Minecraft:Emerald

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

Obtaining

Mining

Minecraft:Emerald ore drops one emerald when mined using an Minecraft:iron pickaxe or better. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Minecraft: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 Minecraft:trading with Minecraft:villagers and Minecraft: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

Minecraft: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.

Template:IN, Minecraft:wandering traders have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of Minecraft: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 Minecraft:hay bale, Minecraft:water bottle, or Minecraft:baked potato, the trader drops 1 emerald; if the player holds a Minecraft:milk bucket or Minecraft:water bucket, the trader drops 2 emeralds; and if the player holds a Minecraft:fermented spider eye the trader drops 3 emeralds.

Generated loot

Template:See also Emeralds can generate in Minecraft:chests in some Minecraft:village houses or other Minecraft:generated structures. Template:LootChestItem

Usage

Trading

The main use of emeralds is as currency for Minecraft:trading with Minecraft:villagers and Minecraft: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 Minecraft:iron ingot, a Minecraft:gold ingot, a Minecraft:diamond or a Minecraft: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

ID

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History

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

On May 21, 2012, Minecraft:Jeb released a screenshot of himself testing the Minecraft: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 Minecraft:Jeb. What would become emeralds can be seen in the Minecraft:inventory space.
  The first image of the trading system released by Minecraft:Jeb. What would become emeralds can be seen in the Minecraft:inventory space.
• The original ruby texture shown in Minecraft:Jeb's screenshot.
  The original ruby texture shown in Minecraft: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).
• Minecraft:Noor trading a Minecraft:diamond for an emerald.
  Minecraft:Noor trading a Minecraft:diamond for an emerald.
• Minecraft:Ari claiming an emerald from an ominous vault.
  Minecraft:Ari claiming an emerald from an ominous vault.

In other media

• An emerald as it appeared in Minecraft:Minecraft Earth.
  An emerald as it appeared in Minecraft:Minecraft Earth.
• An emerald as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.
  An emerald as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.
• An alternative design for rubies, in the form of a recolored programmer art emerald.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>
  An alternative design for rubies, in the form of a recolored programmer art emerald.<ref>Template:YouTube link</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.