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Flint and Steel
ToolsEnchantableCraftable

Flint and Steel

Creates fire when used on a block. Essential for lighting Nether portals and igniting TNT.

Stack Size

1

Durability

64

Category

Tools

Version Added

1.0

Item ID

flint_and_steel

Flint and Steel at a glance

Crafting, Ruined Portal chest loot, and Nether Fortress chest loot give you Flint and Steel, a tool filed under Tools. One slot, one Flint and Steel: nothing stacks here, and nine of them fill a hotbar. 27 chest slots take 27 of them. 64 uses are what Flint and Steel has before a repair, and every hit takes one off; it takes enchantments too.

64 actions is what Flint and Steel is worth from new, and the two enchantments that change that number are Unbreaking, which stretches the 64, and Mending, which pays them back as you collect experience. The enchantment pool for Flint and Steel runs to 3, including Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Flint and Steel, ruined portal chests are the best bet at about 46% per chest. It sits between Fishing Rod and Golden Axe in Tools, number 11 of 35 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Iron IngotIron Ingot
FlintFlint
Flint and SteelFlint and Steel

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Ruined Portal chest loot
  • Nether Fortress chest loot

Enchantments

UnbreakingMendingCurse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Required to light Nether portals. Each use consumes 1 durability.

Frequently asked questions about Flint and Steel

  1. Iron Ingot, Flint going into Flint and Steel, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Flint and Steel in Minecraft?

    Flint and Steel is crafted from Iron Ingot and Flint at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from Ruined Portal chest loot, and Flint and Steel from Nether Fortress chest loot, not just the recipe above.

  2. Flint and Steel above a bar drawn to its 64 points of durability

    How much durability does Flint and Steel have?

    The bar on Flint and Steel holds 64 points, one per use. Repair comes in two forms on Flint and Steel: Unbreaking slows the wear down, Mending turns collected experience back into points. It comes from Iron Ingot and Flint, and one craft buys 64 uses, no more.

  3. Flint and Steel with the glow of an enchantment behind it, 3 of which fit

    Can Flint and Steel be enchanted?

    Yes. 3 enchantments apply to Flint and Steel: Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

  4. A chest beside Flint and Steel, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Flint and Steel in chests?

    Flint and Steel is chest loot in ruined portal chests (about 46%) and nether fortress chests (about 18%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

  5. Flint and Steel on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Flint and Steel used for?

    Flint and Steel is a tool, and it harvests blocks faster than a bare hand does. Creates fire when used on a block. Essential for lighting Nether portals and igniting TNT.

  6. One Flint and Steel, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Flint and Steel can you stack?

    One Flint and Steel per slot, since Flint and Steel does not stack, and every one then costs 1 Iron Ingot and 1 Flint.

  7. Flint and Steel coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.0

    When was Flint and Steel added to Minecraft?

    Flint and Steel was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

One flint and one iron ingot give flint and steel with 64 uses. It lights nether portals, campfires and TNT, and it burns away a patch of netherrack that then keeps burning forever. Every trip to the Nether starts with one of these in the hotbar.

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