Block of Raw Iron
| Renewable | No |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Luminous | No |
| Transparent | No |
| Flammable | No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color | 60 RAW |
| Note block instrument | Bass Drum |
| Sulfur cube archetype | Slow Flat |
A block of raw iron, known internally as a raw iron block, is a raw metal block equivalent to nine raw iron.
Obtaining
Breaking
Blocks of raw iron can be mined only with a stone pickaxe or better.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 25 (JE) 25 (BE) | |
| 12.5 (JE) 12.5 (BE) | ||
| 1.9 (JE) 1.9 (BE) | ||
| 1.5 (JE) 1.5 (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) | ||
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
- ↑ 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
Blocks of raw iron can be found rarely inside of huge ore veins below Y=0, with a 2% chance of replacing any given iron ore.
Crafting
Usage
Blocks of raw iron are a compact way to store raw iron. They cannot be smelted into a block of iron.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Raw Iron | Block of Raw Iron |
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_iron_block | mineable/pickaxeneeds_stone_tool |
block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
raw_iron_block | 706 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -451) |
tile |
Videos
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17 | April 4, 2021 | ||||||
| 21w15a | |||||||
| April 19, 2021 | |||||||
| 21w16a | |||||||
| April 23, 2021 | |||||||
| 21w17a | |||||||
| There is now a chance for a block of raw iron to generate in an iron ore vein. | |||||||
| 26.2 | snap1 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of raw iron, 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 iron are now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay. | |||||
| beta 1.17.0.54 | |||||||
| 26.20 Experiment | Preview 26.20.23 | Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of raw iron, 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
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The first screenshot of blocks of raw iron -
Preview of changed textures of block of raw gold and block of raw iron. Comparison with some other blocks -
A pile of raw iron -
A naturally generated raw iron block in a vein
Issues
Issues relating to "Block of Raw Iron" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.








