How to make a Golden Shovel in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a golden shovel with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a golden shovel is one of the many tools that you can make. A golden shovel has attack damage of +1 when used as a weapon.

golden shovel

Let's explore how to make a golden shovel.

Supported Platforms

A golden shovel is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find a Golden Shovel in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Golden Shovel

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a golden shovel:

How to craft a Golden Shovel in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make a Golden Shovel

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a golden shovel, place 1 gold ingot and 2 sticks in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a golden shovel, it is important that the gold ingot and sticks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 1 gold ingot placed in the middle box in the first row. In the second row, 1 stick should be in the middle box. In the third row, 1 stick should be in the middle box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a golden shovel.

Crafting recipe for golden shovel

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

golden shovel

3. Move the Golden Shovel to Inventory

Once you have crafted a golden shovel, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed golden shovel

Congratulations, you have made a golden shovel in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Golden Shovel

Attack Damage and Durability

Attack damage is the amount of damage the item will deal when attacking a mob.

Durability represents how long the item will last. For tools, weapons and transportation, durability is the number of useful actions before the item is destroyed. For armor items, durability is the number of hits (that can be blocked by armor) before the item is destroyed. So the higher the durability number, the longer the item will last.

The following table shows the attack damage and durability for each shovel in Minecraft:

Name Attack Damage Durability
Netherite Shovel 6.5 2031
Diamond Shovel 4 1561
Iron Shovel 3 250
Stone Shovel 2 131
Wooden Shovel 1 59
Golden Shovel 1 32

Enchantments for Golden Shovel

In Minecraft, you can enchant a golden shovel with the following enchantments:

Enchantment Description
Curse of Vanishing Cursed item will disappear after player dies
Efficiency Increases how fast you can mine
Fortune Increases block drops from mining
Mending Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor
Silk Touch Mines blocks themselves (fragile items)
Unbreaking Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Things to Make with Golden Shovels

You can use golden shovels to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Golden Shovels

Here are some activities that you can do with golden shovels in Minecraft: