Emerald

How to get it

1. Mine emerald ore in the mountains without Silk Touch for a Rough Emerald.
2. Right-click a Diamond Grindstone while holding it. Each one gives an emerald and some experience.

Good to know

• Villagers still pay emeralds for their trades.

Dropped by

• Evoker
• Vindicator
• Iceologer (Friends&Foes)
• Illusioner (Friends&Foes)

Dropped when you break

• Deepslate Emerald Ore
• Emerald Ore
• Alpine Emerald Ore
• Ancient Vase
• Andesite Emerald Ore
• Chert Emerald Ore
• Diorite Emerald Ore
• Gloomslate Emerald Ore
• Granite Emerald Ore
• Sculk Stone Emerald Ore
• Tuff Emerald Ore
• Unbreakable Emerald Beacon

And 5 more.

Found in chests

• Buried Treasure
• Desert Pyramid
• End City Treasure
• Igloo Chest
• Jungle Temple
• Shipwreck Treasure
• Underwater Ruin Big
• Underwater Ruin Small
• Village Armorer
• Village Butcher
• Village Desert House
• Village Fisher

And 106 more.

Caught fishing

• Diamond Crate (gofish)
• Iron Crate (gofish)
• Wooden Crate (gofish)

Brushed out of suspicious sand or gravel

• Desert Pyramid
• Desert Well
• Ocean Ruin Cold
• Ocean Ruin Warm
• Trail Ruins Common
• Ancient City Ocean (Repurposed Structures)
• Ant Mount Common (Spawn)
• Ant Mount Rare (Spawn)
• Fortress Jungle (Repurposed Structures)
• Monument Jungle (Repurposed Structures)
• Pyramid Jungle (Repurposed Structures)
• Ruins Land Cold (Repurposed Structures)

And 8 more.

Given to you

• Diamond Grindstone Polishing Rough Emerald (Spelunkery)
• Seashell ([Let's Do] Beachparty)