How do you get Iron Nugget in Minecraft?

Iron Nugget is crafted from Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, 9 Iron Nugget for every craft. Iron Nugget also comes from smelting, not just the Iron Nugget recipe above.

What is Iron Nugget used for?

Iron Nugget is a crafting ingredient, and Iron Nugget goes into Bell, Chain, Lantern, and Soul Lantern.

How many Iron Nugget can you stack?

64 Iron Nugget fill one slot, and 64 Iron Nugget costs 8 Iron Ingot, since each one returns 9: 8 crafts of Iron Nugget. A double chest of Iron Nugget is 3,456 Iron Nugget, over 54 slots of Iron Nugget.

Where do you find Iron Nugget in chests?

Iron Nugget is chest loot in shipwreck treasure chests (about 95%, 1 to 10 at a time), bastion bridge chests (about 48%, 2 to 6 at a time), ruined portal chests (about 46%, 9 to 18 at a time), and bastion chests (about 24%, 2 to 8 at a time). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Iron Nugget are per chest, and Luck moves Iron Nugget no higher.

When was Iron Nugget added to Minecraft?

Iron Nugget was added in version 1.11.1.

MiscellaneousCraftable

Iron Nugget

A small piece of iron. Nine nuggets combine into one iron ingot.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Overview

Iron Nugget is an item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it and smelting. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Iron Nugget.

Iron Nugget is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 4 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, shipwreck treasure chests are the best bet at about 95% per chest.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting
Iron Ingot
Iron Nugget9
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting: full step-by-step guide for Iron Nugget

Used to Craft

Iron Nugget is a crafting ingredient for 4 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.

How to Obtain

Crafting
Smelting

Cooking Iron Nugget

Put any of 16 types, Iron Pickaxe and Iron Shovel through Chainmail Boots in a blast furnace or a furnace and out comes Iron Nugget. A blast furnace does one in 5 seconds, a furnace needs 10. Iron Nugget pays 0.1 experience each time, 6.4 for the whole 64.

Notes

Obtained by smelting iron tools, weapons or chainmail armor. Used to craft Chains and Lanterns.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Iron Nugget in Minecraft?
Iron Nugget is crafted from Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, 9 Iron Nugget for every craft. Iron Nugget also comes from smelting, not just the Iron Nugget recipe above.
What is Iron Nugget used for?
Iron Nugget is a crafting ingredient, and Iron Nugget goes into Bell, Chain, Lantern, and Soul Lantern.
How many Iron Nugget can you stack?
64 Iron Nugget fill one slot, and 64 Iron Nugget costs 8 Iron Ingot, since each one returns 9: 8 crafts of Iron Nugget. A double chest of Iron Nugget is 3,456 Iron Nugget, over 54 slots of Iron Nugget.
Where do you find Iron Nugget in chests?
Iron Nugget is chest loot in shipwreck treasure chests (about 95%, 1 to 10 at a time), bastion bridge chests (about 48%, 2 to 6 at a time), ruined portal chests (about 46%, 9 to 18 at a time), and bastion chests (about 24%, 2 to 8 at a time). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Iron Nugget are per chest, and Luck moves Iron Nugget no higher.
When was Iron Nugget added to Minecraft?
Iron Nugget was added in version 1.11.1.
How do you cook Iron Nugget?
Put any of 16 types, Iron Pickaxe and Iron Shovel through Chainmail Boots in a blast furnace or a furnace and out comes Iron Nugget. A blast furnace does one in 5 seconds, a furnace needs 10. Iron Nugget pays 0.1 experience each time, 6.4 for the whole 64.