Blackstone

Blackstone is a dark-colored block that functions similar to cobblestone or cobbled deepslate. It can be found only in the Nether.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Block	Blackstone
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

Natural generation[]

Blackstone generates naturally in the basalt deltas biome found in the Nether, anywhere underground, and below the surface of a lava sea.

Blackstone can be found as a part of bastion remnants.

Ore blobs of blackstone attempt to replace netherrack 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0 to 160, from levels 5 to 31‌^{[JE only]}/36‌^{[BE only]}, in all Nether biomes except basalt deltas.

In Java Edition, blackstones also generate in big blobs, which attempt to replace netherrack 25 times per chunk in blobs of radius 3—7, from levels 0 to 127, in basalt deltas biome.

Bartering[]

Piglins may barter 8-16 blocks of blackstone when given a gold ingot.

Usage[]

Blackstone can be used as a substitute for cobblestone in the Nether as it can be used to craft stone tools, brewing stands, and furnaces. In Java Edition it can also be used to repair stone tools using an anvil. It can also be used to craft polished blackstone.

Blackstone cannot be used to craft dispensers, droppers, pistons, or other blocks that use cobblestone in their recipes.^[1]

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Blackstone Slab	Blackstone	6
Blackstone Stairs	Blackstone	4
Blackstone Wall	Blackstone	6
Brewing Stand	Blaze Rod + Blackstone		Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Furnace	Blackstone		Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Polished Blackstone	Blackstone	4
Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template + Blackstone	2
Stone Axe	Blackstone + Stick		Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Hoe	Blackstone + Stick		Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Pickaxe	Blackstone + Stick		Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.
Stone Shovel	Blackstone + Stick		Can use any variant of cobblestone
Stone Sword	Blackstone + Stick		Can use cobblestone and its other variants interchangeably.

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Polished Blackstone or Polished Blackstone Bricks or Chiseled Polished Blackstone	Blackstone
Blackstone Slab or Polished Blackstone Slab or Polished Blackstone Brick Slab	Blackstone	222
Blackstone Stairs or Polished Blackstone Stairs or Polished Blackstone Brick Stairs	Blackstone
Blackstone Wall or Polished Blackstone Wall or Polished Blackstone Brick Wall	Blackstone

Note Blocks[]

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

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Blackstone	blackstone	Block & Item	base_stone_nether	stone_crafting_materials stone_tool_materials	block.minecraft.blackstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Item tags (JE)	Translation key
Blackstone	blackstone	528	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	minecraft:stone_crafting_materials minecraft:stone_tool_materials	tile.blackstone.name

Advancements[]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Stone Age	Mine Stone with your new Pickaxe	Minecraft	Have one of these 3 stones in the #stone_tool_materials item tag: Cobblestone Blackstone Cobbled Deepslate in your inventory.	story/mine_stone

History[]

Java Edition
1.16		20w15a			Added blackstone.
					Currently, the texture on the underside of blackstone is the same as the sides.
		20w16a			Blackstone now generates in bastion remnants.
					Blackstone can now generate as part of ruined portals.
		20w19a			Blackstone now uses the same texture on the bottom as it does the top.
					Blackstone now spawns in small patches in all Nether biomes.
		20w20a			Obtaining blackstone now also counts for the "Stone Age" advancement.
1.16.2		20w28a			Blackstone and its variants are now renewable as piglins now have an 40⁄459 (~8.71%) chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
					Blackstone can now be used to craft brewing stands.
1.17		21w07a			Slightly changed texture of blackstone.
		21w08a			Slightly changed texture of blackstone, again.
1.20 (Experimental)		23w04a			Blackstone can now be used to craft snout armor trims.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Added blackstone.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.52			Blackstone can now be used to craft brewing stands.
		beta 1.16.100.54			Blackstone and its variants are now renewable as Piglins now have an 40⁄459 (~8.71%) chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.50			Slightly changed texture of blackstone.
Next Major Update (Experimental)		beta 1.19.80.21			Blackstone can now be used to craft snout armor trims.

Issues[]

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

References[]

External Links[]

• Block of the Week: Blackstone – Minecraft.net on May 11, 2021