What is Iron Ingot in Minecraft?
An iron ingot is one of the most important and versatile crafting materials in all of Minecraft. It is a bar of refined iron that you get from smelting iron ore. The iron ingot is the key to unlocking the mid game. It allows you to craft a full set of iron tools, weapons, and armor, which are a massive upgrade from stone. You also need an iron ingot to craft many other essential items, such as buckets, shears, flint and steel, and anvils. It is a fundamental resource that you will use constantly throughout your entire Minecraft adventure, from your first day all the way to the end game.
How to get Iron Ingot in Minecraft
The main way to get an iron ingot is by smelting iron ore or raw iron in a furnace or blast furnace. Iron ore is a very common block found underground in caves and mountains. You need at least a stone pickaxe to mine it. A blast furnace will smelt ore twice as fast as a regular furnace. You can also get an iron ingot as a drop from defeating iron golems. Iron golems are tough mobs that protect villages, and they will drop a few iron ingots when defeated. You can also find iron ingots as loot in chests in many structures, including villages, dungeons, temples, shipwrecks, and strongholds. Finally, you can craft nine iron nuggets together to make one iron ingot.
How to use Iron Ingot in Minecraft
The uses for an iron ingot are almost endless. Its most important use is for crafting iron tools like the iron pickaxe, which lets you mine diamonds, and the iron sword, a solid weapon. You also use it to craft a full set of iron armor for good protection. An iron ingot is also needed for many other key items. You need three to make a bucket for carrying water or lava. You need two to make shears for getting wool. You need one to make a flint and steel to light a nether portal. You also need a lot of them to craft an anvil for repairing and enchanting your gear. You can also craft nine iron ingots into a block of iron for compact storage.
How to craft Iron Ingot in Minecraft
Blast Furnace
Blast Furnace
Blast Furnace
Crafting Table
9 Crafting Table
Furnace
Furnace
Furnace
What can Iron Ingot make in Minecraft
Activator Rail
Anvil
Blast Furnace
Bucket
Cauldron
Chain
Compass
Crafter
Crossbow
Detector Rail
Flint and Steel
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Hopper
Iron Bars
Iron Block
Iron Boots
Iron Chestplate
Iron Door
Iron Helmet
Iron Leggings
Iron Nugget
Iron Trapdoor
Lodestone
Minecart
Piston
Rail
Shears
Shield
Smithing Table
Stonecutter
Tripwire Hook
Saddle