Overview
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Packed Mud is a naturally generated block. A crafting table turns its ingredients into Packed Mud. 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 stacks to 64.
You make it with Mud and Wheat. The one thing it makes is Mud Bricks.
How long it takes to break
Packed Mud has a hardness of 1. By hand that is 1.5 seconds per block; with the correct tool at netherite tier it is 0.2 seconds.
You are looking at 0.25 seconds on iron and 0.2 on diamond — the iron step is where the time actually falls.
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
Blast resistance on Packed Mud is 3, so an explosion nearby will usually take it out. It stops light entirely and gives off no light. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. 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
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Packed Mud
Drops
Mined with any, Packed Mud drops itself.
Used to craft
Packed Mud is an ingredient in 1 recipes, producing Mud Bricks.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Packed Mud in Minecraft?
Packed Mud is crafted from Mud and Wheat.
What tool do you need to break Packed Mud?
No specific tool is required — Packed Mud can be broken by hand.
Is Packed Mud blast resistant?
Packed Mud has a blast resistance of 3, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Packed Mud fit in one stack?
Packed Mud stacks to 64, so a single double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Packed Mud take to break?
0.2 seconds with a netherite-tier tool of the right class, or 1.5 seconds bare-handed.
