Minecraft:Tool

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

Template:Main Some tools can be obtained by killing mobs that carry the equipment.

Generated loot

Template:Main Many tools can be found in loot containers in various Minecraft:structures. For Minecraft:elytra, this is the only way to obtain the item.

Trading

Template:Main Stone, iron, and diamond tools, as well as shears and fishing rods, can be bought from Minecraft:villagers.

Villager gifts

Template:Exclusive Template:IN, toolsmith Minecraft:villagers 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. Crafting/Tools

Upgrading

Minecraft:Netherite tools can be obtained only through upgrading.

Usage

Best tools

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

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 paths, axes can be used to strip Minecraft:logs 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 books. Materials from worst to best in terms of Minecraft:enchantability are: Minecraft:stone, Minecraft:diamond, Minecraft:iron, wooden/Minecraft:netherite, Minecraft:gold.

Smelting

Tools made from ingots (excluding Minecraft:netherite) can be smelted into their respective Minecraft:nuggets. Template:Smelting Template:Smelting Template:Smelting

Fuel

• Wooden tools can be used as a fuel in Minecraft:furnaces, smelting 1 item per tool.
• A Minecraft:fishing rod can be used as fuel in Minecraft:furnaces, smelting 1.5Template:Only/1Template:Only items per fishing rod.

History

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