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Chain in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Chain is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Chain.

What is Chain?

Chain is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 5 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Chain does not emit light. Chain filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:chain. Command: /give @p minecraft:chain 1.

How to mine Chain

Chain requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

  • With the correct tool: approximately 7.5 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 25 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×.

Chain drops

When broken, Chain drops:

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

What Chain is used to craft

Chain appears as an ingredient in 12 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:chain
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 5
  • Blast resistance: 6
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:chain 1

Overview

Chain is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

  • Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Chain with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Chain once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Chain with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Chain once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 7.5s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 25s.
  4. Chain is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:chain 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
  • Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Estimated time per run: 5-20 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Chain?

You need one of: Wooden Pickaxe, Stone Pickaxe, Golden Pickaxe, Iron Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.

What does Chain drop when mined?

Breaking Chain drops Chain.

How hard is Chain to mine?

Chain has a hardness value of 5. That works out to roughly 7.5s with the correct tool or 25s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Chain?

Yes - this page lists 1 known crafting recipe for Chain.

What is Chain used to craft?

Chain is used as an ingredient in 12 other recipes.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Chain?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:chain, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.

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