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String
Miscellaneous

String

An item dropped by spiders and obtained from cobwebs. It is used to craft bows, fishing rods, wool and tripwire.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

string

String at a glance

Minecraft files String under Miscellaneous: an item you get from mob drops, crafting, fishing, and chest loot. Carrying String is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

String is also a hub ingredient, feeding 10 different recipes in this catalogue, so a stock in a chest unlocks that many crafts at once. Of the 7 kinds of generated chest that can hold String, desert pyramid chests are the best bet at about 59% per chest. It sits between Stick and Sugar in Miscellaneous, number 124 of 147 there.

Used to craft

Follow String forward and you land on 10 recipes: 6 in Utility Blocks, the rest spread over 3 other categories, Bow through Wool. Every name in the list has a page of its own, grid included, with String in it.

How to obtain

  • Mob drops
  • Crafting
  • Fishing
  • Chest loot

Mobs that drop it

Strider leads the 4 mobs dropping String, at 2 to 5 a kill. Looting III turns Strider into 8 String instead of 5, 1 per level.

Notes

Dropped by spiders and cave spiders, harvested from cobwebs with a sword or shears, and dropped by cats as a gift. Used to craft Bows, Crossbows, Fishing Rods, Leads, Looms, Scaffolding and Wool.

Frequently asked questions about String

  1. Mob drops leading to String, the way this answer says String arrives

    How do you get String in Minecraft?

    String is obtained through mob drops, String from crafting, String from fishing, and String from chest loot. A full step-by-step recipe for String is available on the linked crafting guide.

  2. String turning into Bow and Candle, two of the recipes it feeds

    What is String used for?

    String is a crafting ingredient, and it goes into Bow, Candle, Crossbow, Fishing Rod, Lead, Loom, Scaffolding, String to Wool, White Wool, and Wool.

  3. Several String at once, the way a kill drops them

    Which mobs drop String?

    Strider leads the 4 mobs dropping String, at 2 to 5 a kill. Looting III turns Strider into 8 String instead of 5, 1 per level.

  4. 64 String drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many String can you stack?

    String at 64 a slot, and Bow takes 3 per craft, so a full slot is 21 Bow with nothing left over. A double chest of String comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

  5. String coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was String added to Minecraft?

    String was added in the early Alpha development period.

  6. A chest beside String, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find String in chests?

    String is chest loot in desert pyramid chests (about 59%, 1 to 8 at a time), dungeon chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time), woodland mansion chests (about 58%, 1 to 8 at a time), and bastion bridge chests (about 48%, 1 to 6 at a time). It shows up in 7 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Building with it

Spiders drop string, and cobwebs cut with a sword give it too. Bows, fishing rods, leads, looms, scaffolding and wool all want it, which makes a spider spawner one of the more quietly useful finds in a cave system.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for String

What villagers ask for String on Astroworld Trades

Strider drops String

The Strider page on Astroworld Mobs, where String is listed as a drop

Cat drops String

The Cat page on Astroworld Mobs, where String is listed as a drop

Cave Spider drops String

The Cave Spider page on Astroworld Mobs, where String is listed as a drop

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