Overview
Dark Oak Log is one of the 18 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Oak Log is the same shape in a different material.
Dark Oak Log is a wooden block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. It is gathered by mining rather than crafted. At a hardness of 2 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down.
Broken correctly, it drops itself. It offers almost no protection from explosions (2 blast resistance). A full stack holds 64.
It is an ingredient in 6 recipes, among them Campfire, Dark Oak Planks, Dark Oak Wood and 3 more.
About the dark oak set
How long it takes to break
At a hardness of 2, Dark Oak Log takes 3 seconds to punch out and 0.35 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the correct class.
You are looking at 0.5 seconds on iron and 0.4 on diamond — the iron step is where the time actually falls.
The drop does not depend on the tool — bare hands work as well as anything — so the table below is purely about speed.
Efficiency contributes its level squared plus one to tool speed, which makes Efficiency V roughly 3.5 times faster than the plain tool.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 3 s | 3 s | 3 s |
| Wooden | 1.5 s | 0.25 s | 0.15 s |
| Stone | 0.75 s | 0.25 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.5 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.4 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.35 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
Properties
With 2 blast resistance Dark Oak Log goes down to any nearby explosion. It is fully opaque and produces no light. One inventory slot holds 64, the normal full stack. It is renewable, so a single world can supply an unlimited amount of it. It catches easily (encouragement 5, burn 5), so keep lava and open flame well away from it and from anything next to it. An axe 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. As furnace fuel it burns for 15 seconds — one and a half smelting operations.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Any
- Flammable
- Yes (5/5)
- Renewable
- Yes
- Fuel value
- 15 s
Where it generates
- Found in
- Pillager Outpost
Drops
Mined with any, Dark Oak Log drops itself.
Used to craft
Dark Oak Log is an ingredient in 6 recipes, producing Campfire, Dark Oak Planks, Dark Oak Wood, Smoker, Soul Campfire, and Charcoal.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Dark Oak Log in Minecraft?
Mine Dark Oak Log with any and it drops itself.
What tool do you need to break Dark Oak Log?
No specific tool is required — Dark Oak Log can be broken by hand.
Is Dark Oak Log blast resistant?
Dark Oak Log has a blast resistance of 2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Dark Oak Log fit in one stack?
Dark Oak Log stacks to 64, which puts 3,456 of them in a double chest.
Is Dark Oak Log renewable?
It is. Dark Oak Log can be made again in the same world, so there is no need to ration it.
How long does Dark Oak Log take to break?
With the correct tool at netherite tier it takes 0.35 seconds; by hand it takes 3 seconds.
The rest of the set
Dark Oak Log is one of 18 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
