Overview
Dead Brain Coral Block counts as an underwater block in Minecraft 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.
No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
How long it takes to break
Dead Brain Coral Block 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 takes 0.4 seconds against diamond's 0.3, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to diamond.
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.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 2.5 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| 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 Dead Brain Coral Block 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 renewable, so one world can supply as much of it as you want. A pickaxe is fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Renewable
- Yes
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Dead Brain Coral Block drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Dead Brain Coral Block in Minecraft?
Mine Dead Brain Coral Block with Wooden Pickaxe and it drops itself.
What tool do you need to break Dead Brain Coral Block?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Dead Brain Coral Block blast resistant?
Dead Brain Coral Block has a blast resistance of 6, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Dead Brain Coral Block fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
Is Dead Brain Coral Block renewable?
Yes — you can keep producing Dead Brain Coral Block in one world, so building with it will not exhaust the supply.
How long does Dead Brain Coral Block take to break?
About 0.25 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 7.5 seconds with your fists.
