A block of redstone is a mineral block equivalent to nine redstone dust. It acts as a permanently powered redstone power source that can be pushed by pistons.
Obtaining[]
Natural generation[]
In each ancient city, 2 blocks of redstone can be found integrated into circuitry within a secret room at the city center.
Breaking[]
A block of redstone can be mined using any pickaxe (unlike redstone ore, which requires an iron pickaxe or better).[1] If mined without a pickaxe, a block of redstone drops nothing.
| Block | Block of Redstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 25 | |
| Wooden | 3.75 | |
| Stone | 1.9 | |
| Iron | 1.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.95 | |
| Netherite | 0.85 | |
| Golden | 0.65 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Redstone Dust |
Usage[]
A block of redstone can be used as a redstone power source and can be crafted back into redstone dust. It can also be used as storage if the player's inventory is full of redstone dust from mining.
Crafting ingredient[]
Blocks of redstone can be crafted back into redstone dust, and thus provide compact storage for redstone, like other blocks of materials (block of iron, block of gold, etc.).
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Redstone Dust | Block of Redstone |
Redstone component[]
A block of redstone powers dust and repeaters, deactivates attached torches, and activate mechanisms (left) – but does not power adjacent opaque blocks (right).
To place a block of redstone, use the Place Block control.
Blocks of redstone are always active and cannot be turned off. A block of redstone:
- powers any adjacent redstone dust, including above or below, to power level 15
- powers any adjacent redstone comparators or redstone repeaters facing away from the block of redstone to power level 15
- activates any adjacent mechanism components (doors, redstone lamps, etc.), including above or below, with the exception of pistons, which cannot be activated by any power source directly in front of them
Adjacent opaque blocks are not powered.
If a redstone torch is attached to a block of redstone, it deactivates after 1 redstone tick and does not reactivate (which is normal behavior for a redstone torch attached to a powered block).
A block of redstone can be moved by a piston. Water and lava flow around a block of redstone without affecting it.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 1.25 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.5 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 1.1-1.2 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | use | 1.0 | 1.2-1.25 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.3 | 0.75 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.35 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Redstone | redstone_block | Block & Item | block.minecraft.redstone_block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Redstone | redstone_block | 152 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.redstone_block.name |
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 13w01a |  Added blocks of redstone.
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| The unused locked chest texture has been changed to have a block of redstone texture on the side, due to the redstone block taking up its texture space. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Mobs now suffocate inside of the redstone block. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 152. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w10a | Blocks of redstone can now support ladders and tripwire hooks.[2] | |||
| 1.19 | 22w13a | Blocks of redstone can now be found within redstone circuits in ancient cities. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.11.0 | build 1 | Added blocks of redstone.
| |||
| The only purpose of blocks of redstone is to store redstone dust. | |||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Redstone blocks now have an unspecified proper purpose. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added blocks of redstone. |
| 1.90 | The texture of blocks of redstone has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added blocks of redstone. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Block of Redstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- As the block of redstone is not fully opaque, chests can be opened when covered by one and so can shulker boxes.
Gallery[]
Block of redstone as a circuit component.
Example of how blocks of redstone can be used to power rails (from beneath).
References[]
External Links[]
- Block of the Week: Redstone – Minecraft.net on March 2, 2018