Block of Diamond

Block of Diamond

Renewable	No (except via vault)
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	31 DIAMOND
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

A block of diamond, known internally as a diamond block, is a precious mineral block equivalent to nine diamonds.

Obtaining

Breaking

Blocks of diamond can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better.

Block	Block of Diamond
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	125 (JE) 25 (BE)
Wooden	112.5 (JE) 12.5 (BE)
Stone	16.25 (JE) 6.25 (BE)
Copper	15.05 (JE) 5 (BE)
Iron	11.25 (JE) 1.25 (BE)
Diamond	10.95 (JE) 0.95 (BE)
Netherite	10.85 (JE) 0.85 (BE)
Golden	12.1 (JE) 2.1 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Natural generation

Blocks of diamond generate as the cores of "obsidian rooms" and "lava rooms" in woodland mansions.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Block of Diamond	Trial Chambers	Corridor pot	1	0.3% { "item": "Block of Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.002849002849002802, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Corridor pot" }
		Intersection chest	1	2.3% { "item": "Block of Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.023076060388812714, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Intersection chest" }
		Ominous vault	1	2.8% { "item": "Block of Diamond", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.02758620689655178, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous vault" }

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond

Usage

Blocks of diamond can be used to store diamonds in a compact fashion.

Beacons

Blocks of diamond can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of diamond blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely diamond blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of gold, blocks of netherite, and blocks of emerald.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond	Block of Diamond	9

Sounds

Blocks of diamond use "metal" sounds, despite diamond not being a metal.^[1]

Java Edition:

metal sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.metal.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.metal.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.metal.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.75	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.metal.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	1.25	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.metal.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.5	16

Bedrock Edition:

metal sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	1.1–1.2
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	1.2–1.25
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.3	0.75
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.35	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Block of Diamond	diamond_block	Block & Item	beacon_base_blocks mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool	block.minecraft.diamond_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Block of Diamond	diamond_block	57	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.diamond_block.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		The Beaconator	Create and fully power a Beacon	Be within a 20×20×14 cuboid centered on the pyramid when the beacon block realizes it is fully powered.	60	Gold

Videos

History

Development

July 19, 2017							Jeb tweets image of new obsidian and diamond block textures.
July 20, 2017							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
July 11, 2018							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.

Java Edition

Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Added diamond blocks, then known as emerald blocks.
			20100129-1447				Emerald blocks can now be crafted from 4 emeralds.
			20100129-2332				Emerald blocks have been renamed to diamond blocks.
							Diamond blocks are now more expensive, requiring 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2).
							Diamond blocks can be crafted into 9 individual diamonds.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0							The top texture is now used on all sides, making the old side and bottom textures unused.
Java Edition Beta
1.2							The unused side and bottom textures of blocks of diamonds have now been removed from terrain.png.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has been given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
1.4.2			12w32a				Diamond blocks can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
1.11			16w39a				Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.
			18w47a				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed, once again.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Blocks of diamond can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests and decorated pots.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w13a				Blocks of diamond can now be found in ominous vaults.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of diamond, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo							Added blocks of diamond.
v0.2.0							The texture of blocks of diamond has slightly changed. The texture has less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
v0.3.2							Blocks of diamond can now be crafted from 6 diamonds.
							Blocks of diamond can now be uncrafted into 9 diamonds.
v0.3.3							Blocks of diamond now requires 9 diamonds instead of 6.
v0.16.0			build 4				Blocks of diamond can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Blocks of diamond can now be found in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of blocks of diamond have been changed.
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Blocks of diamond can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests and decorated pots.
1.21.0 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.21.0.20				Blocks of diamond can now be found in ominous vaults.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of diamond, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Blocks of diamond's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added blocks of diamonds.
TU3							The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Blocks of diamonds can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions.
			1.90				The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added blocks of diamonds.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• The block of diamond has the same texture as the block of gold, but tinted blue. This is also true of its texture from before the Texture Update.

Gallery

• 
  A pile of diamond blocks
• 
  A house made mostly out of diamond blocks

Development images

• 
  A teaser image released by Jeb of updated block of diamond textures

In other media

• 
  Certified diamond tested by the diamond tester
• 
  Diamond blocks as part of a temporary exhibit at the Museum of Architecture and Design^[2]
• 
  A block of diamond as it appears in Minecraft Earth

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Diamond" by Alex Wiltshire – Minecraft.net, April 7, 2017.