Minecraft:Emerald

Template:Infobox item Emeralds are minerals that are used primarily as the currency for trading with Minecraft:villagers and wandering traders.

Obtaining

Mining

Emerald ore drops one emerald when mined using an iron pickaxe or better. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it may drop an extra emerald per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 emeralds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Minecraft:Silk Touch, it drops itself in ore form instead of as an emerald.

Trading

Emeralds can be obtained by trading with Minecraft:villagers and wandering traders, since they are the currency that villagers use for trading. Villagers and wandering traders buy various goods in return for emeralds. Trading is typically a faster way to obtain emeralds than by mining, as an emerald ore is rarer than a diamond ore.

Mob loot

Foxes that are holding emeralds also have a chance of 100% to drop the emerald they are holding upon death. Alternatively, the player can drop a food item to entice the fox to drop the emerald without killing it.

in Template:Editions, wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Looting) to drop emeralds when killed while showing the item as trade offer. The amount corresponds to the available trade if it is available; if the player holds a hay bale, water bottle, or baked potato, the trader drops 1 emerald; if the player holds a milk bucket or water bucket, the trader drops 2 emeralds; and if the player holds a fermented spider eye the trader drops 3 emeralds.

Generated loot

{{#vardefine:params|0 }}Template:Hatnote Emeralds can generate in Minecraft:chests in some village houses or other generated structures.

Usage

Trading

The main use of emeralds is as currency for trading with Minecraft:villagers and wandering traders. They sell various items in return for emeralds and occasionally additional other items.

Beacons

Emeralds can be used to select powers from a Minecraft:beacon. The player must select one of the available powers and then insert an emerald into the item slot.

An emerald can be substituted for an iron ingot, a gold ingot, a Minecraft:diamond or a netherite ingot in a beacon.

Smithing ingredient

Trim color palette

The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:

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Data values

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History

When Minecraft:diamonds were added in Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2200, they were known until 0.31 20100129-2332 as "emeralds".

On May 21, 2012, Jeb released a screenshot of himself testing the trading system.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> At this time, what would become emeralds were rubies.<ref>http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1621716-15-new-blocksitems/#entry19977082</ref>

• The first image of the trading system released by Jeb. What would become emeralds can be seen in the Minecraft:inventory space.
  The first image of the trading system released by Jeb. What would become emeralds can be seen in the Minecraft:inventory space.
• The original ruby texture shown in Jeb's screenshot.
  The original ruby texture shown in Jeb's screenshot.

Gallery

Screenshots

• All forms of emeralds in one photo: emerald (in the form of block, ore and the emerald itself).
  All forms of emeralds in one photo: emerald (in the form of block, ore and the emerald itself).
• Noor trading a Minecraft:diamond for an emerald.
  Noor trading a Minecraft:diamond for an emerald.
• Ari claiming an emerald from an ominous vault.
  Ari claiming an emerald from an ominous vault.

In other media

• An emerald as it appeared in Minecraft Earth.
  An emerald as it appeared in Minecraft Earth.
• An emerald as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.
  An emerald as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.
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  YUM7XiEX1DI }} "Items: Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Minecraft"  – Minecraft on YouTube, November 29, 2019</ref>
• "Emerald Mint" flavored ice cream.
  "Emerald Mint" flavored ice cream.
• A wallet filled with emeralds and Minecraft:diamonds.
  A wallet filled with emeralds and Minecraft:diamonds.

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