Tools are items in Minecraft that allow you to interact with the world and other mobs in different ways. Using tools allows players to explore the world in new and better ways. Read on to learn about the different tools available in Minecraft.
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List of Items | Netherite Shovel | Diamond Shovel | Iron Shovel | Stone Shovel |
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Wooden Shovel | Golden Shovel |
Shovels are tools that are mainly used for digging up blocks such as dirt, sand, or gravel. They can also be used to pave paths from grass and putting out campfires.
List of Items | Netherite Hoe | Diamond Hoe | Iron Hoe | Stone Hoe |
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Wooden Hoe | Golden Hoe |
Hoes are tools indispensable to farming. They allow the player to till grass and dirt into farmland.
List of Items | Netherite Axe | Diamond Axe | Iron Axe | Stone Axe |
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Wooden Axe | Golden Axe |
Axes are tools that primarily help with speeding up the chopping of wood. Axes can also be used to strip wooden logs to alter their appearance.
List of Items | Netherite Pickaxe | Diamond Pickaxe | Iron Pickaxe | Stone Pickaxe |
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Wooden Pickaxe | Golden Pickaxe |
Pickaxes are tools that primarily help with speeding up mining. Compared to the rest of the tools mentioned so far, the quality of your pickaxe not only affects the speed, but it also affects whether or not a broken block can be collected after mining.
As an example, a Stone Pickaxe cannot be used to collect Diamond Ore after mining, but an Iron Pickaxe or better can.
List of Items | Bucket | Bucket of Axolotl | Bucket of Cod | Bucket of Pufferfish |
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Bucket of Salmon | Bucket of Tadpole | Bucket of Tropical Fish | Lava Bucket |
Powder Snow Bucket | Water Bucket |
Buckets can be used as containers for several liquids in the game such as water, lava, or even milk. This can be useful when moving around source blocks of these liquids, or moving around animals through buckets.
List of Items | Black Fireworks | Blue Fireworks | Brown Fireworks | Cyan Fireworks |
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Firework Rocket | Gray Fireworks | Green Fireworks | Light Blue Fireworks |
Light Gray Fireworks | Lime Fireworks | Magenta Fireworks | Orange Fireworks |
Pink Fireworks | Purple Fireworks | Red Fireworks | White Fireworks |
Yellow Fireworks |
While originally used for decorative purposes, Fireworks have additional uses such as projectile ammunition for crossbows, and a propelling force when flying with the Elytra.
List of Items | Book | Book & Quill | Bottle o' Enchanting | Bundle |
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Carrot on a Stick | Clock | Compass | Debug Stick |
Egg | Empty Locator Map | Empty Map | Enchanted Book |
End Crystal | Fishing Rod | Flint and Steel | Glass Bottle |
Goat Horn Admire | Goat Horn Call | Goat Horn Feel | Goat Horn Ponder |
Goat Horn Resist | Goat Horn Seek | Goat Horn Sing | Goat Horn Yearn |
Lead | Name Tag | Ocean Explorer Map | Recovery Compass |
Saddle | Shears | Shield | Snowball |
Spyglass | Totem of Undying | Warped Fungus on a Stick | Woodland Explorer Map |
These miscellaneous tools have their own niche uses. Learn more about them in their respective pages.
Item Subcategories | ||
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Food | Tools | Arrows |
Armor | Weapons | Materials |
Decorations | Transportation | Potions |
Mob Eggs | Records | Dyes |
List of All Tools
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