Trivia
- In early versions of Indev, the player started with a Flint and Steel in their inventory. Flint and Steel was also found as loot from killing Mobs.
- In the start of Survival Multiplayer, furnaces did not work. There was a mod that turned Flint and Steel into a "lighter" that lit the furnace and made it work.
- Prior to 1.6, fire could spread indefinitely, making Flint and Steel an effective weapon of mass destruction in areas with large, interconnected sections of flammable blocks. Many servers banned and continue to ban the use of Flint and Steel as it can be used for griefing. Following 1.6, fire will no longer spread infinitely.
- Before furnaces, Flint and Steel could be used to smelt Ore.
- As of beta 1.7, left-clicking a block of TNT with a Flint and Steel will ignite it.
- If the player uses Flint and Steel on any animal, excluding Squids and Bats, the meat they drop will be cooked, a faster method than using the furnace.
- Despite the fact that it is called "Flint and Steel", it is made of Flint and an Iron Ingot not steel. This is probably because "Flint and Iron" is not a common term while there is no steel in Minecraft.
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The flint and steel is a tool See the in-game items. For program enhancing software, see Programs and Editors. Tools are items used by the player while held to perform actions faster and more efficiently, to gather materials not used to light fires.
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Trivia
- In Adventure mode, flint and steel cannot light fires, nor can it ignite nether portals (unless it has the tag {CanPlaceOn:obsidian}). Be that as it may, it can still ignite TNT and creepers.
Crafting
| 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 | Description |
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| Damaged Flint and Steel | | The durability of the two flint and steels is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. |
Natural generation
Flint and steel can be found in 19.2% of nether fortress chests in groups of 1.
Igniting
When used on top of a solid, fully opaque block or on the sides of a flammable block, the flint and steel sets a fire Fire Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data value dec: 51 hex: 33 bin: 110011 Name fire Fire is a harmful non-solid block. Contents 1 
on the surface on which it was used. Flint and steel has 65 uses. If used on a transparent block (such as glass) or a block which is underwater, it will not start a fire but still will consume durability. Durability is also consumed if it is used on an already existing fire.
It also can be used to light nether portals Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History See the structure. 
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In both survival and creative, using flint and steel on TNT TNT Transparency Partial (cannot attach other blocks) Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Itself Data value dec: 46 hex: 2E bin: 101110 Name tnt TNT is a block 
will set it off. Flint and steel can also be used to detonate creepers Creeper Health points 20 () Attack strength Varies by proximity and difficulty. Maximum damage: Normal: 49 ( × 24.5) Charged: 97 ( × 48.5) Size Height: 1.7 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn Light level of 
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Enchantments
Flint and steel can receive the following enchantments, but only through an anvil Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item 
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- Unbreaking "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
- Mending "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
- Curse of Vanishing "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
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) | |||
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| Into The Nether | Build a portal to the Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures  | Light a nether portal. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 40G | Silver | |
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 |
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 | We Need to Go Deeper | Build, light and enter a Nether Portal | Ice Bucket Challenge | Enter the Nether Nether may refer to: The Nether, a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Advancements#Nether, an advancement by entering the Nether dimension. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If dimension. | minecraft:story/enter_the_nether |
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Issues
Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜFlint and Steel⃢₀ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
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The Flint and Steel will create a fire on the targeted surface of a block when used. Some blocks, such as wood and wool, will burn down when set on fire, but some blocks, such as stone, will not be affected. Interestingly, any use on an item will reduce its Durability by one, regardless of whether it is set on fire or not. If used on the top of a non-flammable block, like stone, it will set a fire for about a minute and then it will burn out, but if used on the side of the block, the fire will burn out immediately. If you place fire near flammable blocks, like wood, it will spread to the flammable blocks, but it will not spread to Netherrack. Flint and steel₠was also a very infamous griefing tool back before beta 1.6 when fire spread indefinitely, and is still somewhat dangerous.
Crafting
| Flint and Steel (Shapeless recipe) | ||
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| None | None | None |
| Iron Ingot | None | None |
| None | Flint | None |
Generated Structures
Flint and Steel can sometimes be found in Nether Fortresses.
Uses
Flint and Steel can be used to light blocks on fire, activate TNT, or activate Nether Portals. However, Flint and Steel is an infamous griefing tool, explaining why so many beta servers ban Flint and Steel. If a Flint and Steel is placed within a dispenser, when activated, it will set fire to the adjacent block.
Also, Flint and Steel can be used as a weapon. If one is being chased by a player in Multiplayer PVP, for example, flint and steel can be used to light the pursuing player on fire, thus damaging the enemy player`s health.
