Trivia
- As of update 1.9, bones can also be obtained from Skeleton Trap Horses.
Info
| Type | Raw materials |
|---|---|
| Durability | N/A |
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to  | Yes |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| First appearances | See history |
| Data value | dec:352 hex:160 bin:101100000 |
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition  | bone |
Bones are items See items as they are in the inventory. For the entity that items and blocks turn into when dropped, see Item (entity). For the items that mobs leave behind on death, see 
primarily obtained as drops from skeletons.
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Trivia
- As with sticks and blaze rods, bones are wielded as a tool instead of an item.
Natural generation
Bones can be found in 29.0% of desert temple chests and 72.2% of jungle temple Jungle Temple Biome Jungle Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Jungle temples are generated structures found in jungle biomes. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Puzzle 2.2 Trap 2.3 
chests in stacks of 4⃢₀ₓ6, and in 59.0% of desert temple chests, 57.8% of dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 
chests, and 57.8% of woodland mansion Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. 
chests, all in stacks of 1⃢₀ₓ8.
Mobs
Skeletons Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 
, wither skeletons, skeleton horses Horse Health points 15 () to 30 ( × 15) Armor points See horse armor Size Adult: Height: 1.6 Blocks Width: 1.3965 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.8 Blocks Width: 0.6982 Blocks Spawn Plains and savanna First 
, and strays Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Bow: Easy: 1 () - 4 () Normal: 1 () - 4 () Hard: 1 () - 5 () Sword: Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 may drop 0⃢₀ₓ2 bones upon death.
Fishing
Bones can also be obtained by fishing Fishing is the process of obtaining fish using fishing rods. Contents 1 Catching fish 2 Junk and treasures 3 Fishing rod durability 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia Catching fish edit | edit source] A 
as part of the junk category. The best chance of catching a bone is achieved without the Luck of the Sea enchantment "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will 
, yielding a 1.1% chance.
Wolves
Using a bone on a wild wolf Wolf Health points Wild: 8 () Tamed: 20 () Attack strength Wild: Easy: 3 () Normal: 4 () Hard: 6 () Tamed: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.85 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.425 
has a 1⃢₁₄3 chance of taming "Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human. Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile". 1] Contents 1 Spawning 2 Behavior 3 List of 
it. Bones cannot tame an angry wolf or a wolf that has already been tamed.
Crafting ingredient
| Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | Ingredients | Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid  recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Bone Meal | Bone |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement Pocket Edition & Console Edition only The popup that appears when an achievement is earned. "The End?" and "The End." redirect here. For the dimension, see The End. Certain names of achievements redirect here. For  | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Availability | Xbox points earned | Trophy type (PS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox | PS | Wii U | |||||||
| Leader Of The Pack | Befriend five Wolves. | This does not have to be in a single game, so multiple games or reloading old saves does count toward this achievement. | Xbox 360 | Yes | Alt | Yes | 30G | Silver | |
| Xbox One | Alt | Yes | 20G | ⃢₀ₔ | |||||
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement Java Edition Only “ The system as a whole is called "advancements", which is aimed at guiding & tracking players progress through the game (in vanilla survival and any custom additions by mapmakers or mods).  | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Internal ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Best Friends Forever | Tame an animal | Husbandry | Tame one of the 5 types of mob that are tamable. | minecraft:husbandry/tame_an_animal |
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Issues
Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜBone⃢₀ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Crafting
| Bonemeal x3 (Shapeless recipe) | ||
|---|---|---|
| None | None | None |
| None | Bone | None |
| None | None | None |
