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Hopper in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

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

What is Hopper?

Hopper is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 3 and a blast resistance of 4.8. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Hopper does not emit light. Hopper filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

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

How to mine Hopper

Hopper 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 4.5 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 15 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×.

Hopper drops

When broken, Hopper drops:

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

What Hopper is used to craft

Hopper appears as an ingredient in 1 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material

Hopper technical properties

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

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:hopper
  • Material family: mineable/pickaxe
  • Hardness: 3
  • Blast resistance: 4.8
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:hopper 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Hopper with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Hopper once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 4.5s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 15s.
  4. Hopper is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:hopper 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 Hopper?

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 Hopper drop when mined?

Breaking Hopper drops Hopper.

How hard is Hopper to mine?

Hopper has a hardness value of 3. That works out to roughly 4.5s with the correct tool or 15s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Hopper?

Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Hopper.

What is Hopper used to craft?

Hopper is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Hopper?

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

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