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Crimson Planks in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Crimson Planks is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Crimson Planks.

What is Crimson Planks?

Crimson Planks is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/axe material group. It has a hardness of 2 and a blast resistance of 3. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Crimson Planks does not emit light. Crimson Planks filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Crimson Planks

Crimson Planks can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.

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

  • With the correct tool: approximately 3 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 10 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×.

Crimson Planks drops

When broken, Crimson Planks drops:

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

What Crimson Planks is used to craft

Crimson Planks appears as an ingredient in 18 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Hand-Mineable
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Crimson Planks technical properties

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

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

Crimson Planks natural generation

  • Generates in biomes / dimensions: Plains, Taiga, Savanna
  • World features & structures: Mineshaft, Stronghold, Woodland mansion, Shipwreck, Swamp hut, Pillager outpost

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:crimson_planks
  • Material family: mineable/axe
  • Hardness: 2
  • Blast resistance: 3
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:crimson_planks 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Crimson Planks can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. Expect to collect Crimson Planks once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 10s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:crimson_planks 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.

Difficulty and time commitment

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Crimson Planks?

Crimson Planks can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Crimson Planks drop when mined?

Breaking Crimson Planks drops Crimson Planks.

How hard is Crimson Planks to mine?

Crimson Planks has a hardness value of 2. That works out to roughly 3s with the correct tool or 10s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Crimson Planks?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Crimson Planks.

What is Crimson Planks used to craft?

Crimson Planks is used as an ingredient in 18 other recipes.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Crimson Planks?

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

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