Overview
Smooth Basalt is one of the 3 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Basalt is the same shape in a different material.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Smooth Basalt is a Nether block. At a hardness of 1.25 it takes a moment to break but never slows a build down. It needs at least a wooden pickaxe to drop anything; a weaker tool destroys it for nothing.
Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. A full stack holds 64. It is smelted from Basalt.
Nothing on the crafting grid is made from it.
How long it takes to break
Hardness 1.25 puts Smooth Basalt at 6.3 seconds a block bare-handed, or 0.25 seconds with the right tool at netherite tier.
An iron tool takes 0.35 seconds and a diamond one 0.25, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to diamond.
A weaker tool still breaks it, but anything under wooden returns nothing — you spend the time and lose the drop, which is how most veins get wasted.
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 * | 6.3 s | 6.3 s | 6.3 s |
| Wooden | 0.95 s | 0.2 s | 0.1 s |
| Stone | 0.5 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Iron | 0.35 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Diamond | 0.25 s | 0.15 s | 0.1 s |
| Netherite | 0.25 s | 0.1 s | 0.1 s |
| Golden | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
Properties
Blast resistance on Smooth Basalt is 4.2, 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. Being renewable, it can be produced indefinitely in one world. The fastest tool for it is a pickaxe; any other kind of tool mines it no faster than a bare hand does, because the speed bonus only applies to the tool class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Wooden Pickaxe
- Renewable
- Yes
Where it generates
- Found in
- Amethyst Geode
How to get it
Furnace · 10s · 0.1 XP
Smooth Basalt
Drops
Mined with Wooden Pickaxe, Smooth Basalt drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Smooth Basalt in Minecraft?
Smooth Basalt comes out of a Furnace: put Basalt in and let it cook.
What tool do you need to break Smooth Basalt?
Wooden Pickaxe or better is required; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.
Is Smooth Basalt blast resistant?
Smooth Basalt has a blast resistance of 4.2, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Smooth Basalt fit in one stack?
A stack is 64, and a double chest of them comes to 3,456.
Is Smooth Basalt renewable?
Renewable: one world will supply Smooth Basalt indefinitely.
How long does Smooth Basalt take to break?
The correct netherite tool clears it in 0.25 seconds. Bare hands take 6.3.
The rest of the set
Smooth Basalt is one of 3 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
