This article is about the item. For the block, see Bone Block . For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation)

Bone Rarity color Common Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64)

A bone is an item primarily obtained as a drop from skeletons and their variants.

Obtaining [ edit ]

Natural generation [ edit ]

Mobs [ edit ]

Skeletons, wither skeletons, skeleton horses, and strays may drop 0–2 bones upon death. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 bones with Looting III.

In Bedrock Edition, salmon, cod, pufferfish, and tropical fish have 25% chance to drop 1-2 bones upon death, The maximum drop is increased by 1 to 2 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 2-8 bones with Looting III. Salmon (small and medium size) have 25% chance to drop 1 bone upon death, The maximum drop is increased by 1 to 2 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 2-7 bones with Looting III. The chance of dropping bones increased by 1% per looting level, so up to 28% chance with Looting III

Fishing [ edit ]

Bones can also be obtained by fishing as part of the junk category. The best chance of catching a bone is achieved without the Luck of the Sea enchantment, yielding a 1.1% chance.

Usage [ edit ]

Helmet [ edit ]

While a bone cannot be equipped in the head slot in Survival mode, equipping it using commands causes it to appear in the player's mouth.

Taming [ edit ]

Using a bone on a wild wolf has a 1⁄ 3 chance of taming it. Bones cannot tame a hostile wolf or a wolf that has already been tamed. However, bones can be used to attract the attention of the tamed ones.

Crafting ingredient [ edit ]

A bone can be crafted into 3 bone meal.

Achievements [ edit ]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS) Leader Of The Pack Befriend five Wolves. This does not have to be in a single game, so multiple games or reloading old saves does count toward this achievement. 20G Bronze

Advancements [ edit ]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Namespaced ID Best Friends Forever

Tame an animal Husbandry — husbandry/tame_an_animal

Data values [ edit ]

ID [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Translation key Bone bone item.minecraft.bone

Bedrock Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Numeric ID Translation key Bone bone 352 item.bone.name

History [ edit ]

Issues [ edit ]

Issues relating to "Bone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia [ edit ]

As with sticks and blaze rods, bones are wielded as a tool instead of an item.