A lava bucket is a bucket filled with lava.
Obtaining[]
Interacting[]
To fill an empty bucket with lava, use it on a lava source block or lava in a cauldron. The block is consumed in the process. Flowing lava does not fill a bucket.
If there is a lava source above the pointed dripstone stalactite, there is a 15⁄256 (~5.9%) chance for it to completely fill an empty cauldron within 10 blocks under the tip with lava after a random tick. This lava can then be scooped with a bucket, making it a renewable resource.
Usage[]
A lava bucket can be used to place down lava sources with the Use Item button. Doing so gives the player the bucket back. Lava buckets can be used to replace some transparent, non-full blocks such as tall grass and water, both flowing and sources.
In Java Edition, lava buckets can be used to break Nether portal blocks by placing the lava on the side of a block next to the portal block.
Smelting[]
A lava bucket can be used as an efficient fuel. It has the longest burning value of 1000 seconds, compared to 800 seconds for a coal block (a lava bucket smelts 100 items, and a coal block smelts 80). After smelting starts, the lava bucket turns into an empty bucket.
Trading[]
In Bedrock Edition, journeyman-level armorer villagers buy a lava bucket for one emerald as part of their trades.
In Java Edition, journeyman-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy a lava bucket for one emerald.
Cauldrons[]
A lava bucket can be used to fill a cauldron with lava. The lava damages any entity standing inside the cauldron, unless the entity is immune to fire damage. Flowing water or waterlogging does not affect the lava in the cauldron.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucket fills | Players | When a bucket is filled with lava | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Bucket empties | Blocks | When a lava bucket is emptied | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | When a bucket is filled with lava | bucket | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | When a lava bucket is emptied | bucket | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lava Bucket | lava_bucket | Item | item.minecraft.lava_bucket |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lava Bucket | lava_bucket | bucket / 10 | 363 | Item | item.bucketLava.name |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Super Fuel | Power a Furnace with Lava | — | 20G | Bronze | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hot Stuff | Fill a Bucket with lava | Acquire Hardware | Have a lava bucket in your inventory. | story/lava_bucket
|
History[]
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20100615 |  Added lava buckets. | ||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
| v1.1.0 | Buckets of lava can now be used to fuel a furnace for 100 smelts, consuming the lava and the bucket. This is the highest number of smelts of any single item in the game. | ||||
| v1.2.6 | Using a lava bucket on blocks with GUIs (chests, furnaces, etc.) no longer places the lava. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.2.1 | 1.2 | Changed name from "Lava bucket" to "Lava Bucket". | |||
| 1.3 | 12w22a | Smelting in a furnace with a lava bucket now leaves an empty bucket for the player to retrieve. | |||
| 1.8 | 14w25a | A lava bucket is now shown as the icon when lava is used as a layer in Superflat. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w50a | Added sounds for filling and pouring lava buckets. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to the Flattening this item's numerical ID was 327. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of lava buckets has been changed. | |||
| 19w11a | Armorer villagers can now buy lava buckets. | ||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | Lava buckets can now be used to fill a cauldron with lava. | |||
| 21w13a | The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as pointed dripstone can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.7.0 | Added lava buckets. | ||||
| v0.7.4 | Lava buckets can now be used as fuel in a furnace. | ||||
| Lava buckets no longer stack to 64. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Moved all bucket items, including lava buckets, from the Equipment tab to the Items tab in the Creative inventory.[verify][more information needed] | |||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.2 | Lava bucket can now be used to fill a cauldron. | |||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of lava buckets has been changed. | |||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Lava buckets can now be sold to armorer villagers. | |||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.56 | The ID of lava buckets has been changed from bucket/10 to lava_bucket. | |||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.54 | The lava bucket is now fully renewable, as pointed dripstone can now be obtained in Survival mode without custom generation. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added lava buckets. |
| TU9 | Dispensers have now been given the ability to shoot out the liquids inside lava buckets. They can also suck up the liquids if activated again, but do not fill up the buckets with the liquid dropped due to a bug. | ||||
| 1.90 | The texture of lava buckets has been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added lava buckets. | ||||
Issues[]
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