A diamond is a rare mineral obtained from diamond ore or loot chests. They are amongst the highest tier of materials in Minecraft and can be used for various crafting recipes.
In this article, Gurugamer is going to showcase the top 6 best uses for Diamonds in Minecraft 1.19.
1. Creating diamond tools and equipment
This is probably the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to diamond. They are for crafting high-tier armor and equipment, which in turn are also used in making netherite armor and equipment. Diamond is the second highest tier of gear in the game, providing the best bonuses in all parameters.
The tier of an item determines its mining level, durability, mining speed multiplier, damage bonus, enchantability, and repair item.
Netherite is a material from the Nether, used primarily to upgrade diamond gear. Netherite items are more powerful and durable than diamond, and in dropped item form are resistant to fire or lava.
2. Add extra effects to fireworks
Firework stars are items for determining the color, effect, and shape of firework rockets. If players want to create the best looking firework possible, using a diamond in the recipe is a must. With it added, your firework will leave a trail when fired.
3. Trading with villagers
If players can farm diamonds, they can pawn them off to villagers to get emeralds for trading.
In Java Edition, journeyman-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level toolsmith villagers have a 2/3 chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level weaponsmith villagers always offer to buy one diamond for one emerald.
In Bedrock Edition, expert-level armorer, weaponsmith, and toolsmith villagers buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their trades.
4. Repair items
Diamonds are the repair items for the diamond tier and armor material. Because of that, players can use it to repair their diamond gears when needed. This is why securing a source of diamonds is needed in the long term, as you might also need diamond to craft more netherite gears.
Netherite ingots can be used on a smithing table to upgrade diamond items to netherite items. Data such as durability, enchantments, and custom names are preserved.
5. Create a Jukebox
A jukebox is a block used to play music discs. To create a jukebox, players need 8 of any planks and one diamond.
Using a music disc on a jukebox inserts the disc and plays music corresponding to the type of music disc used. Pressing use on the jukebox again ejects the disc and stops any music playing. Music discs play only once. Players need to re-insert the disk to play it again.
In Bedrock Edition, note particles emit out the top when sound is playing. The sound from the jukebox travels roughly 65 blocks in all directions. It supports all available music discs in the game.
6. Create an enchanting table
An enchanting table is a block that allows players to spend their experience point levels to enchant tools, weapons, books, armor, and certain other items. Players need 2 piece of diamonds, a book, and 4 blocks of obsidian to create one.
It is a vital item to have in Minecraft's early games so that players can get useful enchantments and speed up their expansions. To increase the enchantment level, bookshelves should be placed next to the enchanting table while keeping one block of air between them.
To gain access to level 30 enchantments, a total of 15 bookshelves need to be placed around the enchanting table.
7. Crafting beacons
Pyramids are the structures required to activate beacons. Players can create their pyramid beacons using diamond blocks.
While other materials such as iron, gold and netherite can also be used for beacons, diamond is the best due to its color scheme.
Once the beacon is emitting a beam, it can then be fed one iron ingot, gold ingot, emerald, diamond, or netherite ingot to select the status effects given to players within the range of the beacon.
The five Primary Powers are:
- Haste I: Increased mining and attack speed.
- Speed I: Increased movement speed.
- Jump Boost I: Increased jumping distance and height (2-level pyramid required).
- Resistance I: Decreased nearly all incoming damage (2-level pyramid required).
- Strength I: Increased melee damage (3-level pyramid required).
The Secondary Powers available with a 4-level pyramid are:
- Increasing the Primary Power to level II.
- Regeneration I: Regenerates health.
8. Building materials and decoration
Diamond blocks are very colorful and fairly useful for decoration. Players can use Diamond blocks in their build to create better-looking structures.
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