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Water Bucket
Miscellaneous

Water Bucket

A bucket filled with a water source block. Placing it releases the water; it can also collect fish and other aquatic mobs.

Stack Size

1

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

Alpha

Item ID

water_bucket

Water Bucket at a glance

Minecraft files Water Bucket under Miscellaneous: an item you get from filling a bucket with water. No stacking for Water Bucket: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine.

Generated chests only ever hold Water Bucket in one place: village fisher chests (about 24%, 1 to 3 at a time). It sits between Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template and Wayfinder Armor Trim in Miscellaneous, number 137 of 147 there.

How to obtain

  • Filling a bucket with water

Notes

Made by right-clicking a water source with an empty bucket. Commonly used to break a fall safely.

Frequently asked questions about Water Bucket

  1. Water Bucket as it appears in the game, the item this answer is about

    How do you get Water Bucket in Minecraft?

    Water Bucket is obtained through filling a bucket with water. No crafting recipe exists for Water Bucket. The best odds are village fisher chests, about 24% per chest.

  2. A chest beside Water Bucket, the loot this answer lists

    Where do you find Water Bucket in chests?

    Water Bucket is chest loot in one place and one only: village fisher chests (about 24%, 1 to 3 at a time). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

  3. Water Bucket coming forward out of the past, in the game since Alpha

    When was Water Bucket added to Minecraft?

    Water Bucket was added in the early Alpha development period.

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

    What is Water Bucket used for?

    A bucket filled with a water source block. Placing it releases the water; it can also collect fish and other aquatic mobs.

  5. One Water Bucket, the whole of what a single inventory slot holds

    How many Water Bucket can you stack?

    Water Bucket does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and village fisher chests hand over 1 to 3 at a time. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.

Building with it

A water bucket is the most versatile tool in a player's hotbar: it breaks a fall, extinguishes fire, waters a farm, makes an infinite source from two blocks and turns lava into obsidian. Every serious cave trip carries one for exactly those reasons.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Water Bucket

What villagers ask for Water Bucket on Astroworld Trades

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