Emerald Ore Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft emerald ore with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, emerald ore is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

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Let’s explore how to add emerald ore to your inventory.

Where to find Emerald Ore in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find emerald ore in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform Version(s) Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8 – 1.19
Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.19.3
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
  • Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get Emerald Ore in Survival Mode

You can add an emerald ore to your inventory in Survival mode by mining emerald ore with a diamond pickaxe, iron pickaxe, or netherite pickaxe that is enchanted with Silk Touch. So let’s get started!

1. Find a Block of Emerald Ore

First, you need to find a block of emerald ore in your Minecraft world. The best place to find emerald ore is in the Mountains biome.

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In Minecraft, emerald ore is very hard to find and is found in small deposits in the Mountains biome. You can usually find emerald ore between 13 and 31 blocks below the ground and close to lava.

So if you see a pool of lava in the Mountains biome, that is a great place to start mining downward.

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In this example, we are going to dig into a mountain to find emerald ore.

This is what a block of emerald ore looks like:

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2. Hold a Diamond, Iron or Netherite Pickaxe with Silk Touch

To mine for emerald ore, you need to dig up the emerald ore with a diamond pickaxe, iron pickaxe, or netherite pickaxe that has been enchanted with Silk Touch.

Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 9 How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 10 How to make a Iron Pickaxe
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 11 How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

Other tools will not dig up the emerald ore and let you add it to your inventory.

In this example, we are going to use a diamond pickaxe with Silk Touch to dig up the emerald ore.

3. Mine the Emerald Ore

The game control to mine the emerald ore depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the block of emerald ore.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the block of emerald ore.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the block of emerald ore.
  • For Education Edition, left click and hold on the block of emerald ore.

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You will need to continue to mine until the block breaks and a smaller block of emerald ore finally appears. The emerald ore will float on the ground.

TIP: Normally when you mine emerald ore, you get an emerald as the drop. However, when you mine the emerald ore using a tool enchanted with Silk Touch, you will get the emerald ore itself as the drop.

4. Pick up the Emerald Ore

Make sure you pick up the emerald ore before it disappears.

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Once you pick up the emerald ore, it will appear in your hotbar.

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Emerald ore is a very useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, emerald ore has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
ID Data Value Stack Size Version
Emerald Ore
(minecraft:emerald_ore)
129 0 64 1.8 – 1.12
Emerald Ore
(minecraft:emerald_ore)
129 64 1.13 – 1.19.3
  • Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
  • Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
  • Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
  • Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
  • Platform is the platform that applies.
  • Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Emerald Ore

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Emerald Ore is:

/give @p emerald_ore 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Emerald Ore is:

/give @p emerald_ore 1 0

Things to Make with Emerald Ore

You can use emerald ore to make items in Minecraft such as:

Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 19 How to make Emerald

Things to Do with Emerald Ore

Here are some activities that you can do with emerald ore in Minecraft:

Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 20 How to Use a Blast Furnace

Other Ores

There are other ores in Minecraft such as:

Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 21 How to make Coal Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 22 How to make Iron Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 23 How to make Copper Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 24 How to make Gold Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 25 How to make Redstone Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 26 How to make Lapis Lazuli Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 27 How to make Diamond Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 28 How to make Nether Gold Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 29 How to make Nether Quartz Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 30 How to make Deepslate Coal Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 31 How to make Deepslate Iron Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 32 How to make Deepslate Copper Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 33 How to make Deepslate Gold Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 34 How to make Deepslate Redstone Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 35 How to make Deepslate Emerald Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 36 How to make Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 37 How to make Deepslate Diamond Ore

Other Items Requiring Silk Touch to Gather

The following are other items in Minecraft that you can only gather with a tool enchanted with Silk Touch:

Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 38 How to make a Small Amethyst Bud
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 39 How to make a Medium Amethyst Bud
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 40 How to make a Large Amethyst Bud
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 41 How to make an Amethyst Cluster
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 42 How to make Coal Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 43 How to make Iron Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 44 How to make Copper Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 45 How to make Gold Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 46 How to make Redstone Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 47 How to make Lapis Lazuli Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 48 How to make Diamond Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 49 How to make Nether Gold Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 50 How to make Nether Quatz Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 51 How to make Deepslate Coal Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 52 How to make Deepslate Iron Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 53 How to make Deepslate Copper Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 54 How to make Deepslate Gold Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 55 How to make Deepslate Redstone Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 56 How to make Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 57 How to make Deepslate Diamond Ore
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 58 How to make a Grass Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 59 How to make Podzo
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 60 How to make Mycelium
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 61 How to make Crimson Nylium
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 62 How to make Warped Nylium
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 63 How to make a Tube Coral Fan
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 64 How to make a Brain Coral Fan
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 65 How to make a Bubble Coral Fan
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 66 How to make a Fire Coral Fan
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 67 How to make a Horn Coral Fan
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 68 How to make a Tube Coral Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 69 How to make a Brain Coral Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 70 How to make a Bubble Coral Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 71 How to make a Fire Coral Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 72 How to make a Horn Coral Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 73 How to make a Red Mushroom Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 74 How to make a Brown Mushroom Block
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 75How to make Ice
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 76 How to make Packed Ice
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 77 How to make Blue Ice
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 78 How to make Deepslate
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 79 How to make a Bee Nest
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 80 How to make Sculk
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 81 How to make a Sculk Vein
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 82 How to make a Sculk Catalyst
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 83 How to make a Sculk Shrieker
Emerald Ore - Wiki Guide 84 How to make a Sculk Sensor

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