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Iron Ingot – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft iron ingot with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, iron ingot is one of your most important items in your inventory. You need it to craft tools, weapons, armor, mechanisms, and many more items. There is more than one way to craft iron ingot.

Let’s explore how to add iron ingot to your inventory.

Where to find Iron Ingot in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find iron ingot in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3 – 1.19.4	Ingredients

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make Iron Ingot

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft iron ingot:

9 Iron Nuggets
1 Raw Iron
1 Block of Iron

How to smelt Iron Ingot in Survival Mode

You can craft iron ingot in Survival Mode using either a furnace or blast furnace.

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren’t sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Items to make Iron Ingot

Next, place the raw iron in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames smelting the raw iron.

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Once the raw iron is cooked/smelted in the furnace, the iron ingot will appear in the box to the right. The iron ingot looks like an iron brick.

4. Move the Iron Ingot to Inventory

Now that you have made iron ingot in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made iron ingot using a furnace in Minecraft!

How to craft Iron Ingot in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make Iron Ingot

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make iron ingot, you will need to place specific items in the grid. It is important that the items are placed in the exact pattern as our example images. Changing the pattern of boxes that are filled will change the item that is crafted.

There are 2 patterns you can use as a crafting recipe for iron ingot:

Pattern 1

There should be 9 iron nuggets (filling all of the boxes).

Pattern 2

In the first row, there should be 1 iron block in the first box.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the iron ingot will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Iron Ingot to Inventory

Once you have crafted iron ingot, you need to move the new items to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made iron ingot using a crafting table in Minecraft!

How to gather Iron Ingot in Survival Mode

You can also add iron ingot to your inventory in Survival mode by killing an iron golem. So let’s get started!

1. Find an Iron Golem

You need to first find an iron golem. In Minecraft, iron golems can spawn in villages.

If you are having trouble finding an iron golem in a village, you can also build an iron golem.

2. Attack and Kill the Iron Golem

Once you find an iron golem, you need to attack it. When you attack the iron golem, it will turn pink as it takes damage.

Continue to chase and attack the iron golem. Once you have killed the iron golem, it will drop iron ingot.

3. Pick up the Iron Ingot

Make sure you pick up the iron ingot before it disappears.

Iron ingot is a useful item that can be used to make tools, weapons and armor.