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Where to Find Iron Pickaxe in Minecraft

A reliable mid-tier pickaxe. Mines diamond ore, gold ore, emerald ore, and redstone ore.

Primary Location

All Overworld biomes

Y-Level

Iron ore: Y -64 to 320, peaks at Y 16 and Y 232

Difficulty

Easy (2/5)

Version Added

1.0

Stack Size

1

Durability

250

Where to Look

Biomes & Dimensions

  • All Overworld biomes
  • Nether (Bastion Remnants)

Y-Level Range

Iron ore: Y -64 to 320, peaks at Y 16 and Y 232

How to Get Iron Pickaxe

  1. 1Craft using 3 Iron Ingots and 2 Sticks at a Crafting Table
  2. 2Smelt Iron Ore or Raw Iron in a Furnace or Blast Furnace to get Iron Ingots
  3. 3Find Iron Ingots in chests: Strongholds, Dungeons, Mineshafts, Villages
  4. 4Zombified Piglins have a rare chance to drop an Iron Pickaxe

Crafting Recipe

Iron PickaxeCrafting Table

Station: Crafting Table

Tips for Finding Iron Pickaxe

  • Iron ore generates most frequently around Y 16 in mountain biomes
  • A second peak appears around Y 232, making mountain peaks excellent for iron mining
  • Mountains and Windswept Hills biomes have the highest iron ore concentration
  • Iron golems in villages drop 3-5 Iron Ingots when killed, but this angers villagers

Version History

  • Iron ore distribution changed to triangular in 1.18 (Caves & Cliffs Part 2)
  • Raw Iron drops from ore blocks since 1.17 unless mined with Silk Touch

Additional Notes

Cannot mine ancient debris. The most common pickaxe used by mid-game players.

Applicable Enchantments

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