Diamond Hoe

Diamond Hoe
Rarity tier	; Common
Item description‌[BE only]	Farming
Mining efficiency	8
Attack damage	JE: 1HP; BE: 6HP
Attack speed‌[JE only]	4 (0.25 seconds)
Attack range	3 (3 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0
Durability	JE: 1561; BE: 1562
Enchantability	10
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

A diamond hoe is a variant of hoe that is crafted from diamonds. It is used to till dirt-related blocks into farmland, and to break leaves, haybales, and sculk-related blocks faster. It is the second-highest tier of hoe, having higher mining efficiency, attack speed, and durability than an iron hoe. It can be upgraded into a netherite hoe using a netherite ingot and netherite upgrade at a smithing table.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond + Stick

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Diamond Hoe	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	25.5% { "item": "Diamond Hoe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2550890050390069, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Hoe^[A]^[B]	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.5% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Hoe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16463368182146, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Diamond Hoe	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	25.1% { "item": "Diamond Hoe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2508476644152371, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Hoe^[A]^[B]	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.5% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Hoe", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16463368182146, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }

↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-30 to level-50 enchantment would be on an enchanting table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
Villager		JE	BE	Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
Toolsmith	Journeyman	40%	25%	4 × Emerald	Diamond Hoe	3	10	0.2

Usage

Harvesting

Hoes are used to harvest certain plant-based or organic blocks more quickly. Breaking one of these blocks takes 1 durability.

Breaking any other block takes 0 durability if the block breaks instantly when broken by hand, or 1 otherwise.

Tilling

Hoes are used to turn dirt, grass blocks, and dirt paths into farmland. To till, press use on a grass or dirt block while holding a hoe. This does not work on mycelium or podzol,^[1] nor does it work if there are other blocks on top of the targeted blocks, including snow layers or torches. However, mycelium and podzol can be first converted to dirt paths with a shovel, then tilled into farmland with a hoe.

Hoes can be used to convert coarse dirt into regular dirt by pressing use on the coarse dirt. Similar to tilling dirt, the space above the coarse dirt must be empty for it to be tilled.

Hoes can also be used on rooted dirt, which turns it into normal dirt, and yields a hanging roots item.

Tilling is effectively instantaneous, regardless of material, and uses 1 durability. Breaking blocks with a hoe uses 0 or 1 durability, depending on the block.

Hoes are unable to work on blocks with a plant on top, even if that plant could normally be placed on top of farmland without reverting it to dirt.^[2]

Weapon

Hoes may be used as a weapon, although they deal only 1HP damage in Java Edition. In Bedrock Edition, hoes can do as much as a pickaxe in terms of damage. Hoes use 1 durability when used as a weapon.

In Java Edition, diamond hoes have an attack speed modifier 0 (refill in 0.25s).

Hoes always attack instantly in Bedrock Edition.

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Damaged Diamond Hoe		The durability of the two hoes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	Notes
2x Damaged Diamond Hoe		The durability of the two hoes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Anvil repair

Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Damaged Diamond Hoe + Diamond	Diamond Hoe

A diamond hoe can be repaired in an anvil by adding diamonds, with each repair material restoring 390 durability (25% of its maximum durability, rounded down). Two diamond hoes can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the hoe's enchantments.

Enchantments

A hoe can receive the following enchantments:


Name	Description	Max Level	Method	Weight
Efficiency	Increases the mining speed.	V	Enchanting TableAnvil	10
Fortune^{[note 1]}	Increases the amount of drops when mining.	III	Enchanting TableAnvil	2
Silk Touch^{[note 1]}	Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.	I	Enchanting TableAnvil	1
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting TableAnvil	5
Mending	Repairs the hoe when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The hoe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1

↑ ^a ^b Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive

Upgrading

Like other diamond tools, a diamond hoe can be upgraded to a netherite hoe, increasing its durability and slightly increasing its mining speed, as well as granting resistance to fire and lava when dropped as an item.

Ingredients	Smithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Hoe + Netherite Ingot

[enchant-with-levels-30-50-1] Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-30 to level-50 enchantment would be on an enchanting table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[damaged-0.8-1.0-2] The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

[exc-5] Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive

[A]

[B]

[1]

[2]

[note 1]

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Hoe tills	Blocks	When a block is tilled into farmland	`item.hoe.till`	`subtitles.item.hoe.till`	1.0	1.0	16
	Item breaks	Players	When a hoe's durability is exhausted	`entity.item.break`	`subtitles.entity.item.break`	0.8	0.8–1.2	16

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	Hoe tills	Blocks	When a block is tilled into farmland	`use.gravel`	`subtitles.item.hoe.till`	1.0	0.8
	Item breaks	Players	When a hoe's durability is exhausted	`random.break`	`subtitles.entity.item.break`	1.0	0.9


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		MOAR Tools	Construct one type of each tool.	Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material.	15	Bronze
		Time to Farm!	Make a Hoe.	Pick up any type of hoe from a crafting table output.	10	Bronze

Java Edition Indev
20100206-2034		Added diamond hoes.
20100206-2034		Diamond hoes have a durability of 257.
Java Edition Infdev
20100313		Diamond hoes' durability has been increased to 513.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.3		Diamond hoes' durability has been increased to 1025.
Java Edition Beta
1.2		Diamond hoes' durability has been increased to 1561.
Java Edition Beta
1.6	Test Build 3	Before, using a hoe on grass blocks was the only way to collect seeds for planting. As short grass has been introduced, this feature has been removed.
Java Edition
1.2.1	12w07a	Player is now unable to till dirt or grass block when there is a block on top of them.
1.3.1	12w21a	Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond hoe for 7 emeralds.
1.4.2	12w38a	Hoes now have a sound when tilling dirt.
1.8	14w02a	Villagers no longer trade diamond hoes, making them non-renewable.
1.8	14w32a	Diamond hoes can now be used to convert coarse dirt into regular dirt.
1.9	15w34c	Diamond hoes now do slightly more damage than an unarmed attack.
	15w34d	Diamond hoes now lose 1 durability when used as a weapon.
	15w35a	Hoes now all do the same damage, but better materials have higher speeds.
	15w50a	Added a sound for hoes: `item.hoe.till`.
1.11	16w39a	Diamond hoes are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.12	17w18b	Using up a diamond hoe is now required for the "Serious Dedication" advancement.
1.13.1	18w30b	The durability of diamond hoes has been reduced from 1562 to 1561 due to the fix of a bug.^[3]
1.14	18w43a	The texture of diamond hoe has been changed.
1.14	19w11a	Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond hoes, making them renewable again.
1.14.1	Pre-Release 1	Diamond hoes sold by toolsmiths no longer have a random level of Unbreaking applied to them.
1.16	20w06a	Diamond hoes can now be used to craft netherite hoes.
	20w09a	Hoes can now break nether wart blocks and warped wart blocks quickly.
	20w09a	The texture of diamond hoe has been changed.
	20w10a	Each tier of hoes now has different a speed while mining blocks they are effective against.
		Hoes can now be enchanted with Efficiency, Fortune, and Silk Touch.
		Hoes now mine hay bales faster than other tools.
		Netherite hoes can no longer be crafted.
		Netherite hoes are now obtained by combining one diamond hoe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
	20w11a	Hoes can now mine dried kelp blocks, targets, and shroomlights faster than other tools.
	20w12a	Hoes can now mine sponges faster than other tools.
	20w15a	Hoes can now mine leaves faster.
	20w20a	Diamond hoes no longer need to be used up for the "Serious Dedication" advancement; upgrading one to a netherite hoe is needed instead.
1.17	20w49a	Hoes can now mine sculk sensors faster than other tools.
	21w11a	Hoes are now the appropriate tool for breaking moss blocks.
	21w20a	Hoes can now be used on rooted dirt, turning it into normal dirt, yielding a hanging roots item.
1.19	22w12a	Hoes can now mine mangrove leaves faster.^[4]
1.19	22w13a	Diamond hoes may now be found in ancient city chests.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20	23w04a	Upgrading diamond hoes to netherite hoes now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
Java Edition Combat Tests
1.14.3		The attack speed of diamond hoes has been changed to 3.5.
		The damage dealt for diamond hoes have been changed to 3HP.
		The attack reach of hoes has been increased to 4 blocks.

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.4.0		Added diamond hoes.
		Only iron hoes are available in the Creative inventory.
		Wheat seeds are now obtained by using a hoe on grass blocks.
v0.8.0	build 3	Beetroot seeds, carrots, and potatoes are now obtained by using a hoe on grass blocks.
v0.8.0	build 4	Carrots and potatoes no longer spawn from tilling grass blocks with a hoe.
v0.11.0	build 11	Diamond hoes are now available in the Creative inventory.
	build 12	Diamond hoes have been removed from Creative.
	build 13	Diamond hoes are now available in Creative mode again.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Diamond hoes can now be found inside woodland mansion chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0	beta 1.2.0.2	Hoes can now be used to transform coarse dirt into normal dirt.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The texture of diamond hoe has been changed.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.4	Diamond hoes can now be bought from toolsmith villagers.
1.12.0	beta 1.12.0.4	The price of diamond hoes sold by toolsmith villagers has been lowered to 4 emeralds.
1.16.0	beta 1.16.0.51	The texture of diamond hoe has been changed.
	beta 1.16.0.57	Each tier of hoes now has different a speed while mining blocks they are effective against.
		Hoes can now break hay bales, dried kelp blocks, target blocks, sponges, wet sponges, shroomlights, leaves, nether wart blocks, and warped wart blocks quickly.
		Hoes can now be enchanted with Efficiency, Fortune, and Silk Touch.
		Diamond hoes now deal the same damage as diamond pickaxes.

Diamond Hoe

Obtaining

Crafting

Generated loot

Trading

Usage

Harvesting

Tilling

Weapon

Repairing

Combining

Anvil repair

Enchantments

Upgrading

Sounds

Data values

ID

Achievements

Advancements

Videos

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Data history

Issues

Trivia

References

External links

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Rarity tier	Common
Item description‌^{[BE only]}	Farming
Mining efficiency	8
Attack damage	JE: 1HP BE: 6HP
Attack speed‌^{[JE only]}	4 (0.25 seconds)
Attack range	3 (3 blocks)
Hitbox margin	0
Durability	JE: 1561 BE: 1562
Enchantability	10
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

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 diamond hoes.
TU14	CU1	1.04	1.00	1.00	Patch 1		Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 diamond hoe for 7 emeralds.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Villagers no longer trade diamond hoes, making them non-renewable without resetting the Nether.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Diamond hoes can now be used to convert coarse dirt into regular dirt.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added a sound for hoes. Previously, using a hoe played the sound for walking on farmland.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Diamond hoes can now be found in the new woodland mansion chests.
			1.90				The texture of diamond hoe has been changed.