Packed Mud

This article is about the mud. For the ice, see Packed Ice. For the air, see Packed Air.

Packed Mud

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	10 DIRT
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Regular

Packed mud is a block crafted from mud and wheat. It is used to create mud bricks.

Obtaining

Breaking

Packed mud can be broken by hand, but using a pickaxe speeds up the process. It drops itself even when broken by hand.

Block	Packed mud
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Wooden	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Stone	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Copper	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Iron	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Diamond	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Netherite	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Golden	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (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

Packed mud generates in trail ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Mud + Wheat

Usage

Packed mud can be used for decoration.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Mud Bricks	Packed Mud	4

Sounds

Java Edition:

packed_mud sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.packed_mud.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.3	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.packed_mud.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.3	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.packed_mud.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.075	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.packed_mud.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.15	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.packed_mud.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.045	0.95	16

Bedrock Edition:

packed_mud sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.packed_mud.break	​ ?	0.4	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.packed_mud.place	​ ?	0.25	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.packed_mud.hit	​ ?	0.1	0.5
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.packed_mud.fall	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.packed_mud.step	​ ?	0.05	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	block.packed_mud.step	​ ?	0.05	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	block.packed_mud.fall	​ ?	0.05	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Block tags	Translation key
Packed Mud	packed_mud	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.packed_mud

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Packed Mud	packed_mud	732	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -477)	tile.packed_mud.name

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.19			22w11a				Added packed mud.
1.20			23w16a				Packed mud now generates in trail ruins.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb packed mud, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.19.0			Preview 1.19.0.21				Added packed mud.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.22				Packed mud now generates in trail ruins.
1.20.10			Preview 1.20.10.20				Packed mud can no longer be mined faster with a shovel.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb packed mud, 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.

Issues

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

Trivia

• In real life, mud bricks are made with mud mixed together with straw, and then heated to increase their toughness, which is referenced by the crafting recipe of packed mud in Minecraft. They have a long history of being used as building materials, dating back at least 5,000 years.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  All types of mud

Concept artwork

• 
  Mud concept art

External links

• "Block of the Month: Packed mud" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, April 19, 2024.