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Lead
TransportationCraftable

Lead

A rope used to leash and lead passive mobs. Can be attached to fence posts to keep mobs in place.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Transportation

Version Added

1.6.1

Item ID

lead

Lead at a glance

Crafting, Woodland Mansion chest loot, and Wandering Trader drops give you Lead, a transportation item filed under Transportation. Stack Lead 64 high: 576 across a hotbar, 1728 in a shulker box, and 3456 in a double chest.

Travel is the whole point of Lead, and it earns its slot on any trip longer than a short walk. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Lead, woodland mansion chests are the best bet at about 33% per chest. It sits between Jungle Boat with Chest and Minecart in Transportation, number 12 of 25 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
StringString
StringString
StringString
SlimeballSlimeball
StringString
LeadLead2

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Woodland Mansion chest loot
  • Wandering Trader drops

Notes

Crafts 2 leads at a time. Maximum range of 10 blocks before breaking. Works on most passive mobs.

Frequently asked questions about Lead

  1. String, Slimeball going into Lead, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Lead in Minecraft?

    Lead is crafted from String and Slimeball at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 2. It also comes from Woodland Mansion chest loot, and Lead from Wandering Trader drops, not just the recipe above.

  2. Lead coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.6.1

    When was Lead added to Minecraft?

    Lead was added in version 1.6.1.

  3. 64 Lead drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Lead can you stack?

    64 Lead fills a slot, and that slot costs 128 String and 32 Slimeball, since each one returns 2, which is 32 crafts at the crafting table.

  4. Lead on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Lead used for?

    A rope used to leash and lead passive mobs. Can be attached to fence posts to keep mobs in place.

  5. A chest beside Lead, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Lead in chests?

    Lead is chest loot in woodland mansion chests (about 33%) and ancient city chests (about 17%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Building with it

Four string and a slimeball give two leads, and a lead ties any passive mob to you or to a fence post. Moving a herd of cows, a horse or a set of villagers across country is far simpler with a lead than with a trail of wheat.

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