Gold Ingot — Minecraft block

Gold Ingot

Gold Ingot powers railways, crafts premium food, and enables piglin bartering after smelting or combining nine nuggets.

Block ID minecraft:gold_ingot
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Gold Ingot is a crafting material obtained by smelting raw gold, gold ore, deepslate gold ore, or nether gold ore in a furnace or blast furnace. Nine gold nuggets also combine into one ingot, while one gold block converts back into nine ingots. Gold is easy to shape but produces tools with low durability, so Gold Ingot is usually more valuable as a component than as equipment.

Gold Ingot crafts powered rails, clocks, golden apples, golden carrots, light weighted pressure plates, gold blocks, armor, tools, and several Nether-related items. Piglins accept player-thrown gold ingots for bartering, making a protected trading area useful when many exchanges are needed. Keep separate reserves for powered rail networks and piglin bartering because both projects can consume dozens of ingots quickly.

Practical guide

How to obtain and use Gold Ingots in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Collect gold material

    Mine gold ore, deepslate gold ore, nether gold ore, or collect raw gold and gold nuggets from other sources.

  2. 2

    Smelt the gold

    Place raw gold or a supported gold ore in a furnace; use a blast furnace when faster ore processing is preferred.

  3. 3

    Consolidate storage

    Combine nine nuggets into one Gold Ingot, or compress nine ingots into a gold block for compact storage.

  4. 4

    Choose the priority use

    Reserve Gold Ingots for powered rails, golden food, clocks, equipment, or controlled piglin bartering.

Resource planning

Gold tools mine quickly but have low durability, so infrastructure and consumable recipes usually provide better long-term value.

How to craft this block

Ingredients: Block of Gold Block of Gold x1
Crafting
Block of Gold
Gold Ingot
9
Gold Ingot

Used in crafts

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make a Gold Ingot?

Smelt raw gold or supported gold ore in a furnace or blast furnace, combine 9 gold nuggets, or dismantle a gold block into 9 ingots.

What is Gold Ingot mainly used for?

Gold Ingot crafts powered rails, clocks, golden food, light weighted pressure plates, gold blocks, tools, and armor.

Can Gold Ingots be traded with piglins?

Yes. Throw one Gold Ingot near an adult piglin to start one random barter exchange.

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