Emerald
Emeralds are a rare mineral obtained by mining Emerald ore or looting chests in structures such as villages, shipwrecks, buried treasure, and bastion remnants. They are primarily used as the main currency for trading with villagers and wandering traders.
Emeralds can be acquired by trading various items with villagers, making them one of the most renewable and valuable resources for obtaining enchanted books, tools, armor, and other rare items. They can also be crafted into Emerald blocks for storage or decorative purposes.
Since emeralds are mainly used in villager trading, they are essential for players looking to access high-level enchantments, rare resources, and efficient item exchanges.
How do you craft Emerald?
What can you make with Emerald?
Used In
1Craftable items
Click an item to pin its recipe — it cycles automatically.
Block of EmeraldMakes Block of Emerald. Click any item above to pin its recipe — the grid updates.
Which mobs drop Emerald?
Which villagers trade Emerald?
How do you get Emerald by smelting?
How do you obtain Emerald?
Emerald can be obtained from:
| Gathering Tool | Dropped from | Amount | Fortune I | Fortune II | Fortune III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
 | | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
 | | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
Which structures contain Emerald?
Found as Loot
24
~1.4
Trial ChambersOminous Vaults~1.8
~1.9Trial ChambersVaults~2.5Trial ChambersDecorated Pots~2.8
~3.1
~3.9
~4.4
~4.7
~4.8
~4.9
~5.8
~5.9
~6.4
~7.0
~8.1
~8.1
~9.8
~10.1
~11.1
~11.6
~11.6
~13.1
StrongholdAltars~14.2| 73.7% | 3.60 | ~1.4 | |
| Trial ChambersOminous Vaults | 56.2% | 5.13 | ~1.8 |
| 53.1% | 4.00 | ~1.9 | |
| Trial ChambersVaults | 39.7% | 1.42 | ~2.5 |
| Trial ChambersDecorated Pots | 35.6% | 0.71 | ~2.8 |
| 31.8% | 0.38 | ~3.1 | |
| 25.4% | 0.72 | ~3.9 | |
| 22.8% | 0.64 | ~4.4 | |
| 21.5% | 0.54 | ~4.7 | |
| 20.8% | 0.23 | ~4.8 | |
| 20.3% | 0.56 | ~4.9 | |
| 17.3% | 0.47 | ~5.8 | |
| 17.0% | 0.36 | ~5.9 | |
| 15.6% | 0.17 | ~6.4 | |
| 14.3% | 0.28 | ~7.0 | |
| 12.3% | 0.13 | ~8.1 | |
| 12.3% | 0.13 | ~8.1 | |
| 10.2% | 0.11 | ~9.8 | |
| 9.9% | 0.26 | ~10.1 | |
| 9.0% | 0.38 | ~11.1 | |
| 8.6% | 0.36 | ~11.6 | |
| 8.6% | 0.18 | ~11.6 | |
| 7.6% | 0.08 | ~13.1 | |
| StrongholdAltars | 7.0% | 0.14 | ~14.2 |
How do you get Emerald by brushing?
Emerald can be found by brushing in the following locations:
5 |  | 13.3% | 0.133 | 7.5 |
|  | 13.3% | 0.133 | 7.5 |
 | | 12.5% | 0.125 | 8.0 |
 | | 12.5% | 0.125 | 8.0 |
 | | 4.3% | 0.043 | 23.0 |
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