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Emerald

Emeralds are minerals that are used primarily as the currency for trading with villagers and wandering traders.

Emerald ore drops one emerald when mined using an iron pickaxe or better. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it may drop an extra emerald per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 emeralds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops itself in ore form instead of as an emerald.

Emeralds can be obtained by trading with villagers and wandering traders, since they are the currency that villagers use for trading. Villagers and wandering traders buy various goods in return for emeralds. Trading is typically a faster way to obtain emeralds than by mining, as an emerald ore is rarer than a diamond ore.

Source: Minecraft Wiki cacheUpdated: 2026-06-23 Open Original

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Emerald

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