Overview
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Jack o'Lantern is a light-emitting block. A crafting table turns its ingredients into Jack o'Lantern. Its hardness of 1 makes it a normal, unhurried block to mine.
You can break it by hand without losing the drop. It drops as the same block you mined. It emits light level 15 — bright enough on its own to stop hostile mobs spawning nearby.
It offers almost no protection from explosions (1 blast resistance). A full stack holds 64. It is crafted from Carved Pumpkin and Torch.
Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
How long it takes to break
Jack o'Lantern sits at hardness 1: 1.5 seconds per block with your fists, 0.2 with the correct netherite tool.
Iron takes 0.25 seconds against diamond's 0.2, so the upgrade worth making for this block is the one to iron.
Nothing here needs a minimum tier: whatever you swing, the block still drops, and the only difference is how long it takes.
The Efficiency formula is level² + 1 added to tool speed — at V that is about 4 times the unenchanted rate.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 1.5 s | 1.5 s | 1.5 s |
| Wooden | 0.75 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Stone | 0.4 s | 0.15 s | instant |
| Iron | 0.25 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Diamond | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Netherite | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Golden | 0.15 s | 0.1 s | instant |
Properties
Jack o'Lantern has a blast resistance of 1, so any explosion nearby destroys it. It blocks light completely and emits light level 15. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. An axe 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
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Jack o'Lantern
Drops
Mined with any, Jack o'Lantern drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Jack o'Lantern in Minecraft?
Jack o'Lantern is crafted from Carved Pumpkin and Torch.
What tool do you need to break Jack o'Lantern?
No specific tool is required — Jack o'Lantern can be broken by hand.
Is Jack o'Lantern blast resistant?
Jack o'Lantern has a blast resistance of 1, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Jack o'Lantern fit in one stack?
Jack o'Lantern stacks to 64, so a single double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Jack o'Lantern take to break?
About 0.2 seconds if you bring the correct netherite tool; 1.5 seconds with your fists.
