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Moss Block in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Moss Block is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Moss Block.

What is Moss Block?

Moss Block is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/hoe material group. It has a hardness of 0.1 and a blast resistance of 0.1. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Moss Block does not emit light. Moss Block filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Moss Block

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

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

  • With the correct tool: approximately 0.15 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 0.5 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×.

Moss Block drops

When broken, Moss Block drops:

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

What Moss Block is used to craft

Moss Block appears as an ingredient in 3 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Hand-Mineable
  • Crafting Material

Moss Block technical properties

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

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:moss_block
  • Material family: mineable/hoe
  • Hardness: 0.1
  • Blast resistance: 0.1
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: No
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:moss_block 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Moss Block can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. Expect to collect Moss Block once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 0.15s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 0.5s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:moss_block 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 Moss Block?

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

What does Moss Block drop when mined?

Breaking Moss Block drops Moss Block.

How hard is Moss Block to mine?

Moss Block has a hardness value of 0.1. That works out to roughly 0.15s with the correct tool or 0.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is Moss Block used to craft?

Moss Block is used as an ingredient in 3 other recipes.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Moss Block?

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

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