How do you get Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft?

Lapis Lazuli is obtained through mining, Lapis Lazuli from trading with villagers, and Lapis Lazuli from chest loot. You never craft Lapis Lazuli; 2 recipes spend it.

What is Lapis Lazuli used for?

Lapis Lazuli is a crafting ingredient, and Lapis Lazuli goes into Block of Lapis Lazuli and Blue Dye.

How many Lapis Lazuli can you stack?

A slot of Lapis Lazuli takes 64, and Block of Lapis Lazuli takes 9 Lapis Lazuli per craft, so 64 Lapis Lazuli is 7 Block of Lapis Lazuli and nothing left over.

Where do you find Lapis Lazuli in chests?

Lapis Lazuli is chest loot in shipwreck treasure chests (about 62%, 1 to 10 at a time), village temple chests (about 25%, 1 to 4 at a time), and abandoned mineshaft chests (about 14%, 4 to 9 at a time). Those odds on Lapis Lazuli are per chest, and Luck moves Lapis Lazuli no higher.

When was Lapis Lazuli added to Minecraft?

Lapis Lazuli was added in the early Alpha development period.

Miscellaneous

Lapis Lazuli

A blue mineral mined from lapis lazuli ore. It is required as fuel for the enchanting table and is used as a blue dye.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Overview

Lapis Lazuli is an item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through mining, trading with villagers, and chest loot. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Lapis Lazuli.

Lapis Lazuli additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Block of Lapis Lazuli and Blue Dye. Of the 3 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, shipwreck treasure chests are the best bet at about 62% per chest.

Used to Craft

Lapis Lazuli is a crafting ingredient for 2 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.

How to Obtain

Mining
Trading
Chest loot

Cooking Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli comes out of Deepslate Lapis Ore and Lapis Ore, and a blast furnace or a furnace will each do it. Timing runs from 5 seconds in the blast furnace to 10 in the furnace. Each Lapis Lazuli hands back 0.2 experience, and 64 Lapis Lazuli make 12.8.

Notes

Acts as Blue Dye and is consumed alongside experience when enchanting items. Nine craft into a Block of Lapis Lazuli.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft?
Lapis Lazuli is obtained through mining, Lapis Lazuli from trading with villagers, and Lapis Lazuli from chest loot. You never craft Lapis Lazuli; 2 recipes spend it.
What is Lapis Lazuli used for?
Lapis Lazuli is a crafting ingredient, and Lapis Lazuli goes into Block of Lapis Lazuli and Blue Dye.
How many Lapis Lazuli can you stack?
A slot of Lapis Lazuli takes 64, and Block of Lapis Lazuli takes 9 Lapis Lazuli per craft, so 64 Lapis Lazuli is 7 Block of Lapis Lazuli and nothing left over.
Where do you find Lapis Lazuli in chests?
Lapis Lazuli is chest loot in shipwreck treasure chests (about 62%, 1 to 10 at a time), village temple chests (about 25%, 1 to 4 at a time), and abandoned mineshaft chests (about 14%, 4 to 9 at a time). Those odds on Lapis Lazuli are per chest, and Luck moves Lapis Lazuli no higher.
When was Lapis Lazuli added to Minecraft?
Lapis Lazuli was added in the early Alpha development period.
How do you cook Lapis Lazuli?
Lapis Lazuli comes out of Deepslate Lapis Ore and Lapis Ore, and a blast furnace or a furnace will each do it. Timing runs from 5 seconds in the blast furnace to 10 in the furnace. Each Lapis Lazuli hands back 0.2 experience, and 64 Lapis Lazuli make 12.8.