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Stone Shovel - Every Way to Craft, Find, and Use It in Minecraft

Stone Shovel is a common tool item in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 3 known crafting recipes, with 131 durability.

What is Stone Shovel?

Stone Shovel is a Minecraft Tool with rarity Common. It stacks up to 1 per inventory slot and is craftable. It belongs to the Stone material tier.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:stone_shovel. Command: /give @p minecraft:stone_shovel 1.

Stone Shovel crafting recipes

There are 3 unique ways to craft Stone Shovel:

Recipe 2

Ingredients:

Yields 1 × Stone Shovel per craft.

Recipe 3

Ingredients:

Yields 1 × Stone Shovel per craft.

Durability

Stone Shovel has 131 durability. Repair with the same tier material at an anvil, or apply Mending to auto-repair using XP.

Stone Shovel enchantability

Stone Shovel has an enchantability value of 5. Higher enchantability means more and higher-level enchantments are offered per XP level at an enchanting table. Gold tools sit at 22, Netherite at 15, Wood at 15, Iron at 14, Diamond at 10, Stone at 5.

Wiki-verified item facts

  • Renewable: Yes
  • Stack size: 1
  • Durability: 132 uses

Sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Stone Shovel (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Tags

  • Tool
  • Common
  • Craftable
  • Unstackable
  • Stone Tier
  • Has Durability

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:stone_shovel
  • Category: Tool
  • Rarity: Common
  • Material tier: Stone
  • Stack size: 1
  • Craftable: Yes
  • Durability: 131
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:stone_shovel 1

Overview

Stone Shovel is a tool item in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers its stack size, crafting recipe, and every recipe that uses it as an ingredient, plus real durability and repair data.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Gather the ingredients shown in the crafting recipe below and open a crafting table.
  • With 131 durability, expect roughly 131 uses before it breaks - pair it with Unbreaking or carry a spare.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Match the ingredient layout exactly - shaped recipes only work when items sit in the correct grid slots.
  2. Keep spare inventory space free since Stone Shovel cannot be stacked.
  3. Repair it on an anvil with Cobbled Deepslate or Cobblestone or Blackstone, or combine two damaged copies for a partial repair.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Use /give @p minecraft:stone_shovel 1 in a test world to check builds without farming it first.
  • Craft in batches at once to avoid re-opening the crafting menu repeatedly.

Pro tips

  • This item belongs to the Tool category - related items in that category may share similar crafting paths.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I craft Stone Shovel?

Stone Shovel can be crafted at a crafting table. This page lists 3 known recipes - match the ingredient layout shown in the crafting grid exactly.

What is the stack size of Stone Shovel?

Stone Shovel does not stack - each one takes up a full inventory slot, so plan storage space carefully.

How much durability does Stone Shovel have?

Stone Shovel has 131 durability, meaning it can be used 131 times before breaking. Repair it on an anvil using Cobbled Deepslate or Cobblestone or Blackstone.

What enchantments can I put on Stone Shovel?

Stone Shovel can be enchanted with anything in these categories: Mining Tools, Mining Tools (Fortune-eligible), Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item. Check each enchantment's page for exact level requirements and enchanting table costs.

Is Stone Shovel affected by material tier?

Yes. Tool items scale in durability and effectiveness by material - netherite is strongest, followed by diamond, iron, stone/chainmail, and gold or wood at the low end.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Stone Shovel?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:stone_shovel, usable in commands such as /give, /clear, and loot tables.

Variants

  • Wooden Shovel variant is available as a related tier.
  • Copper Shovel variant is available as a related tier.
  • Iron Shovel variant is available as a related tier.
  • Golden Shovel variant is available as a related tier.
  • Diamond Shovel variant is available as a related tier.
  • Netherite Shovel variant is available as a related tier.

Obtaining

  • Crafting: Stone Shovel has 3 known recipe variants in this dataset.

Uses

  • Crafting input profile: 1 Cobbled Deepslate + 2 Stick -> 1 Stone Shovel.
  • Inventory use: non-stackable, so reserve dedicated hotbar or storage slots.

Combat and Stats

  • No direct combat profile is mapped for Stone Shovel; treat it as utility, progression, or crafting support.

Repairing

  • Durability: 131 total uses before breakage.
  • Anvil repair materials: Cobbled Deepslate, Cobblestone, Blackstone.

Enchantments

  • Compatibility tags: Mining Tools, Mining Tools (Fortune-eligible), Any Durable Item, Any Equippable/Held Item.
  • Search intent fit: use this section to answer queries like "what enchants can go on Stone Shovel" with exact compatibility tags.
  • Optimization tip: choose enchantments based on the role above (combat, mining, utility, or survivability).

Data Values

  • Internal namespaced ID: minecraft:stone_shovel.
  • Category classification: Tool.
  • Stack size: 1.

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