Iron Ingots are a metal resource obtained by smelting raw iron in a furnace or blast furnace. They can also be found in chests inside structures such as villages, shipwrecks, and bastion remnants. Additionally, Iron Golems drop Iron Ingots when killed, and zombies and husks have a small chance of dropping them.
Iron Ingots are primarily used to craft tools, weapons, and armor, including iron swords, pickaxes, axes, shovels, and hoes. They are also used to make anvils, buckets, shears, flint and steel, compasses, and minecarts. Iron Ingots are widely used in redstone contraptions, as they are needed for hoppers, pistons, and tripwire hooks.
Plentiful and widely used, Iron Ingots underpin combat, crafting, automation, and exploration.