For other uses, see Diamond (disambiguation).
A diamond is a mineral that can be obtained from diamond ore along with various loot chests, vaults, ominous vaults, and suspicious sand. It is required to craft diamond tools, armor, and enchanting tables, as well as duplicating smithing templates.
Obtaining
Mining
See also: Diamond Ore § Natural generation
Diamond ore can be mined using an iron pickaxe or better. An ore drops a single diamond. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it has a chance of dropping an extra diamond per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 diamonds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops an ore block rather than a diamond.
The ore is found at level 15 or lower, most commonly between -50 and -64, appearing more frequently as the Y-level decreases, but with a possibility of generation being prevented by bedrock at -59 and below.
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
 Diamond
|
 Abandoned Camp
|
Secret chest | 1 | 36%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.36, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
 Mineshaft
|
Chest not located in a sulfur cave | 1–2 | 8.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08876055522124693, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
| |
 Bastion Remnant
|
Treasure chest | 2–6 | 12.8%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–6", "chance": 0.1280385898779155, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| |
 Buried Treasure
|
Chest | 1–2 | 53.1%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.5308641975308642, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Desert Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–3 | 5.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.05937659536561424, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Suspicious sand | 1 | 12.5%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Suspicious sand" }
| ||
 End City
|
Chest | 2–7 | 20.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.20382605974788948, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Jungle Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–3 | 12.7%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Mineshaft
|
Chest located in a sulfur cave | 1–2 | 8.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08876055522124693, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
| |
 Nether Fortress
|
Chest | 1–3 | 17.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.17904394543308721, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Shipwreck
|
Treasure chest | 1 | 14.1%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14087321982167356, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| |
 Stronghold
|
Altar chest | 1–3 | 7.3%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.07250599582063888, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| |
 Trial Chambers
|
Intersection chest | 1–2 | 21.5%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
| |
| Vault and reward chest | 1–2 | 8.5%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08526489599999997, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
| ||
| Corridor pot | 1–2 | 1.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.014245014245014231, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
| ||
| Intersection barrel | 1–3 | 5.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
| ||
| Ominous vault | 2–3 | 26.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–3", "chance": 0.26391967078189305, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous vault" }
| ||
 Village
|
Toolsmith's chest | 1–3 | 9.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.0989873657501581, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
| |
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1–3 | 14.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.1437813990219573, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| ||
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Diamond
|
Abandoned Camp
|
Secret chest | 1 | 36%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.36, "structure": "Abandoned Camp", "container": "Secret chest" }
|
| Mineshaft
|
Chest not located in a sulfur cave | 1–2 | 8.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08876055522124693, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest not located in a sulfur cave" }
| |
| Bastion Remnant
|
Treasure chest | 2–6 | 14%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–6", "chance": 0.13996784796194528, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| |
| Buried Treasure
|
Chest | 1–2 | 53.1%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.5308641975308642, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Desert Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–3 | 5.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.05937659536561424, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Suspicious sand | 1 | 12.5%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.125, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Suspicious sand" }
| ||
| End City
|
Chest | 2–7 | 20.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–7", "chance": 0.20382605974788948, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Jungle Pyramid
|
Chest | 1–3 | 12.7%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.12687221671105198, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Mineshaft
|
Chest located in a sulfur cave | 1–2 | 8.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.08876055522124693, "structure": "Mineshaft", "container": "Chest located in a [[sulfur cave]]" }
| |
| Nether Fortress
|
Chest | 1–3 | 17.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.17904394543308721, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Shipwreck
|
Treasure chest | 1 | 14.1%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14087321982167356, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| |
| Stronghold
|
Altar chest | 1–3 | 7%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.07033108102140684, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| |
| Trial Chambers
|
Intersection chest | 1–2 | 21.5%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.21505443965101612, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
| |
| Vault and reward chest | 1–2 | 10.7%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.10739558399999999, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
| ||
| Corridor pot | 1–2 | 1.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.014245014245014231, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
| ||
| Intersection barrel | 1–3 | 5.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.05939097123670134, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection barrel" }
| ||
| Ominous vault | 2–3 | 26.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "2–3", "chance": 0.26391967078189305, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous vault" }
| ||
| Village
|
Toolsmith's chest | 1–3 | 9.9%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.0989873657501581, "structure": "Village", "container": "Toolsmith's chest" }
| |
| Weaponsmith's chest | 1–3 | 14.4%{ "item": "Diamond", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.1437813990219573, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| ||
A vault may eject a diamond when activated by a player, giving diamonds limited renewability if multiple players activate the vault.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Block of Diamond |   9 |
Smelting
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | Diamond Ore or Deepslate Diamond Ore + Any fuel |
        1 |
Usage
Diamonds are mainly used to craft diamond armor and equipment, which can be upgraded to netherite armor and equipment.
Crafting ingredient
Trading
| Villager | Probability | Villager wants | Player receives | Trades in stock | Villager experience | Price multiplier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||||||
 Armorer |  Journeyman | 40% | 100% | Diamond |  Emerald | 12 | 20 | 0.05 |
 Toolsmith |  Expert | 67% | 100% | Diamond | Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 |
 Weaponsmith | Expert | 100% | 100% | Diamond | Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 |
Repairing
Diamonds are the repair items for the diamond tier and armor material, and thus can be used to repair the following items in an anvil or grindstone:
Diamond Helmet
Diamond Chestplate
Diamond Leggings
Diamond Boots
Diamond Sword
Diamond Pickaxe
Diamond Axe
Diamond Shovel
Diamond Hoe
Diamond Spear
Beacons
Diamonds can be used to select powers from a beacon. The player must select one of the available powers then insert a diamond into the item slot.
A diamond can be substituted for an iron ingot, a gold ingot, an emerald or a netherite ingot.
Smithing ingredient
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Diamond |
                                |
All armor types can be used in this recipe; a chestplate is shown as an example. |
- Trim color palette
The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
- (a darker color palette is used when a diamond armor piece is trimmed using a diamond).
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | diamond | Item | beacon_payment_items |
item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | diamond | 304 | Item | minecraft:trim_materials |
item |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
 |  | DIAMONDS! | Acquire diamonds with your iron tools. | Pick up a diamond from the ground. | 20 | Bronze |
 |  | Diamonds to you! | Throw diamonds at another player. | Drop a diamond. Another player or a zombie must then pick up this diamond. | 15 | Bronze |
 |  | Enchanter | Construct an Enchanting Table. | Pick up an enchanting table from a crafting table output. | 20 | Bronze |
Advancements
Videos
History
Development
| May 21, 2009 | Notch shows interest in adding some sort of crystals, which had no planned use. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition
| Java Edition Indev | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100128-2200 |  Added diamonds, known at the time as emeralds. They are not related to the modern emeralds. | |||||
| A stack of 100 emeralds can be found inside the starting house chests. | |||||||
| 20100129-1447 | Emeralds can be used to craft emerald blocks and emerald swords, shovels, pickaxes and axes. | ||||||
| Emeralds can no longer be found inside the starting house due to all items having been removed from its chests. | |||||||
| Emeralds can be obtained by smelting emerald blocks. | |||||||
| 20100129-2332 | Emeralds are now known as "diamonds", though this has no actual effect as item names are not yet displayed in-game. | ||||||
| Diamond blocks now require 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2) to be crafted, making them much more expensive. | |||||||
| 20100206-2034 | Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes. | ||||||
| 20100212-1210 | Diamonds are now used to craft diamond helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots. | ||||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v1.0.14 | Diamonds are now used to craft jukeboxes. | ||||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Diamonds are now found in mineshaft chests. | |||||
| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | Diamond ore can now be smelted into diamonds. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Diamonds are now used to craft enchantment tables. | ||||||
| Diamonds are now found in stronghold altar chests. | |||||||
| 1.1 | 12w01a | Diamonds are now found in village blacksmith chests. | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers in quantities of 3–5 for 1 emerald. | |||||
| Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing diamonds. | |||||||
| 12w21b | Diamonds have been changed in the game code from "emerald" to "diamond", due to actual emeralds being added. Diamond's original name during Indev, as stated above, was emerald in the code, and was kept this way until this snapshot. | ||||||
| 12w22a | Added jungle pyramids, which contain loot chests with diamonds. | ||||||
| 1.3 |  The texture of diamonds has been changed. | ||||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Diamonds can be used to activate beacons. | |||||
| 1.4.6 | 12w49a | Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail. | |||||
| 1.6.1 | 13w16a | Diamond is now used to craft diamond horse armor. | |||||
| 13w18a | Diamond is no longer used to craft diamond horse armor. | ||||||
| Diamonds are now found in nether fortress chests. | |||||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Diamonds can now be traded to any black apron villager in quantities of 3–4 for 1 emerald, as their tier III trade. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w31a | Diamonds now generate in end city chests. | |||||
| 15w43a | The average yield of diamonds have been slightly decreased in nether fortress chests. | ||||||
| 15w44a | The average yield of diamonds in desert pyramid and mineshaft chests have been decreased. | ||||||
| 1.13 | 18w10a | Diamonds now generate in buried treasure chests. | |||||
| 18w11a | Diamonds now generate in shipwreck treasure chests. | ||||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of diamonds has been changed. | |||||
| 18w50a | Diamonds can now be found in chests in village toolsmith houses. | ||||||
| 19w11a | Armorer, toolsmith and weaponsmith villagers now buy 1 diamond for 1 emerald. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w16a | Diamonds now generate in bastion remnants chests. | |||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w30a | The chance of finding diamonds in bastion remnant chests is increased from 8.6% to 15.8%. | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w08a | Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from deepslate diamond ore. | |||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w04a | Diamonds can now be used to craft smithing templates. | |||||
| Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||||||
| 23w07a | Diamonds now drop when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids. | ||||||
| 1.20 | 23w12a | The probability for the diamond to generate in the suspicious sand in desert pyramid has been changed from 1⁄7 to 1⁄8. | |||||
| 1.20.3 Experiment | 23w45a | Diamonds now generate in trial chambers in decorated pots, barrels, and intersection chests. | |||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w05a | Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from vaults. | |||||
| 24w13a | Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from ominous vaults. | ||||||
| 1.21.11 | 25w41a | Diamonds can now be used to craft spears. | |||||
| 26.3 | snap1 | Diamonds can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.2.0 | Added diamonds. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose. | ||||||
| v0.3.2 | Diamonds can be collected and used to craft blocks of diamond and diamond axes, pickaxes, swords and shovels. | ||||||
| v0.4.0 | Diamonds are now used to craft diamond hoes. | ||||||
| v0.5.0 | Diamonds are now used to craft nether reactor cores. | ||||||
| v0.6.0 | Diamonds are now used to craft diamond armor. | ||||||
| v0.8.0 | build 1 | The texture of diamonds has been changed. | |||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Diamonds are now used to craft enchanting tables. | |||||
| Diamonds are no longer used to craft nether reactor cores and are now instead dropped by it. | |||||||
| Diamonds now generate in nether fortress chests. | |||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Diamonds now have a chance to generate in desert pyramid chests. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Diamonds are now found in minecart with chests in mineshafts. | |||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Diamonds can now be found in jungle pyramid chests. | |||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Diamonds can now be found in altar chests in strongholds, dungeon chests and end city chests. | |||||
| alpha 1.0.0.0 | Diamonds can now be found in blacksmith chests in villages. | ||||||
| 1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | 3-4 diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers for an emerald as part of their third tier trades. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail. | |||||
| Diamonds can now be used to craft jukeboxes. | |||||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Diamonds can now be found inside buried treasure chests and shipwrecks. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Diamonds can now be found in plains village weaponsmith chests. | |||||
| The texture of diamonds has been changed. | |||||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Diamonds can now be found in village toolsmith chests and in savanna, desert, taiga, and snowy taiga village weaponsmith chests. | |||||
| beta 1.11.0.4 | Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers now buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their fourth tier trades. | ||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Diamonds can now be found in bastion remnant chests. | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.52 | Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from deepslate diamond ore. | |||||
| 1.19.70 Experiment | Preview 1.19.70.23 | Diamonds now drop when brushing suspicious sand in desert pyramids. | |||||
| 1.19.80 Experiment | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Diamonds can now be used to craft smithing templates. | |||||
| Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.20 | Diamonds now generate in trial chambers in barrels and intersection chests. | |||||
| 1.20.70 Experiment | Preview 1.20.70.21 | Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from vaults. | |||||
| 1.21.0 Experiment | Preview 1.21.0.20 | Diamonds can now be obtained as loot from ominous vaults. | |||||
| 1.21.130 | Preview 1.21.130.20 | Diamonds can now be used to craft spears. | |||||
| 26.40 Experiment | Preview 26.40.27 | Diamonds can now generate as part of abandoned camps in chests. | |||||
| 26.50 | Preview 26.50.22 | All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added diamonds. |
| TU5 | Diamonds are now found in the new mineshaft chests. | ||||||
| TU7 | Diamonds are now used to craft enchantment tables. | ||||||
| TU9 | Diamonds are now found in village blacksmith chests. | ||||||
| The texture of diamonds has been changed. | |||||||
| TU14 | 1.04 | Diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith villagers in quantities of 3–5 for 1 emerald. | |||||
| Added desert pyramids, with a hidden chest room and loot containing diamonds. | |||||||
| Added jungle pyramids, which contain loot chests with diamonds. | |||||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Diamonds can now be used to craft a firework star with a trail. | ||
| Diamonds are now found in the new nether fortress chests. | |||||||
| Diamonds can be used to activate beacons. | |||||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Diamonds can now be traded to any black apron villager in quantities of 3–4 for 1 emerald, as their tier III trade. | |
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 15 | Diamonds now generate in end city chests. | |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Diamonds now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||
| Diamonds now generate in shipwreck treasure chests. | |||||||
| 1.90 | The texture of diamonds has been changed. | ||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added diamonds. | ||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 264. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Diamond" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Unlike in Minecraft, newly mined diamonds in real life are rough, cloudy stones. The largest, purest ones are polished into crystal-clear gemstones, while the rest are used in industry for cutting and grinding.
Gallery
Screenshots
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Naturally occurring diamonds -
Multiple ore blobs -
Diamond ore near lava -
Another diamond ore blob near lava -
10 ore diamond blob -
A blacksmith offering an emerald for a diamond
Mojang screenshots
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Diamonds being crafted into a block of diamond -
Ari in a robber outfit stealing diamonds
In other media
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A diamond as it appears in the Universal Studios Event -
Official diamond necklace made by JINX -
Official diamond pendant made by JINX -
Official T-shirt artwork "All Mine" which features a diamond (made by JINX) -
Diamonds in A Minecraft Movie -
A wallet filled with diamonds and emeralds -
A fictional diamond necklace -
A cat with Steve's diamonds -
A diamond as it appears in Minecraft Earth
External links
- "Taking Inventory: Diamond" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, February 20, 2019.
