Emerald

Emerald
Type	Item
Stackable	Yes (64)
Placeable	No
First Appearance	Update 0.9.0

Emeralds are Items added in Update 0.9.0.

Obtaining

Emeralds can be obtained by mining Emerald Ore or Trading with Villagers. They can also rarely be found in Village Blacksmith Chests, Stronghold Chests, and Desert Temple Chests.

As of Update 1.1, Evokers and Vindicators also drop Emeralds.

Crafting

• 9 Emeralds => 1 Block of Emerald
• 1 Block of Emerald => 9 Emeralds

Usage

Emeralds cannot be Crafted into Armor or Tools, however, after Update 1.0.4, they can be used for Trading with Villagers, which enables the Player to obtain useful items.

Trivia

• Emeralds were added in an earlier update as well, but were removed.
• In the Beta versions of Minecraft, Rubies were originally planned to be implemented. However, Emeralds were added instead because of a Minecraft dev being colorblind.