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Tall Dry Grass in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Tall Dry Grass is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4.
What is Tall Dry Grass?
Tall Dry Grass is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 0 and a blast resistance of 0. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Tall Dry Grass does not emit light. Tall Dry Grass filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:tall_dry_grass. Command: /give @p minecraft:tall_dry_grass 1.
Tall Dry Grass drops
Tall Dry Grass has no drops recorded in the current dataset — it typically drops nothing, or requires Silk Touch to preserve.
Block tags & properties
- Transparent
- Hand-Mineable
Tall Dry Grass technical properties
- Flammable: Yes — spreads fire
- Burns from lava: Yes
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Tall Dry Grass (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:tall_dry_grass
- Material family: default
- Hardness: 0
- Blast resistance: 0
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: Yes
- Blocks light: 0
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: No
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:tall_dry_grass 1
Overview
Tall Dry Grass is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Tall Dry Grass can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
- With the correct tool this takes about 0s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 0s.
- Tall Dry Grass is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:tall_dry_grass 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 Tall Dry Grass?
Tall Dry Grass can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.
What does Tall Dry Grass drop when mined?
Tall Dry Grass does not drop an item when broken in survival mode (or requires special tools like Silk Touch for a usable drop).
How hard is Tall Dry Grass to mine?
Tall Dry Grass has a hardness value of 0. That works out to roughly 0s with the correct tool or 0s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Tall Dry Grass?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:tall_dry_grass, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.