Flint
A material obtained as an occasional drop when mining gravel. It is used to craft flint and steel and arrows.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryMiscellaneous
Version Added
Version AddedAlpha
Item ID
Item IDflint
Overview
Flint is an item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through mining. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Flint.
Flint additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Arrow and Flint and Steel. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, village fletcher chests are the best bet at about 56% per chest.
Used to Craft
Flint is a crafting ingredient for 2 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Arrow
Flint and SteelHow to Obtain
- Mining
Notes
Not a block. Has a 10 percent base chance to drop from gravel, increased by Fortune; a tool with Fortune III makes gravel always drop flint. Can also be traded from fletcher villagers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Flint in Minecraft?
Flint is obtained through mining. You never craft Flint; 2 recipes spend it.
What is Flint used for?
Flint is a crafting ingredient used to make Arrow and Flint and Steel.
How many Flint can you stack?
Flint stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
Where do you find Flint in chests?
Flint is chest loot in village fletcher chests (about 56%, 1 to 3 at a time) and ruined portal chests (about 46%, 1 to 4 at a time). Those odds come from the loot tables themselves, so they are per chest, without any Luck.
When was Flint added to Minecraft?
Flint was added in the early Alpha development period.