Gold Ingot
minecraft:gold_ingotGold ingots are smelted from raw gold, gold ore, or nether gold ore, and also drop from zombified piglins and generate in bastion, end city, and desert pyramid chests. Beyond crafting clocks, powered rails, and golden apples, gold is the key to piglin bartering and can activate a beacon or serve as an armor trim material.
FAQ
What do I use gold ingots for?
Gold crafts clocks, powered rails, and golden apples, upgrades armor trims, and is thrown to piglins for bartering random loot.
Is gold a renewable resource?
Yes. Zombified piglins drop gold ingots (base 2.5% chance), so gold farms make it fully renewable.
How do I barter with piglins?
Throw or use a gold ingot near a piglin in the Nether and it will pick it up and toss back a random bartered item.
Can gold power a beacon?
Yes. Gold ingots are a valid beacon fuel alongside iron, diamonds, emeralds, and netherite ingots.