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Blackstone

Blackstone

Blackstone is a dark-colored block that functions similar to cobblestone or cobbled deepslate. It can only be found in the Nether.

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Contents (21)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Bartering
  5. Usage
  6. Crafting ingredient
  7. Stonecutting ingredient
  8. Repairing
  9. Sounds
  10. Data values
  11. ID
  12. Advancements
  13. Videos
  14. History
  15. Java Edition
  16. Bedrock Edition
  17. Issues
  18. Gallery
  19. In other media
  20. References
  21. External links
For the gilded variant, see Gilded Blackstone.
Blackstone
Blackstone.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Blackstone'
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blackstone
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 1.5
Luminous No
Transparent No
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 29 COLOR_BLACK
Note block instrument Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype Slow Bouncy

Blackstone is a dark-colored block that functions similar to cobblestone or cobbled deepslate. It can only be found in the Nether.

Obtaining

Breaking

Block Blackstone
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5 (JE)
7.5 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3 (JE)
0.3 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Blackstone generates naturally in the Nether, particularly in the basalt deltas biome, below the surface of a lava sea, and anywhere underground.

Blackstone can be found as a part of bastion remnants.

Ore blobs of blackstone attempt to replace netherrack 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0 to 160, from levels 5 to 31‌[JE only]/36‌[BE only], in all Nether biomes except basalt deltas.

In Java Edition, blackstones also generate in big blobs, which attempt to replace netherrack 25 times per chunk in blobs of radius 3—7, from Y-levels 0 to 127, in the basalt deltas biome.

Bartering

Piglins may barter 8-16 blocks of blackstone with a chance of ~8.53% (40⁄469) when given a gold ingot.

Usage

Blackstone can be used as a substitute for cobblestone in the Nether as it can be used to craft stone tools, brewing stands, and furnaces. It can also be used to repair stone tools using an anvil. It can also be used to craft polished blackstone.

Blackstone cannot be used to craft dispensers, droppers, pistons, or other blocks that use cobblestone in their recipes.[1]

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Notes
Blackstone Slab Blackstone
Blackstone Stairs Blackstone
Blackstone Wall Blackstone
Brewing Stand Blaze Rod +
Blackstone
Invicon Blaze Rod.png: Inventory sprite for Blaze Rod in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blaze Rod with description: Blaze RodInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blackstone
Invicon Brewing Stand.png: Inventory sprite for Brewing Stand in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brewing Stand with description: Brewing Stand
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Furnace Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blackstone
Invicon Furnace.png: Inventory sprite for Furnace in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Furnace with description: Furnace
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Polished Blackstone Blackstone
Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template Diamond +
Snout Armor Trim +
Blackstone
Stone Axe Blackstone +
Stick
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Stone Axe.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Axe in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Axe with description: Stone Axe When in Main Hand:  9 Attack Damage  0.8 Attack Speed
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Hoe Blackstone +
Stick
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Stone Hoe.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Hoe in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Hoe with description: Stone Hoe When in Main Hand:  1 Attack Damage  2 Attack Speed
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Pickaxe Blackstone +
Stick
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Stone Pickaxe.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Pickaxe with description: Stone Pickaxe When in Main Hand:  3 Attack Damage  1.2 Attack Speed
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Shovel Blackstone +
Stick
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Stone Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Shovel with description: Stone Shovel When in Main Hand:  3.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Spear Blackstone +
Stick
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: StickInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Stone Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Spear with description: Stone Spear When in Main Hand:  2 Attack Damage  1.33 Attack Speed
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Sword Blackstone +
Stick
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stick with description: Stick
Invicon Stone Sword.png: Inventory sprite for Stone Sword in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Stone Sword with description: Stone Sword When in Main Hand:  5 Attack Damage  1.6 Attack Speed
 Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Polished Blackstone or 
Polished Blackstone Bricks or 
Chiseled Polished Blackstone 		Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone Bricks.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Bricks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Bricks with description: Polished Blackstone BricksInvicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Polished Blackstone with description: Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Blackstone Slab or 
Polished Blackstone Slab or 
Polished Blackstone Brick Slab 		Blackstone
Blackstone Stairs or 
Polished Blackstone Stairs or 
Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs 		Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Blackstone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone Stairs with description: Blackstone StairsInvicon Polished Blackstone Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Stairs with description: Polished Blackstone StairsInvicon Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs with description: Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs
Blackstone Wall or 
Polished Blackstone Wall or 
Polished Blackstone Brick Wall 		Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone Brick Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Blackstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone Wall with description: Blackstone WallInvicon Polished Blackstone Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Wall with description: Polished Blackstone WallInvicon Polished Blackstone Brick Wall.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Brick Wall in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone Brick Wall with description: Polished Blackstone Brick Wall

Repairing

Blackstone is one of the repair items for the stone tier and thus can be used to repair the following items in an anvil:

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Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite blackstone.png: Sprite image for blackstone in Minecraft BlackstoneblackstoneBlock & Itembase_stone_netherstone_crafting_materials
stone_tool_materials		 block.minecraft.blackstone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Item tags Translation key
BlockSprite blackstone.png: Sprite image for blackstone in Minecraft Blackstoneblackstone528Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -273)		minecraft:stone_crafting_materials
minecraft:stone_tool_materials		 tile.blackstone.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Stone AgeMine Stone with your new PickaxeHave one of these 3 stones in the #stone_tool_materials item tag:
in the inventory.
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Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added blackstone.
Currently, the texture on the underside of blackstone is the same as the sides.
20w16a Blackstone now generates in bastion remnants.
Blackstone can now generate as part of ruined portals.
20w19a Blackstone now uses the same texture on the bottom as it does the top.
Blackstone now spawns in small patches in all Nether biomes.
20w20a Obtaining blackstone now also counts for the "Stone Age" advancement.
1.16.220w28a Blackstone and its variants are now renewable as piglins now have an 40⁄459 (~8.71%) chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
Blackstone can now be used to craft brewing stands.
1.1721w07a Slightly changed texture of blackstone.
21w08a Slightly changed texture of blackstone, again.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20		23w04a Blackstone can now be used to craft snout armor trims.
1.21.1125w41a Blackstone can now be used to craft spears.
26.2snap1 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blackstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6 Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added blackstone.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.52 Blackstone can now be used to craft brewing stands.
beta 1.16.100.54 Blackstone and its variants are now renewable as Piglins now have an 40⁄459 (~8.71%) chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50 Slightly changed texture of blackstone.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update		Preview 1.19.80.21 Blackstone can now be used to craft snout armor trims.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.26 Blackstone can now be used to repair stone tools in an anvil.
1.21.130Preview 1.21.130.20 Blackstone can now be used to craft stone spears.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blackstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27 Blackstone's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

Issues relating to "Blackstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

In other media

References

  1. ↑ MC-177904 – resolved as "Works As Intended".
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