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Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Chiseled Polished Blackstone is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Chiseled Polished Blackstone.
What is Chiseled Polished Blackstone?
Chiseled Polished Blackstone is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Chiseled Polished Blackstone does not emit light. Chiseled Polished Blackstone filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone. Command: /give @p minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone 1.
How to mine Chiseled Polished Blackstone
Chiseled Polished Blackstone 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 2.25 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 7.5 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×.
Chiseled Polished Blackstone drops
When broken, Chiseled Polished Blackstone drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Requires Tool
- Craftable
Chiseled Polished Blackstone technical properties
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Chiseled Polished Blackstone (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone
- Material family: mineable/pickaxe
- Hardness: 1.5
- Blast resistance: 6
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 15
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone 1
Overview
Chiseled Polished Blackstone 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 Chiseled Polished Blackstone with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Chiseled Polished Blackstone once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Chiseled Polished Blackstone with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Chiseled Polished Blackstone once it breaks.
- With the correct tool this takes about 2.25s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 7.5s.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone 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: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Chiseled Polished Blackstone?
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 Chiseled Polished Blackstone drop when mined?
Breaking Chiseled Polished Blackstone drops Chiseled Polished Blackstone.
How hard is Chiseled Polished Blackstone to mine?
Chiseled Polished Blackstone has a hardness value of 1.5. That works out to roughly 2.25s with the correct tool or 7.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
Can I craft Chiseled Polished Blackstone?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Chiseled Polished Blackstone.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Chiseled Polished Blackstone?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:chiseled_polished_blackstone, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.