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Large Amethyst Bud in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Large Amethyst Bud is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Large Amethyst Bud.
What is Large Amethyst Bud?
Large Amethyst Bud is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 1.5. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Large Amethyst Bud emits light level 4. Large Amethyst Bud filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:large_amethyst_bud. Command: /give @p minecraft:large_amethyst_bud 1.
How to mine Large Amethyst Bud
Large Amethyst Bud can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.
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×.
Large Amethyst Bud drops
When broken, Large Amethyst Bud drops:
- Large Amethyst Bud (Silk Touch required)
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
Block tags & properties
- Transparent
- Light Source
- Hand-Mineable
- Silk Touch Sensitive
Large Amethyst Bud technical properties
- Waterloggable: Yes
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: Yes — luminance 1
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Amethyst Cluster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:large_amethyst_bud
- Material family: mineable/pickaxe
- Hardness: 1.5
- Blast resistance: 1.5
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: Yes
- Blocks light: 0
- Emits light: 4
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: No
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:large_amethyst_bud 1
Overview
Large Amethyst Bud is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Prerequisites and materials
- Expect to collect Large Amethyst Bud (silk touch required) once it breaks.
- This block emits light (level 4), so it's useful for lighting builds and preventing mob spawns nearby.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Large Amethyst Bud can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
- With the correct tool this takes about 2.25s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 7.5s.
- Large Amethyst Bud is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:large_amethyst_bud 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.
- Use a Silk Touch tool if you want the block itself instead of its normal drop.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Large Amethyst Bud?
Large Amethyst Bud can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.
What does Large Amethyst Bud drop when mined?
Breaking Large Amethyst Bud drops Large Amethyst Bud (silk touch required).
How hard is Large Amethyst Bud to mine?
Large Amethyst Bud 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).
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Large Amethyst Bud?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:large_amethyst_bud, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.