Magma Block

"Magma" redirects here. For other uses, see Magma (disambiguation).

Magma Block

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	Yes (3)
Transparent	No
Flammable	No (burns indefinitely when manually ignited, top side only)
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	35 NETHER
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Hot

A magma block is a light-emitting block found underwater in the Overworld, and commonly in the Nether. It deals burning damage while stood on, which can be prevented by sneaking. Underwater magma blocks produce bubble columns that pull entities downward and provide air.

Obtaining

Breaking

Magma blocks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Magma Block
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	12.55 (JE) 2.5 (BE)
Wooden	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Stone	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Copper	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Iron	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Diamond	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Netherite	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Golden	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (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

Overworld

In the Overworld, magma blocks generate at the bottom of water aquifers in underwater magma in clusters of 1–8 blocks, and in sulfur springs in clusters of 1–3 blocks.

Magma blocks also generate as a part of ocean ruins, ruined portals that are not in cold biomes,‌^{[Java Edition only]} and the eruption room found in trial chambers.

The Nether

Magma blocks generate in the Nether in the form of ore features. In Java Edition, it attempts to generate 4 times per chunk in sizes of 0–160, from altitudes Y=27 to Y=36 in all biomes. It can only replace netherrack. In Bedrock Edition, it attempts to generate 9 times per chunk in sizes of 0–106, from altitudes Y=23 to Y=36 in all biomes. It can replace netherrack and blackstone.

Magma blocks generate as part of deltas in basalt deltas biomes, replacing some of the lava.

Magma blocks also generate as a part of hoglin stable and treasure room bastion remnants, as well as all ruined portals in this dimension.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Magma Cream

Usage

Damage

Magma blocks damage most living entities standing on top of them, even if underwater, dealing 1HP of fire damage every tick, which in practice is reduced to once every half-second with damage immunity. Walking into the side of a magma block doesn't cause damage. Damage from magma blocks does not reduce durability in netherite armor. Because magma blocks deal fire damage, it can be reduced by armor, the Resistance effect, and Protection/Fire Protection enchantments, and can be completely negated by the Fire Resistance effect. Unlike other sources of fire damage, sneaking and the Frost Walker enchantment can also grant immunity to damage from magma blocks.

Any mobs immune to fire damage cannot take damage from magma blocks. However, a few mobs like shulkers and sulfur cubes with blocks inside cannot take magma block damage despite not having natural immunity to fire.

Magma blocks do not set mobs or players on fire and thus do not cook the animals that they kill, nor do they destroy items.

Blocks that are the height of a trapdoor or lower (such as snow layers, carpets, repeaters, or comparators) do not prevent a magma block from damaging mobs and players above it.^[1][2] However, a sunken boat on top of the magma block prevents damage.

There are a few specific death messages associated with magma blocks. If a player or named pet is killed simply from standing on the block, the death message displayed in the chat is: "[player] discovered the floor was lava". If a player or named pet was attacked and knocked back to their death onto magma blocks, the message is: "[player] walked into danger zone due to [player/mob]".

Behavior

Magma blocks emit a light level of 3. They do not melt ice or snow.

Magma blocks emit smoke particles under rainfall, much like lava.

Making walls out of magma blocks prevents spiders from climbing them.‌^{[BE only]}

Mobs try to avoid walking over magma blocks but still walk over them if no other path is found. Most mobs do not spawn on magma blocks (exceptions are magma cubes, zombified piglins, ghasts, and squid).

When a magma block's top is set on fire, the fire burns indefinitely, similar to netherrack.

Bubble columns

When a water source is directly above a magma block, a whirlpool bubble column is created, going down from the highest source block. Anything encountering the bubble column is pulled down, including items, boats, players, and mobs.

A player can restore breath underwater by entering a magma block's bubble column.

Geysers

When placed above a magma block and below a water source with a height of 1 to 4 blocks, potent sulfur may occasionally erupt. A full cycle occurs every 300 to 1200 game ticks (15 to 60 seconds), while the eruption phase lasts between 20 and 100 game ticks (1 to 5 seconds).

When a block of potent sulfur is placed, two random values are assigned to it based on the position of the block in the world: a dormant value (between 15 and 30) and an eruption value (between 1 and 2). The intervals between the dormant state and the eruption state depend on the height of the water column above the potent sulfur and these two values:

• dormant phase duration (in seconds): ;
• eruption phase duration (in seconds): .

Geysers going through blocks

When a singular block is placed above a geyser, but not directly above its water source, some of the geyser particles pass through it and lose the ability to launch entities.

Generation

Geysers generate naturally on the surface as part of sulfur springs due to them featuring magma blocks. The sulfur pools within sulfur caves do not feature magma blocks underneath their potent sulfur, and thus geysers cannot be found naturally in sulfur caves.

Sounds

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.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.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.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	Translation key
Magma Block	magma_block	Block & Item	infiniburn_end infiniburn_nether infiniburn_overworld	block.minecraft.magma_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Magma Block	magma	213	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.magma.name

Videos

History

Teaser

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.10			16w20a				Added magma blocks.
							Magma blocks generate in the Nether.
							A water source block above a magma block evaporates after a while.
							Magma blocks 'preserve' light from other light sources.
1.12			17w06a				Magma blocks now burn indefinitely when set on fire, much like netherrack.
1.13			18w07a				Magma blocks now produce downward bubble columns when under water, and water does not evaporate above a magma block.
			18w08a				Magma blocks now naturally generate in ocean ravines, generating downward bubble columns.
			18w09a				Magma blocks now naturally generate in underwater ruins.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of magma blocks has been changed.
							Magma blocks no longer 'preserve' block light.[3]
1.15			19w34a				Endermites, silverfish, bats, squid, guardians, and elder guardians now take damage on magma blocks.
1.16			20w16a				Magma blocks now generate as part of bastion remnants and ruined portals.
1.17			21w06a				Magma blocks now sometimes generate at the bottom of underground bodies of water.
1.18			experimental snapshot 6				Magma blocks more frequently generate in underwater caves.
			21w40a				The frequency of magma block generation has been slightly increased.
1.20			23w18a				Entities standing on the edge of a magma block now properly receive damage.[4]
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Magma blocks now generate in trial chambers.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb magma blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
							Added sulfur springs, which generate magma blocks.
			snap6				Sulfur cubes are now given the new hot archetype when absorbing a magma block.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.1.3			alpha 1.1.3.0				Added magma blocks.
							Magma blocks generate in the Nether.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Magma blocks now generate naturally at bottom of ocean ravines.
			beta 1.2.20.1				Magma blocks now generate in underwater ruins.
							Magma blocks now generate in underwater caves on top of lava pools.
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.4				Magma blocks now produce downward bubble columns when under water.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of magma blocks has been changed.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				A magma block can now melt snow sitting on top of it.
			beta 1.16.0.57				Magma blocks generate as part of delta in basalt deltas.
							Magma blocks now generate as part of bastion remnants and ruined portals.
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.56				Magma blocks no longer generate in underwater caves.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.22				Magma blocks now sometimes generate at the bottom of underground bodies of water.[5]
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Decreased the blast resistance of magma blocks from 1.5 to 0.5.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb magma blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
							Added sulfur springs, which generate magma blocks.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Sulfur cubes are now given the new hot archetype when absorbing a magma block.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added magma blocks.
							Magma blocks generate in the Nether.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Magma blocks now burn indefinitely when set on fire, much like netherrack.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Magma blocks now naturally generate in ocean ravines.
							Magma blocks now naturally generate in underwater ruins.
							Magma blocks now produce downward bubble columns when under water.
			1.90				The texture of magma blocks has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.9.19							Added magma blocks.

Data history

Issues

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

Trivia

• Geologists only call melted rock magma when it's very deep underground, beyond accessibility. Any melt closer to the surface is called lava.

Publicity

• A magma block is used as Steve's Up-Smash attack in the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  The first image of magma blocks, as tweeted by Jeb
• 
  Magma blocks generating above a lava lake in the Nether
• 
  Magma blocks damaging a husk standing on carpets
• 
  Bubble columns created by placing magma blocks under water
• 
  A magma block that naturally generated in underwater ruins to create a bubble column

• 
  Artwork of magma used in Block of the Week
• 
  Basalt infused with magma from 15 Year Journey

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Magma" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, June 23, 2017.