| Renewable | No |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Luminous | No |
| Transparent | No |
| Flammable | No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color | 30 GOLD |
| Note block instrument | Bass Drum |
| Sulfur cube archetype | Slow Flat |
A block of raw gold, internally known as a raw gold block, is a raw metal block equivalent to nine raw gold.
Obtaining
Breaking
Blocks of raw gold can be mined only with an iron pickaxe or better.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 25 (JE) 25 (BE) | |
| 12.5 (JE) 12.5 (BE) | ||
| 6.25 (JE) 6.25 (BE) | ||
| 5.05 (JE) 5 (BE) | ||
| 1.25 (JE) 1.25 (BE) | ||
| 0.95 (JE) 0.95 (BE) | ||
| 0.85 (JE) 0.85 (BE) | ||
| 2.1 (JE) 2.1 (BE) | ||
- 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
- ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.
Crafting
Usage
Blocks of raw gold are a compact way to store raw gold. They cannot be smelted into a block of gold.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Gold | Block of Raw Gold |
Piglins
Piglins run toward any block of raw 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 raw gold near them.
Sounds
stone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed[until: JE 26.4] | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
stone sound type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | place | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | subtitles | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Players | Walking on the block | step | subtitles | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | subtitles | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | subtitles | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
raw_gold_block | guarded_by_piglinsmineable/pickaxeneeds_iron_tool |
block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
raw_gold_block | 708 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -453) |
tile |
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:
|
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17 | 21w15a | ||||||
| April 19, 2021 | |||||||
| 21w16a | |||||||
| April 23, 2021 | |||||||
| 21w17a | |||||||
| 21w18a | Piglins are now drawn toward and pick up dropped blocks of raw gold. | ||||||
| Piglins now become angry toward players who destroy blocks of raw gold. | |||||||
| 26.2 | snap1 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of raw gold, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17.0 Experiment | beta 1.17.0.50 | ||||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.52 | Blocks of raw gold are now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay. | |||||
| beta 1.17.0.54 | |||||||
| Piglins are now drawn toward and pick up dropped blocks of raw gold. | |||||||
| Piglins now become angry toward players who destroy blocks of raw gold. | |||||||
| 26.20 Experiment | Preview 26.20.23 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb raw gold blocks, 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. | |||||
Gallery
Screenshots
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Preview of changed texture. Comparison with block of gold -
Preview of changed textures of raw metal blocks along with other similarly colored blocks. -
Raw gold blocks used as decoration
Issues
Issues relating to "Block of Raw Gold" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
References
- ↑ MCPE-99448 – Piglins need 8 seconds to barter, while they only need 6 in java









