Gilded Blackstone

Gilded Blackstone

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
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

Gilded blackstone is a variant of blackstone found exclusively in bastion remnants, that can drop itself or gold nuggets when mined.

Obtaining

Breaking

Gilded blackstone requires a pickaxe to be mined, in which case it drops itself or gold nuggets. When mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. Gilded blackstone has a 10% chance to drop 2–5 gold nuggets when mined with any pickaxe. If it does not drop gold nuggets, it drops itself as a block. If a gilded blackstone is mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it always drops itself.

As with the drop chance of flint from gravel, the Fortune enchantment does not increase the amount dropped, but increases the chance of gold nuggets dropping. Fortune I increases the chance for this drop to 14.29% (¹⁄₇), Fortune II increases it to 25%, and Fortune III guarantees the gold nugget drop.

Block	Gilded Blackstone
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Wooden	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Stone	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Copper	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Iron	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Diamond	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Netherite	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Golden	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (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

Gilded blackstone generates as part of bastion remnants, replacing some of the blackstone in the structure; they can also be found beneath bastion remnants chests.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Gilded Blackstone	Bastion Remnant	Hoglin stable chest	2–5	22.8% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.22793887963348602, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
		Treasure chest	5–15	33.7% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "5–15", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
		Generic chest	1–5	44.1% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.44077588319736705, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
		Bridge chest	8–12	11.2% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "8–12", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Gilded Blackstone	Bastion Remnant	Hoglin stable chest	2–5	22.8% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "2–5", "chance": 0.22793887963348602, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }
		Treasure chest	5–15	33.7% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "5–15", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
		Generic chest	1–5	48.3% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "1–5", "chance": 0.48259819962491435, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
		Bridge chest	8–12	11.2% { "item": "Gilded Blackstone", "stacksize": "8–12", "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }

Usage

Gilded blackstone is primarily used for decoration.

Piglins

Piglins run toward any gilded blackstone 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.

Piglins become hostile toward players that break gilded blackstone.

Sounds

Java Edition:

gilded_blackstone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.gilded_blackstone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.gilded_blackstone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.gilded_blackstone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.gilded_blackstone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.gilded_blackstone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

stone 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	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.37	0.5
	​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​	0.3	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
Gilded Blackstone	gilded_blackstone	Block & Item	guarded_by_piglins	piglin_loved	block.minecraft.gilded_blackstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Gilded Blackstone	gilded_blackstone	536	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -281)	tile.gilded_blackstone.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

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.16			20w15a				Added gilded blackstone.
							Gilded blackstone can be obtained only through the Creative inventory or commands.
			20w16a				Gilded blackstone can now naturally generate in bastion remnants or be found in its chests.
			20w17a				Gilded blackstone now uses the same sounds as nether quartz ore.
1.16.2			20w30a				Chests in bastion remnants are now more likely to be located on top of gilded blackstone.
							Increased the average yield of gilded blackstone from bastion remnants chests.
1.17			21w11a				Tweaked the gilded blackstone texture.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb gilded blackstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Added gilded blackstone.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.50				Tweaked the gilded blackstone texture.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb gilded blackstone, 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				Gilded blackstone's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Gilded blackstone is not an ore, as it cannot be smelted.^[2]
• Gilded blackstone was named after Gilded Games, the studio behind The Aether mod.^[3]

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

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  Render of gilded blackstone used on Minecraft.net
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References

External links

• "Block of the Month: Gilded Blackstone" by Duncan – Minecraft.net, May 17, 2023.