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Vault in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Vault is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4.

What is Vault?

Vault is a Minecraft block classified under the default material group. It has a hardness of 50 and a blast resistance of 50. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Vault emits light level 6. Vault filters 1 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

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

How to mine Vault

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

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

  • With the correct tool: approximately 75 seconds
  • By hand (no tool): approximately 250 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×.

Vault drops

Vault has no drops recorded in the current dataset — it typically drops nothing, or requires Silk Touch to preserve.

Block tags & properties

  • Transparent
  • Light Source
  • Hand-Mineable

Vault technical properties

  • Flammable: No
  • Burns from lava: No
  • Renewable: No — finite in a given world
  • Emits light: Yes — luminance 12

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

Technical properties

  • Namespaced ID: minecraft:vault
  • Material family: default
  • Hardness: 50
  • Blast resistance: 50
  • Stack size: 64
  • Transparent: Yes
  • Blocks light: 1
  • Emits light: 6
  • Diggable: Yes
  • Craftable: No
  • /give command: /give @p minecraft:vault 1

Overview

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

Step-by-step walkthrough

  1. Vault can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
  2. With the correct tool this takes about 75s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 250s.
  3. Vault is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

  • Use /give @p minecraft:vault 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 Vault?

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

What does Vault drop when mined?

Vault does not drop an item when broken in survival mode (or requires special tools like Silk Touch for a usable drop).

How hard is Vault to mine?

Vault has a hardness value of 50. That works out to roughly 75s with the correct tool or 250s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Vault?

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

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