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Block of Coal in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

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

What is Block of Coal?

Block of Coal 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 solid, opaque block. Block of Coal does not emit light. Block of Coal filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Block of Coal

Block of Coal 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×.

Block of Coal drops

When broken, Block of Coal drops:

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

What Block of Coal is used to craft

Block of Coal appears as an ingredient in 1 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Block of Coal technical properties

  • Flammable: Yes — spreads fire
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Block of Coal (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:coal_block
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 5
  • Blast resistance: 6
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:coal_block 1

Overview

Block of Coal 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 Block of Coal with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Block of Coal once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Block of Coal with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Block of Coal once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 7.5s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 25s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:coal_block 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 Block of Coal?

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 Block of Coal drop when mined?

Breaking Block of Coal drops Block of Coal.

How hard is Block of Coal to mine?

Block of Coal 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 Block of Coal?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Block of Coal.

What is Block of Coal used to craft?

Block of Coal is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Block of Coal?

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

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