Mud Bricks

Mud bricks are a block obtained by crafting 4 packed mud.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Mud Bricks can be obtained by mining it with any pickaxe. When mined using any other tool, it drops nothing.

Block	Mud Bricks
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Mud bricks can be found in trail ruins.

Crafting[]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Packed Mud	4

Usage[]

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Mud Brick Slab	Mud Bricks	6
Mud Brick Stairs	Mud Bricks	4
Mud Brick Wall	Mud Bricks	6

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Mud Brick Slab	Mud Bricks	2
Mud Brick Stairs	Mud Bricks
Mud Brick Wall	Mud Bricks

Note Blocks[]

Mud Bricks can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.mud_bricks.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.5	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.mud_bricks.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.5	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.mud_bricks.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.125	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.mud_bricks.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.25	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.mud_bricks.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.075	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.mud_bricks.break`	0.5	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.mud_bricks.place`	0.3	0.6-0.8
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.mud_bricks.hit`	0.1	0.5
Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.mud_bricks.fall`	0.4	1.0
Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.mud_bricks.step`	0.05	1.0
Blocks	Jumping from the block	`block.mud_bricks.step`	0.05	1.0
Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`block.mud_bricks.fall`	0.05	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Mud Bricks	`mud_bricks`	Block & Item	`mineable/pickaxe`	`block.minecraft.mud_bricks`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Mud Bricks	`mud_bricks`	`?`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.mud_bricks.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

History[]

Java Edition
October 16, 2021		Mud Bricks were announced at Minecraft Live 2021.
1.19	22w11a	Added mud bricks.
1.20	23w12a	Mud bricks now generate in trail ruins.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.0	beta 1.19.0.20	Added mud bricks.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Mud Bricks" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

In real life, mud bricks are made with mud mixed together with straw, similar to packed mud in Minecraft, and then heated to increase their toughness. They have a long history of being used as building materials, dating back at least 5,000 years.

References[]

[breakingtimenote-1] Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bugMC-177082-2] MC-177082

[bedrock-item-id-3] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-4] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-5] The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

[A]

Mud Bricks

Contents

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Natural generation[]

Crafting[]

Usage[]

Crafting[]

Stonecutting[]

Note Blocks[]

Sounds[]

Data values[]

ID[]

History[]

Issues[]

Trivia[]

References[]

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