Block of Gold

Block of Gold

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	3
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	30 GOLD
Note block instrument	Bell
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Flat

A block of gold, internally known as a gold block, is a precious metal block equivalent to nine gold ingots.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Block of Gold
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	115 (JE) 15 (BE)
Wooden	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Stone	13.75 (JE) 3.75 (BE)
Copper	13.05 (JE) 3 (BE)
Iron	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Diamond	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Netherite	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Golden	11.3 (JE) 1.25 (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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot

Natural generation

Ocean monuments have a central room containing 8 blocks of gold encased in dark prismarine.

Blocks of gold generate as part of ruined portals and bastion remnants in varying quantities.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Block of Gold	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
		Hoglin stable chest	2–4	16% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": "2–4", "chance": 0.16000000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
		Treasure chest	2–5	33.7% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
		Generic chest	1	19% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1–2	1.5% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.014974764874937763, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Block of Gold	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
		Hoglin stable chest	2–4	18.2% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": "2–4", "chance": 0.18181818181818177, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
		Treasure chest	2–5	33.7% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
		Generic chest	1	19% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.18999999999999995, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1–2	1.5% { "item": "Block of Gold", "stacksize": "1–2", "chance": 0.014974764874937763, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }

Usage

Blocks of gold are a compact way to store gold ingots.

Beacons

Blocks of gold can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square with blocks of gold 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 made with blocks of gold, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of emerald, blocks of netherite, and blocks of diamond.

Piglins

Piglins run toward any block of gold item on the ground and inspect it for 6 seconds in Java Edition or 8 seconds in Bedrock Edition^[1] before putting it in their inventory. They become enraged if the player breaks a block of gold near them.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot	Block of Gold	9

Sounds

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	Item tags	Translation key
Block of Gold	gold_block	Block & Item	beacon_base_blocks guarded_by_piglins mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool	piglin_loved	block.minecraft.gold_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Block of Gold	gold_block	41	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.gold_block.name

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold	Give a piglin a gold item​ while it is aggressive toward the player.	30	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	Use a gold ingot on an adult piglin, or throw one of these 28 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag for it to pick up: Bell Block of Gold Block of Raw Gold Clock Deepslate Gold Ore Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Dandelion Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Nautilus Armor Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Spear Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore Raw Gold The player must not be wearing any golden armor when the piglin accepts or picks up the item.

Videos

History

Development

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
0.0.20a							Added blocks of gold.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							Blocks of gold now drop themselves when mined.
October 24, 2009							Notch teased a texture change for blocks of gold.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST							The texture of blocks of gold has been changed.
							Blocks of gold are no longer destroyed by explosions.
							1-3 blocks of gold are now dropped from gold ore.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100128-2200				Gold ore no longer drop blocks of gold.
			20100129-1447				Blocks of gold can now be crafted with 4 gold ingots.
							Blocks of gold can no longer be found in the starting house chests.
			20100130				Blocks of gold are now more expensive, requiring 9 gold ingots (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2).
							Blocks of gold can be crafted into 9 ingots.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1414							Blocks of gold can now be used to craft golden apples.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0							The texture of blocks of gold has been changed to use the top texture on all sides.
Java Edition Beta
1.2							The side and bottom textures of blocks of gold have been removed from terrain.png.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of blocks of gold has been changed, having less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
1.1			release				Golden apples are no longer crafted using blocks of gold.
1.3.1			12w21a				Blocks of gold can now be used to craft enchanted golden apples.
1.4.2			12w32a				Blocks of gold can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
1.8			14w25a				Blocks of gold now generate naturally in ocean monuments.
1.9			15w44a				Blocks of gold are no longer used to craft enchanted golden apples.
1.12			17w17a				Block of gold can now be used to play the bell, if they are under note blocks.
Texture Update			?				A new texture for blocks of gold has been proposed in the beta Texture Update resource pack.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of blocks of gold has been changed.
			18w47a				The texture of blocks of gold has been changed, once again.
1.16			20w16a				Blocks of gold can now generate as part of bastion remnants or be found in its chests.
							Blocks of gold can now generate as part of ruined portals or be found in its chests.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of gold, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo							Added blocks of gold.
v0.2.0							The texture of blocks of gold has been changed, having less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
v0.3.2							Blocks of gold can now be crafted from 6 gold ingots.
							Now gold blocks can be uncrafted into 9 gold ingots.
v0.3.3							Blocks of gold now requiring 9 gold ingots instead of 6.
v0.5.0							Blocks of gold are now required to build the Nether reactor.
v0.12.1			build 1				Blocks of gold are now used to craft enchanted golden apples.
							The Nether reactor functionality has been removed, so blocks of gold are no longer used to build them.
v0.16.0			build 1				Blocks of gold now generate naturally in ocean monuments.
			build 4				Blocks of gold can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Blocks of gold can no longer be used to craft enchanted golden apples.
1.13.0			beta 1.13.0.9				The texture of blocks of gold has been changed.
							Block of gold can now be used to play the bell, if they are under note blocks.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Blocks of gold can now generate naturally in bastion remnants and ruined portals.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of gold, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

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 gold.
TU3							The texture of blocks of gold has been changed.
TU14		1.04					Blocks of gold can now be used to craft enchanted golden apples.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Blocks of gold can now be used to construct beacon pyramids.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Blocks of gold now generate naturally in ocean monuments.
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Block of gold can now be used to play the bell, if they are under note blocks.
			1.90				The texture of blocks of gold has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added blocks of gold.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• In Xbox 360 Edition, before TU19, four blocks of gold stacked on top of an obsidian block could be found inside the tutorial world's desert pyramid. This is a reference to Achievement Hunter's Let's Play Minecraft series, in which this combination is used to create the "Tower of Pimps" (seen right), a structure first created by Gavin Free, which is now used in many episodes as a trophy.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Gold blocks exposed in an ocean monument
• 
  A spyglass staring at gold
• 
  Blocks of gold in Overworld Adventures

In other media

• 
  A Block of Gold as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 
  A foam block of gold at MINECON 2015

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Gold" by Tom Stone – Minecraft.net, February 17, 2017.
• "Build With It: Gold!" by Nova Barlow – Minecraft.net, January 24, 2020.