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Snow Block in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Snow Block is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Shovel or better to mine, dropping Snow Block.

What is Snow Block?

Snow Block is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/shovel material group. It has a hardness of 0.2 and a blast resistance of 0.2. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Snow Block does not emit light. Snow Block filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Snow Block

Snow Block 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 0.3 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 1 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×.

Snow Block drops

When broken, Snow Block drops:

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

What Snow Block is used to craft

Snow Block appears as an ingredient in 1 known Minecraft recipes:

Block tags & properties

  • Opaque
  • Requires Tool
  • Craftable
  • Crafting Material
  • Silk Touch Sensitive

Snow Block technical properties

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

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:snow_block
  • Material family: mineable/shovel
  • Hardness: 0.2
  • Blast resistance: 0.2
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 15
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:snow_block 1

Overview

Snow Block 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 Snow Block with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  • Expect to collect Snow Block (silk touch required), Snowball (only without silk touch) once it breaks.

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Snow Block with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
  2. Expect to collect Snow Block (silk touch required), Snowball (only without silk touch) once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 0.3s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 1s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:snow_block 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.
  • 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 Snow Block?

You need one of: Wooden Shovel, Stone Shovel, Golden Shovel, Iron Shovel, Diamond Shovel, Netherite Shovel. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.

What does Snow Block drop when mined?

Breaking Snow Block drops Snow Block (silk touch required), Snowball (only without silk touch).

How hard is Snow Block to mine?

Snow Block has a hardness value of 0.2. That works out to roughly 0.3s with the correct tool or 1s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Snow Block?

Yes - this page lists 1 known crafting recipe for Snow Block.

What is Snow Block used to craft?

Snow Block is used as an ingredient in 1 other recipe.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Snow Block?

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

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