Overview
Dead Horn Coral is an underwater block in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. With a hardness of 0 it gives way immediately under almost any tool. It needs at least a wooden pickaxe to drop anything; a weaker tool destroys it for nothing.
Because it is transparent it does not block light. A blast resistance of 0 means a single creeper will clear it away. It stacks to 64.
Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
How long it takes to break
Dead Horn Coral has a hardness of 0. By hand that is 0 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0 seconds.
Below wooden the block breaks and simply vanishes. Bring the right tier or leave it in the ground.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed. On a block this soft the enchantment reaches instant mining almost immediately.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand * | instant | instant | instant |
| Wooden | instant | instant | instant |
| Stone | instant | instant | instant |
| Iron | instant | instant | instant |
| Diamond | instant | instant | instant |
| Netherite | instant | instant | instant |
| Golden | instant | instant | instant |
Properties
Blast resistance on Dead Horn Coral is 0, so any explosion nearby takes it out. It lets light pass and gives off no light. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. Being renewable, it can be produced indefinitely in one world. The block is tagged for pickaxes, and only that class gets the speed bonus; everything else mines at bare-hand rate.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Renewable
- Yes
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Dead Horn Coral in Minecraft?
Dead Horn Coral generates naturally in the world and does not drop anything without Silk Touch.
What tool do you need to break Dead Horn Coral?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Dead Horn Coral blast resistant?
Dead Horn Coral has a blast resistance of 0, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Dead Horn Coral fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
Is Dead Horn Coral renewable?
Yes — you can keep producing Dead Horn Coral in one world, so building with it will not exhaust the supply.
How long does Dead Horn Coral take to break?
The correct netherite tool clears it in 0 seconds. Bare hands take 0.
