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Trapped Chest in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Trapped Chest is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Trapped Chest.

What is Trapped Chest?

Trapped Chest is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/axe material group. It has a hardness of 2.5 and a blast resistance of 2.5. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Trapped Chest does not emit light. Trapped Chest filters 0 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.

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

How to mine Trapped Chest

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

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

  • With the correct tool: approximately 3.75 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 12.5 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×.

Trapped Chest drops

When broken, Trapped Chest drops:

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

Trapped Chest technical properties

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

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:trapped_chest
  • Material family: mineable/axe
  • Hardness: 2.5
  • Blast resistance: 2.5
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: No
  • Blocks light: 0
  • Emits light: 0
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: Yes
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:trapped_chest 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Trapped Chest can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. Expect to collect Trapped Chest once it breaks.
  3. With the correct tool this takes about 3.75s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 12.5s.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:trapped_chest 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 Trapped Chest?

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

What does Trapped Chest drop when mined?

Breaking Trapped Chest drops Trapped Chest.

How hard is Trapped Chest to mine?

Trapped Chest has a hardness value of 2.5. That works out to roughly 3.75s with the correct tool or 12.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

Can I craft Trapped Chest?

Yes - this page lists 1 known crafting recipe for Trapped Chest.

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Trapped Chest?

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

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