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Blue Ice in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Blue Ice is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Blue Ice.
What is Blue Ice?
Blue Ice is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 2.8 and a blast resistance of 2.8. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Blue Ice does not emit light. Blue Ice filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:blue_ice. Command: /give @p minecraft:blue_ice 1.
How to mine Blue Ice
Blue Ice can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.
Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):
- With the correct tool: approximately 4.2 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 14 seconds
Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.
Blue Ice drops
When broken, Blue Ice drops:
- Blue Ice (Silk Touch required)
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Hand-Mineable
- Craftable
- Silk Touch Sensitive
Blue Ice technical properties
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Blue Ice (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:blue_ice
- Material family: mineable/pickaxe
- Hardness: 2.8
- Blast resistance: 2.8
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 15
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:blue_ice 1
Overview
Blue Ice is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Blue Ice can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
- Expect to collect Blue Ice (silk touch required) once it breaks.
- With the correct tool this takes about 4.2s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 14s.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:blue_ice 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
- No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.
- Use a Silk Touch tool if you want the block itself instead of its normal drop.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Blue Ice?
Blue Ice can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.
What does Blue Ice drop when mined?
Breaking Blue Ice drops Blue Ice (silk touch required).
How hard is Blue Ice to mine?
Blue Ice has a hardness value of 2.8. That works out to roughly 4.2s with the correct tool or 14s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
Can I craft Blue Ice?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Blue Ice.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Blue Ice?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:blue_ice, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.