Gold Nugget Rarity color Common Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64)

Gold nuggets are items used to make gold ingots and other various golden items. One gold nugget is effectively worth one-ninth of a gold ingot.

Obtaining [ edit ]

Zombified Piglins [ edit ]

Zombified Piglins, when killed, may drop 0-1 gold nuggets. When killed using a weapon enchanted with Looting, they may drop an additional gold nugget per level of Looting used, up to a maximum of 4.

Crafting [ edit ]

Smelting [ edit ]

Natural generation [ edit ]

Mining [ edit ]

Nether gold ore mined using a pickaxe drops 2-6 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the drops by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets.

Gilded Blackstone mined using a pickaxe has a 10% chance to drop 2-6 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune I, the chance gold nuggets drop is increased 14.29%, Fortune II increases the drop chance to 25%, and Fortune III guarantees the drop.

Usage [ edit ]

Gold nuggets can be used to craft a golden carrot or glistering melon for brewing. Also, gold nuggets can be combined with gunpowder and dye to create a firework star that bursts in a star-shaped explosion.

Crafting ingredient [ edit ]

Data values [ edit ]

ID [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Translation key Gold Nugget gold_nugget item.minecraft.gold_nugget

Bedrock Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Numeric ID Translation key Gold Nugget gold_nugget 371 item.gold_nugget.name

History [ edit ]

Issues [ edit ]

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See also [ edit ]



