Overview
Blackstone is a Nether block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. It has no crafting recipe — you collect it by mining it where it generates. Hardness 1.5 puts it in the middle of the pack for mining speed.
Mine it with a wooden pickaxe or better, or you get no drop at all. Broken correctly, it drops itself. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot.
20 recipes call for it, including Blackstone Slab, Blackstone Stairs, Blackstone Wall and 17 more.
About the blackstone set
How long it takes to break
Blackstone has a hardness of 1.5. By hand that is 7.5 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.25 seconds.
Iron manages 0.4 seconds and diamond 0.3, which makes diamond the tier that changes how this block feels.
It will break below wooden, and you will get nothing for it. That combination of time spent and drop lost is the classic mining mistake.
The Efficiency formula is level² + 1 added to tool speed — at V that is about 2.5 times the unenchanted rate.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand * | 7.5 s | 7.5 s | 7.5 s |
| Wooden | 1.2 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Stone | 0.6 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.4 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.3 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.2 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
Properties
With 6 blast resistance Blackstone usually goes down to a nearby explosion. It is fully opaque and produces no light. 64 fit in a slot — a full stack. It is not renewable: what the world has is all it will ever have. A pickaxe is the fastest choice here. A tool of the wrong class is no better than your fist — the speed bonus is tied to the block's own tool tag.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Renewable
- No
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Blackstone drops itself.
Used to craft
Blackstone is an ingredient in 20 recipes, producing Blackstone Slab, Blackstone Stairs, Blackstone Wall, Brewing Stand, Furnace, Polished Blackstone, Snout Armor Trim, Stone Axe, Stone Hoe, Stone Pickaxe, Stone Shovel, Stone Sword, Chiseled Polished Blackstone, Polished Blackstone Brick Slab, Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs, Polished Blackstone Brick Wall and 4 more.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Blackstone in Minecraft?
Mine Blackstone with Wooden Pickaxe and it drops itself.
What tool do you need to break Blackstone?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Blackstone blast resistant?
Blackstone has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Blackstone fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
Is Blackstone renewable?
No. The Blackstone a world generates is all there is; anything you spend is gone permanently.
How long does Blackstone take to break?
The correct netherite tool clears it in 0.25 seconds. Bare hands take 7.5.
