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Melon in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Melon is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Melon.

What is Melon?

Melon is a Minecraft block classified under the gourd;mineable/axe material group. It has a hardness of 1 and a blast resistance of 1. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Melon does not emit light. Melon filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Melon

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

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

With the correct tool: approximately 1.5 seconds
By hand (no tool): approximately 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×.

Melon drops

When broken, Melon drops:

Melon (Silk Touch required)
Melon Slice (Only without Silk Touch)

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

Block tags & properties

Opaque
Hand-Mineable
Craftable
Silk Touch Sensitive

Melon technical properties

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

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

Technical properties

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

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

Melon can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
Expect to collect Melon (silk touch required), Melon Slice (only without silk touch) once it breaks.
With the correct tool this takes about 1.5s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 5s.

Pro tips

Use /give @p minecraft:melon 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 Melon?

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

What does Melon drop when mined?

Breaking Melon drops Melon (silk touch required), Melon Slice (only without silk touch).

How hard is Melon to mine?

Melon has a hardness value of 1. That works out to roughly 1.5s with the correct tool or 5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).