Flint and Steel
| Flint and Steel | |
|---|---|
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| Type: | Tool |
| Found naturally: | No |
| Renewable: | No |
| Identifier: | flint_and_steel |
Flint and steel is a tool used for setting blocks on fire.
Contents
Obtaining
To craft flint and steel, you will need some flint and an iron ingot.
Usage
The flint and steel can be used to set blocks on fire, by shift-clicking. Mobs and other entities can also be set on fire in the same way, which is useful for slaying them, and also will cook their meat if they drop any.
Lighting Nether portals
The flint and steel is required to activate a nether portal. Activating it will allow the player to travel through it into the Nether.
Spawning the flaming chicken
The flint and steel can be used on a chicken to spawn the flaming chicken.
History
| Version | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Jul 20, 2011 |
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Trivia
Flint and steel is one of the best ways to kill mobs while not wanting to engage combat against hostile/neutral mobs. The fire lasts long enough to slay an enderman, which means you can kill every overworld mob with one use of a flint and steel. It also cooks raw food when passive mobs die. Doing this alone won't drop any experience, but if you punch the mob at least once, it will drop experience. This won't work on nether mobs, since they are immune to fire damage.
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