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Netherite Shovel

Netherite Shovel

A netherite shovel is a late-game variant of shovel obtained by upgrading a diamond shovel using a netherite ingot and netherite upgrade at a smithing…

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Contents (19)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Upgrading
  3. Usage
  4. Digging
  5. Dirt paths
  6. Campfire
  7. Weapon
  8. Repairing
  9. Enchantments
  10. Sounds
  11. Data values
  12. ID
  13. Achievements
  14. Videos
  15. History
  16. Early texture
  17. Java Edition
  18. Bedrock Edition
  19. Issues
For other uses, see Shovel (disambiguation).
Netherite Shovel
Netherite Shovel.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Netherite Shovel'
Enchanted Netherite Shovel.gif: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Netherite Shovel'
Invicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed
Rarity tier
  Common
Mining efficiency 9
Attack damage JE: 6.5HP❤️ × 3.25
BE: 6HP❤️❤️❤️
Attack speed‌[JE only] 1 (1 second)
Attack range 3 (3 blocks)
Hitbox margin 0
Durability JE: 2031
BE: 2032
Enchantability 15
Renewable No
Stackable No

A netherite shovel is a late-game variant of shovel obtained by upgrading a diamond shovel using a netherite ingot and netherite upgrade at a smithing table. It is used to break dirt, sand, gravel and other related blocks faster, to create dirt paths from dirt-related blocks, and to extinguish campfires. It is the highest tier of shovel, having higher mining efficiency, attack damage, durability, and enchantability than a diamond shovel.

Obtaining

Upgrading

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

Ingredients Smithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade +
Diamond Shovel +
Netherite Ingot
Invicon Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template with description: Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template Applies to:  Diamond Equipment Ingredients:  Netherite IngotInvicon Diamond Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Diamond Shovel with description: Diamond Shovel When in Main Hand:  5.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack SpeedInvicon Netherite Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Netherite Ingot with description: Netherite IngotInvicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed

Usage

Digging

A netherite shovel can be used to break dirt and soil-type materials faster. When breaking a block, it uses 1 durability. For blocks that break instantly, it uses 0 durability.

Dirt paths

A netherite shovel can be used to create a dirt path by using (not digging) the shovel on any one of the following blocks, losing one durability point:

Campfire

A netherite shovel can be used to extinguish a campfire.

Weapon

Netherite shovels use 2 durability when used as a weapon.

Java Edition

Netherite shovels have an attack speed modifier of -3, meaning they take 1 second to recover. Netherite shovels deal 6.5HP❤️ × 3.25 damage.

Bedrock Edition

Netherite shovels always attack instantly and do 6HP❤️❤️❤️ damage.

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients Crafting recipe Notes
Damaged Netherite Shovel
Invicon Damaged Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Damaged Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack SpeedInvicon Damaged Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Damaged Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed
Invicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed
 The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability.
Ingredients Grinding recipe Notes
2× Damaged Netherite Shovel
Invicon Damaged Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Damaged Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack SpeedInvicon Damaged Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Damaged Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack SpeedInvicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed
 The durability of the two shovels is added together, plus an extra 5% of durability.

Unit repair

Main article: Anvil mechanics § Unit repair
Ingredients Anvil recipe
Damaged Netherite Shovel +
Netherite Ingot
Netherite ShovelInvicon Damaged Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Damaged Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack SpeedInvicon Damaged Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Damaged Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack SpeedInvicon Netherite Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Netherite Ingot with description: Netherite IngotInvicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed

A netherite shovel can be repaired in an anvil by adding netherite ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% of the shovel's maximum durability, rounded down. Two netherite shovels can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the shovel's enchantments.

Enchantments

A netherite shovel can receive the following enchantments:

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

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Shovel flattensBlocksWhen a shovel creates a dirt pathitem.shovel.flattensubtitles.item.shovel.flatten​1.01.016
​Item breaksPlayersWhen a shovel's durability is exhaustedentity.item.breaksubtitles.entity.item.break​0.80.8–1.216

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Shovel flattensBlocksWhen a shovel creates a dirt pathuse.grasssubtitles.item.shovel.flatten​1.00.8
​Item breaksPlayersWhen a shovel's durability is exhaustedrandom.breaksubtitles.entity.item.break​1.00.9

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite netherite-shovel.png: Sprite image for netherite-shovel in Minecraft Netherite Shovelnetherite_shovelItem item.minecraft.netherite_shovel

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Form Translation key
ItemSprite netherite-shovel.png: Sprite image for netherite-shovel in Minecraft Netherite Shovelnetherite_shovel309Item item.netherite_shovel.name

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
MOAR ToolsConstruct one type of each tool.Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material.15Bronze

Videos

History

Early texture

February 20, 2024 A Mojang video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the shovel.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w06a Added netherite shovels.
Netherite shovels are obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
20w09a Netherite shovels now break soul soil quickly.
20w10a The texture of netherite shovels has been changed.
Netherite shovels can no longer be crafted.
Netherite shovels are now obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
20w16a Netherite shovels now generate randomly enchanted in bastion remnants chests.
20w17a Diamond shovels now generate in place of netherite shovels in bastion remnant chests.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20		23w04a Upgrading diamond shovels to netherite shovels now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
1.2023w14a Netherite shovels now break suspicious sand and suspicious gravel quickly.
Java Edition Combat Tests
6 The attack speed for netherite shovels has been increased to 2.
The damage for netherite shovels has been decreased by 1HP💔.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51 Added netherite shovels.
Netherite shovels are obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
beta 1.16.0.57 Netherite shovels can no longer be crafted.
Netherite shovels are now obtained by combining one diamond shovel and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
Netherite shovels now generate randomly enchanted in bastion remnants chests.
beta 1.16.0.63 Diamonds shovels now generate in place of netherite shovels in bastion remnant chests.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update		beta 1.19.80.21 Upgrading diamond shovels to netherite shovels now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.

Issues

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