Overview
Red Sand counts as a naturally generated block in Minecraft 1.21.4. It has no crafting recipe — you collect it by mining it where it generates. A hardness of 0.5 means it is one of the quicker blocks to clear.
No specific tool is required to collect it. Broken correctly, it drops itself. It offers almost no protection from explosions (0.5 blast resistance).
A full stack holds 64. It is used to craft Red Sandstone, TNT and Glass.
Properties
- Stack size
- 64
- Hardness
- 0.5
- Blast resistance
- 0.5
- Light level
- 0
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Any
Drops
Used to craft
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Red Sand in Minecraft?
Mine Red Sand with any and it drops itself.
What tool do you need to break Red Sand?
No specific tool is required — Red Sand can be broken by hand.
Is Red Sand blast resistant?
Red Sand has a blast resistance of 0.5, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
