Packed Ice Bricks

This article describes content that is currently in development.

This content has appeared in development versions for Fourth Drop 2026, but the full update adding it has not been released yet.

Packed Ice Bricks

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	5 ICE
Note block instrument	Chime
Sulfur cube archetype	Fast Sliding

Packed ice bricks are a decorative brick variant of packed ice.

Obtaining

Breaking

Packed ice bricks drop as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block	Packed Ice Bricks
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

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Packed Ice	4

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Packed Ice

Usage

Packed ice bricks are purely a decorative block used for building.

They do not melt when exposed to high light levels and do not create water when broken.

Unlike regular packed ice, packed ice bricks use the default friction value and do not cause players and entities on top of them to slide.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Packed Ice Brick Slab	Packed Ice Bricks	6	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]
Packed Ice Brick Stairs	Packed Ice Bricks	4	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]
Packed Ice Brick Wall	Packed Ice Bricks	6	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]

Stonecutting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Packed Ice Brick Slab or  Packed Ice Brick Stairs or  Packed Ice Brick Wall or  Chiseled Packed Ice	Packed Ice Bricks	2

Sounds

Java Edition:

packed_ice sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.packed_ice.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block is placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.packed_ice.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.packed_ice.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.packed_ice.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.packed_ice.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Packed Ice Bricks	packed_ice_bricks	Block & Item	block.minecraft.packed_ice_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Block tags	Translation key
Packed Ice Bricks	packed_ice_bricks	1505	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -1250)	minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible	tile.packed_ice_bricks.name

History

Java Edition

Upcoming Java Edition
26.4			snap5				Added packed ice bricks.
			snap6				Packed ice bricks no longer drop when mined without a pickaxe.

Bedrock Edition

Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.70			Preview 26.70.21				Added packed ice bricks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Packed Ice Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Packed ice bricks have a three-dimensional pattern similar to tuff bricks, instead of looking more two-dimensional like most brick blocks.

Gallery

Mojang screenshots

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  An ornate blue ice castle made from many decorative blocks, including packed ice bricks
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  Two players have a snowball fight around an icy fort made with packed ice bricks while being watched by snow golems
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  Zuri throwing ice balls at a frostbite from a packed ice bricks house.
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