, stone, iron, and diamond tier items have been increased to about twice the previous value.
|The mining speed multiplier of gold-tier items has been increased to 12.{{info needed|what was their mining speed multplier before this version?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Added the [[Minecraft:enchanting]] system. Each tier has a different level of enchantability.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w41a|Added the ability to repair items in an [[Minecraft:anvil]]. Each tier requires a different material to be used.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w35a|Damage bonuses no longer apply to [[Minecraft:hoe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.1|dev=18w30b|The durability of all tiers has been decreased by one due to the fix of {{bug|MC-120664}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Netherite tools added to tier system.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|Hoes can now break certain block types more quickly, making them affected by mining speed multipliers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w22a|[[Minecraft:Blackstone]] can now be used to repair stone-tier items.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w29a|[[Minecraft:Tools]] are now sorted based on their tier in the [[Minecraft:creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w07a|[[Minecraft:Grimstone]] (now called "Deepslate") can now be used to repair stone-tier items.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w08a|[[Minecraft:Cobbled deepslate]] is now used to repair stone-tier items instead of regular deepslate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w31a|[[Minecraft:Copper]] tools added to tier system.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w41a|Added [[Minecraft:spear]]s, which use the tier system.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|Added stone-tier items. They have infinite durability.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Added mining levels. Before this update, blocks and ores could be broken by hand.|Added wooden-tier items. They have 11 durability.|Stone-tier items' durability has been decreased to 132 uses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Added diamond, gold, and iron tier items.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.3|The durabilities of all tiers have been increased to match ''Java Edition''. The durability of gold tools was not increased, but they were given a speed boost.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Added hoes. Since they did not mine any block types faster, the only differences between each tier were their durability and their damage bonus.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Added the ability to repair items in an [[Minecraft:anvil]]. Each tier requires a different material to be used.
|Added the [[Minecraft:enchanting]] system. Each tier has a different level of enchantability.}}
|{{HistoryLine|Bedrock Edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Netherite tools added to tier system.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.52|[[Minecraft:Cobblestone]] and [[Minecraft:cobbled deepslate]] can now be used to repair stone-tier items.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-64644}}</ref>|[[Minecraft:Stone]] can no longer be used to repair stone-tier items.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|dev=Preview 1.21.100.23|experiment=Drop 3 2025|Copper tools added to tier system.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.20|Added [[Minecraft:spear]]s, which use the tier system.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|legacy console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Tier system for wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and gold tools added.{{info needed}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added the ability to repair items in an [[Minecraft:anvil]]. Each tier requires a different material to be used.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Tier system for wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and gold tools added.}}
}}

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Armor materials]]
* [[Minecraft:Materials]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

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