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Cobweb in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

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

What is Cobweb?

Cobweb is a Minecraft block classified under the coweb material group. It has a hardness of 4 and a blast resistance of 4. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Cobweb does not emit light. Cobweb filters 1 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

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

How to mine Cobweb

Cobweb 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 6 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 20 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×.

Cobweb drops

When broken, Cobweb drops:

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

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Requires Tool

Cobweb technical properties

  • Waterloggable: Yes
  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: Yes
  • Emits light: No (luminance 0)

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:cobweb
  • Material family: coweb
  • Hardness: 4
  • Blast resistance: 4
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 1
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: No
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:cobweb 1

Overview

Cobweb 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 Cobweb with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Cobweb, String once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Cobweb with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Cobweb, String once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 6s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 20s.
  4. Cobweb is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:cobweb 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 Cobweb?

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

What does Cobweb drop when mined?

Breaking Cobweb drops Cobweb, String.

How hard is Cobweb to mine?

Cobweb has a hardness value of 4. That works out to roughly 6s with the correct tool or 20s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Cobweb?

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

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