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Netherite Shovel
ToolsEnchantableCraftable

Netherite Shovel

The most durable shovel in the game with 2031 durability. It does not burn in lava or fire.

Stack Size

1

Durability

2031

Category

Tools

Version Added

1.16

Item ID

netherite_shovel

Netherite Shovel at a glance

Netherite Shovel comes from smithing, and Tools is where it sits as a tool. One slot, one Netherite Shovel: nothing stacks here, and nine of them fill a hotbar. 27 chest slots take 27 of them. 2031 uses are what Netherite Shovel has before a repair, and every hit takes one off; it takes enchantments too.

Its 2031-point durability sets how many actions Netherite Shovel survives before breaking, and Unbreaking multiplies those 2031 while Mending repairs Netherite Shovel from the experience you pick up. Netherite gear is the top tier in the game: it is fireproof, floats in lava without burning, and offers the highest durability and combat or mining performance of any material. 6 enchantments apply to Netherite Shovel, starting with Efficiency, Fortune, Silk Touch, and Unbreaking. It sits between Netherite Pickaxe and Pufferfish Bucket in Tools, number 24 of 35 there.

Combat and Mining Stats for Netherite Shovel

Attack damage
6.5 per hit
Attack speed
1.0 swings per second
Damage per second
6.5
Shovel mining speed
9x
Enchantability
15
Repairs with
Netherite Ingot, 507 points per unit

Six and a half damage is the most any shovel does, and at 1.0 swings a second the Netherite Shovel lands 6.5 damage per second, past every pickaxe except its own tier.

Speed 9, 2031 uses, 507 points back per netherite ingot, and it does not burn. A Netherite Shovel dropped in lava is still a Netherite Shovel.

Crafting recipe

Smithing Table
Netherite Upgrade Smithing TemplateNetherite Upgrade Smithing Template
Netherite IngotNetherite Ingot
Diamond ShovelDiamond Shovel
Netherite ShovelNetherite Shovel

How to obtain

  • Smithing

Enchantments

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Created by upgrading a Diamond Shovel with a Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template and a Netherite Ingot. Right-clicking grass creates a dirt path.

Frequently asked questions about Netherite Shovel

  1. Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template, Netherite Ingot, Diamond Shovel going into Netherite Shovel, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Netherite Shovel in Minecraft?

    Netherite Shovel is crafted from Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template, Netherite Ingot, and Diamond Shovel at a Smithing Table, in a single step.

  2. Netherite Shovel with the glow of an enchantment behind it, 6 of which fit

    Can Netherite Shovel be enchanted?

    Yes. 6 enchantments apply to Netherite Shovel: Efficiency, Fortune, and Silk Touch, all on Netherite Shovel, plus Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

  3. One Netherite Shovel, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Netherite Shovel can you stack?

    One Netherite Shovel per slot, since Netherite Shovel does not stack, and every one then costs 1 Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template, 1 Netherite Ingot, and 1 Diamond Shovel. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

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

    What is Netherite Shovel used for?

    Netherite Shovel is a tool, and it harvests blocks faster than a bare hand does. The most durable shovel in the game with 2031 durability. It does not burn in lava or fire.

  5. Netherite Shovel coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.16

    When was Netherite Shovel added to Minecraft?

    Netherite Shovel was added in version 1.16.

  6. Netherite Shovel above a bar drawn to its 2031 points of durability

    How much durability does Netherite Shovel have?

    Netherite Shovel starts at 2031 durability, and every use takes one off. Nothing netherite goes past 2031, a ceiling Netherite Shovel shares with Netherite Pickaxe, Netherite Sword, Netherite Axe, and Netherite Hoe. On Netherite Shovel the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

Building with it

The netherite shovel digs slightly faster than diamond, lasts 2031 uses and floats in lava instead of burning up. For large terraforming projects that is the combination that matters, since the tool spends hours in hand and often ends up dropped in bad places.