What is Flint in Minecraft?
Flint is a sharp, dark gray mineral that is an essential survival item in Minecraft. It is not an ore that you can find in veins, but rather something you get from another common block. Its two main purposes are incredibly important for any new player. First, it is a key ingredient for crafting arrows, which are the ammunition for your bow. Second, it is used to craft a flint and steel, which is the primary tool for starting fires. Because of these two vital uses, flint is a resource you will always need, from your first day all the way to the end game.
How to get Flint in Minecraft
The main way to get flint is by breaking gravel blocks. Gravel is the gray, crumbly block that is affected by gravity. You can find it in large patches on beaches, at the bottom of oceans, in caves, and in some mountain biomes. When you break a gravel block with a shovel or your hand, there is a ten percent chance that it will drop a piece of flint instead of the gravel block itself. To increase this chance, you can use a shovel enchanted with Fortune. A Fortune III shovel will make every gravel block drop a piece of flint. You can also sometimes get flint by trading with fletcher villagers or by finding it in chests in ruined portals.
How to use Flint in Minecraft
Flint has two very important crafting uses. Its most common use is for crafting arrows. You can combine one piece of flint, one stick, and one feather in a crafting table to make four arrows. This is how you will get most of the ammunition for your bow. The other critical use is for crafting a flint and steel. You combine one piece of flint and one iron ingot in a crafting grid to create this tool, which can be used to light fires, activate Nether portals, and detonate creepers. You can also trade flint with fletcher villagers, who will often buy it from you in exchange for emeralds.
How to craft Flint in Minecraft
No recipes for this item.
