How do you get Gold Ingot in Minecraft?

Gold Ingot is crafted from Gold Ore, at a Furnace. Gold Ingot also comes from smelting, Gold Ingot from mob drops, and Gold Ingot from chest loot, not just the Gold Ingot recipe above.

What is Gold Ingot used for?

Gold Ingot is a crafting ingredient, and Gold Ingot goes into Bell, Clock, Gold Block, Gold Nugget, Golden Apple, Golden Axe, Golden Boots, Golden Chestplate, Golden Helmet, Golden Hoe, plus 5 other items taking Gold Ingot.

How many Gold Ingot can you stack?

64 Gold Ingot fills a slot, and 64 Gold Ingot costs 64 Gold Ore, which is 64 smelts of Gold Ingot at the furnace. A shulker box of Gold Ingot is 1,728 Gold Ingot, over 27 slots of Gold Ingot.

Where do you find Gold Ingot in chests?

Gold Ingot is chest loot in buried treasure (about 88%, 1 to 4 at a time), end city chests (about 51%, 2 to 7 at a time), jungle temple chests (about 51%, 2 to 7 at a time), and nether fortress chests (about 47%, 1 to 3 at a time). It shows up in 18 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Gold Ingot are per chest, and Luck moves Gold Ingot no higher.

When was Gold Ingot added to Minecraft?

Gold Ingot was added in the early Alpha development period.

MiscellaneousCraftable

Gold Ingot

A metal ingot smelted from raw gold or gold ore. It is used to craft golden tools, powered rails, clocks and many other items.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Overview

Gold Ingot is an item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through smelting, crafting it, mob drops, and chest loot. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Gold Ingot.

Gold Ingot is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 15 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Of the 18 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, buried treasure is the best bet at about 88% per chest.

Crafting Recipe

Furnace
Gold Ingot
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting: full step-by-step guide for Gold Ingot

Used to Craft

Gold Ingot is a crafting ingredient for 15 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.

How to Obtain

Smelting
Crafting
Mob drops
Chest loot

Cooking Gold Ingot

Gold Ingot comes out of Deepslate Gold Ore, Gold Ore, Nether Gold Ore, and Raw Gold, and a blast furnace or a furnace will each do it. A blast furnace does one in 5 seconds, a furnace needs 10. Gold Ingot pays 1 experience each time, 64 for the whole 64.

Mobs That Drop Gold Ingot

Zombified Piglin drops 1 of them.

Notes

Also obtained by smelting raw gold in a blast furnace, by crafting nine gold nuggets, or by uncrafting a gold block. Used to craft Netherite Ingots.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Gold Ingot in Minecraft?
Gold Ingot is crafted from Gold Ore, at a Furnace. Gold Ingot also comes from smelting, Gold Ingot from mob drops, and Gold Ingot from chest loot, not just the Gold Ingot recipe above.
What is Gold Ingot used for?
Gold Ingot is a crafting ingredient, and Gold Ingot goes into Bell, Clock, Gold Block, Gold Nugget, Golden Apple, Golden Axe, Golden Boots, Golden Chestplate, Golden Helmet, Golden Hoe, plus 5 other items taking Gold Ingot.
How many Gold Ingot can you stack?
64 Gold Ingot fills a slot, and 64 Gold Ingot costs 64 Gold Ore, which is 64 smelts of Gold Ingot at the furnace. A shulker box of Gold Ingot is 1,728 Gold Ingot, over 27 slots of Gold Ingot.
Where do you find Gold Ingot in chests?
Gold Ingot is chest loot in buried treasure (about 88%, 1 to 4 at a time), end city chests (about 51%, 2 to 7 at a time), jungle temple chests (about 51%, 2 to 7 at a time), and nether fortress chests (about 47%, 1 to 3 at a time). It shows up in 18 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Gold Ingot are per chest, and Luck moves Gold Ingot no higher.
When was Gold Ingot added to Minecraft?
Gold Ingot was added in the early Alpha development period.
How do you cook Gold Ingot?
Gold Ingot comes out of Deepslate Gold Ore, Gold Ore, Nether Gold Ore, and Raw Gold, and a blast furnace or a furnace will each do it. A blast furnace does one in 5 seconds, a furnace needs 10. Gold Ingot pays 1 experience each time, 64 for the whole 64.
Which mobs drop Gold Ingot?
Zombified Piglin drops 1 of them.