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Reinforced Deepslate in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Reinforced Deepslate is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4.
What is Reinforced Deepslate?
Reinforced Deepslate is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 55 and a blast resistance of 1200. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Reinforced Deepslate does not emit light. Reinforced Deepslate filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:reinforced_deepslate. Command: /give @p minecraft:reinforced_deepslate 1.
How to mine Reinforced Deepslate
Reinforced Deepslate can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.
Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):
- With the correct tool: approximately 82.5 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 275 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×.
Reinforced Deepslate drops
Reinforced Deepslate has no drops recorded in the current dataset — it typically drops nothing, or requires Silk Touch to preserve.
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Hand-Mineable
Reinforced Deepslate technical properties
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: No — finite in a given world
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Reinforced Deepslate (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:reinforced_deepslate
- Material family: default
- Hardness: 55
- Blast resistance: 1200
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 15
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: No
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:reinforced_deepslate 1
Overview
Reinforced Deepslate is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:reinforced_deepslate 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: Medium
- Estimated time per run: 5-20 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Reinforced Deepslate?
Reinforced Deepslate can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.
What does Reinforced Deepslate drop when mined?
Reinforced Deepslate does not drop an item when broken in survival mode (or requires special tools like Silk Touch for a usable drop).
How hard is Reinforced Deepslate to mine?
Reinforced Deepslate has a hardness value of 55. That works out to roughly 82.5s with the correct tool or 275s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Reinforced Deepslate?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:reinforced_deepslate, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.