Emeralds are the rarest ore in Minecraft, even rarer than diamonds. You can use Emeralds to trade with villagers to get some cool and useful items. This wikiHow will help you find emeralds in Minecraft.
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1Gather your resources. You will want at least a full set of iron tools and armor, torches, food, a water bucket, and a sword. If you have better items, take them on your journey, as they will speed up the process.- If you have any pickaxes with fortune, bring them, as they will increase the amount of emeralds you get per ore.
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2Head over to a mountains biome. This is the only biome where emeralds will be found. Mountain biomes are fairly common, so you won't have to go very far.Advertisement -
3Locate a cave that leads downward, or dig a staircase down to level 11. Don't dig straight down, or you may fall in lava. Emeralds can be found anywhere from levels 4-32, but level 11 is best. To see what level you are on, press F3 and look at the y-coordinate. -
4Go down to a cave past y-level 32. If you can't find a cave, start digging in a straight line at y-level 11, placing torches for light as you go. You can also make "branches", or little tunnels branching off from the main tunnel. -
5Find emeralds. Mine the emerald if there is no lava. Take your reward and either head out of your mine or continue looking for emeralds.- If there is lava, place blocks around the emerald to prevent them from falling in.
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QuestionWhere do you find the Extreme Hills?Community AnswerThe Extreme Hills are basically those big mountains that have snow on them. So if you see a big mountain, it's probably an Extreme Hill.
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QuestionWhat kind of pickaxe do I need to mine emeralds?Community AnswerI'm pretty sure that you need iron or diamond. Use the fortune enchantment to get 2, 3, or 4, depending on the enchantment.
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QuestionWhat can I use emeralds for?Community AnswerEmeralds can be used to trade with villagers and you can also craft them into blocks of emerald and use them as normal blocks.
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- Villagers sometimes leave emeralds in their chests, so look there before you start mining.Thanks
- Emeralds can also be found in the chests in Mob Spawner rooms, Jungle Temples and Desert Temples.Thanks
- Villagers often will pay for commodities with emeralds. Visit the village to find out what commodities they will pay for and create/find/mine those commodities for trade.Thanks
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- Look for emeralds in Extreme Hills biomes, too. These biomes look a lot like mountains.
- Don't forget to leave a trail to your house when you go mine emeralds.
- Look for emeralds under waterfalls in caves.
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Warnings
- Watch out for lava. Never dig straight down and always be careful.Thanks
- Don't try to steal emeralds from your friends. It won't end well.Thanks
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1. Locate an emerald ore underground in an extreme hills biome.
2. Mine emerald ore with an iron or diamond pickaxe.
3. Trade with villagers to earn emeralds.
4. Open chests in villages, temples, and underwaters structures for a chance of finding emeralds.
5. Kill vindicators, evokers, and pillagers to loot emeralds.
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